A Guidebook on Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies (2016) / Chapter Skim
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10 As stated in the introduction, improving bus speed and reliability is of interest to transit agencies, roadway agencies, planning agencies, and the community as a whole. This chapter discusses why transit-supportive roadway strategies that improve bus speed and reliability are so vital, introduces and defines the range of strategies presented in the guidebook, and presents four examples of successful strategy implementations.
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The Need for Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies 11 • More typically, the cycle time is reduced somewhat, but not enough to save a bus. This can still be a valuable outcome since it means that a buffer of time has been provided that postpones the need for adding a bus to the route (e.g., in response to slower travel times due to increased traffic congestion or increased passenger demand)
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12 A Guidebook on Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies 2. Traffic control.
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The Need for Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies 13 Strategy (Secon) Descripon Illustraon Stop relocaon (5.1)
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Transit signal faces (6.8) Special traffic signal faces (displays)
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The Need for Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies 15 BU S BU S ONLY BUS Strategy (Sec on) Descrip on Illustra on Speed hump modifica ons (7.1)
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Strategy (Secon) Descripon Illustraon Bus lane, generally (8.1)
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The Need for Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies 17 using high-capacity, low-emission hybrid buses and distinctive branding to distinguish its service. Buses are scheduled by headway, rather than according to a fixed timetable, and provide 10-min headways during the morning and evening peak and 15-min service during off-peak periods.
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18 A Guidebook on Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies was more challenging. With the smaller cities, a key element to the success of the project was loaning them spare TSP hardware that they could experiment with in their signal shops.
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The Need for Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies 19 longer-distance bus routes. Within the city governmental structure, OC Transpo interacts with two offices within public works (traffic operations, and traffic safety and signs)
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20 A Guidebook on Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies access to signal controller cabinets; with the transportation staff working with the signal controller and OC Transpo working with the TSP equipment. Consultants are typically used for projects with a geometric design element.
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The Need for Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies 21 to use the bus lanes. Many bus lane sections have been installed as a means of complying with European Union air-quality requirements; if the nitrogen oxide levels from motor vehicles sitting in queues at intersections are too high, creating a bus lane is one means to address the problem.
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