Transit Design Standards Manual

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Transit Authority of River City September 2013

A R EFERENCE G UIDE

T RANSIT D ESIGN S TANDARDS M ANUAL


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“[T] e a ac veness of p bl c t anspo t syste s s boosted f se s feel safe andco fo table walk ng o cycl ng to and f o b ses, l g t a l, and t a ns. Good p bl cspace and good p bl c t anspo t syste [s] a e s ply two s des of t e sa e co n.

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3TARC: Transit Design Standards Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5

INTRODUCTION 6PurPOSE OF ThiS mANuAL ....................................................... 6

W o w ll se t s an al? ......................... ....................... 6TArC m ss on State ent ........................ ........................... 7Goals and Objec ves ........................................................ 7

TArC OVErViEW ......................................................................... 7rELATiONShiP TO PLANNiNG DOCumENTS ............................ 8

Co ne stone 2020 ............................................................. 8Land Develop ent Code .................................................. 8ho zon 2030 .................................................................... 8P bl c r g ts-of-Way Access b l ty G del nes .............. .... 9T ans t Coope a ve resea c P og a .......................... ... 9

mOBi LiTY ................................................................................... 10T ans t S ppo ve Develop ent ........................... ......... 10St eet Netwo k .............................................................. 11T ans t Netwo k ......................... ........................... .......... 12

STREET SIDE INFRASTRUC TURE 14rOADWAY rEQuirEmEN TS ..................................................... 14

St eet Pave ent ............................................................. 14road G ade and Al gn ent ............................................. 14Lane W dt and Co ne rad s .......................... ............. 15C b he g t and Clea ance ........................ ..................... 16

FLEET ChArACTEriSTiCS ......................................................... 17B kes-on-Boa d ............................................................... 17

LOCATiNG A TrAN SiT STOP ..................................................... 19B s Stop Place ent n rela on to t e St eet ................. 20D veways and C b C ts ....................... ......................... 21

BuS STOP ZONES....................................................................... 21On-st eet B s Stop Zone Des gn ........................ ............. 22

ON LiNE BuS STOPS.................................................................. 22

C b-s de B s Stop.................................. ........................ 22C b E tens on ........................... ........................... .......... 24

OFF LiNE BuS STOPS ................................................................ 26Closed B s Bay ........................... ........................... .......... 27Open B s Bay ........................ ............................ .............. 27Co b na on B s Bay/ r g t T n Lane .......................... 27Q e e J pe B s Bay ......................... .......................... 27

CURB SIDE INFRASTRUC TURE 29PEDESTriA N CirCu LATiON ...................................................... 29

Pat ways ............................ ........................... .................. 29On-s te C c la on ........................ ........................... ....... 29

PrOWAG ADA STANDArDS & GuiDELiNES .......................... 32Pedest an Access ro te ........................... ...................... 32Co ponents ......................... ........................... ............... 33Con n o s W dt ......................... ........................... ....... 33G ade & C oss Slope ......................... ........................... ... 33S face .......................... ........................... ....................... 33Ve cal Al gn ent & S face D scon n es ................. 34ho zontal Open ngs ......................... ........................... ... 34P ot d ng Objects............................ ........................... ... 34Clea Space ........................... ........................... ............... 35

PEDESTriAN ACCESS rOuT E: ALTErNATE ELEmENTS ........... 35Pedest an St eet C oss ngs .......................... .................. 35C b ra ps .......................... ........................... ............... 36

TrAN SiT FACiLiTES ................................................................... 37

OFF STrEET FACiLiTiES ............................................................ 37T ans t Cente s .......................... ........................... ........... 37Pa k-and-r de ........................... ........................... ........... 38

ON STr EET FACiLiTiES .............................................................. 39T ans t S gns .......................... ........................... ............... 39Boa d ng/ Al g ng A ea (W eelc a Land ng Pad) ...... 41L g ng ............................ ........................... ................... 42

TrANSiT AmENiTiES & STrEET FurNiTurE ........................... 42Wa ng A ea o Accesso y Pad ........................ ............... 43S elte s ........................ ............................ ....................... 43


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Benc es .......................................................................... 45T as receptacles ........................................................... 47Non-Standa d A en es ................................................ 48Landscap ng .................................................................... 49ma ntenance ........................... ........................... ............. 49

APPENDIX A 50

TrANSiT GLOSSArY .................................................................. 50

AppENDI x B 52DimEN SiON AL GrAP hiC STANDArDS..................................... 52

Plans ........................... ........................... ......................... 53Sec on ............................................................................ 59C b E tens on ........................... ............................ ......... 60B s Bay ........................................................................... 61Sa ple P bl c Fac l ty Ease ent ........................ ............. 62

APPENDIX C 63TrAN SiT AmENiT Y VENDOrS .................................................. 63

S elte s ........................................................................... 64Benc es .......................................................................... 68T as receptacles .......................... ............................ ..... 72Stanc on ........................................................................ 78Contact info a on ....................................................... 79

APPENDIX D 80

rEFErENCES .............................................................................. 80

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ExECuTiVE SummArYAs t e local p bl c t ans t p ov de n t e Lo sv lle eg on t e T ans tA t o ty of r ve C ty (TArC) as developed t e Transit Design StandardsManual to enco age t e coo d na on of local develop ent and t ans tse v ce. T s an al se ves as a efe ence to elp local j sd c ons

and t e develop ent co n ty to acco odate t ans t w t n t edevelop ent plans. By des gn ng fo p bl c t anspo ta on n t e n aldevelop ent p ocess, TArC’s t ans t ve cles can be acco odated;t e eby p o o ng t ans t as a feas ble alte na ve ode of t anspo ta on.Coo d na ng land se and t anspo ta on plann ng not only es lts np ov d ng e ec ve t ans t se v ce, b t ay lead to a ed c on n t a cconges on.

Alt o g TArC deals p a ly w t t ans t needs w t n t e p bl c g t-of-way, t e agency enco ages p ope ty owne s and develope s tocons de t e t anspo ta on needs of t e s te’s se s w en loca ng anddes gn ng b ld ngs and a en es w t n a new o edeveloped s te. Byp ov d ng t e nf ast ct e, access o tes, fac l es, and a en es, a newdevelop ent can elp to ake p bl c t ans t an a ac ve and e c ent

ode of t avel w t n t e co n ty.

TArC enco ages local j sd c ons and develope s to follow t eseeco enda ons and wo k w t TArC n plann ng fo p bl c t anspo ta onn conj nc on w t new o edeveloped p ope es. Wo k ng w t TArC

t o g t e develop ent ev ew p ocess w ll p o ote des gn op onst at s ppo t t ans t-s ppo ve develop ent and s ppo t standa dsfo nd w t n t e ADA’s P bl c r g t-of-Way Access b l ty G del nes.

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T s an al s o gan zed nto seve al sec ons t at co espond w t fac l tydes gn.

Sec on 1 ( Introduc on ) talks abo t t e p pose of t s an al, goals andobjec ves, ela ons p to ot e plann ng doc ents, and p ov des anove v ew of TArC, ob l ty, and t ans t netwo k.

Sec on 2 ( Street-side Infrastructure ) pe ta ns to t e spec c t ans tneeds w t n t e t avel way ncl d ng b s stop place ent, oadway

eq e ents, and eet c a acte s cs.

Sec on 3 ( Curb-side Infrastructure ) de nes loca on, des gn, andd ens onal g del nes fo t ans t fac l es and a en es w t n t e c b-s de p bl c g t-of-way.

Sec on 4 ( Appendices ) ncl des a glossa y of t ans t- elated te s,d ens onal g ap c standa ds, a en ty c t s eets/ spec ca ons, and

efe ences.

Acknowledge ents

T s an al was co pleted by t e T ans t A t o ty of r ve C tyPlann ng Depa t ent.

Q es ons o co ents pe ta n ng to t e contents of t s epo t can be

sent to:

A da Cop c, D ecto of Plann ng, TArCacop c@ deta c.o g

N c olas Se ve s, T anspo ta on Planne , TArCnse ve s@ deta c.o g


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iNTrODuCTiONpURpoSE oF ThIS mANUAlT e p pose of t e T ans t Des gn Standa ds man al s to se ve as ag de fo TArC’s t anspo ta on fac l es nstalla on, p ove ents,and a ntenance syste -w de. T ese standa ds apply to b s stop

nf ast ct e, s gnage, passenge fac l es, and ot e a en es t atco ld be nstalled n conj nc on w t t e TArC b s stops. T s doc ents o ld be v ewed f o ope a ng and des gn pe spec ves, fo d ens onaland ope a ng c a acte s cs. T e goal s to adopt t e man al as anappend to t e Land Develop ent Code, t e eby ens ng eg lato ys ppo t fo t anspo ta on plann ng, nf ast ct e, and passenge sfac l es ple enta on n t e TArC se v ce a ea.

T e pdated t ans t des gn standa ds s o ld ass st Lo sv lle met oP bl c Wo ks, t e Lo sv lle met o Plann ng Co ss on, t e Kent ckyT anspo ta on Cab net (KYTC), and t e Kent ck ana reg onal Plann ng &Develop ent Agency (KiPDA) w t t e develop ent p ocess, st ea l nedevelop ent plans ev ew and co n ca on between TArC, p bl cagenc es, develop ent co n ty, and t e p bl c. P bl c t ans t s an

po tant pa t of t e co n ty nf ast ct e; cons stent app oac toplann ng and ple enta on s o ld es lt n safe t ans t ope a ons,

g q al ty passenge s fac l es and ed ced cost fo nstalla on anda ntenance n a long te .

T e T ans t Des gn Standa ds man al w ll se ve as a clea and n fog de fo t e des gn and place ent of t ans t- elated (b s) fac l es anda en es. T e an al w ll also e p as ze t e po tance of t ans tfac l es t o g co pl ance of t e ADA’s P bl c r g t-of-way G del nes(PrOWAG). TArC as developed t s an al to enco age planne s,des gne s, develope s, and local j sd c ons to ncl de t ans t-s ppo vedes gn standa ds w t n all new and edeveloped p ojects.

Who will use this manual? T e follow ng p ofess onals w ll nd t e T ans t Des gn Standa ds man al

sef l n t e wo k:

• T ans t ad n st ato s and planne s, s pe v so s of const c on,and all pe sonnel w o ove see t e develop ent, alte a on, andconst c on of t ans t fac l es;

• A c tect al and eng nee ng sta w o need an ove v ew ofaccess b l ty eg la ons t o g o t a fac l ty befo e p epa ngdeta led des gns;

• Fede al, state, and local gove n ent o c als w o ev ew fac l typlans and ay be nvolved n c oos ng key sta ons o l ng ond sp opo onate costs; and

• Agenc es (bot p bl c and p vate) w o wo k to p o ote econo cdevelop ent, p ove access to e ploy ent oppo t n es, andadvocate fo t ans t se s w t d sab l es.

D scla e :

T ese des gn g del nes a e ntended to p ov de acc ate, a t o ta ved ec on fo gene al s t a ons. T ey a e not ntended to p ov de s te-spec c, deta led p bl c t ans t, eng nee ng, a c tect al, const c on,

legal o ot e nfo a on. T e eade w ll need to adj st t e nfo a onconta ned n t e g del nes to s te-spec c needs, const a nts, and to allappl cable laws, eg la ons, and codes. F t e , f t e eade des ese pe t adv ce conce n ng any of t e tec n cal efe ences conta ned n t eseg del nes, t e eade s enco aged to eta n t e se v ces of app op atee pe t(s). T ese g del nes a e p ov ded w t t e nde stand ng t atTArC s not engaged n t e ende ng of any p ofess onal se v ce.


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TARC Mission Statement To e plo e and ple ent t anspo ta on oppo t n es t at en ance t esoc al, econo c and env on ental well-be ng of t e G eate Lo sv lleco n ty.

Goals and Objec vesGoal 1: Enco age t ans t-s ppo ve develop entObjec ves:

• Coo d nate w t land owne s, develope s, a c tects, eng nee s,agenc es, and local j sd c ons to ens e p ope t ans t stopdes gn, place ent, and nstalla on.

• P o ote cons stency of standa ds and g del nes fo new oedeveloped t ans t fac l es and a en es.

• P ov de pedest an fac l es t at a e safe, d ect, and ba e f eefo all new o edevelop ent p ojects ega dless of land se toens e a con n o s connected pedest an syste .

Goal 2: P o ote p bl c t ans t as an a ac ve, f nc onal, safe, access ble,and conven ent/ d ect ode of t anspo ta on.Objec ves:

• ma nta n t ans t nf ast ct e, bot st eet-s de and c b-s defac l ty standa ds, w le nco po a ng nto adjacent land ses

• Acco odate ne g bo ood needs n t e des gn and place entof t ans t fac l es and a en es to en ance t ans t de s p.

TARC OVERVIEWT ans t A t o ty of r ve C ty, (TArC) was fo nded n 1974 w en vote s

n Lo sv lle and Je e son Co nty voted to nc ease occ pa onal ta tonance a n c pal b s se v ce. TArC p ov des p bl c t anspo ta on to

Je e son, B ll , and Old a co n es n Kent cky, and Cla k and Floydco n es n so t e n ind ana. Today, TArC se ves o e t an 15 ll onc sto e s w o t avel al ost 65 ll on les ann ally.

TArC owns and ope ates 127 pa at ans t ve cles and 232 b ses, and aso e t an 600 e ployees, 400 of t ose be ng coac ope ato s. TArC

ope ated 41 o tes, p ov d ng t ans t fo an ave age of 47,700 de s eacweekday. TArC ope ates a co b na on of e p ess, local, c c lato , andde and- esponse se v ces. (Sta s cs f o scal yea 2012)

TArC p ov des connec ons to jobs, ed ca on, and ac v ty cente s,en anc ng econo c develop ent and ed c ng poll on and conges on.TArC p ov des t anspo ta on fo a va ety of c sto e s, ncl d ng t eelde ly and pe sons w t d sab l es. T e f ont of eve y ed- o teb s as p o ty sea ng fo sen o c zens and pe sons n w eelc a s.W eelc a l s fo eas e boa d ng and b ke acks a e now standa d.TArC also p ov des doo -to-doo se v ce, known as TArC 3, fo t ose w oa e nable to de ed- o te b ses d e to a d sab l ty (ADA obl ga on).


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RElATIoNShIp To plANNING DoCUmENTSW t n t e Lo sv lle-Je e son Co nty met opol tan A ea, a n be ofplann ng doc ents ave ncl ded p ov s ons nvolv ng alte nate odesof t anspo ta on, spec cally, p bl c t anspo ta on. Notable doc ents

ncl de Co ne stone 2020, t e Land Develop ent Code, and ho zon2030.

T e T ans t Des gn Standa ds man al s ntended to co ple ent andnco po ate local and fede al plann ng doc ents as t ey pe ta n to

p bl c t ans t by co b n ng t e nto a s ngle efe ence g de ncl d ngn d ens onal eq e ents and des gn standa ds along w t

ll st a ve g ap c and p otog ap c e a ples.

Cornerstone 2020 T e Co p e ens ve Plan, Co ne stone 2020, ep esents t e v s on ofLo sv lle and Je e son Co nty as a plan fo a o e l vable, a ac ve,

ob le, e c ent and env on entally sens ve co n ty. T s doc ents p a ly abo t ow to plan fo bot de og ap c and econo c

c anges n ega ds to land se, w t t e goal of en anc ng t e q al tyof l fe w t n t e co n ty. Co ne stone 2020 ncl des st ateg es andg del nes to be appl ed n conj nc on, to dete ne w et e p oposedland se c anges a e n ag ee ent. T e Kent cky rev se Stat tes (KrS100) eq e a co p e ens ve plan to ncl de a mob l ty St ategy (goalsand objec ves) and mob l ty/ T anspo ta on plan ele ent (G del nes 7,8, and 9).

T e mob l ty St ategy den es t e po tance of nco po a ng a p bl cass t ans t syste t at s safe, econo cal, access ble, and e c ent.Also, t e mob l ty St ategy enco ages t e develop ent of a p bl c t ans tsyste t at nc eases pe sonal ob l ty and t avel c o ces, conse vesene gy eso ces, p ese ves a q al ty, and foste s econo c g owt .mob l ty/ T anspo ta on G del nes 7, 8 and 9 enco age t e des gn oft anspo ta on fac l es to be safe, a ac ve, e c ent and access ble,espec ally fo t ose w o a e elde ly o d sabled.

Land Development CodeT e eg la ons and eq e ents establ s ed w t n t e LandDevelop ent Code, LDC, a e n acco dance w t t e co p e ens ve plan,Co ne stone 2020, w t cons de a on to p eva l ng land ses, g owtc a acte s cs, and t e c a acte of espec ve d st cts to enco aget e ost app op ate se of land t o g o t Lo sv lle and Je e sonCo nty. T e Land Develop ent Code p ov des t e eg la ons neededto ple ent appl cable goals, objec ves and pol c es pe ta n ng to t est ateg es and plan ele ents adopted by Co ne stone 2020.

T ans t standa ds w t n t e Land Develop ent Code can be fo nd nC apte 5 Pa t 9, C apte 6 Pa t 4 and Append 6F. T e LDC’s t ans tstanda ds foc s on c c la on, connec v ty and access b l ty by o tl n ng

n des gn eq e ents. Append 6F ncl des a T ans t Des gnStanda ds man al des gned to ens e t at all develop ents a e access bleby any eans of t anspo t and t at all develop ents p ov de a p ys calplace fo t ans t passenge s to access t e t ans t ve cle and t e naldes na on. req e ents fo ev ew o add onal t ans t a en es fodevelop ents a e based on s ze, scale, o pa c la se.

Horizon 2030 T e met opol tan T anspo ta on Plan, ho zon 2030, was p epa ed byt e Kent ck ana reg onal Plann ng and Develop ent Agency, KiPDA, top ov de a 20-yea v s on of ow t e t anspo ta on netwo k w t n t eLo sv lle met opol tan Plann ng A ea w ll f nc on and appea n t ef t e. T e goal of t e t anspo ta on plan s to develop bot st ateg es

and ac ons w ose c la ve pact bene ts t e eg on, lead ng to t eo e e c ent ove ent of people and goods.

T e plan o tl nes s eg onal p o es to se ve as g des fo den fy ngd ve se t anspo ta on ss es. ho zon 2030, n acco dance w t 23 CFr450.322 (b) p ov des “bot long- ange and s o t- ange st ateg es/ ac onst at lead to t e develop ent of an nteg ated l - odal t anspo ta onsyste to fac l tate t e safe and e c ent ove ent of people and goods

n add ess ng c ent and f t e t anspo ta on de and.”

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T e Alte nate modes eg onal p o ty add esses connec v ty and t epo tance of t ans t, b cycle, and pedest an odes of t anspo ta on

and ens es t e c o ce to se alte nate odes as a s bs t te to t es ngle occ pancy ve cle. T e bene ts of alte na ve odes (p bl ct ans t, pa at ans t, des a ng, b cycle, and pedest an) can t anslate to

p oved a q al ty, less wea and tea on oadways, and be e ealt .

Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility GuidelinesT e A e cans w t D sab l es Act of 1990 (ADA) s leg sla on t atp o b ts d sc na on based on d sab l ty. T tle ii of t e act add essesp bl c se v ces, ncl d ng t anspo ta on, p ov ded by p bl c en es andconcent ates on access b l ty, bot p ys cal and pol cy, fo t ose w td sab l es. To f t e cla fy access ble p ov s ons eq ed w t n t ep bl c g t-of-way, t e ADA as establ s ed t e P bl c r g ts-of-WayAccess b l ty G del nes (D a ), o PrOWAG, as a stand-alone doc entt at ses t anspo ta on nd st y standa ds, te s, and eas es todete ne access ble standa ds and g del nes. All newly des gned andconst cted fac l es (te po a y o pe anent) located w t n t e p bl c

g t-of-way s all co ply w t PrOWAG eq e ents. All alte ed po onsof e s ng fac l es located n t e p bl c g t-of-way s all co ply w tPrOWAG to t e a e tent feas ble.

*Note: Fo t e p pose of t e T ans t Des gn Standa ds man al, standa dst at do not d ectly pe ta n to p bl c t anspo ta on ave been o edf o t s doc ent.

Transit Coopera ve Research ProgramTCrP, sponso ed by t e Fede al T ans t Ad n st a on, as p od ced ava ety of epo ts foc sed on p bl c t ans t. Fo t e p pose of t s des gnstanda ds an al, TCrP repo t 19: G del nes fo t e Loca on and Des gnof B s Stops as been sed as a efe ence fo v s al g ap cs and g esto de onst ate n standa ds and des gn p efe ences.

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moBIlITYLo sv lle’s co p e ens ve plan, Co ne stone 2020, st esses t e

po tance of a l - odal t anspo ta on netwo k w t n t e eg on.Alt o g , Lo sv lle a nly ses s ngle-occ pant ve cles fo t anspo t,t e plan enco ages p ov s ons fo an e c ent, safe, and a ac ve systeof oadways, t ans t o tes, s dewalks, and ot e pat ways fo t e ely

ove ent of people and goods by all et ods of t avel ncl d ng t ans t,

b cycl ng, and walk ng. P ov d ng t e app op ate st eet-s de nf ast ct en ega ds to p bl c t ans t, w ll s ppo t va o s odes of t avel.

Transit Suppor ve Development T ans t-s ppo ve develop ent foc ses on p ov d ng a balancedt anspo ta on syste , w e e walk ng, b k ng, and d ng p bl c t ans two k n conj nc on w t t e p vate a to ob le. ma nta n ng a balancedt anspo ta on syste allows t e people of a co n ty to ave alte na vec o ces t at acco odate all odes of t avel to pe fo eve yday t ps.TArC p o otes t ans t-s ppo ve des gn n new o edeveloped landw t n t e Lo sv lle met o a ea. T ans t-s ppo ve develop ent canonly be ac eved f nte connected st eet netwo ks beco e a p o ty.

the LAST MILE

Bike to TARCWalk to TARC Park & TARC

Transit Authority of River City (TARC) 2012

Sidewalks and ADA Ramps Bike Paths and Racks Single-use and Shared lots

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Street NetworkSt eet netwo ks connect people to eac ot e and to des na ons byfo ng an e ec ve, e ble f a ewo k w t n a co n ty. Wellconnected st eet netwo ks p ove ob l ty by allow ng people to t avel

o e d ectly by foot, b ke, (o to) p bl c t ans t, o by s ngle occ pantve cle. h g ly connected st eet netwo ks ed ce ve cle les t aveled,t a c conges on, and ve cle delay. By allow ng t a c to d se ac oss

t e la ge st eet netwo k connec v ty can be a zed, espec ally w ende and beco es e cess ve on an nd v d al o te.

A t ans t-s ppo ve st eet netwo k s nte connected and p ov dessafe, d ect, and conven ent access to va o s ses o to t anspo ta onalte na ves, s c as t ans t stops. inte connected st eet pa e nsp ov de l ple o tes fo pedest ans and d ect access t o g t ene g bo ood to t e t ans t stop allow ng a cent ally located b s stop tose ve a g eate a ea.

TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Contemporary Street Pattern

• Disconnected• Walking Distance from street• Location of parking lots

Connected Grid Pattern

• Connections• Allows transit through• Proximity to transit infrastructure• Land use intensity

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Transit Network T ans t netwo ks e ect t e st eet netwo ks on w c t ey ope ate. T ep pose of a t ans t netwo k s to collect and d st b te passenge s a o nda la ge a ea t an wo ld be poss ble by a s ngle l ne. W en l nes c oss o

jo n, passenge s a e able to t ansfe f o one to anot e , nc eas ng t ea ea n w c t ey can t avel by t ans t.

A good t ans t netwo k p ov des a balance between ob l ty and access.To ens e ob l ty and e c ent t avel es, a t ans t netwo k s o ldavo d f eq ent stops spaced close toget e . An e c ent t ans t l nes o ld connect l ple po nts b t also be easonably st a g t so t at

t s pe ce ved as a d ect o te between any two po nts on t e o te.To ac eve good t ans t geo et y, g -de and t ans t des na onsa e on a d ect and ope able o te between ot e g -de and t ans tdes na ons.

Access ble t ans t stops st be p ov ded w t n a s o t walk ng d stanceof es den al a eas as well as ac v ty gene ato s. By spac ng t ans t stopsw t n ½- le of eac ot e , t e ajo ty of pedest ans o de s w ll

ave no o e t an a ¼- le walk ng d stance to eac a t ans t stop. T sakes des na ons o e access ble by walk ng, and enla ges t e capt e

a ea s o nd ng t ans t sta ons.

li ited St Service:makes all stops. B s stops between 600 and 3000 feet apa tdepend ng on dens ty. L ted stops ave faste se v ce. Stops at ajo

nte sec ons, ac v ty cente s, and t ansfe po nts.

Standard E ress R ute Service:makes all stops l ke Standa d F ed ro te n l a spec c po nt along t eo te w e e t beco es an e p ess to t e nal des na on. Typ cally

ope ates on a g way, alt o g not t e ost d ect, b t faste .

Standard Fi ed R ute Service:make all stops. B s Stops a e only 100’s of feet apa t. Closely spacedstops add to e of t p, to ve cle wea and tea , and to ope a ngcosts ( efe to Page 19 fo new b s stop loca on pol cy).

UNDESIRABLE:F eq ent stops spaced ateve y block n st eet g d

ACCEPTABLE:ma nta n stop pa e non a n st eet w td sconnected st eetconte t/ pa e n of

nte sec ng st eets

ACCEPTABLE:TArC s o ld only locate new stopson e s ng st eets w t a plan to

ake p ove ents. No new ( e-)develop ent s o ld be pe edw t o t access to t e b s stop.

UNDESIRABLE:New stops s o ld not be placedw e e a ll o swale l es w t nt e p bl c g t-of-way.

PREFERRED:Fo all new o edeveloped s tes

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LanduseGENERAL COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE

INDUSTRIAL

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENT IAL

PARKS, CEMETERIES, ETC.

PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

VACANT AND UNDEVELOPED

Frequent Serviceevery 15 minutes or less onweekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Frequent Service & Landuse

Legend

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STrEET SiDE iNFrASTruCTurESt eet-s de nf ast ct e ncl des t ose feat es w t n t e t avel wayt at deal w t oadway eq e ents, eet c a acte s cs, b s stop zonetypes and place ent.

ROADWAY REQUIREMENTSroadways and nte sec ons w t b s t a c s o ld be des gned toacco odate t e s ze, we g t, and t n ng ad s of TArC b ses. Key

oadway des gn feat es, s c as lane w dt , late al and ve cal clea ances,pave ent, oad g ade, and n t n ng ad a e typ cally based ont e standa d 40- b s.

Street Pavement roadway pave ents and t no ts, o b s bays, st ave s c entst engt to acco odate epe ve b s a el loads of 40,000-lbs (2 tons)

to coo d nate w t t e a g oss loaded ve cle we g t. Alt o gpave ent des gns w ll depend on spec c on-s te so l cond ons andtopog ap y, a eas w e e b ses sta t, stop, and t n a e po tantcons de a ons. re nfo ced conc ete s eco ended to ed ce pave entfa l e p oble s t at a e e pe enced w t asp alt. Develope s a eenco aged to p ov de conc ete b s pads fo t e f ll lengt of t e b s stopzone. B s pads a e a n of 11- w de (12- p efe ed). No pa k ngs gns a e eq ed to p ope ly des gnate a b s stop zone. Pave ent des gnfo all st eet class ca ons s all confo to t e c ent pave ent des gnstanda ds establ s ed by t e D ecto of P bl c Wo ks.

Pave ent des gn cons de a ons:• So l c a acte s cs• Des gn l fe• T a c vol e• mate al st engt s• P ov s ons fo a ntenance

Road Grade and Alignment Selec on of oadway g ade s o ld be based on b s pe fo ancec a acte s cs fo g ade ascents and descents nde a t ans t ve cle’sf lly loaded cond ons. road g ades s o ld avo d c ests and sags t at canca se a to t e t ans t ve cle. C ests n oad g ade can ca se a b s“bo o o t,” w le sags, o oad s face dep ess ons, can leave a b ss spended, o “ ng- p,” on ts f ont and ea ove angs. C ests and sags

co only occ at nte sec ons o w e e a d veway c osses a s dewalko jo ns a st eet. Typ cally, t e a g ade fo a 40- b s s between6-8%. T e eco ended g ade c ange between a st eet and d veway sless t an 6%.

B s stops located at c ves ake t d c lt fo ope ato s to stop pa allelto t e c b and also ed ces s g t d stance. Also, avo d plac ng b s stopson steep g ade f sl ppe y w nte cond ons p eva l. P efe ed b s stoploca on s on sec ons of oadway t at a e ela vely st a g t and at.

STrEET-SiDE iNFrASTruCTurE


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Lane Width and Corner RadiusA t a c lane sed by b ses s o ld be w de eno g fo a a b sw dt of 10’-6” ncl d ng o s and be des gned to pe t adeq ate

ane ve ng space and to avo d s desw pe acc dents. W en a b cyclelane and b s stop a e bot p esent, an ope ato st be able to seecycl sts n bot d ec ons w le app oac ng t e stop. To acco odatet ans t ve cles, bot p bl c and p vate oadways s o ld a nta n a 12-

n lane w dt to allow fo p ope b s ane ve ab l ty.

T e ad s of st eet nte sec ons s o ld be des gned to allow b ses tot n at app op ate ope a ng speeds w t o t “j p ng” t e c b l neo enc oac ng nto adjacent t a c lanes. A typ cal 40- b s eq esa n of 55- o ts de co ne ad s and a n 30- ns deco ne ad s. See Table 1 fo eet c a acte s cs and spec ca ons fova y ng ve cle t n ng ad .

Co ne ad s des gn c te a:• Angle of nte sec on• T ans t ve cle t n ng ad and ope a ng speeds• N be and w dt of oadway lanes• Allowable b s enc oac ent nto ot e t a c lanes• On-st eet pa k ng• Pedest ans

Add onal co ne ad w ll be eq ed nde t e follow ng cond ons:• B ses t n ng at speeds g eate t an 10 p• T ns n a eas w t s g t d stance l ta ons• T ns nvolv ng c anges n pave ent g ade• T ns n a eas w c est ct t e ove ent of b s ove ang• B ses eq pped w t b ke acks

• 40- b s nt n ng pat• 12- des ed lanew dt and clea ance• 55- des ede te o t n ng

ad s

Figure 1: Turning radii for typical 40- busSource: Palm Tran Transit Design Manual


T n ng into - Lane Types m n Co ne rad s ( )S ngle 12- Lane w t o t Enc oac ent 50m l -lane w t Enc oac ent 30m l -lane w t On-st eet Pa k ng 20

Figure 2: Minimum corner radii by lane typeSource: Palm Tran Transit Design Manual


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Curb Height and ClearanceW e e poss ble, locate b s stops w e e an op al 6- n c b e g t e sts,alt o g 6 to 9- n c b e g ts a e s table. Low o absent c bs akeboa d ng and al g ng d c lt fo de s, w le g e c b e g ts ay

nte fe e w t w eelc a l s.

W en a b s t avels along t e c b-s de lane, oads de obst c ons s o ld

not nte fe e w t eg la t ans t ope a on and boa d ng and al g ng ofde s. W en b ses p ll o t of t e b s stop zone to eente t a c, t e

ea of t e b s ay p vot and e tend ove t e c b l ne. if above g adeobstacles a e located too close to t e st eet, b ses co ld s desw pe t ese

t es, da ag ng bot t e ed object and/ o t e b s.

C b-s de obst c on place ent c te a:• A n of 12- above t e st eet s face• A n of 2- f o t e c b edge (o st eet) to fac l tate

late al clea ance ( ea ove and sw ng s o ld be c ecked, poss blyeq ng a late al clea ance g eate t an 2- )

recove y and Layove Loca onsA layove o ecove y loca on p ov des a safe, non- nt s ve a ea w e ea b s can s t befo e beg nn ng t e ne t sc ed led t p o o te. D ngselec on of a ecove y a ea, t e pact on t e s o nd ng ne g bo ood

st be cons de ed, espec ally v s b l ty, t a c, and env on entalcons de a ons. O -st eet loca ons at t e end of t e l ne a e des able

ecove y loca ons, and a e o en s table as Pa k-and-TArC fac l es f

located w t n a pa k ng lot.

Typ cal ecove y loca on c a acte s cs:• At t e end of a l ne o o te• O t of t e ow of t a c o t n lane• Nea a b s t n a o nd• Nea well-l t p bl c a eas, s c as esta ants and gas sta ons• unobst cted d veways, c b c ts, o b s ness eg ess


Figure 3: Minimum lane width and clearance for typical 40- busSource: Modi ed from Palm Tran Transit Design Manual


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FlEET ChARACTERISTICSTArC ope ates nd eds of ve cles eac day. A va ety of ve cletypes ake p t e eet ncl d ng yb d and f ll-elect c tec nology.C ently, t e standa d 40- b s as t e la gest capac ty and s t e ostco on. in add on, TArC ope ates a n be of 29- b ses, t olleys,and TArC3 pa at ans t ve cles. Typ cally, t ans t ve cles a e des gned toacco odate 1.5 es t e sea ng capac ty. Fo e a ple, a 40-seat b s

as a stand ng capac ty fo an add onal 20 de s fo a a load of60 passenge s.

Table 1 o tl nes t e c ent p a y spec ca ons fo ve cles w t n t eTArC eet. To acco odate t ans t ve cles, t ese spec ca ons s o ldbe cons de ed w en ( e)des gn ng st eet-s de nf ast ct e.

T e eas e ents w t n t e table do not ncl de:• B cycle acks n t e p g t o e tended odes• rad o antenna a ac ed to t e oof of t e b s• O ts de o s set to nd v d al ope ato p efe ences

Bikes-on-Board All TArC b ses a e eq pped w t deployable b cycle acks. B cycle

acks allow b cycl sts to b ng t e b kes w t t e w le t ey a e TArCpassenge s. T e b ke acks a e f ont o nted and can acco odate 2b cycles. W en deployed, t e b cycle acks a e 66- n long by 27- n w de.W en e tended, t e b cycle ack nc eases t e t ans t ve cle’s t n ng

ad s by 3- .


A transit rider u lizing the bike rack on the front of a TARC bus.


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Transit Authority of River City 3000

3000Transit Authority of River City LOUISVILLE

102.00

113.50

97.18

42.7083.41225.96

28.89 39.2535.26 143.35

279.00

47.1083.41

FleetC a acte s cs

29- LowFloo G ll g

40- LowFloo G ll g

40- hyb dG ll g

mV-1 TArC 3 T olley

C ent N be n Fleet* 25 159 32 31 49 10

Sea ng Capac ty 28 40 40 3 + 1 W eelc a 7 + 3 W eelc a s 22Ove all Lengt 29’-0” 40’-0” 40’-0” 17’-1” 20’-0” 28’-9”Ove all he g t 115” 116” 132” 75” 114”Ove all W dt 102” 102” 102” 79.4” 102” 96”F ont Doo Open ng W dt 35” 35” 35” 36” 32” 38”T n ng rad s 29’-0” 43’-0” 43’-0” 28’ to 31’G oss Loaded Ve cle We g t 31,000 lbs 39,600 lbs 39,600 lbs 6,600 lbs p to 14,050 lbs 27,900 lbs


Table 1 - TARC Vehicle Fleet Characteris cs* c ent n be as of A g st 31, 2013

Figure 4: Typical 40- TARC bus dimensions


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loCATING A TRANSIT STopW en dete n ng w e e to locate a t ans t stop, TArC st cons det e ove all t avel e and t ans t de and of t e a ea. P ov d ng close-toget e b s stops at eve y block (1/8 to 1/4 le o eve y 600 to 1250-

) w ll c eate s o te walk ng d stances, b t w ll add o e f eq entstops and longe t avel es. On t e ot e and, spac ng t ans t stopsfa t e apa t w ll allow fo g e speeds, nf eq ent stops, and s o te

t ps, w le nc eas ng walk ng d stances. To balance spac ng and aket ps as e c ent as poss ble, t ans t planne s st take nto cons de a onland ses, develop ent types and dens es ( .e. es den al, co e c ala eas, downtown, etc.). Table 2 s ows typ cal spac ng of b s stops basedon env on ental conte t. Table 3 s ows spac ng fo d e ng dens eso land ses. majo t p gene ato s s c as s opp ng cente s, ed calca p ses, o la ge b s ness pa ks can also dete ne w e e b s stopsa e located.

T e f t e de and fo t ans t a en es s o ld also be cons de edby loca ng stops w e e benc es, s elte s, and t as eceptacles canbe acco odated. Safety and ope a on facto s a e also c cal, andobstacles t at pede b s, ca , o pedest an t avel s o ld be avo ded.

Safety conce ns to cons de :• Passenge p otec on f o pass ng t a c• Access fo people w t d sab l es• P o ty to passenge c osswalks and c b a ps• P o ty of stop n t e oppos te d ec on• P o ty to ajo t p gene ato s• Conven ence of passenge t ansfe s to nea by o tes• St eet l g ng

Ope a ng conce ns to cons de :• Adeq ate c b space• i pact of stop on adjacent p ope es• On-st eet pa k ng and t ck del ve y zones• Vol e and t n ng ove ents of ot e t a c• One-way d ec on est c ons and w dt s of nte sec ng st eets• B s o ng pa e ns• W dt of s dewalk• Pedest an ac v ty

Conte t Spac ng range Typ cal Spac ngCBD 400 to 1000- 600-u ban A eas 500 to 1200- 750-S b ban A eas 600 to 2500- 1000-r al A eas 650 to 2640- 1250-majo Ac v ty Cente s(hosp tals, un ve s es, reg onal S opp ng)

S o ld always se ve

Source: TCRP Report 19with adapta on


Table 2 - Bus Stop Spacing (Context)


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Bus Stop Placement in Rela on to the Street Place ent of a b s stop along a t ans t o te nvolves c oos ng w e eto p ope ly locate t e stop n ela on to t e t avel way. T e e a e t eetyp cal loca ons w e e a b s stop s placed along a st eet: fa -s de, nea -s de, and d-block.

At a fa -s de b s stop, a t ans t ve cle stops ed ately a e pass ng

t o g an nte sec on. T e t ans t ve cle stops ed ately p o to annte sec on at a nea -s de b s stop. A d-block stop s typ cally fo nd

at long blocks and adjacent to g ac v ty gene ato s. See F g e 6 fofa -s de, nea -s de, and d-block b s stop dep c ons and place ent

eco enda ons.

T e follow ng facto s s o ld be cons de ed w en selec ng w e e toapp op ately locate a b s stop:

• Adjacent land ses• B s o te d ec on (t n ng at an nte sec on o con n ng

t o g an nte sec on)• i pact on nte sec on ope a ons• Connec ng t ans t o tes• inte sec on geo et y• Pa k ng est c ons and eq e ents• Passenge o g ns and des na ons• Pedest an access, ncl d ng ADA access b l ty• P ys cal oads de const a nts (t ees, poles, d veways)• Poten al pat onage•

P esence of b s bypass lane• T a c cont ol dev ces

Advantages D sadvantages

Nea -s de

• m n zes nte fe ence w ent a c s eavy on t e fa s de oft e nte sec on• Allows de s to access b sesclosest to t e c osswalk• Allows ope ato to se t e

w dt of t e nte sec on as anaccele a on lane• El nates poten al do blestopp ng t o g nte sec on• Allows de s to boa d and al g tat a t a c s gnal• Allows ope ato s t e oppo t n tyto obse ve onco ng t a c and

ake t ansfe connec ons

• inc eases con cts w t g t-t n ng ve cles• may obsc e oto st’s v ewof t a c cont ol dev ces andc oss ng pedest ans• may obsc e l ne of s g t fo

c oss ng pedest an• may block t avel lane w tq e ng b ses• may eq e o e t an onet a c s gnal cycle to c oss an

nte sec on

Fa -

s de

• m n zes con cts between

g t-t n ng ve cles and b ses• P ov des add onal g t-t ncapac ty by ak ng c b laneava lable fo t a c• m n zes s g t d stancep oble s on app oac es to

nte sec on• Enco ages pedest ans to c ossbe nd t e b s• Allows ope ato s to se t ew dt of t e nte sec on as a

decele a on lane• Allows ope ato s to se gaps nt a c c eated by t e t a c s gnal

• may block nte sec on d ng

peak pe od t a c• may obsc e l ne of s g tfo c oss ng pedest ans andve cles• may eq e do ble stopp ng(befo e and a e nte sec on)to se ve b s stop• may nc ease sk of ea -endcoll s ons• may est ct o c oke t avellanes on fa s de of nte sec on

m d-block

• m n zes s g t d stancep oble s fo pedest ans and

oto sts• may es lt n passenge wa nga eas e pe enc ng less pedest anconges on

• req es add onal d stancefo no-pa k ng est c ons• Enco ages st eet c oss ng at

d-block (o jaywalk ng)• inc eases walk ng d stance to

nte sec onsSource: TCRP Report 19


Table 4 - Bus Stop Placement


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Driveways and Curb CutsB s stops s o ld not be located close to d veways and c b c ts w e ea b s can block ot e ve c la ent ance o eg ess. ideally, a t ans t stops o ld be located a n of 200- away f o e s ng d veways andc b c ts.

UNDESIRABLE

ACCEPTABLE

if block ng an ent ance o d veway s navo dable:• A e pt to keep at least one ent ance/ e t open to ot e ve c la

access• Locate t ans t stop downst ea of a d veway• Allow fo ot e ve c la v s b l ty to n ze con cts (fa -s de

place ent p efe ed)• Allow boa d ng and al g ng f o a c b nstead of a d veway• Avo d de s wa ng fo t e b s n t e ddle of t e d veway

BUS STOP ZONESA b s stop zone ncl des t e a ea w t n t e t avel way t at s assoc atedw t ope a ons of t e b s ncl d ng accele a on, stopp ng a ea,decele a on, and lane t eat ents. W t n t e p bl c g t-of-way, t eb s stop zone s t e des gnated a ea of oadway along a b s o te t at

s a ked fo b s se, allow ng de s to boa d and al g t. D ens onseq ed fo t e b s stop zone depend on t avel lane des gn speed and

t e n be of b ses se v ng eac stop at a g ven e.

T e e a e two types of b s stop zones: o -st eet and on-st eet, eac av ngt e own va a ons, des gn cons de a ons, and fac l ty eq e ents as

t elates to t e t avel way. O -st eet fac l es conta n ng ess and eg esssepa ate f o t e t avel lane n des gnated a eas located at t ans tcente s o pa k-n- de lots. On-st eet b s stop zones can ave a va etyof con g a ons e t e on-l ne o o -l ne and a e a anged n a va ety ofcon g a ons along a t avel way. Con g a ons ncl de c b-s de, b sbay, open b s bay, q e e j pe b s bay, o c b e tens on.


Figure 5: Loca ng a bus stop near drivewaysSource:TCRP Report 19


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On-street Bus Stop Zone DesignOn-st eet b s stops can be located w t n t e t avel way, pa k ng lane, os o lde and can be catego zed as e t e on-l ne o o -l ne. On-st eetb s stops a e t e ost f eq ently sed beca se t ey p ov de ope a nge c ency, a e eas ly access ble fo b s d ve s, and ave n al delays

n se v ce. B s stop zone lengt s can va y based on t e on-st eeta ange ent and t e place ent along t e o te. Fo fa o nea -s de

b s stop place ent, c b-s de b s stop zones s o ld sta t a n of5- f o t e edge of a pedest an c osswalk o end of t e co ne ad s,w c eve s f t e f o t e nte sec on. Depend ng on t e des gncon g a on, on-st eet b s stop zones can ncl de nobst cted spacefo decele a on, stopp ng a ea, and accele a on.

See Table 5 fo advantages and d sadvantages of t e va o s on-st eet b sstop con g a ons.

W t n a b s stop zone, a n d stance of 50- of stopp ng a eas o ld be p ov ded fo a typ cal 40- b s. T e b s stop s gn nd cates,fo t e d ve and c sto e , t e loca on w e e t e t ans t ve cle w ll

ake a stop. T s b s stop s gn p ov des a “cont ol po nt” a o nd w ca en es a e nstalled, access fo t e d sabled s a nta ned, and w e econnec ons to adjacent land ses conve ge. Gene ally, t e b s stopenv on ent s o ld be cons stent and p ed ctable f o stop to stop.At a fa -s de b s stop, t e b s o te den ca on s gn s o ld be locateda n of 50- f o a pedest an c oss ng to allow fo stopp ng a ea.

At a nea -s de fac l ty w t a s gnal zed nte sec on, t e des gnatedstopp ng a ea s o ld sta t a n of 15- (25- p efe ably) f o apedest an c oss ng, nd cated by t e place ent of t e b s stop s gn. ifan nte sec on s ns gnal zed, t e stopp ng a ea and place ent of a b sstop s gn s o ld be a n of 5- f o a pedest an c oss ng.

oN lINE BUS STopS

An on-l ne b s stop allows a t ans t ve cle to e a n along t e t avel wayw t n t e c b-s de lane w le de s boa d and al g t.

On-l ne b s stop types ncl de:• C b-s de• C b e tens on

Curb-side Bus StopOn-l ne, c b-s de stops a e t e ost co on on-st eet b s stops anda e t e ost eas ly ecogn zed. An on-l ne b s stop as no pacts on t ee s ng st eetscape, b t p o b ts pa k ng w t n t e allo ed b s stopzone.

Added lengt to n standa ds w ll es lt n g eate ease andane ve ab l ty fo t e b s d ve to pos on t e b s. in add on, on-

l ne, c b-s de stops a e eas ly establ s ed, elocated, and el natedw en needed. See F g e 6 fo typ cal d ens ons fo on-st eet, c b-s deb s stop zones.

Curbside bus stop on University of Louisville’s campus.



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NEAR-SIDE FAR-SIDE

mID-BloCKCloSEDBUS BAY

*NoTE: Sta t b s stop zone a n of 5- f o t eedge of a c osswalk o end of a co ne ad s, w c eve sf t e f o t e nte sec on.

Figure 6: Bus Stop Zones: Types and LengthsSource: Modi ed from Maryland Transit Guidelines, MTA

N parking N parking

N o p a r k i n g

N o p a r k i n g

T e Far-side ay be be er w ere:• ro te al gn ent t ns le• T a c s eav e on nea -s de• uns gnal zed nte sec ons occ•

Nea -s de stop s n a g t-t n lane• Pedest an a eas a e o e access ble and safe• Ded cated, g -vol e g t-t n lanes a e

p esent• Eas e b s e-ent y nto t a c co pensates fo

gaps c eated by t a c s gnals• Co ple nte sec ons occ w t l -p ased

s gnals o d al t n lanes• P a y t p gene ato s a e nte sec on• One-way t a c f o le -to- g t on t e c oss

st eet

T e Near-side ay be be er w ere:• Boa d ng a ea s close to c osswalks and

nte sec ons (connec ng t ans t o tes)• ins c ent oo fo l ple b ses on

fa -s de (avo d b ses sp ll ng ove nto t ente sec on)

• T a c s eav e on fa -s de• P a y t p gene ato s befo e nte sec on• ro te al gn ent con n es st a g t t o g

nte sec on o t ns g t• Pedest an a eas a e o e access ble and

safe• One-way t a c f o g t-to-le on t e

c oss st eet

T e mid-b ck ay be be er w ere:• P a y t p gene ato s d-block• Safest loca on to stop• P oble a c t a c conges on occ s at

nte sec on• Long st etc es of oad o e no s table

nte sec ng st eets o t a c stops• ro te al gn ent eq es a g t-t n and

c b ad s s s o t• inte val between adjacent stops e ceeds

stop spac ng standa ds• Co pa ble w t co do o d st ct plan

PostedSpeed L t

( p )

A - B sLengt (feet)

B - m n Total Stop Lengt (feet)

Nea -s de Fa -s de m d-block Closed B s Bay

30 o lessLess t an 30 100 80 140 140 (50+40+40)

30 to 45 110 90 150 150 (50+50+50)

Ove 30Less t an 30 120 120 240 240 (100+40+100)

30 to 45 130 130 250 250 (100+50+100)



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Curb ExtensionA c b e tens on, also known as a b s b lb, b lb-o t, o n b, s ane tens on of t e s dewalk nto an e s ng pa k ng lane, c ea ng add onalspace fo pedest an ac v ty. install ng c b e tens ons along t ans t

o tes can elp to ake a o te o e e c ent by ed c ng t e a o ntof e a b s s stopped at a b s stop. Delays ca sed by b ses e-ente ngt e ow of t a c can be el nated by allow ng t e b s to e a n w t n

t e t avel lane w en stopped fo passenge s to b oad and al g t.

A c b e tens on can be nstalled at nea o fa -s de b s stops, andeven at d-block, b t s o ld only be located along st eets w t a c b-s de pa k ng lane. Add onally, c b e tens ons s o ten t e d stancepedest ans st cove w en c oss ng t e st eet and a d n t a c cal ng.ul ately, b s b lbs a e des gned to a ze pedest an space w leen anc ng pedest an safety and t ans t ope a ons.

Add onal bene ts f o nstall ng a c b e tens on ncl de:• inc eased pedest an v s b l ty and safety at nte sec ons t o g

p oved s g t l nes• Dec eased pedest an e pos e to ve cles by s o ten ng t e

st eet c oss ng d stance• red ced ve cle t n speeds by p ys cally and v s ally na ow ng

t e oadway• inc eased pedest an wa ng space• Add onal space fo st eet f n t e, plan ng and ot e a en es,

ncl d ng t ose sed fo t ans t•

red ced llegal pa k ng at co ne c osswalks and b s stops• Can p ov de two c b a ps pe co ne

C b e tens on s o ld be cons de ed on all st eets w t on-st eet t ans to tes and a pa k ng lane, EXCEPT:

• W e e t e e s a peak pe od tow-away pa k ng lane• W e e t e e s a des e to ave a q e e j p lane fo b ses• At nea -s de stops w t eavy g t t n ove ents

Alt o g o e e pens ve to const ct, t e nstalla on of a c b e tens oncan ove co e l ta ons to on-st eet pa k ng and s dewalk space neededfo t ans t a en es by p ov d ng add onal space fo boa d ng o wa nga eas, s elte s, benc es, and t as eceptacles. A c b e tens on ed cest e lengt of t e b s stop zone and el nates t e need fo decele a onand accele a on space, allow ng fo o e on-st eet pa k ng and p eventspa k ng w t n t e b s stop zone. C b e tens ons s o ld be avo ded on

g -vol e o g -speed oadways g eate t an 45- p w e e ve clestack ng can beco e p oble a c.

P o ty a eas fo c b e tens on nstalla on:• New st eets• St eets w t g pedest an ac v ty and/ o g t a c vol es• St eets w t a sto y of pedest an safety conce ns• L ted s dewalk space w e e s elte s and/ o benc es a e

des able• On-l ne b s stop zones w t est cted on-st eet pa k ng• W de st eets w t lengt y pedest an c oss ng d stances and es• Loca ons w e e ne g bo ood st eets nte sect w t b s e

t o g ways• T ans t p o ty st eets w e e s o ten ng c oss ng cycles wo ld

p ove t ans t ow• W e e t e e s ng s dewalk s too na ow to acco odate t ans t

a en es o pedest an t o g t a c s const a ned• W e e t ans t pe fo ance s slowed d e to lengt y wa t es o

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T ad onally, b s b lbs ave been placed on st eets w t two o o elanes pe d ec on of t avel so t at ve cles ay pass a stopped b s ont e le . A c b e tens on s o ld e tend to t e f ll w dt of t e pa k nglane (typ cally 8- ), leav ng a n of 12- n t e nea est a to lanefo t ans t ve cles. W e e b ke lanes a e p esent, a c b e tens on s o ldbe set back so t at t e c b g e doesn’t e tend nto t e b ke lane (5-

n w dt ). Also, a c b e tens on s o ld be long eno g to

acco odate all doo s of t e t ans t ve cle t at w ll load and nloadpassenge s pl s an add onal 5- of ane ve ng space. At fa -s de b sb lbs, 10- s o ld be added to t e back of t e b s stop zone to p eventfollow ng ca s f o block ng t e nte sec on.

See F g e SD-8B fo typ cal c b e tens on layo t and d ens ons.

A c b e tens on s o ld follow t e co ne ad s and et n to t ep eva l ng c b-l ne as s a ply as poss ble to a ze sable space and

n ze pa k ng loss.

Standa d c b et n: Standa d c b e tens onss o ld be des gned w t a 20-

nne ad s and 10- o tead s and allow fo on-st eet

pa allel pa k ng.

Non-standa d c b et n:

A s a pe c b et n cannc ease pedest an space and

n ze pa k ng loss.

• 90⁰ et n - ay besed w t pa allel o

pe pend c la pa k ng• 45 ⁰ et n - ay be

sed w t pa allel oangled pa k ng

Figure 7: Curb extension design varia onsSource: Be er Streets Plan, San Francisco

Transit stop at a curb extension.Loca on: Edgewater neighborhood, Chicago, IllinoisImage by Aaron Naparsteck, July 2006

Transit stop at a curb extension with the addi on of bus shelter.Loca on: Sea le, Washington at 45th & CorlissSource: Sea le Department of Transporta on - Transit Masterplan, April 2012Image by Nelson/ Nygaard



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oFF lINE BUS STopSO -l ne b s stops, co only known as b s bays, a e sepa ated f ot e no al t avel way and a e des gned to allow t o g t a c to owf eely w t o t t e obst c on of stopped b ses. Also known as t no tso p llo ts, b s bays a e typ cally p ov ded n g -vol e o g -speed

oadways. heav ly congested a te al oads o s opp ng cente s w e et e e a e la ge n be s of people w o boa d and al g t ay bene t f o

t e nstalla on of an o -l ne b s stop.

C te a to cons de fo nstall ng a b s bay:• T a c n t e c b lane e ceeds 250 ve cles d ng t e peak o• T a c speed s g eate t an 40 p• B s vol es a e 10 o o e pe peak o on t e oadway• Passenge vol es e ceed 20 to 40 boa d ngs pe o• Ave age peak-pe od dwell e e ceeds 30 seconds pe b s• B ses a e e pected to layove at t e end of a t p• Poten al fo a to/ b s con cts wa ants sepa a on of t ans t and

passenge ve cles• h sto y of epeated t a c and/ o pedest an acc dents at stop

loca on• r g t-of-way w dt s adeq ate to const ct t e bay w t o t

adve sely a ec ng s dewalk pedest an ove ent• A g t t n lane s sed by b ses as a q e e j pe lane• B s pa k ng n t e c b lane s p o b ted• i p ove ents, s c as w den ng, a e planned fo a ajo oadway

A b s bay’s p efe able w dt s 12- , b t 10- s acceptable. T e totallengt of a b s bay s o ld allow oo fo an ent ance tape , a decele a onlane, a stopp ng a ea, an accele a on lane, and an e t tape . T e co onp ac ce s to ncl de only t e tape s and stopp ng a ea w t n t e b s bay,allow ng decele a on and accele a on w t n t e t avel lane. See Table 5fo typ cal b s bay d ens ons.

C te a to cons de w en loca ng a b s bay:• Fa -s de nte sec on place ent s ost des able, and s o ld be

placed at s gnal-cont olled nte sec ons to c eate gaps w t nt a c. Fa -s de stops a e p efe able w en nstall ng a b s bay, asnea -s de and d-block stops ay be d c lt to ane ve a b so t w en t e e a e eavy vol es of t a c.

• Nea -s de bays a e less des able beca se of con cts w tg t-t n ng ve cles, a e pts to e-ente t e t avel way, and

obst c on of pedest an ac v ty.• m d-block b s bay loca ons a e ndes able nless assoc ated

w t pedest an access to ajo t ans t-o ented ac v ty cente s.

Co on b s bay des gns ncl de:• Closed• Open• Co b na on/ r g t t n lane• Q e e J pe



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Closed Bus Bay A closed b s bay s spec ally const cted and sepa ated f o t e no alsec on of t e t avel way. A closed b s bay s typ cally nstalled at d-block, b t can also be located at nea -s de and fa -s de stops, and ncl desan ent ance and e t tape , as well as space fo decele a on, stopp ng,and accele a on.

Open Bus Bay An open b s bay s always located on t e fa -s de and s des gned so t att e bay s open to t e pst ea nte sec on. T e nte sec on w dt s

sed as a decele a on a ea fo t e b s as t oves f o t e t avel lanento t e b s bay es l ng n a s o t ove all lengt of t e b s bay.

Combina on Bus Bay/ Right Turn LaneAs a va a on of t e open b s bay, a co b na on b s bay/ g t t nlane can acco odate bot t ans t and g t-t n ng ve cles. Locatedon t e nea -s de, t e des gn allows a b s bay and g t t n lane to s a espace. Fo op al des gn, a b s bay s o ld be located as fa pst ea asfeas bly poss ble f o t e g t t n lane.

Queue Jumper Bus Bay A q e e j pe b s bay g ves p o ty t eat ent fo b ses at nte sec onsby allow ng t e to bypass t a c conges on. T e q e e j pe b s baydes gn ncl des a nea -s de g t-t n only lane followed by a fa -s de openb s bay. B ses a e allowed to p oceed t o g t e t n lane to ente t eopen b s bay.

See Table 5 fo advantages and d sadvantages of t e va o s b s baydes gns.


An o -line bus bay with a transit stop and ameni es.Loca on: Brownsboro Road (KY 22) & Herr Lane/ Lime Kiln

Bus stopping out of the travel way within a bus bay.Loca on: Brownsboro Road (KY 22) & Herr Lane/ Lime Kiln


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Type of On-st eet Stop Advantages D sadvantages reco ended use

O N - L

I N E

• P ov des easy access fo ope ato sand es lts n n al delays• S ple des gn, easy and ne pens veto nstall and elocate

• may es lt n t a c conges ond e to q e ng be nd stoppedb ses• may ca se oto sts to ake

nsafe ane ve s w en c ang nglanes to avo d stopped b ses

• A e acceptable n ost nstances

• re oves fewe pa k ng spaces• Dec eases walk ng d stance (ande) fo pedest ans c oss ng t e

st eet• P ov des add onal s dewalk a eafo de s to wa t•res lts n n al delays

• Costs o e to nstall co pa ed toc b-s de stops• may es lt n t a c conges ond e to q e ng be nd stoppedb ses• may ca se oto sts to ake

nsafe ane ve s w en c ang nglanes to avo d stopped b ses

• Along st eets w t lowe t a cspeeds and/ o low t a c vol es• Collecto st eets n des gnatedpedest an d st cts• W de st eets• St eets w t at least 2 lanes pet avel d ec on

O

F F

- L I N E

• Allows boa d ng and al g ng o t oft e t avel lane• P ov des a p otected a ea awayf o ov ng ve cles fo de s andb ses• m n zes delays to t o g t a c

• may ca se p oble s foope ato s a e p ng to e-entet a c• E pens ve to nstall co pa ed toc b-s de stops• D c lt and e pens ve to elocate

• Layove needed at end of o te• No on-st eet pa k ng ava lable• Along st eets w t g e t a cspeeds and/ o g e t a cvol es

• Allows b s decele a on t o g t ente sec on


• inc eased pedest an c oss ngd stance at t e nte sec on• may ca se p oble s foope ato s a e p ng to e-entet a c• E pens ve to nstall co pa ed toc b-s de stops• D c lt and e pens ve to elocate

• No ded cated g t-t n lane• No on-st eet pa k ng ava lable• Along st eets w t g e t a cspeeds and/ o g e t a cvol es

• B ses bypass q e es at s gnalednte sec ons (p o ty t eat ent)

• Allows b s decele a on t o g t ente sec on


• may ca se delays to g t-t n ngve cles• inc eased pedest an c oss ngd stance at t e nte sec on• may ca se p oble s foope ato s a e p ng to e-entet a c• E pens ve to nstall co pa ed toc b-s de stops• D c lt and e pens ve to elocate

• h g -f eq ency b s o tes w tave age eadway of 15- n o less• T a c vol es e ceed 250ve cles/ o n t e c b laned ng peak• Land acq s ons a e feas ble anda o dable• No on-st eet pa k ng ava lable

Curb-side Stop:Near-side, Far-side, or Mid-block

Closed Bus Bay

Open Bus Bay

Queue Jumper Bus Bay

Source: TCRP Report 19

Curb Extensionor Bulb Out


Table 5: On-street Bus Stop Design Types


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5’ x 12’

CurB SiDE iNFrASTruCTurEC b-s de nf ast ct e s closely elated to t e e pe ences of t ans t

se s at a t ans t stop. T s sec on w ll p ov de nfo a on on b s stopnf ast ct e and a en es, as well as access b l ty to and f o t ans t

fac l es.

pEDESTRIAN CIRCUlATIoNAll t ans t de s sta t and end t e t ps as pedest ans, t e efo e, bott e o g n and des na on st be walkable by p ov d ng fo pedest anc c la on t o g t e se of connec ons and pat ways. A well connectednetwo k of st eets and pat ways p oves ob l ty by p ov d ng

l ple t avel o tes, p ov d ng pedest ans w t a c o ce of ow toeac a des na on. Pedest an c c la on pat s can ncl de walkways,

s dewalks, s a ed st eets, s o lde s, st eet c oss ngs o c osswalks, oveo nde passes, co tya ds, a ps, and land ngs w t n t e p bl c g t-

of-way. Pedest an c c la on pat s can also be sed to connect b ld ngsw t n a develop ent o adjacent land ses to t e p bl c g t-of-way.

PathwaysPedest ans ay a ve at a t ans t fac l ty ( s ally a b s stop) by foot, na p vate ve cle, by ca d op-o , n a van, feede b s, pa at ans t se v ce,o by b cycle. Conven ent and safe access fo pe sons w t d sab l ess o ld be p ov ded on t e pat way to t e t ans t stop. To nc ease accessand t e v ab l ty of t ans t, coo d nate pat way and s dewalk place entw t b s stops and land ses. Avo d c c to s o c v l nea (w nd ng)pat ways to n ze walk ng d stances and t avel es; t ese typesof pat s est ct access, es l ng n “s o t-c ng” ac oss g ass andot e landscap ng feat es. W en access ble pat ways lead ng to t ans tfac l es a e ca ef lly des gnated, t e e s n al d s p on of no alt a c pa e ns and ove ent of people. Loca ng pat ways betweenand w t n develop ents can ake alte na ve odes of t avel o ea ac ve.

On-site Circula on

inco po a ng t ans t stops nto a co p e ens ve c c la on plan fo s te-spec c and l - se aste plans w ll p ove ob l ty and access ofall es dents, e ployees, and/ o c sto e s of t e develop ent. T ans tpat ons a e (o w ll be) es dents of t e new develop ent. in non-

es den al se ngs, t ey a e (o w ll be) e ployees o c sto e s of t enew develop ent. i p ove ents to pat ways and d ect connec onsbetween t e a n ent ance and t e t ans t stops, a ong ot e t ans t

nf ast ct e d sc ssed n t s an al, w ll ake t ans t o e a ac veand conven ent fo se s of t e s te.

Pedest ans o b s de s app oac a t ans t stop f o adjacent landses and develop ents s ally along s dewalks o ac oss pa k ng lots.

To nco po ate conven ent pedest an pat ways nto a new o e s ngdevelop ent, t e o te s o ld be s o t, con n o s, and d ect. As o t pat way s o ld be w t n a ¼- le f o t e a n ent ance of adevelop ent o land se to t e t ans t fac l ty. T e p efe ed d stance apedest an s w ll ng to walk to eac a t ans t fac l ty s between 5 and 10

n tes, deally, cove ng ¼- le. To a ze safety and conven ence,st eets w t n ¼- le of a t ans t stop s o ld ave con n o s s dewalkson bot s des of t e st eet and g ly v s ble c osswalk a k ngs.

CurB-SiDE iNFrASTruCTurE

Figure 7: Bus stop circula onSource: TCRP Report 19


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UNDESIRABLE T ans t stop s located n an

ndeveloped p bl c g t-of-way w t no connec on to t ee s ng s dewalk.

PREFERREDT ans t stop s connected to ane s ng s dewalk by a pedest anaccess o te, w c can late bee panded beyond t e boa d nga ea and s elte .

UNDESIRABLE T ans t stop s naccess ble to t eadjacent develop ent by t eadd on of a wall and c v l neapat . T e develop ent d d not

ncl de a connec on to t ans tn ts des gn.

PREFERREDT ans t stop s access ble tot e s o nd ng ne g bo oodby a pedest an access o teand gate. An access bleboa d ng a ea and s elte a e

nco po ated nto t e des gn fot e adjacent develop ent.


Figure 8: Making bus stops accessibleSource: TCRP Report 19


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UNDESIRABLE ACCEPTABLE PREFERRED

• B s e a ns on a n t o o g fa e, n z ng t avele along o te

• red ced ve cle/ pedest an con cts• inc eased walk ng d stance f o land se ent ance tot ans t stop

• P ov des a safe, con n o s, and d ect o te to t ans tstop

Pedest an p o enade t o g pa k ng lotNo coo d nated access to t ans t

• B s e a ns on a n t o o g fa e n z ng t avele along o te

• Poten al ve cle/ pedest an safety con cts• inc eased walk ng d stance f o land se ent ance tot ans t stop

B ld ng o ented close to st eet, ea pa k ng

E pand ng fac l tyT ans t dev ates f o o te


• red ced ve cle/ pedest an con cts• red ced walk ng d stance f o land se ent ance tot ans t stop

• P ov des a safe, d ect, and sec e o te to t ans t stop• B ld ng a c tect e can p ov de e t a p otec on f oncle ent weat e


• red ced ve cle/ pedest an con cts• red ced walk ng d stance f o land se ent ance tot ans t stop• P ov des a safe, d ect, and sec e o te to t ans t stop

• B s can access land se o e d ectly, nc eas ng o tet avel e and d stance• red ced ve cle/ pedest an con cts• red ced walk ng d stance• P ov des a safe, d ect, and sec e o te to t ans t stop• B ld ng a c tect e can p ov de e t a p otec on f o

ncle ent weat e Figure 9: Coordina ng transit into site designSource: TCRP Report 19



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pRoWAG ADA STANDARDS & GUIDE lINEST e d a P bl c r g t-Of-Way Access b l ty G del nes p ov desaccess b l ty standa ds fo fac l es w t n t e p bl c g t-of-way. T eaccess b l ty g del nes and standa ds t at a ect t e des gn of new t ans tfac l es ave been ncl ded n t s an al to se ve as a efe ence fo

eq ed place ent and d ens ons of fac l ty ele ents.

Pedestrian Access RouteTo ens e t e ndependent ob l ty and c c la on of all types ofpedest ans, t e ADA eq es t at all pedest an c c la on pat s p ov defo t e eq al access of pe sons w t d sab l es, espec ally t ose w tl ted ob l ty o v s on pa ents.

A pedest an access o te s a con n o s and nobst cted pat of t avelp ov ded fo pedest ans w t d sab l es w t n o co nc d ng w t apedest an c c la on pat n t e p bl c g t-of-way. A pedest an access

o te sed by pe sons w t d sab l es st co nc de as c as poss blew t t e o te taken by all pedest ans, b t also n ze t e d stancet at t ose w t d sab l es w ll t avel, espec ally to access a t ans t stop.

A pedest an access o te st be p ov ded w t n:• S dewalks and ot e pedest an c c la on pat s located n t e

p bl c g t-of-way ( ncl d ng along a st eet o g way and w t na s o lde )

• Pedst an st eet c oss ngs (c osswalks) and at-g ade a l c oss ngs,ncl d ng c b a ps, ed ans and pedest an edf ge slands

• Ove passes, nde passes, b dges, and s la st ct es t atconta n pedest an c c la on pat s

A pedest an access o te connects fac l es, ele ents, and spaces n t ep bl c g t-of-way, ncl d ng pedest an s gnals and p s b ons, st eetf n t e, t ans t stops and s elte s, on-st eet pa k ng and passengeload ng zones. Pedest an access o tes n t e p bl c g t-of-way a e also

eq ed to connect to access ble o tes at b ld ng and fac l ty s te a valpo nts.

To be n co pl ance w t PrOWAG, a pedest an access o te st ncl de


Figure 10: On-site circula on to transit stopSource: TCRP Report 19

On-site circula on through the parking lot allows pedestrians a direct route to the transit stop.Loca on: Mid City Mall, Louisville, KY


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a va ety of facto s ncl d ng co ponents, w dt , g ade and c oss slope,s face, and o zontal open ngs.

ComponentsT e co ponents of a pedest an access o te a e s la to t ose ofa pedest an c c la on pat way, b t a e eq ed to follow spec ctec n cal g del nes fo nd w t n t e PrOWAG.

Co ponents ncl de:• S dewalks• Pedst an st eet c oss ngs (c osswalks) and at-g ade a l c oss ngs• Ove passes, nde passes and s la st ct es• ra ps, c b a ps and blended t ans ons• Elevato s and pla o l s• Doo s, doo way, and gates

Sta ways and escalato s a e not ncl ded w t n a pedest an accesso te.

Con nuous WidthA pedest an access o te s all ave a con n o s, nobst cted cleaw dt of 4- (p efe ably 5- ), e cl s ve of t e w dt of t e c b. A 4-pat s w de eno g fo a pe son n a w eelc a and a pe son on footto t avel s de by s de, and also allows a pe son on foot to pass a pe son

n a w eelc a . A 5- pat allows two-way t a c and lets w eelc a spass eac ot e eas ly. if an access ble o te s less t an 5- w de, t st

ncl de pass ng spaces at eg la nte vals, eve y 200- at 5- w de foa d stance of 5- . W t n ed ans and pedest an ef ge slands, cleaw dt s all be 5- n .

Add onal ane ve ng space s o ld be p ov ded at t ns o c anges nd ec on, t ans t stops, ecesses o alcoves, b ld ng ent ances, and alongc ved o angled o tes. St eet f n t e o t ans t a en es a e notpe ted w t n t e n clea w dt of a pedest an access o te.

Grade & Cross SlopeT e g ade of a pedest an access o te s all not e ceed t e gene al g adeestabl s ed fo an adjacent st eet o g way g t-of-way. G ade s all note ceed 5% fo pedest an access o tes conta ned w t n pedest an st eetc oss ngs o t ose o ts de t e p bl c g t-of-way. G ade s eas edpa allel to t e d ec on of t avel.

T e c oss slope of a pedest an access o te s all not e ceed 2% a ,b t s o ld allow fo p ope wate d a nage to avo d pool ng. W e e apedest an st eet c oss ng e sts w t o t y eld o stop cont ol, a c oss slopes all not e ceed 5% a . At dblock pedest an st eet c oss ngs,t e c oss slope of a pedest an access o te s all be pe ed to eq alt e st eet o g way g ade. C oss slope s eas ed pe pend c la to t ed ec on of pedest an t avel.

* NOTE: G ade and c oss slope eq e ents fo c b a ps ay va y.

SurfaceT e s face of a pedest an access o te s all be stable, , and sl p-

es stant, apply ng to all co ponents. Fac l es, ele ents, and spacest at connect to a pedest an access o te st also follow t ese s face

eq e ents ncl d ng clea space at st eet f n t e and pedest ans gnals and p s b ons, boa d ng and al g ng a eas at t ans t stops,and access sles at access ble pa k ng spaces and passenge load ng zones.S faces s o ld be c osen fo easy ollab l ty.

Pav ng and ate als to AVOiD on access ble o tes:• G avel, stone, o sand• Jo nted ate als• B ck o conc ete blocks w t eg la es e ceed ng ¼- n• G ates

Pav ng ate als s c as b cks o conc ete blocks w t eg la ese ceed ng ¼- n s o ld be avo ded w t n a pedes an access o te. T eb p ng ca sed by oll ng on jo nted ate als can be nco fo tablebeca se t nc eases oll ng es stance and v b a on.



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Ver cal Alignment & Surface Discon nui esVe cal al gn ent s all be gene ally plana , o at, and s oot w t na pedest an access o te and g ade b eaks s all be s . S all ve calc anges n level can stop a w eelc a ne pectedly o ca se a pe son tot p. T e s face of a pedest an access o te s o ld be f ee of b ps,b t ave a te t e t at p ov des t ac on (sl p- es stant). S faces s o ld

e a n sl p- es stant n bot wet and d y cond ons and s o ld not

eq e o e t an no al a ntenance to eta n t ac on.

Ve cal s face d scon n es s all not e ceed ½- n a .D scon n es between ¼- n and ½- n s all be beveled w t a slope notsteepe t an 50% (1:2) and be appl ed ac oss t e en e level c ange.C anges n level g eate t at ½- n eq e a a p.

Horizontal OpeningsG a ngs and w de walkway jo nts s o ld be avo ded w t n pedest anaccess o tes beca se t ey nc ease b p ng, oll ng es stance, andv b a on fo pe sons p s ng st olle s o s ng w eelc a s and scoote s.if not avo dable, walkway jo nts and g ate open ngs s all not pe t t epassage of a sp e e no o e t an ½- n n d a ete . Elongated open ngss all be placed so t at t e long d ens on s pe pend c la to t edo nant ow of t a c.

Protruding ObjectsP ot d ng object g del nes apply ac oss t e en e w dt of a pedest anc c la on pat and s all not ed ce t e clea w dt eq ed fo apedest an acc ess o te.

Objects w t lead ng edges w t o e t an 27- n (2.25- ) and not o et an 80- n (6.7- ) above t e n s ed s face o g o nd s all ave a

a p ot s on of 4- n o zontally nto t e pedest an c c la onpat . T s 4- n a p ot s on appl es to f ee-stand ng, post-o nted objects s c as s gns and s eas ed f o t e base of t e post.

A post base st ave a n t ckness of 2.5- n. W e e objects a eo nted between posts w t a clea d stance of o e t an 12- n (1- ),

objects, s c as s gns, s all ave a a e g t of 27- n o a ne g t of 80- n.

To avo d t ans t s gn p ot s on, TArC o nts ts s gnage a n of7- above t e n s ed s face o g o nd.



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Clear SpaceClea space s eq ed at access ble pedest an s gnals and p s b onsand n co b na on w t c b a ps, benc es, and t ans t s elte s. Onef ll, nobst cted s de of a clea space st adjo n an adjacent pedest anaccess o te o anot e clea space. Clea space s all be a n of 30-

n (2.5- ) by 48- n (4- ) n s ze, w c can ncl de knee and toe clea ance.T e nn ng slope of a clea space can be cons stent w t t e g ade of t e

adjacent pedest an access o te b t st a nta n a 2% c oss slope, andfollow t e ADA’s PrOWAG s face eq e ents.

T e pos on ng of clea space s all allow fo e t e a fo wa d o pa allelw eelc a app oac . mane ve ng o t n ng space ay be eq ed f aclea space s located w t n a con ned space o alcove. T n ng space canove lap a clea space o a po on s pe ed to be o ts de of a t ans ts elte .

W e e benc es a e located, 50% of benc es, b t no less t an 1 bencst p ov de a clea space fo a w eelc a adjacent to t e benc . Clea

space st also be p ov ded en ely w t n t ans t s elte s. W e esea ng s p ov ded w t n a s elte , t e clea space st be located att e end of a seat, o not ove lap t e a ea w t n 1.5- f o t e f ont edgeof t e seat.

pEDESTRIAN ACCESS RoUTE: AlTERNATE ElEmENTS

C b a ps and pedest an st eet c oss ngs a e ele ents w t n apedest an access o te t at allow pe sons w t d sab l es to access t ep bl c g t-of-way.

Pedestrian Street CrossingsPedest an c c la on can ove lap w t a to ob le t a c at st eet

nte sec ons and c eate a con ct w t t e va y ng odes of t avel. T e

se of a ked c osswalks at nte sec ons (and so e es at d-block),g de pedest ans to walk ac oss a oadway at t e safest loca on and alsoale ts oto sts to t e poten al p esence of pedest ans. St eet c oss ngsa e essen al to t ans t de s, w o a e a v ng at t ans t stops f o alld ec ons w t n walk ng d stance.

C osswalks s o ld be p ov ded n t e follow ng loca ons:• inte sec ons w e e passenge s a e eq ed to c oss st eets

between o tes• S gnal zed nte sec ons n ban a eas w t a ked c osswalks

on all fo co ne s nless t e e s a spec c eason to d ectpedest ans to an alte na ve c oss ng loca on

• W e e a a ked c osswalk can c annel pedest ans to a s ngleloca on

• W en t e e s a need to del neate an deal c oss ng loca on d eto conf s ng st eet geo et es

• uns gnal zed nte sec ons w e e t e e a e no s gnal zed c oss ngsw t n 600-

Cond ons fo NOT p ov d ng c osswalks at ns gnal zed nte sec ons:• Posted speed s g eate t an 40 p• roadway w t fo o o e lanes w t o t a a sed ed an o

c oss ng sland t at as (o w ll soon ave) ave age t a c of 12,000ve cles pe day o g eate


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TRANSIT FACIlITEST e e a e two types of t ans t fac l es: o -st eet and on-st eet, eac av ngt e own va a ons, des gn cons de a ons, and fac l ty eq e ents as

t elates to t e t avel way. O -st eet fac l es conta n ng ess and eg esssepa ate f o t e t avel way n des gnated a eas located at t ans t cente so pa k-n- de lots. On-st eet fac l es ncl de bot on-l ne (c bs de andc b e tens ons) and o -l ne (b s bays) t ans t stops t at n adjacent to

t e t avel way.

oFF STREET FACIlITIESO -st eet fac l es s c as t ans t cente s and pa k-andde lots canacco odate a la ge n be of de s at a cent al zed loca on w cs s pa k ng away f o t e Cent al B s ness D st ct, f t e lessen ngconges on and lowe ng pa k ng eq e ents fo t e downtown a ea.T ans t cente s o pa k-andde fac l es s o ld be cons de ed fo la geco e c al o nd st al develop ents o at loca ons w t ajo ac v tygene ato s w e e t ansfe s occ o l ple o tes connect.

Transit CentersT ans t cente s a e app op ate fo la ge scale develop ents s c ass opp ng cente s, planned co n es, and ajo o ce o co e c als tes. Alt o g t ans t needs va y f o loca on to loca on, t s

eco ended t at t ans t cente s be located as close as poss ble to t eco e of t e ac v ty cente . Depend ng on t e level of se v ce and de and,t ans t cente s can be enclosed b ld ngs o open a , and can nco po ate

a va ety of t ans t a en es s c as s elte s, benc es, b s bays, t aseceptacles, and b cycle pa k ng. T ans t cente s ay be co b ned w tpa k-andde fac l es as well as eta l and food se v ces.

S facto s to cons de :• Loca on• S ze• F nc on• Pedest an access and c c la on• Ve cle access

A t ans t cente s an a ea des gned to be se ved by l ple o tes.T ans t cente s a e s elte ed wa ng a eas located w e e seve al b s

o tes conve ge. T ey se ve as e c ent “ bs” to allow b s de s f ova o s loca ons to asse ble at a cent al po nt to take advantage ofe p ess t ps o ot e o te-to- o te t ansfe s. T ans t cente s p ov det e co n ty w t a pe anent p esence of t ans t se v ce. Centeloca ons a e establ s ed to fac l tate passenge connec ons and safeve cle ove ent.

The Nia Center serves as an o -street transit facility, connec ng TARC routes and providing easy t ransfers.



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Park-and-RidePa k-anddes lots a e o -st eet nte odal fac l es w c enable se sto c ange f o a to ob le t avel to p bl c t ans t o pedest an odes.P ov d ng pa k-andde fac l es w t n lowe dens ty a eas allows t ans t

de s p to beco e o e feas ble by concent a ng de and to a spec cs te.

Typ cal pa k-andde fac l es ncl de s a ed- se lots o pe anent, s nglese lots o ga ages. Pa k-and-r de fac l es can cons st of pa k ng ga agesand/ o paved a eas sed fo t ans t de s to pa k t e a to ob le w leco ng by b s. Pa k-and-r de fac l es se ve as collecto s tes fob s se v ce o as t ans t cente s. S nce se s l kely a ve by a to ob le,t e se v ce a ea fo pa k-andde fac l es s c la ge t an a typ calpedest an b s stop.

A s a ed- se lot s a des gnated po on of an e s ng pa k ng lot fo se byco te s. La ge pa k ng lots at ajo s opp ng cente s, co e c al o

nd st al develop ents, and el g o s ca p ses a e typ cal pa c pantsn a s a ed- se pa k-andde fac l ty.

Des gn of pa k-andde fac l es s o ld be done on a case-by-case bas s.Facto s to cons de :

• Capac ty o s te s ze• V s b l ty• Ava lable t ans t se v ce• Access fo ve cles, b cycles, and pedest ans• m l ple st eet connec ons•

Pedest an access o tes

Place ent c te a:• Access ble to f eeways and ajo a te als• Close p o ty to ajo t a c gene ato s and ac v ty cente s• Nea ot e t anspo ta on fac l es s c as t anspo ta on cente s

o nodes• C ent o f t e oadway levels of se v ce• Ev dence of nfo al pa k-andde ac v ty• D stance between es dences and e ploy ent cente s• intens ty of e ploy ent cente s• Dens ty of es den al a eas

A co te d op-o a ea can be nco po ated nto a pa k-and- defac l ty.


An o -street Park-N-TARC facility in Buckner, KY.


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oN STREET FACIlITIESOn-st eet fac l es, also known as b s o t ans t stops, a e typ callylocated w t n t e p bl c g t-of-way, e t e on-l ne (along t e t avelway) o o -l ne (along a sepa ate p ll-o adjacent to t e t avel way).Newly establ s ed on-st eet fac l es ncl de bas c ele ents w c a enecessa y to ake a stop f nc onal and access ble. B s stops can also bedes gned to p ov de co fo t and p ove conven ence w t t e add on

of t ans t a en es s c as st eet f n t e and landscap ng.

New t ans t stops and t e a en es, typ cally located n t e p bl c g t-of-way, a e eq ed to co ply w t ADA p ys cal d ens ons, alt o g

od fy ng e s ng stops s not eq ed, t s g ly eco ended.

Bas c ele ents ncl de:• T ans t s gns• Boa d ng and al g ng a ea (w eelc a land ng pad, ADA eq ed)• L g ng

Transit SignsT ans t s gns den fy t e loca on of t e b s stop. S gns s o ld be placed

on sepa ate stanc ons, b t a e o en fo nd on e s ng l ty poles.P ope place ent of b s stop s gns ens e t at b s d ve s know e actlyw e e to stop and passenge s know w e e to boa d t e t ans t ve cle.TArC w ll dete ne t e loca on of new t ans t s gns. C ently, TArC

ses t ans t s gns t at a e 12- n by 18- n and ade of a et o e ec veate al t at glows b g tly at n g t w en n d ect eadl g ts b t appea s

non e ec ve w en v ewed f o ot e d ec ons.

T e loca on of t ans t s gns st co ply w t t e A e cans w tD sab l es Act of 1990 (ADA) and t e P bl c r g t-of-Way Access b l tyG del nes:

• Locate o ts de of t e pedest an access o te lead ng f o t ewa ng a ea to t e boa d ng and al g ng a ea

• Locate at t e fa end of t e b s stopp ng a ea w t n t e b s stopzone (downst ea )

• Locate o ts de of n 3- clea c c la on zone away f ot ans t a en es and st eet f n t e

• Locate o ts de t e 8- 5- w eelc a land ng pad• Locate o ts de t e 4- n pedest an access o te• V s al c a acte ’s n s and cont ast, case, style, c a acte

p opo ons and e g t, e g t f o n s s face, st oket ckness, and c a acte and l ne spac ng st co ply w t r410w t n PrOWAG

• P ov de a n of 7- ve cal clea ance f o t e bo o oft e s gn to t e g o nd o oo s face (avo d class ca on as ap ot d ng object)

• install a a of 10- f o t e top of t e s gn to t e g o ndo oo s face

• W en poss ble, s gns s o ld ncl de t e nte na onal sy bol ofaccess b l ty

Objects o nted on stanc ons, f ee-stand ng posts, pylons, o on a basebetween 27 and 80 nc es above t e n s oo o g o nd s all ove anga a of 4- n beyond t e post, pylon, o base.



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Boarding/ Aligh ng Area (Wheelchair Landing Pad)req ed by t e PrOWAG fo all newly const cted t ans t fac l es, aboa d ng and al g ng a ea, also known as a w eelc a land ng pad ob s pad, s t e des gnated clea zone at a t ans t fac l ty o b s stop w e e

de s, espec ally pe sons n w eelc a s, boa d o al g t t e t ans t ve cle.T e w eelc a land ng pad st acco odate a 5- w de (pa allel f ot e c b) by 8- deep (pe pend c la , eas ed f o t e c b-face)

clea zone, f ee of any obstacles, t ans t a en es, o st eet f n t e.T e s face of t e w eelc a land ng a ea st be level, stable, andconst cted of sl p- es stant conc ete follow ng t e sa e pa allel slope ast e adjacent oadway. A a c oss slope of 2% (1:50) pe pend c lato t e oadway s allowed fo d a nage.

T e w eelc a land ng pad st be located adjacent to t e t ans tve cle’s f ont ent ance to a d n t e se of a deployable w eelc a l o

a p and located along t e p bl c g t-of-way, s w t t e c b-face.it can also be nco po ated nto t e des gn of t e accesso y pad o wa ng

a ea f bot a e located between t e c b and pedest an access o te(s dewalk). T e w eelc a land ng pad ay be w t n t e pedest anpat way, b t eq es g eate clea ance t an a standa d s dewalk to allowfo deploy ent of a w eelc a l o a p.

T e loca on of t e boa d ng/ al g ng a ea (w eelc a land ng pad)st co ply w t t e A e cans w t D sab l es Act of 1990 (ADA) and

t e P bl c r g t-of-Way Access b l ty G del nes:• P ov de a n clea ance of 5- by 8- adjacent to ve cle’s

f ont ent ance (w eelc a load ng pad)• P ov de a n clea ance of 10- by 8- fo ea doo , f

eq ed (Con ve cle d ens ons to dete ne d stance f op a y boa d ng a ea)

• S face ate al s stable, , and sl p- es stant• Slope follows st eet g ade b t does not e ceed (5%)• C oss slope does not e ceed (2%) fo p ope d a nage• Ve cal clea ance of 7- a nta ned n boa d ng/ al g ng a ea• Ease ents s o ld e tend 2- beyond t e bo de of t e boa d ng/

al g ng a ea (w eelc a land ng pad), f eq ed

T e e a e spec al cons de a ons fo w eelc a land ng pads n aland s b ban a eas

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