Author: Cheng-Chen Kou
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway capacity
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Due to social, political, environmental, and economic factors, solving urban traffic congestion through freeway construction is not likely. Development of a new arterial street class, called regional arterial, or super street, as a means of increasing urban network capacity and reducing congestion, is a feasible alternative. A long term staged improvement program for an arterial street, Congress Avenue, in Austin, Texas is presented. Based upon anticipated future traffic growth along the IH35 corridor, time lines for Congress Avenue improvements are developed. The effectiveness of the arterial in maintaining desirable travel speeds and diverting freeway traffic is evaluated.
Congress Avenue Regional Arterial Study
Author: Cheng-Chen Kou
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway capacity
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Due to social, political, environmental, and economic factors, solving urban traffic congestion through freeway construction is not likely. Development of a new arterial street class, called regional arterial, or super street, as a means of increasing urban network capacity and reducing congestion, is a feasible alternative. A long term staged improvement program for an arterial street, Congress Avenue, in Austin, Texas is presented. Based upon anticipated future traffic growth along the IH35 corridor, time lines for Congress Avenue improvements are developed. The effectiveness of the arterial in maintaining desirable travel speeds and diverting freeway traffic is evaluated.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway capacity
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Due to social, political, environmental, and economic factors, solving urban traffic congestion through freeway construction is not likely. Development of a new arterial street class, called regional arterial, or super street, as a means of increasing urban network capacity and reducing congestion, is a feasible alternative. A long term staged improvement program for an arterial street, Congress Avenue, in Austin, Texas is presented. Based upon anticipated future traffic growth along the IH35 corridor, time lines for Congress Avenue improvements are developed. The effectiveness of the arterial in maintaining desirable travel speeds and diverting freeway traffic is evaluated.
Congress Avenue Regional Arterial Study
Author: Larry Lang
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This study describes a simple analysis for determining whether or not grade separation is warranted for intersections along urban arterial streets. This determination required the evaluation of user benefits attributable to operational and design improvements made to arterial intersections. Comparisons are made between grade-separated interchanges (GSI) and at-grade intersections (AGI) in terms of the delay, user travel-time costs, and vehicle operating costs. Overall, the justification for grade separation is dependent on the user benefits offsetting the interchange construction cost over an assumed design life. A discussion is provided on generalized warrants for grade separation and on methodologies, used by others, to justify such structures. Also, this study discusses geometric design considerations for grade-separated interchanges and other roadway facilities.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This study describes a simple analysis for determining whether or not grade separation is warranted for intersections along urban arterial streets. This determination required the evaluation of user benefits attributable to operational and design improvements made to arterial intersections. Comparisons are made between grade-separated interchanges (GSI) and at-grade intersections (AGI) in terms of the delay, user travel-time costs, and vehicle operating costs. Overall, the justification for grade separation is dependent on the user benefits offsetting the interchange construction cost over an assumed design life. A discussion is provided on generalized warrants for grade separation and on methodologies, used by others, to justify such structures. Also, this study discusses geometric design considerations for grade-separated interchanges and other roadway facilities.
Congress Avenue Regional Arterial Study
Author: Marc Acampora
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway capacity
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The concept of a collector-distributor lane system as part of a regional arterial street improvement program is introduced. Such a system can improve operational aspects of certain urban arterial streets by provision of a transitional space between through-traffic streams and entering-exiting streams. Facilities for which this concept is most applicable, are arterial streets along which development has occurred that is inconsistent with the arterial street primary function which is, according to the 1990 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials policy, through travel and major circulation movement. For the comprehensive regional arterial program, as well as the collector-distributor system, the acquisition of additional right-of-way is regarded as cost and/or time prohibitive. The idea of exclusive right-turn lanes along arterials is covered in some detail, and many reports recognize the applicability of right-most lane to separate turning and slower moving vehicles from through traffic. Issues that have potentially significant impacts on design and operation of urban arterials are described, specifically, those that pertain to the design and implementation of collector-distributor lanes. Benefits of converting an existing through-traffic lane into a collector-distributor lane are identified, criteria for implementation of a collector-distributor lane are described, and recommended design standards and procedures are presented.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway capacity
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The concept of a collector-distributor lane system as part of a regional arterial street improvement program is introduced. Such a system can improve operational aspects of certain urban arterial streets by provision of a transitional space between through-traffic streams and entering-exiting streams. Facilities for which this concept is most applicable, are arterial streets along which development has occurred that is inconsistent with the arterial street primary function which is, according to the 1990 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials policy, through travel and major circulation movement. For the comprehensive regional arterial program, as well as the collector-distributor system, the acquisition of additional right-of-way is regarded as cost and/or time prohibitive. The idea of exclusive right-turn lanes along arterials is covered in some detail, and many reports recognize the applicability of right-most lane to separate turning and slower moving vehicles from through traffic. Issues that have potentially significant impacts on design and operation of urban arterials are described, specifically, those that pertain to the design and implementation of collector-distributor lanes. Benefits of converting an existing through-traffic lane into a collector-distributor lane are identified, criteria for implementation of a collector-distributor lane are described, and recommended design standards and procedures are presented.
Government Reports Announcements & Index
Center for Transportation Research, Bureau of Engineering Research, the University of Texas at Austin
Author: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation
Author: Neville A. Stanton
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319416820
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
This book discusses the latest advances in research and development, design, operation and analysis of transportation systems and their complementary infrastructures. It reports on both theories and case studies on road and rail, aviation and maritime transportation. The book covers a wealth of topics, from accident analysis, vehicle intelligent control, and human-error and safety issues to next-generation transportation systems, model-based design methods, simulation and training techniques, and many more. A special emphasis is given to smart technologies and automation in transport, as well as to user-centered, ergonomic and sustainable design of transport systems. The book, which is based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, held on July 27-31, 2016, in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, mainly addresses transportation system designers, industrial designers, human-computer interaction researchers, civil and control engineers, as well as vehicle system engineers. Moreover, it represents a timely source of information for transportation policy-makers and social scientists dealing with traffic safety, management, and sustainability issues in transport.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319416820
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
This book discusses the latest advances in research and development, design, operation and analysis of transportation systems and their complementary infrastructures. It reports on both theories and case studies on road and rail, aviation and maritime transportation. The book covers a wealth of topics, from accident analysis, vehicle intelligent control, and human-error and safety issues to next-generation transportation systems, model-based design methods, simulation and training techniques, and many more. A special emphasis is given to smart technologies and automation in transport, as well as to user-centered, ergonomic and sustainable design of transport systems. The book, which is based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, held on July 27-31, 2016, in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, mainly addresses transportation system designers, industrial designers, human-computer interaction researchers, civil and control engineers, as well as vehicle system engineers. Moreover, it represents a timely source of information for transportation policy-makers and social scientists dealing with traffic safety, management, and sustainability issues in transport.
Washington Regional Rapid Rail (Metrorail) System, Green Line (F) Route, Outer Branch Avenue Segment (sections F-6 Through F-11)
Third Harbor Tunnel, I-90/Central Artery, I-93, Boston
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Author: Jay D. Coffman
Publisher: Humana Press
ISBN: 9781468497502
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher: Humana Press
ISBN: 9781468497502
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description