BUS STREETS IN CENTRAL URBAN AREAS
BUSSGATOR I CENTRALA STADSOMRADEN
The aim of this study was to examine the effects due to the introduction of bus streets on various population groups. The bus streets studied in many cases allowed bicycles, taxis, and distribution vehicles. Results of the study are presented in this report and include data on the following: size of street cross sections; number of vehicles, bus passengers, and pedestrians; trafficability; traffic safety; noise; air pollution; turnover in the retail trade; and attitudes.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Taken from summaries and synopses of reports of the National Swedish Council for Building Research.
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Corporate Authors:
National Swedish Council for Building Research
Linnegatan 81
114 60 Stockholm, Sweden -
Authors:
- Holmberg, B
- Publication Date: 1974-3
Language
- Swedish
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 43 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air pollution; Bus transit; Buses; Cross sections; Cyclists; Energy; Noise; Pedestrians; Public opinion; Ridership; Streets; Traffic safety; Trafficability
- Old TRIS Terms: Bus streets; Bus transportation (Intracity)
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00083960
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: S34:1974
- Contract Numbers: BS570
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM