DOWNTOWN STREETS: ARE WE STRANGLING OURSELVES IN ONE-WAY NETWORKS?

As many communities are in the process of revitalizing their downtowns, a common issue is the prevalence of intricate and often confusing one-way street networks. This paper provides a comparison of one-way versus two-way street systems for downtowns and presents an evaluation methodology for considering two-way conversion. The analysis gives equal weight to all modes of travel and includes the non-regular visitor to downtown. Motorist analysis factors include mobility, vehicle miles of travel, number of turning movements, travel time, vehicle capacity, and parking supply. Pedestrian factors analyzed are number and severity of pedestrian/vehicle crossing conflicts. Direction and symmetry of routes comprise the transit analysis factors, and retail factors measure the visibility of street front locations.

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• Authors:
  • Walker, G W
  • Kulash, W M
  • McHugh, B T
• Publication Date: 2000-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 18 p.
• Monograph Title: URBAN STREET SYMPOSIUM: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, DALLAS, TEXAS, JUNE 28-30, 1999
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: E-C019
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Mobility; One way streets; Parking facilities; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Public transit; Retail trade; Travel time; Turning traffic; Urban renewal; Vehicle capacity; Vehicle miles of travel
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00812413
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: E-C019,, Paper A-1, Paper A-2
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 5 2001 12:00AM