Increasing the Traffic-Carrying Capability of Urban Arterial Streets: The Wisconsin Avenue Study

The basic objective of this study was to estimate how great an increase in the traffic-carrying capability of an existing urban arterial street could be developed within existing right-of-way limits, if all known traffic-control techniques could be adopted, followed by new localized construction within those limits. It was not designed to develop entirely new techniques of traffic operations, but intended to predict the level of increased capacities that can be obtained by maximum utilization of existing procedures. The study had two basic parts. The first involved the development of a detailed outline of the many known traffic-control techniques already in use in various cities throughout the country. The second part involved the theoretical application of these tools to the study street, Wisconsin Avenue in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. The findings of the study are presented in the report.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Carter, Arthur A
• Publication Date: 1962-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 58p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Highway capacity; Improvements; Streets; Theoretical studies; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Urban highways
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01362950
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 2012 10:15AM