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Tennessee: MP3 Rest Area

Tennessee - MP3 Rest Area





Figure 1: Modeling Process for Estimating Rest Area Truck Parking Spaces

Figure 1: Modeling Process for Estimating Rest Area Truck
Source: Apogee Research, Inc.





Table E1: Identification (Step 1)
(1)
Identification
Number
(2)
County
(3)
Interstate
(4)
Milepost
(5)
ADT
(6)
DPRV
(7)
DINT
(8)
Welcome
Center
(9)
Type of
Space
(10)
Food
Facilites
(11)
Adequate
Lighting
(12)
Attendant
XYZ001

XYZ002

XYZ003

County A

County B

County C

Z-1

Z-2

Z-3

138

63

41

8,650

16,565

31,100

74

42

54

8.5

13.3

7.6

Yes

No

No

DPT

P

DNPT

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes





Table E2: Data Entry (Step 2)
(1)
Identification
Number
(2)
County
(3)
Interstate
(4)
Milepost
(5)
ADT
(6)
DPRV
(7)
DINT
(8)
Welcome
Center
(9)
Type of
Space
(10)
Food
Facilites
(11)
Adequate
Lighting
(12)
Attendant
XYZ001

XYZ002

XYZ003

County A

County B

County C

Z-1

Z-2

Z-3

138

63

41

8,650

16,565

31,100

74

42

54

8.5

13.3

7.6

Yes

No

No

DPT

P

DNPT

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Abbreviations Used:
DPRV = Distance from previous rest area
DINT = Distance to the next interchange
DPT = Diagonal pull-through parking spaces
DNPT = Diagonal not-pull-through parking spaces
P = Parallel parking spaces





Table E3: Data Recoding (Step 2 Contd.)
(1)
Identification
Number
(2)
County
(3)
Interstate
(4)
Milepost
(5)
ADT
(6)
DPRV
(7)
DINT
(8)
Welcome
Center
(9)
Type of
Space
(10)
Food
Facilites
(11)
Adequate
Lighting
(12)
Attendant
XYZ001

XYZ002

XYZ003

County A

County B

County C

Z-1

Z-2

Z-3

138

63

41

8,650

16,565

31,100

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1





Table E4: Application of Decision Rules (Step 3)
Rest Area Parameter Values            
P DH Dt PF VHS            
XYZ001

XYZ002

XYZ003

0.16

0.15

0.14

0.15

0.1

0.075

0.25

0.25

0.25

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

           





Table E5: Estimation of Truck Parking Spaces (Step 4)

Base Estimation Formula

NTSPACES = ADT x P x DH x Dt x PF
VHS

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Rest Area Formula Inputs Estimated Spaces
XYZ001 NTSPACES = 8.650 x 0.16 x 0.15 x 0.25 x 1.8
2.0
47
XYZ002 NTSPACES = 16.565 x 0.15 x 0.10 x 0.25 x 1.8
2.0
56
XYZ003 NTSPACES = 31,100 x 0.14 x 0.075 x 0.25 x 1.8
2.0
73

Last updated November 12, 1999


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