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Latest Issue: Volume 23, No. 5, published June 8, 2009.
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Multimodal Level of Service
Survey consists of responses from 62 city and/or county traffic engineers regarding multimodal level of service. Questions/topics include:
- How satisfied are you with the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) LOS methodology, providing six levels of quality of service based on capacity?
- What are the main reasons for your answer to the previous question?
- Should LOS be based on traveler perceptions?
- What are the main reasons for your answer to the previous question?
- What should LOS be based on?
Traffic Engineering Aspects of Transit-Oriented Development
Survey consists of responses from five city traffic engineers at cities where transit-oriented development has taken place. Topics/questions include:
- What level of service (LOS) do you try and maintain for autos in transit-oriented development (TOD)?
- Do you have a policy to give priority to pedestrians, bicycles, and transit on some or all of the roads in your TOD areas?
- What level of service (LOS) do you try and maintain for pedestrians, bicycles, and transit on some or all of the roads in your TOD areas?
- Do you restrict the amount of off-street parking provided by new developments in TOD areas?
- What are your off-street parking policy and rates for new development in your TOD areas?
- Is it the ability to accommodate traffic (and the results of traffic impact studies) that places a limit on the intensity of developments in your TOD areas? Please provide reasons for your answer.
Characteristics of HOT Projects
Survey consists of responses from 10 agencies that have either applied HOT projects or are planning HOT projects. Questions/topics include:
- What is the name of your HOT facility?
- Where is it / will it be located (freeway name and county name or name of area)?
- What year did your HOT lane(s) become operational or what is the best estimate of when it will become operational?
- What is the length (miles)?
- How many HOT lanes per peak direction?
Bike Sharing Programs
Survey consists of responses from five agencies that have either implemented or are planning a bike sharing program. Topics/questions regarding existing bike sharing programs include:
- What is the name of your bike sharing program?
- In which city and district of the city is your bike sharing program located?
- When did your bike sharing program start? (please provide month and year)
- How many bikes are in your bike sharing program?
- How many bike sharing locations (stations) are there in your program?
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