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Title: BRIDGEPORT WAY: UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASHINGTON
Accession Number: 00977182
Record Type: Component
Availability: N/AFind a library where document is available Abstract: Bridgeport Way is a major urban arterial and it could be considered as a "Main Street" of University Place, Washington. The project involved reconstruction of an existing five-lane road into a four-lane divided roadway over a distance of approximately 1.5 mi. The route serves local traffic and regional commuters, it is the highest transit volume corridor for Pierce County, and it is often used as a bypass of the Interstate 5 freeway when congestion is heavy. The goal of the project is to develop Bridgeport Way as a corridor that will improve traffic safety, increase the mobility and cohesiveness of the community, enhance the appearance of the corridor, and control traffic growth. Context-sensitive design issues implemented as part of the Bridgeport Way project included the following: an extensive public involvement process; a design charrette to develop design alternatives; the use of flared intersections to accommodate U-turns for long vehicles at signalized intersections due to the use of the divided median to improve access management and reduce traffic crashes; landscaped median with specially designed streetlights, planter strips along the corridor with streetlights matching the median lights, and bike lanes; mid-block pedestrian crossings with in-pavement flashing lights (which are being replaced with pedestrian traffic signals); underground utility wires to enhance aesthetic appearance of the roadway; and use of a single corridor for all modes of transportation.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research E-Circular E-C067, Context-Sensitive Design Around the Country: Some Examples. 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
Report/Paper Numbers: E-C067
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Stamatiadis, NSugg, SPagination: p. 25-29
Publication Date: 2004-7
Serial: Features: Photos
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TRT Terms:
Access control (Transportation); Aesthetics; Arterial highways; Bicycle lanes; Bicycles; Context sensitive design; Divided highways; Four lane highways; Highway design; Improvements; Landscape design; Midblock crossings; Mobility; Motor vehicles; Pedestrian actuated controllers; Pedestrians; Public participation; Public transit; Reconstruction; Signalized intersections; Street lighting; Traffic safety; Underground utility lines
Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 20 2004 12:00AM
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