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... Costs for infrastructure projects are commonly divided into two major categories: capital costs and operating costs. Capital costs are expenditures for constructing facilities and procuring equipment.
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... Accordingly, this application includes substantial contingencies to account for both the preliminary nature of the cost estimates and the absence of detailed project specifications. MEASURING AND FORECASTING THE DEMAND FOR BICYCLING Estimating the demand for different types of cycling facilities forms the basis to estimate user travel time and cost savings as well as reduced traffic congestion, energy consumption, and air pollution.
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... For example, using a combination of primary data analysis, secondary data analysis, and literature review, this research uncovered the following: • An on-street bicycle lane is valued at 16.3 min, not having parking along a route is valued at 8.9 min, and an off-road improvement is valued at 5.2 min, assuming a typical 20-min bicycle commute; • Three types of facilities are valued differently by urbanites and suburbanites when measuring the effect of access to cycling-related infrastructure on home values. For example, a home 400 m closer to an off-street facility in an urban area nets $510; • Individuals who attain at least 30 min of physical activity per day receive an annual per capita cost savings of between $19 and $1,175 with a median value of $128; • Savings per mile in terms of reducing congestion are assumed to be 13 cents in urban areas, 8 cents in suburban areas, and 1 cent in towns and rural areas.
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... . They may also be motivated by concerns of livability, public health, or physical activity.
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... The model responds to user inputs (based on characteristics of a proposed bicycle facility) and provides the user with baseline knowledge on estimated costs.
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... BASE YR (2002) UNIT City Boston State Code MAB Build Year 2002 1.00 Roadway Construction 1.10 Earthwork 1.11 Clearing and Grubbing 1,703$ acre -$ 1.12 Excavation 6 15$ cu yd -$ 1.13 Grading 2,108$ acre -$ 1.14 Pavement Removal 14$ cu yd -$ 1.15 Curb/Gutter Removal 4$ l ft -$ - Earthwork Contingency 10% -$ 1.20 Pavement 1.21 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement 5 142$ cu yd -$ 1.22 Bituminous Concrete Pavement 3 135$ cu yd -$ 1.23 Crushed Stone Surface 3 37$ cu yd -$ 1.24 Aggregate Base 4 28$ cu yd -$ 1.25 Curbing 22$ l ft -$ 1.26 Curb Ramps 1,068$ each -$ 1.30 Drainage 1.31 Storm Drains 113$ l ft -$ 1.40 Pavement Markings 1.41 Bicycle Arrow 53$ each -$ 1.42 Bicycle Symbol 71$ each -$ 1.43 Bicycle Box (colored pavement)
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Key Terms

  • unit cost
  • estimated cost
  • travel time
  • bicycle symbol
  • bike lane

  • shared lane
  • lane marking
  • capital cost
  • storm drains
  • concrete pavement

  • physical activity
  • construction cost
  • bituminous concrete
  • cement concrete
  • unit costs

  • lane striping
  • portland cement
  • stone surface
  • bike facility
  • cost model

  • cost estimate
  • cost estimates
  • construction costs
  • bicycle facilities
  • demand model

  • administration costs
  • total construction
  • minous concrete
  • traffic signal
  • curb ramps


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