LANE DESIGNATIONS

PASSIVE DESIGN VS PROACTIVE

DESIGN
PASSIVE DESIGN

PROACTIVE DESIGN

Assumes, and strives to account for, the worst case scenario,

both in terms of user behavior and traffic congestion.
System design is sound in parallel fields of engineering, such as
storm water management or seismic engineering for earthquake
zones
Allows drivers to travel unpredictably at high speeds

Uses design to affect desired out- comes, guiding user behavior

through physical and environmental cues.
Whereas storms and earthquakes are environmental factors
whose impact can be tempered through design, human behavior,
which governs traffic engineering, is fundamentally adaptable,
not fixed.

PASSIVE DESIGN VS PROACTIVE

DESIGN
PASSIVE DESIGN

PROACTIVE DESIGN

URRENT FLOW BUS LANES

TRA-FLOW BUS LANES

Enables buses to
operate opposite to
the normal traffic
flow on one-way
streets

DEDICATED CURBSIDE/OFFSET
USCurbside
LANES Bus Lane

DEDICATED CURBSIDE/OFFSET
BUS
LANES
Offset
Bus Lane
Curbside and
offset bus lanes
are subject to
encroachment due
to double-parking,
deliveries, or
taxicabs. Strict
enforcement is
necessary to
maintain their
use and
integrity.

EDSA

EDSA along GUADALUP

EDSA along GUADALUP

DEDICATED CURBSIDE/OFFSET BUS

LANES
ADVANTAGES

Direct access to the sidewalk

Minor physical modifications

DISADVANTAGES

Right-hand turns, when allowed may conflict with bus flow

They may impact curb access requirements such as deliveries

Ability to be enforced

Median bus lanes are

located in the center of
a roadway for exclusive

DEDICATED MEDIAN BUS L

DEDICATED MEDIAN BUS LANES

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

Have continuous access

Buses are given the propriety on the roads
Eliminate conflicts with potential drop-offs, deliveries, or
illegal parking along the roadway edge
Allows for right-hand turns

Left-turn movements for general traffic across the facility

would be physically restricted by the center boulevard at all
locations except signalized intersections.

Enforcement is necessary to ensure their effectiveness.

PROPOS
AL