Abstract:
THE SURVEY PROCEDURE CONTAINED IN THE HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL CONSIDERED VEHICLE SPEEDS, ACCIDENTS, AND ANTICIPATED THIRTIETH-HIGHEST-HOUR VOLUMES OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE WITH CAPACITY IN RATING TRAFFIC-CARRYING CHARACTERISTICS OF A CITY STREET. THE URBAN-HIGHWAY-CAPACITY SURVEY SEEKS TO ISOLATE THE ORIGIN AND CAUSES OF THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM. IT EXPLORES RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE WAYS IN WHICH RELIEF CAN BE ATTAINED FOR THE NEXT 10- OR 15-YEAR PERIOD BY THE EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING STREET FACILITIES. /AUTHOR/
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