Traffic modeling of transit oriented development : evaluation of transit friendly strategies and innovative intersection designs in West Valley City, UT.

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• Creators:
  Zhou, Xuesong ; Martin, Peter T. ; Zlatkovic, Milan ; Tasic, Ivana
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Utah. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic models
  • Transit oriented development
  • Intersections
  • Highway design
  • Networks
  • Evaluation
  • Travel demand
  • Traffic calming
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 14-270
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Utah
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Abstract:
  Street networks designed to support Transit Oriented Development (TOD) increase accessibility for non-motorized traffic. However, the implications of TOD supportive networks for still dominant vehicular ; traffic are rarely addressed. Due to this lack of research, decision making in favor of TOD supportive ; street networks is often a difficult process. The goal of this project is to quantify the traffic impacts of ; TOD using a study network in West Valley City, Utah. In our methodology, the test network is modified ; using not only designs typical for TODs, but also some network designs that enhance traffic operations. ; Proposed network designs represent the alternatives to traditional street widening approaches that should ; increase traffic efficiency while not discouraging non-motorized modes. This approach would increase ; the potential of the test network to become a TOD in the future, with two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines ; already in place. The results indicate that network designs that could be beneficial for TOD, such as ; enhanced street connectivity, innovative intersection designs, traffic calming measures and Transit ; Friendly Designs (TFD), do not necessarily decrease the efficiency of vehicular traffic for the most ; critical travel demand conditions. The major contributions of this study are the indications that TOD-supportive network designs are not necessarily associated with negative effects for vehicular traffic, even ; in conditions where mode shift does not occur and auto-mode travel demand remains the same. This is a ; significant finding that could be useful for metropolitan regions looking to retrofit the suburban ; neighborhoods into multimodal developments.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project # MPC-393
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27998/dot_27998_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.66 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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