Transit Street Design Guide by Officials, National Association of City Transportation -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover About Island Press Title Page Copyright Contents Foreword About the Guide

Using the Guide

1. Introduction

Key Principles Why Transit Streets Matter

Designing to Move People Reliability Matters

Service Context

Transit Route Types Transit Frequency & Volume

2. Transit Streets

Transit Streets

Transit Street Principles Street Environments

Two-Way Streets

Enhanced Neighborhood Transit Street Neighborhood Transit Street with Bike Lane Downtown Shared Transitway Center-Running Transit Street Downtown Median Transit Street Edgefront Transit Street Offset Bus Lane Street Median Rapid Transit Corridor Transit Boulevard

One-Way Streets

Shared Transit Street One-Way Streetcar Street Tiered Transit Street Parallel Paired Transitways One-Way Transit Corridor Contraflow Transit Street

3. Stations & Stops

Station & Stop Principles Stop Design Factors

Stop Placement & Intersection Configuration Platform Length: In-Lane Stops Platform Length: Pull-Out Stops Platform Height Accessible Paths & Slopes Universal Design Elements

Stop Configurations

Boarding Bulb Stop Side Boarding Island Stop Shared Cycle Track Stop Curbside Pull-Out Stop In-Lane Sidewalk Stop In-Street Boarding Island Stop Median Stop, Right-Side Boarding Median Stop, Left-Side Boarding On-Street Terminal

4. Station & Stop Elements

Stop Elements

Small Transit Shelter Large Transit Shelter Seating Fare Vending Passenger Information & Wayfinding Transit Curbs Bus Pads Green Infrastructure Bike Parking Passenger Queue Management

5. Transit Lanes & Transitways

Transit Lanes

Offset Transit Lane Curbside Transit Lane Rail Lane, Side Running Center Transit Lane Peak-Only Bus Lane Shared Bus-Bike Lane Contraflow Transit Lane

Transitways

Center Transitway Side Transitway

Lane Elements

Pavement Material Green Transitway Pavement Markings & Color Separation Elements Signs & Signals

Lane Design Controls

Design Vehicles Vehicle Widths & Buffers Design Speed

6. Intersections

Intersection Principles Signals & Operations

Transit Signal Progression Active Transit Signal Priority Short Signal Cycles Turn Restrictions

Intersection Design for Transit

Shared Transit/Right-Turn Lane Right-Turn Pocket Dropped Transit Lane Queue Jump Lanes Transit Approach Lane/Short Transit Lane Virtual Transit Lane Bicycle Rail Crossings

Transit Route Turns

Turn Radii Recessed Stop Line Transit-Only Turns Dedicated Turn Channel

7. Transit System Strategies

Network & System Principles Network Strategies

Transit Networks Route Simplification From Stops to Stations Fares & Boarding Pedestrian Access & Networks Bicycle Access & Networks System Wayfinding & Brand

Performance Measures

Measure the Whole Street

8. Resources

Abbreviations Glossary Notes References Credits