Mid-Block Access Effects on Arterial Streets

Details

• Creators:
  Exter, J. O. ; Stover, Vergil G. ; Rowan, Nellon J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Urban areas
  • Arterial highways
  • Traffic flow
  • Simulation
  • Access roads
  • Midblock crossings
  • Urban arterial
  • traffic movement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  30-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim - September, 1972 - August, 1974
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Description:
  The combined function of the urban arterial, that is, providing for traffic movement and land access, continues to be a major problem. Arterials are designed and built to serve primarily the movement function. As the abutting land develops, access to individual land parcels tends to reduce the effectiveness of the arterial in serving its primary function. Transportation engineers recognize the incompatibilities of movement and access on the arterial, but are unable to measure the effects distinctly because of the lack of objective measures. The research reported herein is an effort to identify measures of the effects of access on traffic movement through the application of the UTCS - I Simulation Program developed by the Federal Highway Administration.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-10-73-30
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84044/dot_84044_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e7523d3327df42f7ad73a3bedb5afe44100f7038709b1372a36de7481afc84415bff5550d3575d8c101e46c1834fd31daf68e12b434a72c4f13905826df7d104