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Figure 18 <br />Length _._.,~,,, 40 feet (future bus purchases will <br /> consider articulated buses. The <br /> current standard length for <br />articlated buses is 60 feet. <br />Width __,..,..,_.._.,,..,..,,,..Y.. 8 feet, 6 inches for the body and a <br />total width of up to 11 feet when <br /> the mirror extension is included. <br />Wheelchair Lift ._,...~.~,.. 5 feet,, 8 inches. <br />Extension From Bus <br />Height 11 feet with open roof ventilators. <br />Weight Heaviest axle weight of a full bus is <br /> 25,000 lbs. <br />Doors Distance from front of bus to <br /> middle of front door: 3 feet. <br /> Distance from front of bus to <br /> middle of rear door: 16 feet for 30 <br />foot bus; 20 feet for 35 foot bus; <br /> 26 feet for 40 foot bus <br />Design Guidelines <br />Bus Stop Locations <br />1) A transit or bus stop is a designated place <br />along a transit route where a public transit <br />vehicle stops to load and/or unload passengers. <br />General decisions about where to locate a stop <br />are based on the following criteria: <br />a) Distance Between Stops. The standard <br />distance between bus stops on a standard <br />local route is 800 feet: Lane Transit District <br />can operate service most effectively by <br />balancing customer convenience and acces- <br />sibility to the service with the need to retain <br />operational speed and efficiency. <br />b) Safety for Passengers. Stops are placed in <br />areas where passengers can have safe and <br />direct access to sidewalks, walkways, and <br />waiting areas. It is important for disabled <br />passengers, especially those who use wheel- <br />chairs, to have an accessible route to and <br />from the bus door. <br />c) Convenient Access. In order for public <br />transit to be effective, passengers must be <br />able to access service that is close to major <br />passenger destinations. It should also be easy <br />for passengers to transfer from one bus to <br />another, either at the same bus stop or to one <br />on a nearby cross street. <br />d) Operational Characteristics. Aproperly <br />developed bus stop allows for safe movement <br />by the bus into and out of the traffic flow <br />with a minimum of delay. If the stop is on a <br />heavily used transit corridor, there may be a <br />need to accommodate two or possibly more <br />buses using the stop at the same time. Turn- <br />outs may be desirable in some cases (see the <br />section on turnouts, next page). <br />2) The actual position of a bus stop from a street <br />intersection can depend on transit operations, <br />safety, bus riders' needs, traffic flow, parking, <br />physical roadside constraints-(trees, poles, drive- <br />ways, etc.) and property concerns. There are three <br />basic types of bus stop locations along a street: <br />far-side, near-side, and mid-block bus stops. <br />Far-Side Bus Stop. A bus stop that is located <br />.immediately following an intersection. Recom- <br />mended for use when: <br />a) Traffic in the direction the bus is traveling <br />is heavier approaching the intersection than <br />leaving the intersection. <br />b) There is a high demand for right turns in <br />'the direction the bus is traveling. <br />c) The crossing street is a one-way street <br />where traffic flows from left to right. <br />80 <br />