URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The report is concerned with the practical development of public transport and details basic characteristics and requirements for a good bus service. The report has as its objectives a) to explain essentials for good bus transport in urban areas, b) to develop guidelines for effective services between residential, industrial, commercial and shopping areas, C) to encourage closer co-operation between those responsible for transport and urban development, and 4) to provide a basis for improving community bus transport services. The following chapters detail the characteristics and requirements of bus transport: Nature of public transport: Vehicle characteristics; Road public transport in the planning process; Criteria for bus routes; Highway design and traffic management for buses; Town centre design; and, Bus stations and interchanges.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport

  Sardinia House, 52 Lincoln's Inn Fields
  London,   England 
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 72 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Business districts; Central business districts; Development; Improvements; Level of service; Planning; Public transit; Residential areas; Shopping centers; Specifications; Transportation operations; Urban areas; Urban development
• ITRD Terms: 302: Business district; 9013: Development; 9108: Improvement; 653: Level of service; 1144: Operations (transp network); 143: Planning; 744: Public transport; 307: Residential area; 320: Shopping centre; 177: Specifications; 311: Town centre; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345935
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 9507653 0 9
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 1982 12:00AM