Improving Livability Using Green and Active Modes: A Traffic Stress Level Analysis of Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Access and Mobility
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2017
Subject Area
place - north america, place - urban, mode - bike, mode - bus, mode - car, mode - pedestrian, land use - impacts, planning - service quality
Keywords
Network analysis, bicycle, pedestrian, tolerance, origin and destination, transit
Abstract
Understanding the relative attractiveness of alternatives to driving is vitally important toward lowering driving rates and, by extension, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), traffic congestion, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, etc. The relative effectiveness of automobile alternatives (i.e., buses, bicycling, and walking) depends on how well streets are designed to work for these respective modes in terms of safety, comfort and cost, which can sometimes pit their relative effectiveness against each other. In this report, the level of traffic stress (LTS) criteria previously developed by two of the authors was used to determine how the streets functioned for these auto alternative modes. The quality and extent of the transit service area was measured using a total travel time metric over the LTS network. The model developed in this study was applied to two transit routes in Oakland, California, and Denver, Colorado.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Mineta Transportation Institute, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Mekuria, M.C., Appleyard, B., & Nixon, H. (2017). Improving Livability Using Green and Active Modes: A Traffic Stress Level Analysis of Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Access and Mobility. Mineta Transportation Institute Final Report No. MTI 12-65, pp.46.
