TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. TRAFFIC PLANNING

A manual is provided as a ready reference to basic traffic engineering techniques and their potential for improving traffic flow and traffic safety on urban arterial streets and highways. As a planning tool, it is intended to assist in the identification of traffic engineering measures appropriate for consideration in the development of a community transportation improvement program or plan. The following traffic engineering measures to improve flow are discussed: traffic signal improvements, parking controls, one-way streets, unbalanced flow, reserved lanes for high-occupancy vehicles, access controls, two-way left-turn lanes, and minor physical improvements. Also addressed are offstreet parking, use of traffic control devices, and increased enforcement. Among the measures identified for improved traffic safety are installation or upgrading of traffic signals, left-turn prohibitions or special lanes for turning vehicles, intersection channelization, and implementation of one-way streets. Volume reduction traffic improvement measures are outlined: auto restricted zones, carpools and vanpools, variable work hours, and bus lanes. The basic administrative framework is outlined for an effective local traffic engineering organization in a small urban area.

• Record URL:
  https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/docs/PYC.html
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration. See also HS-030 029, HS-030 030, and HS-030 032--HS-030 034.
• Corporate Authors:

  Comsis Corporation

  11501 Georgia Avenue
  Wheaton, MD  United States  20902

  Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility

  1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Sosslau, A B
  • Reed Jr, M F
  • Carter, M M
  • Rankin, W W
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway planning; Improvements; Manuals; Traffic; Traffic flow; Transportation planning
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic planning
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376878
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 031
• Files: HSL, NTL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1983 12:00AM