Road Diet Desk Reference

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Highway Facilities For Nonmotorized Users Highway Safety Implementation Three Lane Highways Two Lane Highways
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-15-046
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Abstract:
  Four-lane undivided highways have a history of crashes as traffic volumes increase due to the inside lane being shared by higher-speed through vehicles and left-turning vehicles. One option for addressing this concern is a Road Diet. A typical Road Diet is the conversion of an undivided four-lane roadway to a three-lane undivided roadway made up of two through lanes and a center two-way left-turn lane (TWLTL). The reduction of lanes allows the roadway cross section to be reallocated for other uses such as bike lanes, pedestrian refuge islands, transit uses, and/or parking. The Road Diet Desk Reference is a resource to assist transportation agencies during their decision-making process in regards to considering, implementing, and evaluating Road Diet conversions. The information in the document is derived from the Road Diet Informational Guide.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d67b0ef636b2c8416c256dc25de9b0fedaa849a0f41c3f97e01f190ca75bb2aab255a3410137aed2f8968409873627f9be6f824dbf09560b3a786bb014eb5d2c
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42808/dot_42808_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.40 MB ]