Reinventing the Urban Interstate: A New Paradigm for Multimodal Corridors. Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 145

摘要

The report presents strategies for planning, designing, building, and operating multimodal Corridors-freeways and high-capacity transit lines running parallel in the same travel Corridors. This report will be of interest to urban and transportation planners and policymakers In large urban areas. The objectives of this research were to (1) evaluate the potential for rehabilitating and Reconstructing portions of interstate freeways and similar freeways in urbanized areas of the United States as multimodal transportation facilities and (2) develop strategies to plan and Implement these facilities. These facilities might be better used, if the facilities offered passenger Mobility by multiple modes and were better integrated into communities. The new paradigm emphasizes building transit lines and supporting pedestrian and Bicycle facilities with the following goals: