00803598

Component

Purchase a digital copy of this publication for $25 USD

Results of the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Project A-13 are discussed, and innovative safety initiatives that show promise for the near future are described. Eleven light-rail transit (LRT) systems were studied in the United States and Canada. Safety treatments for both motorists and pedestrians are discussed, and possible solutions to problems observed at the 11 LRT systems are presented. In addition, pre-signals are discussed in detail, along with the results of the "before and after" field-testing of the effectiveness of pre-signals conducted in Illinois through TCRP Project A-13. First hand results are provided of traffic-control devices that previously have not been studied in depth but are being installed with increasing frequency throughout the United States.

This paper is available on the CD-ROM, Light Rail: Investment for the Future, 8th Joint Conference on Light Rail Transit.

English

14p

2000

Light Rail: Investment for the Future. 8th Joint Conference on Light Rail Transit

Figures (2) ; Tables (2)

Before and after studies; Light rail transit; Pedestrian safety; Safety; Traffic control devices; Vehicle occupants

Pre-signals

Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors

TRIS, TRB

Dec 11 2001 12:00AM

• ARE WE PRICING LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS OUT OF RANGE? A COMPARISON OF COST EXPERIENCES
• BARRIER VERSUS BARRIER-FREE FARE COLLECTION: COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR BALTIMORE LIGHT RAIL
• BEFORE AND AFTER: IMPACT OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT OPERATIONS IN THE DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE AREA
• BUILDING A SYNERGISTIC AND COHESIVE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING TEAM
• BUS RAPID TRANSIT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; A TALE OF TWO CITIES
• COMMISSIONING OF THE EMERGENCY VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR THE WEST HILLS TUNNEL IN PORTLAND, OREGON
• CONSTRUCTING A NEW TOMORROW IN THE STEEL CITY
• CONVERSION OF NEWARK CITY SUBWAY FROM CONVENTIONAL FARE PAYMENT TO PROOF OF PAYMENT FARE SYSTEM
• DART LIGHT RAIL RIDERSHIP
• DESIGNING WITH TUNNEL VISION
• DOWNTOWN MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, TRANSIT CENTER
• EVOLUTION, NOT REVOLUTION IN LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE (LRV) DESIGN
• EXTENDING LIGHT RAIL TO SERVE NEW MARKETS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO AND ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS: REACHING OUT TO NONTRADITIONAL MARKETS
• FINALLY SOME OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH LOW-FLOOR LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES (IN NORTH AMERICA)
• IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN DESIGN AND TRANSIT ARTS: THE HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
• INNOVATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
• INTEGRATING LIGHT RAIL INTO A FREIGHT CORRIDOR AND ANALYZING TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPTION WITH VISSIM
• INTEGRATING LOW-FLOOR TECHNOLOGY INTO A PREEXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE: PARTIAL LOW-FLOOR LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE IN A MIXED ENVIRONMENT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF BOSTON'S PARTIAL LOW-FLOOR LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE
• INTEGRATING PROOF-OF-PAYMENT FARE SYSTEMS WITH MODERN FARE SYSTEMS
• LIGHT RAIL SHARING TRACK WITH OTHER RAIL MODES: HOW FAR HAVE WE COME AT THE MILLENNIUM?
• MANAGING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS-BASED TRAIN CONTROL AT SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
• MEMPHIS TROLLEY SYSTEM: TRANSPORTATION LINK AND DEVELOPMENT TOOL
• MUNI METRO GOES POP: IMPLEMENTING PROOF OF PAYMENT FARE COLLECTION ON MUNI METRO
• NETWORK PHILOSOPHY AFFECTS PERFORMANCE OF TRANSIT INVESTMENTS IN U.S. URBAN AREAS
• NEWARK-ELIZABETH RAIL LINK MINIMUM OPERABLE SEGMENT-1: FINAL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
• NEWARK-ELIZABETH RAIL LINK'S FIRST OPERABLE SEGMENT
• NJ TRANSIT LOW-FLOOR LIGHT RAIL CAR: A MODERN DESIGN
• NONTRADITIONAL RAIL FEEDER SERVICES
• OPTIMIZING ADVANCED INTERDEPENDENT LRT/TRAFFIC-CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN THROUGH MICROSIMULATION
• PASSENGER ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS FOR LOW-FLOOR LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES
• PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT TRACKWAYS IN HIGHWAY MEDIANS
• PLEASE IN MY FRONT YARD! PLANNING AND DESIGNING A LIGHT RAIL STATION AND BUS TRANSIT CENTER AT THE FRONT DOOR OF A STATE UNIVERSITY
• PORTLAND CENTRAL CITY STREETCAR LINE
• PROJECT DEVELOPMENT FOR CENTRAL LINK LIGHT RAIL LINE: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, METROPOLITAN AREA
• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT IN WESTERN EUROPE FRANCE AND ITALY
• REINVENTING THE AMERICAN DREAM OF A LIVABLE COMMUNITY: LIGHT RAIL AND SMART GROWTH IN PORTLAND
• SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF SHARED TRACK OPERATIONS: AN UPDATE
• SALT LAKE CITY INTEGRATED TRAFFIC-CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STREET-RUNNING LIGHT RAIL: IMPACT OF ROADWAY-TRACKWAY GEOMETRY ON TRAFFIC PRIORITY-CONTROL DESIGN OPTIONS
• SIMULATION AND EVALUATION OF MULTIPLE-LINE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SERVICE COMBINED WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN AND ACROSS A MOVABLE BRIDGE
• STATUS OF NORTH AMERICANLIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS: YEAR 2000 UPDATE
• STUTTGART LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM: FACING THE CHALLENGES AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
• SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN URBAN REGIONS: A EUROPEAN STUDY ON POLICY AND PRACTICE
• TAMPA'S ELECTRIC STREETCAR: UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
• THE ADELAIDE O-BAHN: TEN YEARS ON
• TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND PROJECTS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY
• TYPES OF TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT THAT MATTER TO LIGHT RAIL
• VINTAGE TROLLEYS: A DECADE'S OVERVIEW AND AN UPDATE