Transportation Traffic – part 1
Land Use
This perspective evaluates land use primarily in terms of proximity to highways and parking supply. The best location for a public facility is along a major arterial or freeway intersection. Downtown locations are undesirable due to excessive roadway congestion and parking costs.
Transport Problems and Solutions
This perspective defines transportation problems in terms of costs, barriers and risks to motorists. It favors solutions that increase road and parking capacity, roadway traffic speeds, vehicle ownership, and the affordability of driving. From this perspective, the best way to benefit non-drivers is to help them become motorists, by making automobile and taxi travel convenient and inexpensive.
Measurement
Vehicle traffic is relatively easy to measure. Most jurisdictions have data on motor vehicle registrations, drivers’ licenses, and vehicle mileage. Performance indicators include traffic volumes, average traffic speeds, roadway Level of Service (LOS), congestion delay, parking supply, vehicle operating costs and crash rates.
December 31 2009 04:32 pm | Transportation