Product No.: 09040
Date Published: 03/2010
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The purpose of this project was to explore the application of new planning and analysis techniques to route-level Transit First planning using one candidate Transit First route. For this project, the surface portion of Subway-Surface (trolley) Route 34 - along Baltimore Avenue from the 40th Street trolley portal to the 61st Street loop - was selected for analysis. Various combinations of stop consolidation and transit signal priority (TSP) were tested using a microsimulation model. Moderate levels of stop consolidation plus TSP were found to give the best combination of passenger and transit vehicle travel time savings. The results of this modeling will inform decision makers about the relative impacts of improvement alternatives on trolley operations and the passenger experienceGeographic Area Covered: City of Philadelphia, PA
Key Words: Transit First, Transit Enhancements, Trolley, SEPTA, Bus, Bus Stop, Transit Service, Subway-Surface, Green Line, Route 34, Transit Signal Priority, Stop Consolidation, VISUM, VISSIM, Microsimulation, Transit Vehicle Travel Time
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- Gregory R. Krykewycz, PP, AICP (gkrykewycz@dvrpc.org)
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