NYBC Safety Manual

“Improving Bicycling and Pedestrian Safety”, is a problem-solving manual developed by NYBC.  It is aimed at both advocates and transportation professionals, with applications throughout New York State and beyond.  You may download the entire  manual. Individual chapters of higher graphic quality and larger file size are listed below.

Safety Manual Contents by Chapter

Cover, Table of Contents and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 – How to Use This Manual
Chapter 2 – Bicycling and Pedestrian Engineering Design Vocabulary and Design Principles
Chapter 3 – Maintenance Issues
Chapter 4 – Traffic Calming
Chapter 5 – New York Agencies
Chapter 6 – Communicating Between Advocates and Transportation Professionals
Chapter 7 – Gathering Data and Reporting
Chapter 8 – Project Proposal: 12 Case Studies
Appendices