U.S. 75 North Central Expressway Reconstruction: Northwest Highway Screen Line Automobile and Transit User Panels, November 1990 Survey Results.

摘要

The results of the first during-construction survey indicate that, to date, construction has had very minor impacts upon travel in the corridor. Total trips made in the corridor and on the North Central Expressway were not found to be significantly different from those reported in the pre-construction survey in May 1990. Likewise, departure times and travel times for the panelists work trips were not significantly different than before construction. Perhaps more important, panelist do not perecive that conditions are much worse than before construction began. A small increase in the number of panelists using the Dallas North Tollway to the west of the Expressway was detected, along with a very small (but not statistically significant) increased use of Greenville Avenue to the east . The survey also indicated that transitusers have experienced little change in conditions as a result of construction. Transit panelists rated transit service quality and reported trip times almost identical to those reported before construction conditions had not seriously affected transit service in the corridor. Automobile panelist were surveyed as to their feelings regarding available traffic information sources. Most panelists had not used the telephone hotline service and did not feel that it was very useful to them. On the other hand, panelists felt that the changeable message signs provided on the North Central Expressway were very useful. Radio traffic reports were the most common information source desired by panelists, followed by newspaper and television. However, many panelists indicated a desire for traffic information from two or even all three of these sources.