Benefits of access management.
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2003-01-01
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Abstract:This brochure serves as a guide to the major benefits of several
access management techniques in use across the United States. The
purpose of this brochure is to provide a comprehensive and succinct
examination of the benefits of access management and address major
concerns that are often raised about access management.
The benefits usually identified with access management include
improved movement of through traffic, reduced crashes, and fewer
vehicle conflicts. Most major concerns about access management
relate to potential reductions in revenue to local businesses that
depend on pass-by traffic.
This brochure does not describe the precise strategies that transportation
departments should follow to implement an access management
program, but rather provides an introduction to the key
concepts. The brochure may also be a useful tool to distribute at
public meetings for both general access management plans and
specific applications of access management techniques.
This brochure describes the relevant benefits and issues with three
key sets of access management techniques:
1. Access spacing, including spacing between signalized intersections
and distance between driveways;
2. Turning lanes, including dedicated left- and right-turn lanes, as
well as indirect left turns and U-turns, and roundabouts; and
3. Median treatments, including two-way left-turn lanes and raised
medians.
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