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19 SPEED + RELIABILITY: PROJECTS The projects in this category feature physical and operation elements like dedicated bus lanes, service modifications, bus stop consolidations/optimization, signal adjustments, prepaid boarding, vehicle access restriction, and queue jump lanes and other intersection treatments. 5L FULTON LIMITED PILOT: San Francisco, CA Starting in 2013, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)
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20 was so successful, the city continued it until the lane was made permanent about 9 months later. Outcome(s)
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21 concepts for testing strategies to improve the streetcar's speed and reliability. In November 2017, the project team implemented a 1.6-mile multipart pilot project on King Street that included the following elements: • Restriction of motor vehicle access along the corridor, prohibiting through movements and left turns, and allowing only right turns onto King Street for curbside access; • Designation of curbside lanes in both directions solely for transit stops, taxi stands, accessible loading, pickup/drop-off/delivery, and public space installations; • Relocation of streetcar stops (18 stops)
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22 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE BUS LANE: Washington, DC To increase transit capacity during a subway line shutdown, the District DOT (DOT) seized the opportunity to test a priority bus lane on Rhode Island Avenue.
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