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Shared-Use Path Level of Service Calculator

Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-05-138
Date: July 2006

Shared-Use Path Level of Service Calculator

User Perception User Input Output

			Volume	Oncoming Bicyclists					Oncoming Pedestrians				Oncoming Runners				Oncoming InLine Skaters				Oncoming Child Bicyclists														Trail LOS	Trail Grade
Path Width	Number of Lanes	Centerline	Total Volume (1 Direction Per Hour)	Bike Mode Share	Volume (1 Direction Per Hour)	Average Speed (mph)	Standard Deviation of Average Speed (mph)	Pedestrian Mode Share	Volume (1 Direction Per Hour)	Average Speed (mph)	Standard Deviation of Average Speed (mph)	Runner Mode Share	Volume (1 Direction Per Hour)	Average Speed (mph)	Standard Deviation of Average Speed (mph)	In-Line Skater Mode Share	Volume (1 Direction Per Hour)	Average Speed (mph)	Standard Deviation of Average Speed (mph)	Child Bike Mode Share	Volume (1 Direction Per Hour)	Average Speed (mph)	Standard Deviation of Average Speed (mph)	Total Volume	Speed of test bicycle (mph)	Trip length (miles)	Propensity to make a pass	Derived Active Passings Per Hour	Derived Meetings Per Hour	Events Per Hour	Peak Hour Factor	Events/Min	Low Vol. Adj.	Low Vol. Adj. Score	Model LOS	Model Grade	HCM 2000 Events/Hr	HCM LOS	FHWA LOS
WIDTH	LANES	CLINE	TOTVOL	BIKEPCT	BIKEVOL	BIKEMPH	BIKESD	PEDPCT	PEDVOL	PEDMPH	PEDSD	RUNPCT	RUNVOL	RUNMPH	RUNSD	INLINPCT	INLINVOL	INLINMPH	INLINSD	CBIKEPCT	CBIKEVOL	CBIKEMPH	CBIKESD	HOURVOL	TESTBIKE	LENGTH	PROPPASS	ACTPASS	MEETINGS	EVENTHR	PHF	EVENTMIN	LOVOLADJ	LOVOLSCO	TRAILLOS	TRAILGRD	HCMEVENTS	HCMLOS	FHWALOS
11	3	1	155.40	0.55	85.47	12.80	3.40	0.20	31.08	3.40	0.60	0.10	15.54	6.50	1.20	0.10	15.54	10.10	2.70	0.05	7.77	7.90	1.90	155.40	12.80	3.00	1.00	119.37	411.36	1605.04	0.85	31.47	No Low Volume Adjustment	0.00	3.47	C	471.04
14	3	1	147.00	0.55	80.85	12.80	3.40	0.20	29.40	3.40	0.60	0.10	14.70	6.50	1.20	0.10	14.70	10.10	2.70	0.05	7.35	7.90	1.90	147.00	12.80	3.00	1.00	112.92	389.12	1518.28	0.85	29.77	No Low Volume Adjustment	0.00	3.79	B	445.58
8	2	0	1000.00	0.55	550.00	12.80	3.40	0.20	200.00	3.40	0.60	0.10	100.00	6.50	1.20	0.10	100.00	10.10	2.70	0.05	50.00	7.90	1.90	1000.00	12.80	3.00	1.00	768.14	2647.08	10328.44	0.85	202.52	No Low Volume Adjustment	0.00	1.83	F	3031.15
11	3	1	70.00	0.55	38.50	12.80	3.40	0.20	14.00	3.40	0.60	0.10	7.00	6.50	1.20	0.10	7.00	10.10	2.70	0.05	3.50	7.90	1.90	70.00	12.80	3.00	1.00	53.77	185.30	722.99	0.85	14.18	No Low Volume Adjustment	0.00	3.61	B	212.18
12	3	1	213.40	0.55	117.37	12.80	3.40	0.20	42.68	3.40	0.60	0.10	21.34	6.50	1.20	0.10	21.34	10.10	2.70	0.05	10.67	7.90	1.90	213.40	12.80	3.00	1.00	163.92	564.89	2204.09	0.85	43.22	No Low Volume Adjustment	0.00	3.49	C	646.85

FHWA-HRT-05-138

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Scheduled Update: Archive - No Update

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Topics: research, safety, operations, human factors, pedestrian & bicycle safety

Keywords: research, safety, path, trail, bicycle, shared-use, LOS, width, pedestrian, in-line skater

TRT Terms: Pedestrian facilities design--United States, Pedestrian areas--United States--Planning, Cycling paths--United States--Planning, Traffic surveys--United States, Calculators, Level of service, Pedestrians

Updated: 04/12/2012

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