To better allocate scarce regional transportation resources when considering the construction of grade-separated highway–railway crossings in Central Arkansas, Metroplan, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, created a methodology to provide a consistent quantitative evaluation of potential locations. This methodology considered use of seven quantitative factors: noise, community cohesion, delay, accessibility, connectivity, geographic distribution, and safety. Each factor yielded a value between 0 and 1, which allows an equally weighted comparison between the different factors as well as a net sum of all factors. The net result, then, is an aggregate value that can aid in the evaluation and prioritization of potential highway-railway grade separation locations.
Methodology for Evaluating Highway-Railway Grade Separations
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 1754 , 1 ; 77-80
01.01.2001
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
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Methodology for Evaluating Highway-Railway Grade Separations
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