Transitway Width Assessment

Details

• Creators:
  Lomax, Timothy 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:
  • Guideways
  • High occupancy vehicles
  • Busways
  • Bus and high occupancy vehicle facilities
  • Highway design
  • Assessments
• Publication/ Report Number:
  339-3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This report presents the results of bus operating tests performed on several simulated transitways at the Texas A&M University Research Annex. One vehicle was parked in the transitway to simulate a breakdown, and another was driven past the "stalled" vehicle at comfortable speeds. Parked, or "stalled", vehicles included a 40-foot transit bus and a passenger car. Passing vehicles included a 40-foot transit bus and a passenger van. The width and alignment of the barriers delineating the transitway were varied to simulate several one- and two-lane transitways and both tangent and curved sections. Simulated bus breakdowns were performed to determine the percentage of bus breakdowns that might close a transitway of a given width. The findings should allow better determination of transitway width in future planning and design efforts.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-10-84-339
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85873/dot_85873_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.78 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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