APPLICATION OF POLICE POWER AND PLANNING CONTROLS TO ARTERIAL STREETS
WAYS ARE EXPLORED IN WHICH POLICE POWER REGULATIONS, ACCESS CONTROL PROVISIONS, AND LAND USE AND PLANNING CONTROLS CAN BE USED TO HELP SOLVE AN ARTERIAL PROBLEM. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR APPLYING THESE MEASURES TO THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CAUSES OF DETERIORATION IN AN EFFORT TO HALT IT, AND TO DEVELOP THE MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ARTERIAL STREET. A NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS ARE INCLUDED: (1) RESTRICTING MIDBLOCK LEFT TURNS, (2) CLOSING DRIVEWAYS, (3) BARRICADING CROSS STREETS, (4) MAKING THE STREET A 'RUSH HOUR FREEWAY,' (5) ADEQUATE PARKING AND LOADING ZONES FOR NEW STRUCTURES, AND (6) USE OF ZONING TO EQUATE URBAN LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
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Supplemental Notes:
- No 271, pp 14-28 Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Stanhagen, William H
- Mullins Jr, John J
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Conference:
- 39th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 1960-1-11 to 1960-1-15
- Publication Date: 1960
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 15p
- Monograph Title: Increasing traffic capacity of arterial streets
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 271
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Arterial highways; Driveways; Highway planning; Intersections; Land use planning; Left turns; Loading and unloading; Parking; Peak hour traffic; Streets; Traffic regulations; Truck loading facilities; Zoning
- Uncontrolled Terms: Access control; Traffic laws
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Society; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225349
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 9 1994 12:00AM