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Standard 40’ Bus
Neighborhood Transit Street
Speeds are low to moderate.
Corridor Street
Increased stop distance and lane width results in higher travel speeds.
Downtown Street
Speeds are low to moderate with frequent stops.
Congestion, parking, and standing vehicles are more significant than design speed in determining operating speeds.
Articulated 60’ Bus
Corridor Street
Clear rights-of-way accommodates larger capacity vehicles.
Increased stop distance and lane width results in higher travel speeds. Assign additional width to lane buffers.
Downtown Street
High-capacity or trunkline routes, especially in dedicated lanes.
Modern & Historic Streetcars
Neighborhood Transit Street
Low to moderate speeds with frequent stops, typically 20 mph or less.
Smaller length and width than LRVs allows operation in more constrained streets.
Corridor Street
When operated on transitways or dedicated lanes, modern streetcars can be functionally similar to LRT, operating at up to 30–35 mph in some cases.
Provide comfortable stations, especially for center-running streetcars.
Downtown Street
May operate in mixed traffic or shared street conditions.
Prevent blockage by stationary vehicles, including overhanging parked vehicles.
Modern Light Rail Vehicle
Corridor Street
Longer stop spacing, and often in separated transitway, allows for increased speed, potentially 30–35 mph.
Downtown LRT Street
Modern light rail may transition from exclusive guideway to street-grade or mixed traffic conditions as it enters downtown.
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