文档介绍：3rd Urban Street Symposium
June 24-27, 2007 Seattle, Washington
Designing Streets for Enhanced Transit Service
The Jerusalem Experience
Marc Render
Amav Transportation Planning Ltd.
4 Yad Haruzim St.
Jerusalem, ISRAEL
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June, 2007
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Table of Contents
Abstract
Historical City - A Growing Metropolis
Jerusalem Overview
Urban Structure
The Initial Public Transport Operating System for 2009
Light Rail
North-South Busway and High Grade Bus Lines (BRT)
Downtown Traffic Calming and Parking Restrictions
Busway Design Elements
Urban Insertion
Pedestrian Crosswalks and Safety Features
Stop Design and Access
Parking mercial Vehicle Access
Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Design Elements
Traffic Calming Goals
Typical Crossections and Elements
Parking Policy
Public Reaction and Lessons Learned
Public Participation
Public "Suffering" and Political Support
Downtown Renewal
Lessons Learned
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
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Abstract
This paper is designed to highlight planning issues surrounding a traffic
calming program downtown and the insertion of a km ( mile) busway into the
streets of Jerusalem, an historic city of 3000 years.
Jerusalem is home for its 760,000 Jewish and Arab residents, and is the
capital of the State of Israel. Increasing traffic congestion and urban decay forced a
reassessment of car oriented transportation policies and led to the construction of a
first km LRT line ( mile), the North-South Busway (BRT), and an extensive
CBD Traffic Ca