Impact of Dedicated Bus Lanes on Intersection Operations and Travel Time Model Development [Summary]

Details

• Creators:
  Arhin, Stephen ; Obike, Kevin ; Manandhar, Babin ; Anderson, Melissa
• Corporate Creators:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Before and after studies
  • Bus lanes
  • Impacts
  • Intersections
  • Traffic delays
  • Traffic flow
  • Traffic lanes
  • Transit buses
  • Travel time
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Washington (District of Columbia)
• Corporate Publisher:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  To improve bus travel times and reliability, some transit bus agencies have turned to the implementation of designated bus lanes (DBLs). Designated bus lanes are those restricted to buses either permanently or during certain hours of the day. DBLs allow buses to bypass traffic congestion and avoid vehicular conflicts in mixed travel lanes, which helps improve bus service reliability. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) proposed a dedicated bus lane pilot during the summer of 2019 on the H Street and I Street (NW) corridors in downtown DC. This study evaluated the impacts of DBLs on the general traffic flow at signalized intersections in Washington, DC following the installation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2040
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62773/dot_62773_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.06 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f68748b7eab65ccc8a1bd1a2bdd091e77d4c5eb9a36c5d023966ad908a5ee0957965adea7705c2df5597a138a0eef63b7837bd09f6a13204d1b4e64dd95160fe