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http://onlinepubs.trb.org.../circulars/ec019/ec019.pdf

This paper discusses some impacts of restricted cross section design choices (traveled way width, parking on narrow streets, appurtenances and vegetation close to the curb) on travel speed, safety, and driver convenience.

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00812391

E-C019,
Paper A-1
Paper A-2

English

17 p.

2000-12

Transportation Research Circular

Figures (3) ; Photos (8) ; References; Tables (5)

Cross sections; Highway design; Highway safety; Operating speed; Urban highways

Convenience

Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB

Jun 5 2001 12:00AM

• A PRACTITIONER'S PERSPECTIVE ON FLEXIBLE DESIGN
• ACCESS SPACING AND ACCIDENTS: A CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
• ACCESS SPACING AND TRAFFIC SAFETY
• APPLICATION OF ROAD SAFETY AUDITS TO URBAN STREETS
• ARTERIAL SPEED CALMING: MOHAWK ROAD CASE STUDY
• CALMING NEW YORK CITY INTERSECTIONS
• CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: A WORKING MODEL
• CONTINUOUS SPEED MEASUREMENT OF INDIVIDUAL DRIVERS ON SUBURBAN ARTERIALS
• CURB PARKING FINDINGS REVISITED
• DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXISTING UTILITY POLES IN URBAN AREAS
• DESIGNING FUNCTIONAL STREETS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE
• DEVELOPING STREET STANDARDS THAT ALLOW FLEXIBILITY
• DOWNTOWN STREETS: ARE WE STRANGLING OURSELVES IN ONE-WAY NETWORKS?
• DRIVEWAY SPACING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
• ECONOMIC IMPACTS OR RAISED MEDIANS ON ADJACENT BUSINESSES
• IMPACTS OF TRAFFIC CALMING
• LINKING LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION THROUGH STREET DESIGN
• MOBILITY-FRIENDLY STREET STANDARDS FOR DELAWARE
• NEOTRADITIONAL DESIGN: MOBILITY FOR ALL AGES
• PEDESTRIAN LEVEL OF SERVICE BASED ON TRIP QUALITY
• PLANNING AND DESIGN OF A SUBURBAN NEOTRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD
• PREDICTING ANNUAL INTERSECTION ACCIDENTS WITH CONFLICT OPPORTUNITIES
• PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN MEDIAN PROJECTS
• PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF MEDIAN TREATMENT FOR DEVELOPED URBAN ROADS
• QUESTIONABLE CONCEPTS IN NEOTRADITIONAL SUBDIVISION DESIGN
• RIGHT-TURN TREATMENT FOR SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS
• SPEED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTORS AND ARTERIALS
• SPEED PROFILES: A METHOD FOR ANALYZING SPEED ADAPTATION BY CAR DRIVERS
• STREET DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS
• STREET SPACING AND SCALE
• THE CONVERSION OF FOUR-LANE UNDIVIDED URBAN ROADWAYS TO THREE-LANE FACILITIES
• THE SPLIT INTERSECTION: A SOLUTION FOR A CONGESTED INTERSECTION
• UNCONVENTIONAL LEFT-TURN ALTERNATIVES FOR URBAN AND SUBURBAN ARTERIALS: AN UPDATE
• URBAN ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION: BEFORE THE DESIGN BEGINS
• WEST PALM BEACH TRAFFIC CALMING: THE SECOND GENERATION