URBAN CORRIDOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. CORRIDOR EVALUATION

Manhattan CBD - North Jersey Corridorwide Improvements have been significant. Over the course of the Urban Corridor Demonstration Program in the Manhattan CBD-North Jersey Corridor millions of vehicle miles have been saved per year by fringe parking, 25-37 million passenger hours per year have been saved by the exclusive bus lane, and approximately 625,000 passengers annually enjoy a more direct and faster trip into the CBD because of the bus reroutes. Other projects include I-495 bus priority traffic management system, Route 3 BPTMS and traffic control demonstrations, and automatic bus identification. Coordination among numerous agencies was involved with each project. Fringe parking, exclusive bus lanes, and the rerouting of buses in Midtown Manhattan CBD to better distribute travelers to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal amounted to a successful experiment in bus passenger carrying effectiveness.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated Jun 74, PB-235 061. Prepared in cooperation with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, New Brunswick and New Jersey Dept. of Transportation, Trenton.
• Corporate Authors:

  Tri-State Regional Planning Commission

  100 Church Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Blue, V
  • Adler, B
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lines; Buses; Central business districts; Highway traffic control; Parking facilities; Passenger transportation; Surveying; Transportation operations; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation management
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey; New York (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Central city; Route surveys
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167336
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TS-7940-CE, DOT/FH-11-7778-TS-7940-CE
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-7778
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 8 2002 12:00AM