AN ANALYSIS OF THE SHIRLEY HIGHWAY EXPRESS-BUS-ON-FREEWAY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (ABRIDGMENT)
THE ANALYSIS CONCLUDED THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COMMUTERS WERE DIVERTED FROM AUTOMOBILES ONTO THE BUSES. THIS DIVERSION REDUCED THE NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES ON SHIRLEY HIGHWAY, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THE CONVENTIONAL LANES WAS IMPROVED. IT IS EVEN CONCEIVABLE THAT THE BUSWAY HAS ALLEVIATED OR IT LEAST NOT WORSENED THE CONGESTION ON OTHER FACILITIES IN THE CORRIDOR. IF THE BUSWAY HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED, THE NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES USING SHIRLEY HIGHWAY WOULD HAVE INCREASED UNTIL INTOLERABLE SERVICE LEVELS WERE REACHED, AND THEN MOTORISTS WOULD HAVE SOUGHT OTHER ROUTES. THUS, IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT THE VOLUMES ON OTHER ARTERIALS WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER IF THE BUSWAY HAD NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED. APPARENTLY, THE BUS RIDERS WERE RECEIVING MANY BENEFITS AND WERE PLEASED WITH THE SERVICE INASMUCH AS THE PATRONAGE CONTINUED TO INCREASE EVEN THOUGH A GOOD MAJORITY OF THE RIDERS NEVER HAD A SEAT AVAILABLE FOR THE TRIP. WHEN THE LENGTH OF THE TRIP IS CONSIDERED, MUCH COMFORT MUST HAVE BEEN SACRIFICED FOR THE OTHER BENEFITS RECEIVED. IT MUST BE CONCLUDED THAT THE PROJECT IS EFFECTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL INASMUCH AS A LARGE NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILE COMMUTERS HAVE STARTED USING THE ATTRACTIVE, RAPID EXPRESS BUS SYSTEM, AND AS A RESULT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR ALL COMMUTERS HAS IMPROVED. MORE IMPORTANTLY THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES THE POTENTIAL OF THE BUS SYSTEM AS A METHOD OF PUBLIC MASS TRANSPORTATION. IT APPEARS TO BE FEASIBLE, PRACTICAL, WORKABLE, AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
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Authors:
- Robertson, Richard N
- Diewald, Walter J
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Conference:
- 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
- Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
- Publication Date: 1973
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 70-73
- Monograph Title: Relations between geometric design and operations
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 432
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceptance; Bus transportation; Express buses; Feasibility analysis; Level of service; Public transit
- Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226771
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309021626
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 22 1982 12:00AM