Citation

McCann H, Troxell L, King G. Transp. Res. Rec. 1985; 1021: 20-24.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

This report presents traffic management concepts that were developed as part of a traffic plan for the city of Greenwood Village, a suburb of Denver. Greenwood Village includes established neighborhoods in addition to extensive commercial development in the Interstate 25 corridor. The community wishes to preserve its environmental quality while accommodating the traffic demands of commercial development and residential growth. Through travel demand modeling, it was demonstrated that substantial roadway improvements would be necessary to resolve the area's traffic problems. The magnitude of these improvements was environmentally unacceptable. As the forecasted demand exceeded the system capacity, a primary concern was the spillover effect of arterial traffic onto residential streets. This led to the development of a traffic management strategy, which considered the legal aspects of traffic diversion. The recommended plan attempts to manage systemwide traffic by encouraging traffic on selected streets and discouraging it on others. These objectives were accomplished by controlling roadway capacity through allocations of green time at signalized intersections, roadway design features, and travel time penalties. The plan does not totally satisfy the travel demand, but does provide reasonable travel routes for through traffic while minimizing the traffic impact on residential areas.

Record URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1985/1021/1021-004.pdf

Language: en

Keywords

URBAN PLANNING; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL - Management; TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS - Planning