• Land use is primarily residential and the municipality has requested exclusion only during hours of darkness. Truck restriction (no truck/bus route) criteria of City of Washington D.C. are based on traffic volume, roadway characteristics, network connectivity, safety, functional classification, and stakeholder feedback. 34 Legacy request-based truck and bus restrictions of Washington D.C included: • Street must be functionally classified as local • Street must not be a designated truck or bus route • Observed trucks traffic must be 50% of that on truck routes and not related to construction/temporary cause • Observed truck traffic must not be local deliveries Current approaches that Washington D.C is taking includes: • All streets with “local” functional classification to be through-truck restricted • Only streets with a local functional classification to be through truck restricted, with exceptions for security, land use, or engineering characteristics Considerations for Adding and Removing Truck Routes T o meet Fort Worth’s evolving urban and residential needs , it is recommended that the city adopt clear criteria for adding or removing truck routes. Suggested criteria based on peer city practices and literature review include: • Traffic Volume and Impact Analysis : Evaluate truck volume on each route using data from platforms like Replica and the NCTCOG Travel Demand Model. Specific thresholds for volume or road wear, as recommended by sources like FHWA’s FAF, could be established to identify if truck traffic on certain roads is causing excessive wear, congestion, or conflicts with residential or pedestrian areas. Relevant references : FHWA’s FAF or NCHRP studies detail volume-based impacts on roadways, providing quantitative thresholds for assessment.
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