Safety Analysis of On-Street Parking on an Urban Principal Arterial
This study analyzes the effect of on-street parking on crash rates along an urban principal arterial. The goal of urban principal arterials is to provide high mobility to a large volume of traffic. Accommodating on-street parking on a roadway of this classification presents additional safety concerns. The corridor of interest, Perring Parkway/Hillen Rd., in Baltimore, Maryland is a high-speed 6-lane divided arterial that services Morgan State University. This active corridor is a major route for not only traveling students, but also many of the residents and commuters of the Baltimore City metropolitan area. The study site consists of a 1.0-mile portion with limited entry and parking restriction, a 1.3-mile segment along a major university with frequent parking maneuvers, and lastly an 0.8-mile residential and recreation segment. The study found that on-street parking increases crash rates due to sight distance hindrances at intersections and along horizontal curves.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB20 Standing Committee on Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Bush, Kiante
- Chavis, Celeste
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
- Date: 2017
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 15p
- Monograph Title: TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Crash causes; Crash rates; On street parking; Sight distance; Urban highways
- Geographic Terms: Baltimore (Maryland)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01628223
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 17-06829
- Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 7 2017 10:25AM