Abstract: THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF A 75-MILE GRADE-SEPARATED REGIONAL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM, WITH SCHEDULE SPEEDS OF 45 TO 50 MPH AND 33 RAPID TRANSIT STATIONS. EXTENSIVE PLANNING AND RESEARCH HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED DURING THE PAST 12 YEARS ON METHODS OF ATTRACTING AND ACCOMODATING THE VARIOUS ACCESS MODES OF TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE STATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THESE STUDIES WAS TO PROVIDE THE COORDINATED AND INTEGRATED HIGHWAY-TRANSIT INTERCHANGE FACILITIES NECESSARY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SYSTEM AND TO THE ALLEVIATION OF MAJOR CORRIDOR CONGESTION. AN EXTENSIVE POSTCARD SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED ON THE BAY AREA PENINSULA COMMUTE LINE OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY AND ADDITIONAL DATA WERE PROVIDED BY THE CLEVELAND TRANSIT SYSTEM, WITH RESPECT TO ACCESS MODE CHARACTERISTICS AT OUTLYING COLLECTOR RAPID TRANSIT STATIONS. OTHER PERTINENT DATA HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AND ANALYZED FROM OTHER TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN AMERICA AND ABROAD. STATION PLANNING CRITERIA AND OBSERVATIONS ARE PRESENTED IN THEIR SEVERAL ASPECTS. ACCESS MODE DISTRIBUTIONS, PARKING STALL CAPACITIES, LOADING ROADWAYS, AND FACILITIES FOR WALKERS, FEEDER TRANSIT, TAXIS, KISS-RIDERS, PARKERS, AND BICYCLES ARE DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED. GENERAL ASPECTS OF HIGHWAY-TRANSIT INTERCHANGE STATION PLANNING AND DESIGN ARE REVIEWED. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT SYSTEM AND STATION PLANNING IS A CONTINUING PROCESS. /AUTHOR/
Publication Year: 1966
Publication Date: 1966-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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