Appendix
Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan Online Appendix
Appendix 1: Decision Approaches (pdf, 811KB)- a discussion of the travel demand forecasting model
- a discussion of the scenarios tested
- regionwide assessment of a BRT system
- countywide assessment of a BRT system
- corridor-level assessment of a BRT system
- link-level assessment of a BRT system
- person throughout analysis
- traffic lane capacity
- person throughput rationale
- traffic impacts
- description and analysis of eight corridors studied but not recommended
- an analysis of whether additional bikeway recommendations should be included in the Functional Plan
- an overview of various types of stormwater management
- potential impacts to county-listed historic resources
- potential impacts to M-NCPPC parks
- discussion of the MDAAII model (also used for the Purple Line and Corridor Cities Transitway)
- non-included attributes of bus rapid transit
- modeling scenarios
- appendices from the Purple Line travel demand forecasting documentation
- theoretical traffic lane capacity
- guidance from the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual
- minimum link ridership for dedicated lanes
- district level analysis
- traffic analysis testing lane repurposing on Georgia Avenue
- traffic analysis testing median transitway on Rockville Pike
- typical sections based on location (intersection, intersection with station, mid-block)
- typical sections based on lane dedication (concurrent flow curb lanes, reversible one-way median, two-way median)
- typical sections based on area type (urban, suburban)
- typical sections based on availability of right-of-way (preferred, constrained)
- an assessment of the corridor types, including activity center corridors and commuter/express corridors
- a description of the different types of BRT stations