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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)  Recommendation IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CROSSINGS SUITABLE FOR FURTHER STUDY Recommendation Summary of Study Segment and General Intersection Design and Operational Characteristics CHAPTER 3: ASSESSMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF EXISTING, ALTERNATIVE, AND POSSIBLE SUPPLEMENTAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ASSESSMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF EXISTING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Analysis of Safety-Related Data Observation of Operations and Driver Behaviors (Field Video Data)  ASSESSMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF ALTERNATIVE AND POSSIBLE SUPPLEMENTAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Focus Group Design and Process Focus Group Results SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS REGARDING OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF EXISTING, ALTERNATIVE, AND POSSIBLE SUPPLEMENTAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Recommended Traffic Control Devices Preliminary Cost Estimates of Traffic Control Devices CHAPTER 4: MODELING/SIMULATION OF LIGHT RAIL OPERATING CONDITIONS: NORTH FIRST STREET FROM EAST BROKAW ROAD TO TRIMBLE ROAD INTRODUCTION MODELING METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS TOOLS SYNCHROâ¢Â VISSIMâ¢Â SSAM MODEL DEVELOPMENT Model Geometry Speed Data Transit Signal PriorityÂ
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 PLANÂ