?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F37757%2F&rft.title=Safety+Evaluation+of+a+Shared+Bus-Bike+Lane+(SBBL)+using+Video+Recorded+Conflict+Data&rft.creator=Martins+Cavalcante+de+Macedo%2C+Mateus&rft.description=Focusing+on+promoting+sustainable+transportation%2C+cities+such+as+Pittsburgh+have+been+implementing+infrastructures+to+move+alternative+modes+such+as+transit+and+bicycles.+However%2C+limited+by+the+current+road+framework+which+focus+on+automobiles%2C+decision+makers+have+to+creatively+retrofit+the+streets+to+accommodate+these+modes.+This+dissertation+research+analyzes+a+newly-implemented+Contra-Flow+Shared+Bus-Bike+Lane+(SBBL)+in+Downtown+Pittsburgh+and+evaluates+the+safety+level+for+cyclists+by+scrutinizing+video+data+recorded+for+192+hours+in+several+corridor+intersections.+The+evaluation+compares+the+SBBL+with+the+opposite+General+lane+and+it+is+based+on+both+the+amount+of+interactions+that+a+cyclist+had+with+a+motor+vehicle+and+number+of+instances+that+a+cyclist+did+an+unwanted+maneuver.%0D%0A%0D%0AMultiple+conclusions+could+be+taken+from+this+study.+Mainly%2C+the+safety+benefits+of+a+SBBL+for+the+cyclists+are+palpable%2C+as+the+conflict+rate+between+cyclists+that+interact+with+motor+vehicles+against+the+total+number+of+cyclists+recorded+goes+down+to+half+(42.84%25+interacted+with+vehicles+the+general+lane+while+only+18.10%25+cyclists+in+SBBL+had+to+interact+with+a+bus).+Regarding+undesirable+movements+that+may+put+the+cyclists+and%2For+others+at+risk%2C+the+SBBL+cyclists+did+have+higher+rates+(17.40%25+of+all+SBBL+cyclists+performed+a+high-risk+maneuver+vs.+8.82%25+General+Lane%E2%80%99s+cyclists)+however+those+number+are+interpreted+as+related+to+connectivity+issues+between+the+Smithfield+corridor+and+another+bike+infrastructure.&rft.date=2020-01-28&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F37757%2F7%2FMateusMartins_ThesisDocument.pdf&rft.identifier=++Martins+Cavalcante+de+Macedo%2C+Mateus++(2020)+Safety+Evaluation+of+a+Shared+Bus-Bike+Lane+(SBBL)+using+Video+Recorded+Conflict+Data.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++