presentation changing focus access management ICAM14-01Sokolow

ITPI Journal, 2019

Rapid population growth in cities is increasing burden on cities, which is creating stress on streets. Streets need to accommodate the explosive growth and fulfill the need of each type of user. All the streets should be designed keeping in mind the easy, affordable, safety, accessibility and mobility of all users. Streets contribute to social, economic and environment benefits to the city. Streets should be designed with an integrated approach from surrounding built mass on both sides of Right of way and streetscapes. Urban design and street scape should to be conceived together to have better form and function of the place. All policies should have integrated approach to bridge the gap in the codes, guidelines, policies and byelaws for smooth and coordinated functioning of the system. Providing more modal choices increases mobility options and makes user independent. The paper aimed at highlighting the existing complex street related issues witnessed in the city of Gurgaon and concluded suggesting the need for complete street design and planning for-the millennium city‖, Gurgaon.

2000

Costly improvements are not always the solution to safety and congestion problems. Roads, like other resources, also need to be carefully managed. Corridor access management strategies extend the useful life of roads at little or no cost to taxpayers. This paper presents and discusses ten ways that you can make the most out of your transportation system. Briefly, these are: (1) Lay the foundation for access management in your local comprehensive plan; (2) Restrict the number of driveways per lot; (3) Locate driveways away from intersections; (4) Connect parking lots and consolidate driveways; (5) Provide residential access through neighborhood streets; (6) Increase minimum lot frontage on major roads; (7) Promote a connected street system; (8) Encourage internal access to out parcels; (9) Regulate the location spacing and design of driveways; and (10) Coordinate with the Department of Transportation.

2005

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM Systematic, well-designed research provides the most effective approach to the solution of many problems facing highway administrators and engineers. Often, highway problems are of local interest and can best be studied by ...

2000

Since the rapid development of urbanisation and industrialisation, the increasing use of motor vehicles, bicycles, on urban road systems, as well as other relevant problems, have made the road systems most of the developed and underdeveloped countries more crowded. In the Third World and less developed countries there are sections of the road, subjected to heavy traffic flow, aligned by poor building stock, containing mixed land-use, void of landscaping, with discordant power poles and street structures. Oluwoye (1997) reported that the broad nature of the road and the road environment in the Third World countries are seen as:

2016

Traffic is formally organized in many jurisdictions, with marked lanes, junctions, intersections, interchanges, traffic signals, or signs. Traffic is often classified by type: heavy motor vehicle (e.g., car, truck); other vehicle (e.g., moped, bicycle); and pedestrian. Different classes may share speed limits and easement, or may be segregated. Some jurisdictions may have very detailed and complex rules of the road while others rely more on drivers' common sense and willingness to cooperate. Organization typically produces a better combination of travel safety and efficiency. Events which disrupt the flow and may cause traffic to degenerate into a disorganized mess include: road construction, collisions and debris in the roadway. Signs evolved from local practice, cities and states copying neighbors, and inventing what they needed, and then later standardizing (first for rural and urban areas separately, and then jointly) after the value of coordination became apparent when auto...

This paper seeks to demonstrate the importance of expanding the orientation of access management of the major roadway system beyond the goals of maintaining high-speed through movement. Speeds can be managed, without increasing congestion. The paper also addresses how access management and design can better relate to pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation. The profession must be more aware of the land use and community context where access management techniques are being applied. Context changes over time and it also changes by location. Therefore, the same approach will not be appropriate on all segments of a roadway or in all countries or regions. A change in the focus of access management with regard to context is consistent with recent trends in transportation and urban planning.

2019

Activation: The process of attracting people to use a space. Ciclovía: A Spanish term of Colombian origin, in which streets are temporarily closed to cars and transformed into thoroughfares for bicycles, roller skates, skateboards, joggers, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation. Displacement: The process in which people or businesses involuntarily move out of an area in response to rising rents or other socioeconomic forces. Equity: An ideal situation in which a person's identity does not determine their life outcomes. Mobility device: A wheelchair, walker, powerchair, cane, crutch, or other device used to help people with mobility impairments get around. Mode: A distinct method of transportation, such as walking, cycling, using transit, or driving. Multifamily: A type of housing with multiple units in one building. Multimodal street: A street that accommodates multiple types of transportation, e.g., cars, transit, trucks, bikes, and pedestrians. Naturally occurring affordable housing: Rental housing that is priced relatively low for its neighborhood or region, but is not protected, subsidized, or regulated. Open space: Areas within the City that provide space for recreation, scenic preservation, environmental preservation, and providing pedestrian and bicycle transportation connections. Pedestrian: A person walking or using a mobility device. Pedestrian street: Public spaces that prioritize pedestrians by investing in pedestrian improvements and restricting motor vehicle access. At their best, they provide equitable access, support local communities, encourage economic activity, and provide relief from the challenges of urban environments. Placemaking: The process of making a physical space unique, interesting, and desirable. Right-of-way: A place where members of the public have the legal right to move. Rolling: Using a wheelchair, powerchair, scooter, Segway, or other small-wheeled device. Streets: For this document, "streets" include public rights-of-way that were designed for or had historically prioritized the movement of motor vehicles. They are part of the broader transportation network.

2006

The Institute of Transportation Engineers is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE facilitates the application of technology and scientific principles to research, planning, functional design, implementation, operation, policy development and management for any mode of ground transportation. Through its products and services, ITE promotes professional development of its members, supports and encourages education, stimulates research, develops public awareness programs and serves as a conduit for the exchange of professional information.

2017

The study applied microsimulation to analyze the impact of access management (AM) to the operational performances of vehicles and pedestrians. A conceptual model was developed in VISSIM and VISWALK to examine the effect of access and signals density on different median types to the travel speed, travel time, delay and stopping. Access density, signal density, and presence of median were simulated in a scenario base analysis. The model scenarios shifted through changing both access density and signal density with no median, raised median and TWLT lane to provide interactions of arterial corridors in Nashville. The effect of access density on speed, delay and travel time was very vivid for the vehicles within the corridors showing speed decreasing with the increase in access density while delay increased and the number of stops increased. Additionally, as signal density increased, a decreasing pattern in corridor vehicle speed was observed. Pedestrian performances changes were less dramatic indicating that access density had a minimal effect on the pedestrian speed operations. The same trend was observed on signal density which affected pedestrian speed by a small decrease as signal density increased. The findings may provide useful understanding to state policy makers in implementing Access Management guidelines.