Transit cloverleaf and freeway/cloverleaf system

Abstract

A freeway cloverleaf and transit cloverleaf, and system, having preferred embodiments that offer one or more of these advantages: reduced congestion and/or “weaving” in the immediate vicinity of the intersection of the two freeway routes; means for transit vehicles—and more generally all passenger carrying vehicles—to proceed to proximate transfer locations, which may be situated above the intersection, or which may be linked by elevated walkways, such that people need move only a short distance to complete a transfer from one route to another; facilitates ride sharing, car pooling and “park-and-ride,” including but not limited to scenarios where people drive to a transit facility with parking, and can complete a trip—often commuting to work—using transit; facilitates more efficient transit vehicle use, including switching among larger or smaller transit vehicles based on projected and/or real-time consumer demand; connects people and vehicles with surrounding neighborhoods, including retail and other businesses, by means of the park-and-ride and transit features; promotes biking and the use of other “people roller” technology for short trip; reduces congestion.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A freeway cloverleaf intersection, comprising quadrants, and further comprising a first freeway right of way, intersecting a grade separated second freeway right of way, and further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants:
 a. An inner cloverleaf, and   b. An inner cloverleaf inner vehicle transfer lane, and   c. An inner cloverleaf bus transfer point, and   d. An inner cloverleaf inner entrance point, and   e. An inner cloverleaf inner vehicle transfer lane exit point, and   f. An inner cloverleaf at grade crossing, and   g. A perimeter arc inner merging lane, and   h. An elevated pedestrian central transfer structure, and   i. One or a plurality of transfer elevators.   
     
     
         2 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 1 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf transfer curb. 
     
     
         3 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 1 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf fork. 
     
     
         4 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 1 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf outer perimeter lane. 
     
     
         5 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 1 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf lane change barrier, and 
     
     
         6 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 1 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a perimeter arc lane inner exit. 
     
     
         7 . A freeway cloverleaf intersection, comprising quadrants, and further comprising a first freeway right of way, intersecting a grade separated second freeway right of way, and further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants:
 a. An inner cloverleaf, and   b. An inner cloverleaf inner vehicle transfer lane, and   c. An inner cloverleaf bus transfer point, and   d. An inner cloverleaf inner entrance point, and   e. An inner cloverleaf inner vehicle transfer lane exit point, and   f. An elevated pedestrian central transfer structure, and   g. One or a plurality of transfer elevators, and   h. An up and over lane, and   i. An inner cloverleaf inner perimeter traffic barrier, and   j. An inner cloverleaf inner bus entrance.   
     
     
         8 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 7 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf transfer curb. 
     
     
         9 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 7 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf fork. 
     
     
         10 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 7 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf outer perimeter lane. 
     
     
         11 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 7 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf lane change barrier. 
     
     
         12 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 7 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a perimeter arc lane inner exit. 
     
     
         13 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 7 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf inner exit point. 
     
     
         14 . A freeway cloverleaf intersection, comprising quadrants, and further comprising a first freeway right of way, intersecting a grade separated second freeway right of way, and further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants:
 a. An inner cloverleaf, and   b. An inner cloverleaf inner vehicle transfer lane, and   c. An inner cloverleaf bus transfer point, and   d. An inner cloverleaf inner entrance point, and   e. An inner cloverleaf inner vehicle transfer lane exit point, and   f. An elevated pedestrian central transfer structure, and   g. One or a plurality of transfer elevators, and   h. An up and over lane, and   i. An up and over lane entrance, and   j. An up and over lane exit merging lane, and   k. An intersection spanning lane change barrier.   
     
     
         15 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf at grade crossing. 
     
     
         16 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a perimeter arc inner merging lane. 
     
     
         17 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a perimeter tunnel intersection. 
     
     
         18 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf transfer curb. 
     
     
         19 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf fork. 
     
     
         20 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf outer perimeter lane. 
     
     
         21 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf lane change barrier. 
     
     
         22 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a perimeter arc lane inner exit. 
     
     
         23 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 14 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf inner exit point. 
     
     
         24 . A freeway cloverleaf intersection, comprising quadrants, and further comprising a first freeway right of way, intersecting a grade separated second freeway right of way, and further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants:
 a. An inner cloverleaf, and   b. An inner cloverleaf inner vehicle transfer lane, and   c. An inner cloverleaf bus transfer point, and   d. An inner cloverleaf inner entrance point, and   e. An inner cloverleaf inner vehicle transfer lane exit point, and   f. A perimeter tunnel intersection, and   g. A perimeter arc inner merging lane, and   h. An elevated pedestrian central transfer structure, and   i. One or a plurality of transfer elevators, and   j. An up and over lane, and   k. An up and over lane entrance, and   l. An up and over lane exit merging lane, and   m. An intersection spanning lane change barrier.   
     
     
         25 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 24 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf transfer curb. 
     
     
         26 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 24 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf fork. 
     
     
         27 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 24 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf outer perimeter lane. 
     
     
         28 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 24 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf lane change barrier. 
     
     
         29 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 24 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a perimeter arc lane inner exit. 
     
     
         30 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 24 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an inner cloverleaf inner exit point. 
     
     
         31 . A freeway cloverleaf intersection, comprising quadrants, and further comprising a first freeway right of way, intersecting a grade separated second freeway right of way, and further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants:
 a. Transfer elevator ramps, and   b. One or a plurality of transfer elevators, and   c. An inner cloverleaf bus transfer point, and   d. An up and over lane, and   e. An up and over lane entrance, and   f. An up and over lane exit merging lane, and   g. An elevated pedestrian central transfer structure, and   h. A central transfer structure perimeter vehicle right of way, and   i. An inner cloverleaf left turn and linking lane, and   j. An inner cloverleaf left turn and linking entrance, and   k. An elevated central transfer ramp, and   l. An elevated central transfer ramp entrance, and   m. An elevated central transfer ramp entrance section, and   n. A elevated central transfer ramp exit, and   o. An elevated central transfer ramp exit section.   
     
     
         32 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a restricted transit freeway exit. 
     
     
         33 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an elevated park and ride ramp and an elevated park and ride at grade entrance. 
     
     
         34 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a quadrant entrance first dashed line route. 
     
     
         35 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a perimeter arc inner merging lane. 
     
     
         36 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an elevated central transfer ramp modular entrance section. 
     
     
         37 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising an elevated central transfer ramp modular exit section. 
     
     
         38 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising an elevated park and ride area. 
     
     
         39 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants a perimeter arc lane tunnel. 
     
     
         40 . The freeway cloverleaf intersection of  claim 31 , further comprising for one or a plurality of quadrants an elevated pedestrian central transfer structure further comprising covered walkways having outer curbs. 
     
     
         41 . A freeway cloverleaf intersection, comprising quadrants, and further comprising:
 a. A first freeway right of way, intersecting a grade separated second freeway right of way, and   b. An elevated central transfer area, and   c. An elevated central transfer area outer perimeter lane, and   d. Connected with the elevated central area outer perimeter lane, and extending in both directions on both the said first freeway right of way and the said intersecting second freeway right of way,
 i. An elevated through lane structure further comprising:
 1. An upper elevated through lane right of way in a first direction, and 
 2. A lower elevated through lane right of way in an opposite second direction, and 
 3. An elevated through lane entrance, and 
 4. An elevated through lane exit.