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原文传递 BRIDGEPORT WAY: UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASHINGTON.

题名：	BRIDGEPORT WAY: UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASHINGTON.
作者：	Stamatiadis-N; Sugg-S
关键词：	Access-control-Transportation; Aesthetics-; Arterial-highways; Bicycle-lanes; Bicycles-; Context-sensitive-design; Divided-highways; Four-lane-highways; Highway-design; Improvements-; Landscape-design; Midblock-crossings; Mobility-; Motor-vehicles; Pedestrian-traffic-signals; Pedestrians-; Public-participation; Public-transit; Reconstruction-; Signalized-intersections; Street-lighting; Traffic-safety; Underground-utility-lines; University-Place-Washington
摘要：	Bridgeport Way is a major urban arterial and it could be considered as a "Main Street" of University Place, Washington. The project involved reconstruction of an existing five-lane road into a four-lane divided roadway over a distance of approximately 1.5 mi. The route serves local traffic and regional commuters, it is the highest transit volume corridor for Pierce County, and it is often used as a bypass of the Interstate 5 freeway when congestion is heavy. The goal of the project is to develop Bridgeport Way as a corridor that will improve traffic safety, increase the mobility and cohesiveness of the community, enhance the appearance of the corridor, and control traffic growth. Context-sensitive design issues implemented as part of the Bridgeport Way project included the following: an extensive public involvement process; a design charrette to develop design alternatives; the use of flared intersections to accommodate U-turns for long vehicles at signalized intersections due to the use of the divided median to improve access management and reduce traffic crashes; landscaped median with specially designed streetlights, planter strips along the corridor with streetlights matching the median lights, and bike lanes; mid-block pedestrian crossings with in-pavement flashing lights (which are being replaced with pedestrian traffic signals); underground utility wires to enhance aesthetic appearance of the roadway; and use of a single corridor for all modes of transportation.
总页数：	Transportation Research E-Circular. 2004/07. pp25-29 (4 Phot.)
报告类型：	科技报告