BUS PRIORITY IN GREATER LONDON. 1. THE GENERAL PICTURE

A SERIES OF ARTICLES WILL DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF GIVING BUS PRIORITY IN GREATER LONDON, COVERING THE DESIGN OF BUS LANES AND OTHER PRIORITY MEASURES, A SYSTEMATIC BASIS FOR IDENTIFYING TROUBLE SPOTS AND THE SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. THIS FIRST ARTICLE INDICATES THE RAPID RATE AT WHICH THE PROGRAM HAS BUILT UP AND IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE. IT DESCRIBES THE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES AND, FOR THE CURRENTLY LESS USED ONES SUCH AS PRIORITY AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND BANS ON OTHER VEHICLES' WAITING AT BUS STOPS, INDICATES THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH ANY USEFUL BENEFIT CAN BE ACHIEVED. THE NEED FOR SUCCESSFUL ENFORCEMENT OF THE REGUATIONS IS DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Huddart, K W
  • Allen, B L
• Publication Date: 1972-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Actuated traffic signal controllers; Bus lanes; Bus priority; Energy resources; Traffic actuated controllers; Traffic lanes; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis; Enforcement
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226883
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM