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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Pedestrian and Lighting Guidelines." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2003. Bus Rapid Transit, Volume 2: Implementation Guidelines. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21947.
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TCRP A-23 Implementation Guidelines for Bus Rapid Transit Page B-3 Final Report – June 2003 TABLE B-1 PEDESTRIAN LEVELS OF SERVICE SOURCE: Adapted from Section 7, Kittleson Associates, Inc. Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, Second Edition Draft, October 10, 2002 Transportation Research Board/Fruin, J. Pedestrian Planning and Design, Revised Edition, Elevator World, 1987 L O S A B C D E F ≥35 <5 0-7 VARIABLE ≥20 4-7 <4 ≤5 5-10 20-25 13-17 VARIABLE >13 2-3 <2 WALKWAY SQ FT/PERSON PED/FT/MIN STAIRWAYS SQ FT/PERSON PED/FT/MIN QUEUING AND WAITING AREAS SQ FT/PERSON AVG. INTERPERSON SPACING >4.0 25-35 7-10 15-20 5-7 10-13 3.5-4 15-25 10-15 10-15 7-10 7-10 3.0-3.5 10-15 15-20 7-10 10-13 3-7 2.0-3.0 ≤2.0 VARIABLE TCRP A-23 Implementation Guidelines for Bus Rapid Transit Page B-4 Final Report – June 2003 ALT. FORM WALKWAYS LOS SQ FT/PED PED/FT/MIN A B C D E 0-7 7-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 F ≥35 25-35 15-25 10-15 5-10 <5 VARIABLE STAIRWAYS LOS A B C D E ≥5 5-7 7-10 19-13 13-17 F ≥20 15-20 10-15 7-10 4-7 <4 VARIABLE QUEUING AND WAITING AREAS LOS AVERAGE INTERPERSONAL SPACING A B C D E 4.0 3.5-4.0 3.0-3.5 2.0-3.0 ≥2.0 F >13 10-13 7-10 3-7 2-3 <2 VARIABLE TABLE B-1 PEDESTRIAN LEVELS OF SERVICE

TCRP A-23 Implementation Guidelines for Bus Rapid Transit Page B-6 Final Report – June 2003 TABLE B-3 OBSERVED AVERAGE FARE GATE HEADWAYS AND CAPACITIES SOURCE: Fruin J., Pedestrian Planning and Design, Revised Edition, Elevator World, Mobile, AL, 1987. OBSERVED AVERAGE EQUIVALENT HEADWAY PEDESTRIAN TYPE OF ENTRANCE VOLUME (PED/MIN) Free admission 40-60 Ticket collector 25-35 Single-slot coin- or token-operated 25-50 Double-slot coin-operated 15-25 Card reader (various types) 25-40 High entrance/exit turnstile 20 High exit turnstile 28 Exit gate, 3.0 ft (0.9 m) wide 75 Exit gate, 4.0 ft (1.2 m) wide 100 Exit gate, 5.0 ft (1.5 m) wide SECONDS 1.0-1.5 1.7-2.4 1.2-2.4 2.5-4.0 1.5-4.0 3.0 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 125 TCRP A-23 Implementation Guidelines for Bus Rapid Transit Page B-5 Final Report – June 2003 TABLE B-2 DOORWAY AND ESCALATOR CAPACITIES NOTE: For planning purposes. Should not be used to determine means of egress. DOORWAYS SINGLE CHANNEL TYPE OF ENTRANCE OBSERVED EQUIVALENT ENTRANCE AVERAGE PEDESTRIAN HEADWAY VOLUME SECONDS FREE SWINGING 1.0 – 1.5 REVOLVING, PER DIRECTION 1.7 – 2.4 PER MINUTE 40 – 60 25 – 35 PER HOUR 2400 - 3600 1500 - 2100 ESCALATORS WIDTH AT INCLINE NOMINAL TREAD SPEED CAPACITY (IN) FT/MIN PED/MIN PED/HR SINGLE WIDTH 24 90 34 2040 120 45 2700 DOUBLE WIDTH 40 90 68 4080 120 90 5400

TCRP A-23 Implementation Guidelines for Bus Rapid Transit Page B-7 Final Report – June 2003 TABLE B-4 RECOMMENDED LIGHTING LEVELS (ILLUMINANCE IN FOOT CANDLES) SOURCE: 1. Design Criteria for METRO Park & Ride and Transit Facilities, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Houston, November 2000. 2. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America – Value of Public Roadway Lighting, New York Report IES-CP31-1987. 3. Guide for the Design of Park-and-Ride Facilities, AASHTO, Washington, D.C., 1994. STATION PLATFORMS AND SHELTERS FOOT CANDLES OPEN PLATFORM 5 LOADING PLATFORM UNDER CANOPY 10-15 TICKETING AREA – TURNSTILES 20 PASSAGE WAYS 20 FARE COLLECTION BOOTHS 100 CONCESSIONS AND VENDING MACHINE AREAS 30 STAIRS AND ESCALATORS 20 WASHROOMS 30 PARKING AREAS – LOTS PASSENGER DROP-OFF 3-5 PARKING LOTS 1-2 PARKING FOR HANDICAPPED 3-4 ENTRANCES AND EXITS 3-4 BUS LOOPS, RAMPS & ACCESS HEADWAYS 1.0-1.5 PARKING AREAS – GARAGES ENTRANCE AND EXITS DAY 50, NIGHT 5 TRAFFIC LANES/RAMPS 10 PARKING AREAS 3-5 STAIRS AND ESCALATORS 20 WALKWAYS SIDEWALKS 0.5-2.0 WALKWAYS DISTANCE FROM ROADWAYS 0.5 PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL 4-5 UNIFORM VALUES (EXCEPT UNDER THE PASSENGER CANOPY) SHALL NOT EXCED THE FOLLOWING VALUES: AVERAGE TO MINIMUM 2.5 TO 1 MAXIMUM TO MINIMUM 5 TO 1

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 90: Bus Rapid Transit, Volume 2: Implementation Guidelines discusses the main components of bus rapid transit (BRT) and describes BRT concepts, planning considerations, key issues, the system development process, desirable conditions for BRT, and general planning principles. It also provides an overview of system types. Bus Rapid Transit, Volume 1: Case Studies in Bus Rapid Transit was released in July 2003.

March 29, 2008 Erratta Notice -- On page 4-11, in the top row of Figure 4-7, in the last column, the cross street green for the 80 sec cycle is incorrectly listed as 26 sec. It should be 36 sec.

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