Designing Bikeway for Sustainable Transport in Rayong Municipality

Abstract

At present, the traffic congestion problem in Rayong municipality is increasingly becoming the serious problem especially in the peak hour. One of the reasons comes from the increasing immigration of unregistered population working in Maptaphut Industrial Estate and IRPC Industrial area with the results on the immense traffic congestion problem affecting wasting energy and the huge emission of air pollution of greenhouse gases (HC, CO, NOx and CO2). The sustainable solution is reduce using private cars by focusing on biking, walking connecting with riding on the public transportation system. This paper presents the design of bikeway by using 2 important parameters: daily traffic volume and vehicle speed at the 85th percentile based on Ontario Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines together with the public participation in the two case study areas: Taksin Maharat and Chantaudom Roads. The results of theoretical design demonstrate that the appropriate bikeways of both cases which is divided road area for Type B (dived road area for bikeway). Nonetheless, local people who are stakeholders prefer the exclusive road area for bikeway (Type A) due to the safety reason compatible with the higher traffic in the future.