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Trip generation hub: analysis of an urban passenger terminal attached to a commercial center

This study analyzes the dynamics of a Trip Generating Developments - TGDs, the trips created, its area of influence and the impact that it has on traffic in the surrounding area. The PGV that was studied, was the Terminal Central Integration of Urban Bus in Uberlândia, MG, Brazil, which has a mall attached with approximately 80 shops and covered parking with 262 spaces. It is estimated that daily, 144,000 people are attending the TGD. Thus, were studied: the theoretical framework, on the subject, the Handbook of DENATRAN for treating TGD. Still, as part of the methodology, a research was conducted in the field, within the own enterprise, and an observing the behavior of drivers and pedestrians in the proximity of TGD. The research was developed with the goal of being get the source and the destination of people who attend the project. It was conducted, a survey data of vehicles traffic, on TGD intermediations, in order to collect the vehicles volume and level of service in major intersections. The research, presented the impacts produced by the enterprise on the road system, noting that, most near intersections where the TGD is located, operates at Level of Service F.

trip generating developments; urban passenger terminal; traffic impact analysis


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