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Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan <br /> <br /> <br />ACCESSMANAGEMENTPROGRAM <br />(ToBeAppliedWithinCorridorsAndDevelopmentZones) <br /> <br />ACCESSMANAGEMENTCONCEPTS <br /> <br />1.Driveway-RelatedCrashes <br />Muchofaccessmanagement involvesmanagingtrafficmovementsintoandout <br />of commercial driveways. Thereasonforthisisthatdrivewaytrafficgeneratesa <br />large number ofcrashesonmajor roadsandstreets-arterialsandcollectors. <br /> <br /> <br />2.DrivewaySpacing <br />Maintaininganadequatespacingbetweencommercial drivewaysisoneof the <br />most critical aspectsofaccessmanagement. <br /> <br /> <br />3.DrivewayDensityAndDrivewayConsolidation <br />Drivewaydensity(thenumber ofdrivewaysperblockor permile)anddriveway <br />consolidationareveryimportantconsiderationsinaccessmanagement.These <br />roadwaycharacteristicsarebasicissuesinanyaccessmanagement planor <br />program. <br /> <br /> <br />4.Intersection SpacingAndTrafficSignalSpacing <br />Althoughmost discussionsabout accessmanagementfocusonthe <br />management of privatedriveways,properspacingofroadwayintersectionsisan <br />equallyimportant accessmanagement issue. <br /> <br />Whyisintersectionspacingimportant? <br />Theimportanceofintersectionspacingissimilar tothatofdrivewayspacing. As <br />the number ofintersectionsper mileincrease,theopportunityfor crashes <br />increases.The existenceoftoomanyintersectionsper milealsoincreasesdelay <br />andcongestion.Ontheother hand, not providinganadequatelydensestreet <br />networkforcesmotoristsand pedestrianstotravelfarther totheirdestinations. <br /> <br />5.FunctionalAreasOfIntersections <br />Itisimportanttoprotect thefunctional areaofanintersectionfromdriveway <br />access. Drivewayslocatedwithinthisareamayresultinhighercrashratesand <br />increased congestion. <br /> <br />What isthefunctional areaof anintersection? <br />Thefunctional areaofanintersectionisthatareabeyondthephysical intersection <br />of tworoadwaysthat comprisesdecisionandmaneuveringdistance,plusany <br />requiredvehiclestoragelength.Thefunctional areaincludesthelengthofroad <br />upstreamfrom anoncomingintersectionneededbymotoriststoperceivethe <br />47
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