Creating an Inclusive Bicycle Level of Service Performance Measure
Research Lead
Julia Griswold
University of California, Berkeley
Funding Organization
University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
Problem Statement
Project Description:
This research will conduct an in-person bicyclist user experience survey using SafeTREC’s virtual reality bicycle simulator and an online survey in at least two languages, including English and Spanish. SafeTREC has established relationships with community-based organizations and can reach out to a broad base of racially and economically diverse California cyclists to participate in the survey. The research will provide incentives to attract participation from populations that do not normally participate in research. The research team will use the survey data to examine the relationships between demographic characteristics, types of cycling, and the participants’ preferences for different types of cycling facilities. The team will also compare participant responses to the videos in the online survey with the immersive experience in the simulator to validate the use of videos in future research. In addition, the survey results will be used in developing the BLOS models.