ASSESSING ARTERIAL LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: A USER PERSPECTIVE

Chapter 11 of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) defines urban and suburban arterials as signalized streets that primarily serve through traffic, provide access to abutting properties as a secondary function, and have signalized intersections spaced two miles or less apart. Chapter 11 was not used initially but is gaining importance throughout the United States. It is being used by some local governments as a formal level of service (LOS) standard for traffic impact studies as well as for both congestion and growth management systems. Desirable features of the chapter 11 method are: (1) LOS is relatively easy to measure in the field; (2) computational costs are minimal for estimating existing LOS; (3) average travel speed through a section is used as a measure of effectiveness; and (4) with a properly calibrated travel model, LOS forecasts can be prepared very efficiently. This paper offers some lesson learned in the application of the Chapter 11 method and suggests areas for improvement.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Colman, S B
• Conference:
  • Environment. Changing Our Transportation Priorities. Resource Papers for the 1994 ITE International Conference
  • Location: LaJolla, California
  • Date: 1994-3-20 to 1994-3-23
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 7p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion management systems; Level of service; Signalized intersections; Suburbs; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
• Identifier Terms: Highway Capacity Manual
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00926396
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 2002 12:00AM