STREET CAPACITY FOR BUSES IN THE HONOLULU CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

A bus demonstration conducted in January 1978 in Honolulu is reported. The purpose of the demonstration was to determine the bus capacity of Hotel Street, the major bus corridor in the Honolulu central business district, under existing traffic and roadway conditions. Although buses were metered into both directions of Hotel Street at flow rates of 60, 120, 138, and 150 buses/h, only 100 to 120 buses/h could actually enter the system. Restrictions within the system further reduced bus flow. Major bottlenecks are identified, and the resulting impacts on vehicles, pedestrians, and the environment are assessed. It is concluded that directional bus capacity on Hotel Street was 95-100 buses/h at average speeds that ranged from 3 to 5 km/h (2 to 3 mph). /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Hayashida, Kazu
  • Fujita, Akira
  • Hamayasu, Toru
  • Lum, Gordon
• Discussers:
  • Levinson, Herbert S
  • Muzyka, Ann
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 26-33
• Monograph Title: Highway Capacity and Level of Service
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 699
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Central business districts; Demonstration projects; Streets; Traffic flow
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity
• Geographic Terms: Honolulu (Hawaii)
• Old TRIS Terms: Demonstration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00301077
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309028442
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 27 2003 12:00AM