TABLE 1
Level of Service (LOS) for two-lane, two-way exclusive bicycle paths (2.1- to 2.4-m paths)
LOS | Total frequency of events (events/h) | Two-lane service volume (bikes/h) in both directions (50:50 split) |
A | < 40 | 65 |
B | < 60 | 105 |
C | < 100 | 170 |
D | < 150 | 250 |
E | < 195 | 325 |
F | > 195 | ------ |
SOURCE: Adapted from Botma , 1995.
TABLE 2
Level of Service (LOS) for three-lane, two-way exclusive bicycle paths (3-m paths)
LOS | Total frequency of events (events/h) | Three-lane service volume (bikes/h) in both directions (50:50 split) |
A | < 90 | 150 |
B | < 140 | 230 |
C | < 210 | 350 |
D | < 300 | 500 |
E | < 375 | 630 |
F | > 375 | ------ |
SOURCE: Adapted from Botma , 1995.
TABLE 3
Total frequency of events for mixed-use paths
Bike vol both dir (bikes/h) |
Directional split
of bikes (same:opp)
|
Total
frequency of events (events/h)
Two-way pedestrian volumes of |
|
|
0 (ped/h)* |
20 (ped/h)* |
40 (ped/h)* |
80 (ped/h)* |
100 |
30:70 |
76 |
131 |
186 |
296 |
100 |
40:60 |
68 |
123 |
178 |
288 |
100 |
50:50 |
59 |
114 |
169 |
279 |
100 |
60:40 |
51 |
106 |
161 |
271 |
100 |
70:30 |
43 |
98 |
153 |
263 |
200 |
30:70 |
151 |
206 |
261 |
371 |
200 |
40:60 |
135 |
190 |
245 |
355 |
200 |
50:50 |
119 |
174 |
229 |
339 |
200 |
60:40 |
103 |
158 |
213 |
323 |
200 |
70:30 |
86 |
141 |
196 |
306 |
400 |
30:70 |
303 |
358 |
413 |
523 |
400 |
40:60 |
270 |
325 |
380 |
490 |
400 |
50:50 |
238 |
293 |
348 |
458 |
400 |
60:40 |
205 |
260 |
315 |
425 |
400 |
70:30 |
173 |
228 |
283 |
393 |
800 |
30:70 |
605 |
660 |
715 |
825 |
800 |
40:60 |
540 |
595 |
650 |
760 |
800 |
50:50 |
475 |
530 |
585 |
695 |
800 |
60:40 |
410 |
465 |
520 |
630 |
800 |
70:30 |
345 |
400 |
455 |
565 |
SOURCE: Adapted from Botma , 1995.
TABLE 4
Bicycle Level of Service (LOS) for mixed-use paths
LOS |
Total frequency of events (events/h) for two-lane paths (2.1- to 2.4-m paths) |
Total frequency of events (events/h)for three-lane paths (3-m paths) |
A |
< 40 |
< 90 |
B |
< 60 |
< 140 |
C |
< 100 |
< 210 |
D |
< 150 |
< 300 |
E |
< 195 |
< 375 |
F |
> 195 |
> 375 |
SOURCE: Adapted from Botma , 1995.
TABLE 5
Effect of bicycle mean and standard deviation of speeds on events and Level of Service (LOS) for one-way, on-street bicycle facilities
Bicycle flow rate (bike/h) |
Standard deviation a (km/h) | Number of events and LOS | ||||||||
Bicycle mean speed (km/h) |
||||||||||
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
||
100 |
1.5 |
28(A) |
26(A) |
24(A) |
--- |
21(A) |
20(A) |
19(A) |
18(A) |
17(A) |
100 |
3.0 |
56(B) |
52(B) |
48(B) |
23(A) |
42(B) |
40(B) |
38(A) |
36(A) |
34(A) |
100 |
4.5 |
85(C) |
78(C) |
73(C) |
68(C) |
63(C) |
60(C) |
56(B) |
53(B) |
51(B) |
200 |
1.5 |
56(B) |
52(B) |
48(B) |
45(B) |
42(B) |
40(B) |
38(A) |
36(A) |
34(A) |
200 |
3.0 |
113(D) |
104(D) |
97(C) |
90(C) |
85(C) |
80(C) |
75(C) |
71(C) |
68(C) |
200 |
4.5 |
169(E) |
156(E) |
145(D) |
135(D) |
127(D) |
119(D) |
113(D) |
107(D) |
102(D) |
300 |
1.5 |
85(C) |
78(C) |
73(C) |
68(C) |
63(C) |
60(C) |
56(B) |
53(B) |
51(B) |
300 |
3.0 |
169(E) |
156(E) |
145(D) |
135(D) |
127(D) |
119(D) |
113(D) |
107(D) |
102(D) |
300 |
4.5 |
254(F) |
234(F) |
218(F) |
203(F) |
190(E) |
179(E) |
179(E) |
160(E) |
152(E) |
SOURCE: Adapted from Botma , 1995.
TABLE 6
Level of Service (LOS) for interrupted bicycle
facilities
LOS |
Control delay (s) |
A |
< 5 |
B |
< 10 |
C |
< 20 |
D |
< 30 |
E |
< 45 |
F |
> 45 |
SOURCE: Adapted from TRB, 1994.
TABLE 7
Bicycle arterial Level of Service (LOS)
Bicycle running speed | 25 km/h |
LOS | Average travel speed* (km/h) |
A | > 22 |
B | > 15 |
C | > 11 |
D | > 8 |
E | > 7 |
F | < 7 |
SOURCE: Adapted from TRB , 1994.