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Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations

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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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