A Policy on Arterial Highways in Urban AreasThe Committee on Planning and Design Policies was organized in 1937 upon authority of the Executive Committee of the Association. The purpose of the committee is the formulation of administrative policies looking toward the incorporation in practice of highway design features which will result in maximum safety and utility. |
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LICENSE NO 196 MACHOL EDGE INDEX U S PATENT NO 2680630 OTHER U S AND FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING | 1 |
DESIGN CONTROLS | 8 |
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additional adjacent applicable approach areas arrangement arterial highways at-grade barrier buses capacity chapter clearance connections construction continuous cross section cross streets curb curves depressed freeways design speed desirable determined direction discussed distance drivers edge effect entering example existing expressway facility feet wide flow freeway frontage roads future Geometric Design given grade improvement increase interchange intersections lateral least left turns length less lines major streets median narrow necessary normally offset one-way openings operation outer separation parallel parking passenger pattern pavement peak pedestrian percent permit preferably ramps result right-of-way roadway route shoulder shown in figure shows side signal signs slopes space stops structure sufficient surface terminals tion traffic lanes transit trucks turning turning movements two-way urban urban areas usually utilized values vehicles volumes walls width