COMPILATION AND EVALUATION OF REST AREA ISSUES AND DESIGNS

A research study was conducted to determine the required design for rest areas with particular emphasis on comfort stations. Many sources of information were used: personal visits with Department of Transportation rest area professionals in six states, telephone surveys of officials in twelve other states, visits to other agencies that maintain comfort stations, literature surveys, complaint and commendation letters received from users of Texas rest areas, rest area surveys, visits with legal counsel for the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, and visits to Texas rest areas and interviews of maintenance personnel. A summary of current design criteria is presented for site size, location, spacing, and lighting; building design and layout; interior building design; plumbing fixtures; and operations and maintenance. Recommendations are made for design in these areas. An example design of a rest area is presented.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1224, Rest Areas, Wetlands, and Hydrology. 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
• Authors:
  • Fowler, David W
  • Straughan, W Thomas
  • Perry, Kirby W
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 54-62
• Monograph Title: Rest areas, Wetlands and hydrology
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1224
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consumers; Data collection; Design; Interviewing; Lighting; Location; Maintenance personnel; Maintenance practices; Plumbing systems; Recommendations; Roadside rest areas; Size; Spacing; State departments of transportation; Structural design; Surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Operation and maintenance; Users
• Old TRIS Terms: Plumbing
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495042
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309048184
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM