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Use of Narrow Lanes and Narrow Shoulders on Freeways: A Primer on Experiences, Current Practice, and Implementation Considerations

References

  1. "The Use of Freeway Shoulders to Increase Capacity;" McCasland, William R; FHWATX-78-210-2; September 1978
  2. http://h1rehab.com/
  3. NCHRP Report 369; "Use of Shoulders and Narrow Lanes to Increase Freeway Capacity;" 1995
  4. "Safety Effects of Using Narrow Lanes and Shoulder-Use Lanes to Increase the Capacity of Urban Freeways" (https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/05001/)
  5. Urbanik, T., Bonilla, C. R., "California Experience with Inside Shoulder Removals," Transportation Research Record 1122, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1987, pp. 37-36.
  6. Demonstrating Performance-Based Practical Design through Urban Freeway Reconstruction FHWAHOP-16-034;2016
  7. "Active Traffic Management (ATM) Feasibility and Screening Guide"; FHWA-HOP-14-019; May 2015, https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop14019/index.htm
  8. "Use of Freeway Shoulders for Travel — Guide for Planning, Evaluating, and Designing Part-Time Shoulder Use as a Traffic Management Strategy", FHWA-HOP-023, February 2016, https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop15023/index.htm
  9. Materials provided by Florida DOT
  10. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/US2/TrafficManagement/default.htm
  11. "Relationship to Lane Width to Capacity for Urban Expressways"; Transportation Research Record 2483 — Highway Capacity and Quality of Service; 2015
  12. FHWA PBPD website; https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/design/pbpd/
  13. 23CFR PART 625 — DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAYS; 625.3 Application; (f) Exceptions
  14. "Mitigation Strategies for Design Exceptions"; http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/geometric/pubs/mitigationstrategies/; July 2007
  15. "Reducing Lane and Shoulder Width to Permit an Additional Lane On a Freeway — Technical Report"; FHWA/TX-15/0-6811-1; March 2015
  16. "Safety Effects of Narrow Lanes and Shoulder-Use Lanes to Increase Capacity of Urban Freeways"; Transportation Research Record No. 1897; pages 71-80; 2004
  17. "Evaluation of Operational and Safety Characteristics of Shoulders Used for Part-Time Travel Lanes" (FHWAHOP-12-008)
  18. Highway Capacity Manual, TRB, 2010
  19. Safety and Operational Evaluation of Shoulders on Urban Freeways; FHWA/TX-87/32+395-1
  20. Highway Safety Manual, AASHTO, 2010
  21. Federal Highway Administration Focus States Initiative: Traffic Incident Management Performance Measures Final Report; https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop10010/presentation.htm
  22. NCFRP Report 31 - Incorporating Truck Analysis into the Highway Capacity Manual
  23. Ng, Chen Feng and Small, Kenneth: "Tradeoffs among Free-flow Speed, Capacity, Cost, and Environmental Footprint in Highway Design"; Journal of Economic Literature; August 30, 2011
  24. Florida Department of Transportation, Transit Office; "Integrating Transit Into Traditional Neighborhood Design Polices — The Influence of Lane Width on Bus Safety", June 2010
  25. Performance Based Planning and Programming Guidebook, FHWA HEP 13-041, September 2013, https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/performance_based_planning/v/
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