GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING, DESIGNING AND OPERATING TRANSIT-RELATED STREET IMPROVEMENTS: SURVEY OF CURRENT PRACTICE. INTERIM REPORT

This report summarizes the results of a national survey of state DOTs and local transit agencies concerning current practice in the planning, design and operation of transit-related street improvements. The summary of current practices is divided into four subsections: 1) Bus service planning guidelines; 2) Bus facility design guidelines; 3) Bus service operating considerations; and 4) Light rail transit (LRT) services. The results of the study indicate that basic practices do not differ substantially between the agencies surveyed, though differences were found in the level of detail contained in the various guidelines. The survey results also suggest that the need for improved coordination and cooperation between transit and highway agencies is a major concern of local transit service providers. Subsequent phases of this study will focus on developing transit-related guidelines which can be incorporated into the state's roadway planning and design manuals.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/hostedpdfs/tti/1225-1.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84008
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research study title: Preparation of a Texas Manual for Planning, Design, and Operation of Streets and Highways with Public Transportation Systems.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Stokes, R W
  • Luedtke, P
  • Urbanik II, Thomas
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 92 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Cooperation; Coordination; Data collection; Design; Facilities; Guidelines; Highways; Improvements; Interagency relations; Light rail transit; Planning; State departments of transportation; Surveys; Transit operating agencies
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus services; Operating strategies
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491912
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-90/1225-1, Res Rept 1225-1, TTI: 2-18-89-1225-1
• Contract Numbers: Study 2-18-89-1225
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM