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Title:

ALTERNATE USES OF A BUS STOP AT A MODAL TRANSFER POINT

Accession Number:

00130769

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/030902465X

Abstract:

In theory, urban bus stops are for the exclusive use of buses. Practice shows that many different vehicles use the bus stop for a variety of purposes. This project examines the nature of these alternate uses and their effects on bus and traffic operations. The method used was the limited case study. A single, busy bus stop in Brooklyn, New York, was observed during both peak and off-peak periods. It is along a major arterial with commercial strip development where parking is allowed. The bus stop is at a rail rapid transit station that is a link to the Manhattan central business district. Data were collected by means of time-lapse photography. The findings indicate that the alternate uses of the bus stop increase the efficiency of the use of the curb. Bus operations benefit through the reduction of bus dwell times, and the increase of delay to traffic is minimal. The nature of alternate operations does not tend to be inherently unsafe.

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Intermodal Transfer Facilities. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Title:

Mode-Change Facilities

Monograph Accession #:

01411415

Authors:

Skaliotis, George J
Crowley, Kenneth W

Discussers:

Alter, Colin H

Pagination:

pp 21-32

Publication Date:

1975

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 557
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia
Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17

ISBN:

030902465X

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (4) ; Tables (4)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Efficiency

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Economics; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 21 1981 12:00AM

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