Bus and Rail Transit Preferential Treatments in Mixed Traffic
- ISBN-10
- 0309143020
- ISBN-13
- 9780309143028
- Category
- Bus lanes
- Pages
- 202
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Publisher
- Transportation Research Board
- Author
- Alan R. Danaher
Description
This synthesis provides a review of the application of a number of different transit preferential treatments in mixed traffic and offers insights into the decision-making process that can be applied in deciding which preferential treatment might be the most applicable in a particular location. The synthesis is offered as a primer on the topic area for use by transit agencies, as well as state, local, and metropolitan transportation, traffic, and planning agency staffs.
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