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Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-05-138
Date: July 2006 |
Shared-Use Path Level of Service CalculatorShared Use Path Flow Analysis ToolTrail Level of Service (LOS) Calculator
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LOS Score | LOS Grade |
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X≥ 4.0 | A |
3.5 ≤X 4.0 | B |
3.0 ≤X 3.5 | C |
2.5 ≤X 3.0 | D |
2.0 ≤X 2.5 | E |
X< 2.0 | F |
ROW #1
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
Example Trail | 11.0 | 1 | 155.4 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.47 | C | 31.98% | 38.17 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 3.15 | 3.15 | C |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
ROW #2
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
14.0 | 1 | 147.0 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.79 | B | 30.27% | 34.18 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 3.50 | 3.50 | B | |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
ROW #3
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
8.0 | 0 | 1000.0 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 1.83 | F | 99.99% | 768.07 | 6.40 | 1.50 | 0.33 | 0.33 | F | |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
ROW #4
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
11.0 | 1 | 70.0 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.61 | B | 14.14% | 7.60 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.54 | 3.54 | B | |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
ROW #5
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
12.0 | 1 | 213.4 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.49 | C | 43.29% | 70.97 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 2.90 | 2.90 | D | |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
MODEL ASSUMPTIONS
Trail volume represents the actual number of users counted in the field (the model adjusts this volume based on a peak hour factor of 0.85).
Bicyclists will pass all trail users that are traveling less than 12.8 miles per hour (average bicyclist speed)
Trail Level of Service (LOS) Calculator
Draft Spreadsheet Based on Federal Highway Administration Shared Use Path Study
North Carolina State University and Toole Design Group
Trail LOS Calculator
LOS Score | LOS Grade |
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X≥ 4.0 | A |
3.5 ≤X 4.0 | B |
3.0 ≤X 3.5 | C |
2.5 ≤X 3.0 | D |
2.0 ≤X 2.5 | E |
X< 2.0 | F |
ROW #1
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
Example Trail | 11.0 | 1 | 155.4 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.47 | C | 31.98% | 38.17 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 3.15 | 3.15 | C |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
ROW #2
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
14.0 | 1 | 147.0 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.79 | B | 30.27% | 34.18 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 3.50 | 3.50 | B | |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
ROW #3
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
8.0 | 0 | 1000.0 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 1.83 | F | 99.99% | 768.07 | 6.40 | 1.50 | 0.33 | 0.33 | F | |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
ROW #4
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume (users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | User Perception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
11.0 | 1 | 70.0 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.61 | B | 14.14% | 7.60 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.54 | 3.54 | B | |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
ROW #5
Segment Name | Path Width | Centerline | Volume users per hour in 1 direction) and Mode Split | UserPerception | Delayed Passings Adjustment | Prelim LOS Score | Trail Level of Service | |||||||||||
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Closest 0.5 ft. | 0=No Centerline | Volume | Mode Split (%)* | Adj. Factor (subtract from User Percep. score) | ||||||||||||||
Name | Width (ft) | 1=Centerline | One–Way (per hour) | Adult Bicyclists | Pedestrians | Runners | In–Line Skaters | Child Bicyclists | All Modes | Score | Grade | Percent | # Per Hr | Pre Adj Fac | Fin Adj Fac | Prelim LOS Score | LOS Score | LOS Grade |
12.0 | 1 | 213.4 | 55.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.49 | C | 43.29% | 70.97 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 2.90 | 2.90 | D | |
*Default mode split is 55% adult bicyclists, 20% pedestrians, 10% runners, 10% in–line skaters, and 5% child bicylists. |
MODEL ASSUMPTIONS
Trail volume represents the actual number of users counted in the field (the model adjusts this volume based on a peak hour factor of 0.85).
Bicyclists will pass all trail users that are traveling less than 12.8 miles per hour (average bicyclist speed)
FHWA-HRT-05-138