Abstract:DATA WERE COLLECTED BY MAIL QUESTIONNAIRES TO HIGHWAY AGENCIES IN STATES WITH STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS ON EMERGING FREEWAY SYSTEMS IN URBAN AREAS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEVELOPING FREEWAY SYSTEMS A...DATA WERE COLLECTED BY MAIL QUESTIONNAIRES TO HIGHWAY AGENCIES IN STATES WITH STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS ON EMERGING FREEWAY SYSTEMS IN URBAN AREAS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEVELOPING FREEWAY SYSTEMS ARE COMPOSED OF THREE DISTINGUISHABLE ELEMENTS: (1) RADIALS TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF INTERCITY TRAVEL AND THE CENTRALLY ORIENTED INTRA-URBAN TRIP, (2) CIRCUMFERENTIALS TO SERVE AS BYPASS ROUTES AND MEET TRIP DESIRES BETWEEN OUTLYING CENTERS, AND (3) AN INNER-DISTRIBUTOR TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE TRAFFIC TO AND FROM RADIALS AND TO SERVE AS A CITY CENTER BYPASS. THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM WILL SUPPLY VARYING PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL FREEWAY SYSTEM NEEDS FROM CITY TO CITY. IN MOST CASES STATE OR LOCAL SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE URBAN FREEWAY NETWORK. THE FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY OF THE ENTIRE URBAN FREEWAY NETWORK MAY DEPEND ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLETE INNER- DISTRIBUTOR LOOP. IN THE FREEWAY SYSTEMS ANALYZED, THE MAXIMUM SPACING OF ROUTES IS SUCH THAT ANY POINT OF URBAN LAND IS RARELY FARTHER THAN TWO MILES FROM A FREEWAY. THE FREEWAY CONCEPT IS PROVIDING A TRANSPORTATION FACILITY TO SERVE EXISTING AND ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC DEMANDS.Read More
Publication Year: 1959
Publication Date: 1959-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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