Operation of Light Rail Transit through Ungated Crossings at Speeds over 35 MPH (2012) / Chapter Skim
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... TCRP Web-Only Document 53 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION  CHAPTER 2: IDENTIFICATION OF PARTICIPATING LRT AGENCY AND POTENTIAL STUDY CROSSINGS  IDENTIFY, SELECT, AND SURVEY LRT AGENCIES IN NORTH AMERICA THAT ARE CANDIDATES FOR LRV OPERATION SPEEDS EXCEEDING 35 MPH  Utah Transit Authority  Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority  New Jersey Transit (Hudson-Bergen Line)    Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
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... TCRP Web-Only Document 53 Balanced Volume Network and Vehicle Routing  Vehicle Types and Compositions  Dwell Time and Arrival Times at Light Rail Stations  Model Calibration and Validation  BASE CONDITION ANALYSIS  ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS  Detector Locations  Clearance Intervals  Optimizing Offsets  Method of Comparison  Critical Observations and Changes  DELAY COMPARISON  PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS  CHAPTER 5: RISK ANALYSIS  CRASH DATA  RISKY BEHAVIOR  IMPACT OF CHANGES  Impact of Safety Countermeasures  Impact of Increased LRV Speed  Other Potential Impacts  CONCLUSIONS  APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF CRASH DATA AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF NORTH FIRST STREET AND BROKAW ROAD, CHARCOT AVENUE, AND TRIMBLE ROAD  APPENDIX B: VTA DRAFT LETTER TO FHWA REQUESTING PERMISSION TO EXPERIMENT WITH AN INCREASE IN LRV SPEEDS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THREE UNGATED CROSSINGS  APPENDIX C: CONFLICT DATA  APPENDIX D: TESTING PLAN  APPENDIX E: EVALUATION PLAN 

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