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Pages 47-51

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... ( ) analyses Simplifying HCM analysis procedures Better integration of HCM analysis methods into travel demand forecasting software Providing easy to use service volume tables
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... Thank you for your insights into how the Highway Capacity Manual is utilized within transportation planning. We will review your responses and make a follow-up phone interview to help us better understand how your agency utilizes the HCM in planning.
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... Zoning codes have traditionally accommodated LOS tools by requiring "Christmas shopping" levels of parking capacity. With drive-thrus, home deliveries, smart growth, etc., this is changing to having parking accommodation maximums which will facilitate the promotion of multimodal options [bike, pedestrian, and transit]
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... • Perhaps a chapter that provides guidance on conducting local studies that measure variables such as start-up lost time, end of phase lost time, lane utilization, etc., and the proper application of the results of those study to the actual analysis. • Consider: measuring mobility rather than capacity; incorporating mode choice as a factor; and incorporating route choice options [transportation network articulation (grid vs.
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... and most traffic volumes throughout the state are not approaching capacity. Most planning decisions are driven by factors other than capacity, traffic projections are made through our traffic data collection and analysis software, and any localized capacity issues are usually dealt with from our Traffic Program.
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