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Curbside Pickup and Delivery Operations and Arterial Traffic Impacts
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1981-02-01
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Abstract:This report presents an analysis of curbside pickups and deliveries (PUD) of freight in urban areas. Portions of six cities-San Francisco, Boston, St. Paul, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Phoenix-were studied as part of this effort. Data was collected on the characteristics of the PUD trip, the parking of the vehicle, the type and size of the generator and the impact that double parking has on arterial traffic performance. Analysis was conducted to develop tools to predict PUD demand, parking patterns and resultant traffic impact under families of conditions. These tools were used to test various traffic engineering strategies to improve arterial-traffic performance. Level of service was used as this performance measure. The final chapter recommends the most practical strategies for demonstration. These strategies include improved management of curbspace utilization, improved signing and striping, signal-timing adjustments and enforcement.
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