2005 State of Mobility Report - City of Bellevue

Ridesharing
Travel by more than one person in privately- or
publicly-owned vehicles, including carpools and
vanpools. (Chapter 12)
Roadway Classification
A system of categorizing roadways by their primary
functional use. A Principal Arterial connects
freeway interchanges to major concentrations of
commercial activity and provides connections
between large community centers and facilities.
A Minor Arterial connects principal arterials to
residential and commercial activities and provides
connections between large community centers
and facilities. Collectors connect two or more
neighborhoods or industrial areas and distributes
traffic within them. A Local Street provides access
to abutting land uses and serves to carry local
traffic to the collector/arterial system. Other Streets
include cul-de-sacs and dead-end residential streets.
(Chapter 8)
Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV)
A vehicle containing one person. (Chapter 12)
Sound Transit
The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit
Authority is doing business as “Sound Transit.”
Sound Transit is responsible for developing and
operating high capacity express bus and rail
services in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties.
(Chapters 2 and 9)
Speed Cushions
A Phase II physical measure used by the
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program that raises
the roadway at designated points, much like a speed
hump. However, speed cushions contain breaks to
allow emergency vehicles to easily pass through.
(Chapter 6)
Spot Improvement Program
A program that implements projects at locations
that have a high accident potential or frequent
“near-hits.” (Chapter 7)
Stationary Radar Sign
A sign with radar unit which detects the speed of
passing vehicles and displays the speed on a reader
board. Implemented as a means to reduce traffic
speeds on residential streets, a recent study indicates
it is highly effective. (Chapter 6)
System Intersection
A signalized arterial intersection that serves a
critical function in the flow of traffic along the
city’s roadway network. (Chapters 3 and 7)
Transit Service Hours
A measure of the number of hours that busses serve
city residents. (Chapter 9)
Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
Strategies to encourage people to use alternative
modes – transit, ridesharing, walking, or bicycling
– instead of driving alone. (Chapter 12)
Transportation Facilities Plan (TFP)
The City’s twelve-year transportation planning
document that serves as a bridge between the 20+
years long-range planning studies and the seven-year
Capital Investment Program Plan. (Chapter 4)
Transportation Partnership Act
State legislative action that raises the gas tax
incrementally by 9.5 cents. Revenue will fund
transportation projects on regional corridors.
Transportation System
All of the transportation services and facilities
designed to work together to efficiently and
conveniently move people into, out of, and through
the city.
Volume-to-Capacity Ratio
A measure to evaluate Level of Service at a system
intersection that compares the average volume of
traffic versus the average roadway capacity at each
key intersection. (Chapter 3)
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