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http://www.teachamerica.c...ment.info/pdf/AM00PAPR.pdf

The installation of physical (non-traversable) medians improves traffic operations and safety. However, by restricting or diverting left turns, medians may affect roadside businesses. Estimating these economic impacts becomes important in helping to decide when and where to install a physical median. This paper describes the economic considerations associated with installing these medians. It presents a simplified procedure for quantifying the estimated impacts of installing a raised median based on upon the following factors: the number of vehicles that turn left into a roadside business, the proportion of these turns that represent pass-by traffic, and the estimated annual sales of the business. Examples are presented. The estimates derived from this procedure represent the maximum likely impacts, since normal traffic growth and overall economic growth are likely to offset some of the potential loss.

English

19p

2000

Fourth National Access Management Conference

References; Tables

Annual; Businesses; Economic impacts; Estimating; Left turns; Medians; Roadside; Sales; Traffic counts

Pass by traffic

Economics; Finance; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

TRIS, TRB

Dec 31 2003 12:00AM

• 135TH STREET CORRIDOR TRAFFIC STUDY
• A METHODOLOGY TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF PROHIBITING MEDIAN OPENING MOVEMENTS
• ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND CORRIDOR PLANNING, THE OKALOOSA COUNTY EXPERIENCE
• ACCESS MANAGEMENT IN MONTANA: FROM STATEWIDE PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION
• ACCESS MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH DAKOTA
• ACCESS SPACING AND SAFETY: RECENT RESEARCH RESULTS
• AN INTRODUCTION TO ACCESS MANAGEMENT
• APPLYING CONTEXT SENSITIVE HIGHWAY DESIGN TO ACHIEVE ACCESS MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
• CASE STUDIES OF ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF RAISED MEDIANS ON ADJACENT BUSINESSES: STUDY METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS
• COMPARISON OF DELAY AND ACCIDENTS ON THREE ROADWAY ACCESS DESIGNS IN SPRINGFIELD
• GEORGIA STUDY CONFIRMS THE CONTINUING SAFETY ADVANTAGE OF RAISED MEDIANS OVER TWO-WAY LEFT-TURN LANES
• INDIRECT LEFT TURNS - THE MICHIGAN EXPERIENCE
• INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
• LAND DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR INTERCHANGE AREAS
• OREGON'S NEW ACCESS MANAGEMENT RULES: A STUDY IN PROCESS, POLITICS AND PRAGMATISM
• SUCCESSFUL MEDIAN MODIFICATIONS PROJECT -- CASE STUDY
• SYMBIOTIC, OPPORTUNISTIC, OMNIVORES: A PERSPECTIVE ON NEW YORK'S ARTERIAL ACCESS MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE