Light Rail Transit Urban Insertion and Safety European Experience
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2015
Subject Area
place - europe, mode - tram/light rail, infrastructure - stop, infrastructure - station, infrastructure - bus/tram lane, infrastructure - bus/tram priority, planning - safety/accidents, mode - bike, mode - pedestrian
Keywords
light rail transit (LRT), urban, Operation and Safety of Tramways, pedestrian pathways, platform design, stop location, intersections
Abstract
This paper provides a rough design tool kit to improve the safety of light rail transit (LRT) urban insertion. This tool kit was prepared after the analysis of more than 130 examples of good and bad practices related to LRT urban insertions in 13 European countries, which took place during the first working phase of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology's Action TU1103, Operation and Safety of Tramways in Interaction with Public Space. The paper deals with the design of the following aspects: pedestrian pathways at stations and stops; platform design and station and stop location; pavement treatment on shared space; pavement treatment on segregated channels; LRT separators on segregated channels; intersections (e.g., left-turn intersections, roundabouts, pedestrian and cyclist crossings, innovative solutions at intersections); LRT channel differentiation and protection by means of pavement, marks, fences, and barriers; and overhead contact system pole location.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Transportation Research Board, Washington, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Novales, M., Teixeira, M., & Fontaine, L. (2015). Light Rail Transit Urban Insertion and Safety European Experience. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2419 / Transit 2014, Vol. 5, pp. 63-81. Published by Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, DC.
