BUSES IN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY
AUTOBUS EN SITE PROPRE
RESULTS ARE GIVEN OF A STUDY OF THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY FOR BUSES. PRESENT ACHIEVEMENTS (RUNCORN, EVRY, WASHINGTON, LOS-ANGELES, CURITIBA, LIEGE) ARE COMMENTED UPON, AND THE DESIRABLE GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS ARE OUTLINED. A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS IS MADE OF THE PROBLEM OF BUILDING EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY IN AN ORDINARY URBAN ROAD NETWORK AND ON URBAN EXPRESS ROADS. THEIR EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR OPERATION ARE EXAMINED. LASTLY THE LOGICAL STEPS TO DRAFT THE PLAN OF AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY ARE EXPLAINED. THIS PUBLICATION DEALS ONLY WITH TECHNICAL ASPECTS; ECONOMIC ASPECTS WILL BE DEALT WITH SEPARATELY. APPENDICES GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF PRESENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROJECTS, ROLLING TESTS, DESIGN STANDARDS, AND PRIORITY OF BUSES AT JUNCTIONS.
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Corporate Authors:
REGIE AUTONOME DES TRANSPORTS PARISIENS
QUAIS DES GRANDS AUGUSTINS 53 TER
PARIS, France F-75006RATP
, - Publication Date: 1977-6
Language
- French
Media Info
- Pagination: 104P
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Bus priority; Buses; Design; Environment; Forecasting; High occupancy vehicle lanes; International; Intersections; Layout; Location; Methodology; Networks; Right of way (Land); Roads; Speed; Standards; Traffic flow; Transportation operations; Urban areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Quick; Road networks
- ITRD Terms: 8518: Bibliography; 1272: Bus; 9011: Design (overall design); 2455: Environment; 639: Exclusive right of way; 132: Forecast; 9034: International; 455: Junction; 2885: Layout; 9061: Location; 9102: Method; 1144: Operations (transp network); 648: Priority (traffic); 9064: Quick; 1053: Road network; 187: Specification (standard); 5408: Speed; 671: Traffic flow; 313: Urban area
- Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01296361
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 5:54AM