BUS PRIORITY IN GREATER LONDON. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF BUS LANE SCHEMES

THE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUS PRIJORITY SCHEMES IS DISCUSSED. AFTER AN INITIAL CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIOUS POSSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS, NOTE IS MADE OF THE USE OF PART-TIME, WITH-FLOW BUS LANES AND STANDARDS OF LANE WIDTHS AND TRAFFIC FLOW THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED ARE SET OUT. PEDESTRIAN AND SERVICING FACILITIES ARE DISCUSSED. SOME INTERESTING SCHEMES EITHER IN OPERATION OR SHORTLY TO BE IMPLEMENTED, AND FURTHER IDEAS UNDER CONSIDERATION ARE DESCRIBED. IN CONCLUSION, THE RANGE OF COSTS AND EXPECTED BENEFITS ARE GIVEN IN BROAD TERMS. /IRRD/

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• Authors:
  • Feather, D
  • Cracknell, J A
  • Forster, J A
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 429-32
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 14 N
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Bus lanes; Bus priority; Energy resources; Operating costs; Overturning; Pedestrians; Traffic lanes; Width
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Old TRIS Terms: Upsetting
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226881
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM