Table S3.
Percentage of peak hour vehicle-miles of travel (VMT) by PM peak hour level of service, 2008
PM PEAK HOUR LEVELS OF SERVICE |
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Jurisdiction | Uncongested LOS A, B, or C† |
Moderate Congestion LOS D‡ |
Severely Congested LOS E or F§ |
Total Peak Hour VMT |
Total registered drivers | PM Peak VMT/Driver | ||||
Chesapeake | 120,481 | 54.0% | 58,275 | 26.1% | 44,382 | 19.9% | 223,138 | 100% | 152,110 | 1.47 |
VA Beach | 235,616 | 54.4% | 102,253 | 23.6% | 94,934 | 21.9% | 432,803 | 100% | 301,218 | 1.44 |
PM peak hour level of service is defined as 1500-1900 (per HRTPO, 9/9/2010).
Level of service (LOS) is a quality measure describing operational conditions within a traffic stream, generally in terms of such service measures as speed and travel time, freedom to maneuver, traffic interruptions, and comfort and convenience. a Levels of service are categorized as A-F with A being best and F the worst.
LOS A, B, and C are defined by industry standards as uncongested.
LOS D is defined as moderate congestion.
LOS E and F are defined as severely congested.