Impact of Transitways on Travel on Parallel and Adjacent Roads and Park-and-ride Facilities

Transitways such as light rail transit (LRT) and bus rapid transit (BRT) provide fast, reliable, and high-capacity transit service. Transitways have the potential to attract more riders and take a portion of the automobile mode share, reducing the growth of automobile traffic. Park-and-ride (PNR) facilities can complement transit service by providing a viable choice for residents who are without walking access to transit or those who prefer better transit service such as LRT or BRT. In this study, the authors conducted two research tasks on Transitways services in the Twin Cities region in Minnesota; 1) to examine the impact of the operation of the Green Line LRT on the annual average daily traffic (AADT) of its adjacent roads, and 2) to estimate a PNR location choice model in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

• Record URL:
  http://mndot.gov/research/reports/2021/202103.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57605
• Corporate Authors:

  Center for Transportation Studies

  200 Transportation and Safety Building
  511 Washington Avenue S.E.
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455

  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

  Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
  500 Pillsbury Drive SE
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Office of Research & Innovation
  395 John Ireland Boulevard, MS 330
  St. Paul, MN  United States  55155-1899
• Authors:
  • Webb, Alex
  • Tao, Tao
  • Khani, Alireza
  • Cao, Jason
  • Wu, Xinyi
• Publication Date: 2021-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 55p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus rapid transit; Choice models; Guideways; Light rail transit; Location; Park and ride; Traffic estimation
• Geographic Terms: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minnesota)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01765546
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MN 2021-03, CTS#202003
• Contract Numbers: C) 1003325 (WO) 111
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 22 2021 10:21AM