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Table of Contents How to Use this Document ..................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose & Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 Structure of Report .................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1 Stop Location .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3 Transit Stop Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 3 Stop Spacing ....................................................................................................................... 3 Typical Stop Types ............................................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER 2 In-Street Design ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 7 Typical Bus Zone Configuration Options ................................................................................... 7 Curbside/shoulder stop ....................................................................................................... 8 Bus bay/turnout ................................................................................................................... 9 Curb extension .................................................................................................................. 10 Open bus bay .................................................................................................................... 11 Detailed Dimensional Specifications ....................................................................................... 12 Engineering Considerations to Accommodate SEPTA Buses ................................................ 19 Roadway Paving Considerations ...................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER 3 Curbside Design ................................................................................................................................... 23 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 23 Universal Design and ADA ...................................................................................................... 23 SEPTA Curbside Passenger Facility Design .......................................................................... 23 Other elements ................................................................................................................. 25 Detailed Dimensions for Curbside Passenger Facilities ......................................................... 26 CHAPTER 4 Passenger Amenities ............................................................................................................................ 33 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 33 Bus Stop Comforts .................................................................................................................. 33 Street Furniture ................................................................................................................. 33 CHAPTER5 Development Context & Case Studies ................................................................................................. 35 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 35 Case Study 1 ........................................................................................................................... 36 Case Study 2 ........................................................................................................................... 37 Case Study 3 ........................................................................................................................... 38 Case Study 4 ........................................................................................................................... 39 Case Study 5 ........................................................................................................................... 40 Figures and Tables Figure 1: Typical far-side curbside stop configuration .................................................................................................... 8 Figure 2: Typical near-side curbside stop configuration ................................................................................................. 8 Figure 3: Typical midblock curbside stop configuration .................................................................................................. 8 Figure 4: Near-side bus bay example............................................................................................................................. 9 Figure 5: Near-side curb extension example ................................................................................................................ 10 Figure 6: Far-side open bus bay example .................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 7: Turning radii for SEPTA standard and articulated buses .............................................................................. 20 Figure 8: Flexible paving components for high-volume roadway .................................................................................. 22 Figure 9: Concrete bus pad integrated into flexible paving roadway design ................................................................. 22 Figure 10: Legend for case study graphics .................................................................................................................. 35 Figure 11: Case study 1 – Highway commercial shopping center with curbside stop .................................................. 36 Figure 12: Case study 2 – Commercial center interior bus routing ............................................................................... 37 Figure 13: Case study 3 – Shopping mall transit hub ................................................................................................... 38 Figure 14: Case study 4 – Urban neighborhood stop: curb extension .......................................................................... 39 Figure 15: Case study 5 – Urban stop: coordination between routes ........................................................................... 40 Table 1: Advantages and disadvantages for typical stop location types......................................................................... 4 Table 2: Curb extension dimensions for various vehicle/door configurations ............................................................... 10 Table 3: Dimensional specifications for in-street (but outside travel lane) stop types .................................................. 13 Table 4: Dimensional specifications for curbside passenger facilities 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