EVALUATION OF A REMOVAL OF CURB PARKING AND CONVERSION TO FIVE LANE STREET OPERATION

A SERIES OF PARKING REMOVAL STUDIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED ON MICHIGAN TRUNKLINES BY THE TRAFFIC & SAFETY DIVISION OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE HIGHWAYS. IT INVOLVES AN EVALUATION OF PARKING REMOVAL ON 3.25 MILES OF M-153 (FORD ROAD) WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF GARDEN CITY WHICH HAS A POPULATION OF 40,000. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARKING REMOVAL, THE NUMBER OF LANES WAS INCREASED FROM FOUR TO FIVE PROVIDING A CENTER LANE FOR LEFT TURNS. THE LOCATION HAD AN ACCIDENT REDUCTION OF 24% (659 TO 501) IN THE TWO YEAR PERIOD AFTER THE IMPROVEMENT. THE COST OF THE PROJECT WAS $5,347 AND THE COST BENEFIT DURING THE TWO YEARS AFTER THE IMPROVEMENT WAS $153,300. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 12 Pp, 4 FiG, 2 APP, 4 TAB
• Corporate Authors:

  Michigan Department of State Highways

  State Highways Building, PO Drawer K
  Lansing, MI  United States  48904
• Authors:
  • Hoffman, M R
  • Lampela, A A
  • Alashari, N
• Publication Date: 1968-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Left turns; Median lanes; On street parking; Parking regulations; Prevention; Safety; Savings; Turning lanes; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Removal
• Old TRIS Terms: Center lane
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220732
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1970 12:00AM