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''CROW Design Manual for Bicycle Traffic'' is a publication on bicycle transportation planning and engineering
Bicycle transportation planning and engineering are the disciplines related to transportation engineering and transportation planning concerning bicycles as a mode of transport and the concomitant study, design and implementation of cycling infr ...
in the Netherlands
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. It is published by CROW, a non profit agency advising Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management
Rijkswaterstaat, founded in 1798 as the ''Bureau voor den Waterstaat'' and formerly translated to Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management, is a Directorate-General of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Net ...
formerly Ministry of Transport and Water Management (Netherlands)
The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (Dutch: ''Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat''; V&W) was a Dutch ministry responsible for water management, public and private transport and infrastructure. It is now part of the Mi ...
. It is the most influential bicycle traffic planning manual, both worldwide and on cycling in the Netherlands
Cycling is a common mode of transport in the Netherlands, with 36% of Dutch people listing the bicycle as their most frequent way of getting around on a typical day, as opposed to the car (45%) and public transport (11%). Cycling has a modal sha ...
. It was last updated in 2016. It is considered best practice.
History
First published in the 1970s, it was most recently revised and published including in English, in 2016.See also
*Bikeway controversies
Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except wher ...
*Bikeway safety
There is debate over the safety implications of cycling infrastructure (e.g. cycle tracks, protected intersections). Recent studies generally affirm that segregated cycle tracks have a better safety record between intersections than cycling on majo ...
* National Association of City Transportation Officials#Urban Bikeway Design GuideReferences
External links
*CROW Platform
- CROW publications in English Bicycle transportation planning Cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands {{Planning-stub