DESIGNING HIGHWAYS FOR BUSES: THE NEW JERSEY EXPERIENCE

In this paper a procedure and set of criteria for accommodating bus operations through transit-sensitive highway design are described. A set of bus operational needs (including bus stopping, passenger waiting, and bus priority requirements) are compared with the currrent arterial highway design standards and features used by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Bus needs that are not accommodated by standard highway design are described, including bus turnouts, pedestrian-actuated crossing signals, and bus priority lanes. The transit impact review process includes an evaluation of current and future bus needs, a determination of whether the proposed highway design will serve those needs, and identification of those highway projects that require highway design changes to better accommodate bus needs. The approach taken stresses the joint effort of highway engineers and transit planners in order to (a) evaluate the transit impact of proposed highway improvement projects and (b) suggest workable design modifications. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Fittante, Steven R
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 42-45
• Monograph Title: HIGHWAY GEOMETRICS, INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS, AND LASER MAPPING
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 923
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Bus priority; Bus stops; Buses; Highway design; Highways; Improvements
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390063
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309036127
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 060
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM