URBAN TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH LOW-COST TRAFFIC ENGINEERING MEASURES (ABRIDGMENT)

AN AREA IN WEST PHILADELPHIA THAT HAS SERIOUS AND DIVERSIFIED TRAFFIC PROBLEMS WAS SELECTED AS A CLASS PROJECT IN A GRADUATE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE AREA WAS A PART OF A MAJOR EARLY ACTION PROGRAM PLANNED BY THE DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (DVRPC). THE SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS ARE LIMITED TO IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING FACILITIES THROUGH REGULATION AND MINOR REDESIGNS, SUCH AS DEFINED BY THE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PROGRAM FOR INCREASING CAPACITY AND SAFETY (TOPICS). /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Vuchic, Vukan R
  • Weston, Michael J
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 30-34
• Monograph Title: Effectiveness of traffic operational measures
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 461
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Economic benefits; Improvements; Intersections; Light rail transit; Rapid transit; Streetcars; Traffic engineering; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226830
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309021944
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 20 1982 12:00AM