ENERGY SAVING TRAFFIC OPERATIONS PROJECT GUIDE: ESTIMATING TRAFFIC OPERATIONS BENEFITS. FINAL REPORT

This report describes simplified procedures for estimating changes in fuel consumption, travel time and CO emissions expected to result from common traffic operational improvements. Included are charts and graphs that can be used to estimate such changes for 10 basic traffic improvement plans which are frequently proposed by traffic and transportation engineers. The 10 improvement plans include adding left-turn lanes, various traffic signal modifications, and improving rough railroad at-grade crossings. The report itself is designed for use by practicing transportation engineers, although the results of their analyses should be useful at the policy level.

• Corporate Authors:

  Barton-Aschman Associates, Incorporated

  820 Davis Street
  Evanston, IL  United States  60204

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62706
• Publication Date: 1981-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 76 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon monoxide; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Left turn lanes; Railroad grade crossings; Savings; Traffic control; Traffic lanes; Traffic signals; Travel time
• Old TRIS Terms: Left lane; Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393992
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-I-81-34
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 2003 12:00AM