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http://dx.doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2013.31.4.018

A Route Suitability Study for Exclusive Bus Lane: A Case Study in Gwangju City  

Yang, Chulsu (Urban and Environmental Department, Gwangju Development Institute)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.31, no.4, 2013 , pp. 18-31 More about this Journal
Abstract
The operational purpose of exclusive bus lanes is to ease traffic congestion through the increase of person-carrying capacity on arterial roads. It is necessary to study on the route suitability for exclusive bus lanes because their operation may worsen traffic congestion due to the misuse of general purpose lane for an exclusive bus lane. This research quantifies the route suitability for exclusive bus lanes in Kwangju-city utilizing 7 indexes such as bus traffic volume, number of bus routes, traffic volume per lane, number of lane, number of intersection, number of streets, rate of curvature for the exclusive bus lane, recognizing the problem that the current installation standard of exclusive bus lanes is only limited to the bus traffic volume and the number of bus passengers. In addition, this research analyzes the operational efficiency for exclusive bus lanes, which is currently operated and their optimal operation hours.
Keywords
Arterial; Exclusive Bus Lane; Route; Suitability; Traffic Volume;
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