Conceptual Strategic Arterial Street System for Harris County

Details

• Creators:
  Ward, William V.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Arterial Highways Arterial Street, Strategic Arterial Complete Streets Freeways Median Barriers Mobility Right Of Way (Traffic) Simulation Street System (SASS) Urbanization
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TX-9l+428-1F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  This study proposes a conceptual system of 490 miles of improved arterial streets for Harris County, Texas. This system, which has been named the Strategic Arterial Street System (SASS), is proposed to supplement and expand the county-wide high-quality traffic services now supplied by the freeway system. The stimulus for considering a supplemental and alternative transportation system is the anxiety of diminishing mobility due to future increased traffic demands on the freeway system. Declining mobility is seen as detrimental to the future growth of the county, especially in growth areas not conveniently served by the existing or planned freeway system. A computer simulation of a 492-mile improved arterial street system, very similar to the proposed 490-mile SASS, shows that improving the capacity and speed of the arterials will divert a significant amount of traffic from the freeway system and the other arterials.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  3-10-88/0-428
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:05af6a3b44a639bf109f95bdfb674891daea6d2514029673f9ab2967482fb1b4c5b9f49bcc3a7e42da7f73c574c60cc92b09cfb941c8072b1a636772d2de8d4f
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86096/dot_86096_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.14 MB ]