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Urban Bicycle Route Safety Rating Model Application in Jersey City, New Jersey
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Bicyclists consistently identify safety as one of their highest priorities in selecting bicycle routes. If transportation officials want to succeed in achieving the goal of increasing nonvehicular modes of travel, bicycle ...
Truck Safety Factors on Urban Arterials
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Despite the high percentage of large truck trips on Interstate roadways, only 24% of fatal truck crashes occurred on these roadways. About 59% of large truck fatal crashes occurred on undivided highways that do not have ...
Modeling Automobile Interference due to Midblock Pedestrian Activity on Urban Street Segments
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The 2010 highway capacity manual (HCM) provides an approach to estimate the mutual between pedestrians and automobiles at signalized intersections. However, the manual provides little guidance for capturing the interactions ...
Posted and Free-Flow Speeds for Rural Multilane Highways in Georgia
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 repealed the national maximum speed limit. As a result, approximately 70% of the United States has increased posted speed limits to 104.7 km/h (65 mi/h) for select multilane ...
Tool for Rural and Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The Georgia Department of Transportation's Multi-modal Transportation Planning Tool (MTPT) facilitates multimodal planning in rural areas. Using open databases that are available agencywide, the tool can aid in the analysis ...
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