A LOCATION PRINCIPLE OF URBAN TERMINAL DISTRIBUTION
THE STUDY WAS AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM SPATIAL PATTERN OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS IN URBAN AREAS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF MAXIMIZING TERMINAL ACCESSIBILITY. THE CONCEPTS OF TERMINAL- DESTINATION ENVIRONMENT USED BY THIS STUDY WERE INTRODUCED TO MANIFEST THE BASIS OF ANALYSIS AND THE GENERALITY OF THE RESULTANT TECHNIQUES. MATHEMATICS WAS USED TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE GEOMETRIES OF TERMINAL LOCATION PATTERNS AND TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBLE EFFECT OF LOCATION DISPLACEMENT ON THE SERVICE EFFICIENCY OF TERMINALS. ALSO, A SEARCH PROCEDURE PROVIDED THROUGH COMPUTER PROGRAMS WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP ESTABLISH THE OPTIMUM LOCATION TO BEST SERVE A PARTICULAR AREA. STUDY RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE OPTIMUM LOCATION CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: TERMINAL LOCATION PATTERN THAT FORMS DIAMOND-SHAPED SERVICE AREAS CENTERED AT INTERSECTIONS WITH THE MAJOR AXIS OF THE PATTERN BEING PARALLEL TO THE URBAN STREETS; BORDER LINES OF THE SERVICE AREAS THAT ARE PARALLEL TO STREET BLOCK DIAGONALS; AND A SERVICE AREA DIAGONAL THAT IS AN INTEGER MULTIPLE OF BLOCK SIDES. THE THEORETICAL SOLUTION DEVELOPED BY THIS STUDY APPEARS TO BE APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORTATION MODE THAT HAS DEFINITE LOCATIONS OF USERS' ACCESS IN URBAN AREAS, PARTICULARLY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR NEW TOWNS OR PLANNING OF NEW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR EXISTING CITIES. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Yu, Jason C
- Wilhelm Jr, Wilbert E
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Conference:
- 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
- Date: 1972-1-17 to 1972-1-21
- Publication Date: 1972
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 47-60
- Monograph Title: Parking allocation techniques
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 395
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Distance; Geometry; Intermodal terminals; Location; Mathematical analysis; Travel patterns; Walkways
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226434
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Feb 23 1973 12:00AM