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Transit Facilities <br />Standards and guidelines in this chapter were <br />developed by and for the local transit authority, <br />Lane Transit District (LTD). The LTD Service Plan- <br />ning and Marketing Department is responsible for <br />reviewing developments which affect public transit. <br />Purpose of Standards and Guidelines <br />There are several purposes for developing these <br />standards and guidelines: <br />• To facilitate the planning and design phase of <br />development in which the inclusion of transit <br />facilities is either mandated or encouraged. <br />These standards should help avoid costly and <br />time consuming delays resulting from the <br />inclusion of transit amenities in developments. <br />• To ensure that transit facilities are built in such <br />a way that provides safe and accessible areas for <br />transit riders, and other pedestrians. <br />• To ensure that transit facilities are built in such <br />a way that provides safe and convenient opera- <br />tion of transit and other vehicles. <br />• To encourage use of transit by providing highly <br />visible, convenient areas for riders. <br />Vehicle Dimensions for Transit Buses <br />Lane Transit District currently owns standard 30, 35, <br />and 40 foot buses. Special consideration needs to <br />be given when designing facilities which will be <br />used by transit buses. Compared to automobiles <br />and most other types of vehicles, transit buses have <br />longer wheelbases, more overhang, are wider, <br />longer, and taller, have slow acceleration and <br />deceleration rates, and have a wider turning radius. <br />Figure 76 presents the basic composite vehicle <br />specifications for the largest dimensions for buses in <br />the current LTD fleet. Vehicles in the current fleet, <br />with different specifications for these items, will <br />operate within these guidelines. <br />Arterial and collector <br />streets are primary routes <br />for transit vehicles <br />79 <br />