The Summit Street corridor, from Lincoln Street to Loop Road, is one of the
most highly congested routes within the Portage/Summit County area. The Akron
Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS), which calculates street
capacities within the area, has determined this route has a LOS of "E."
Level of Service (LOS) - A qualitative measure from A (best) to F (worst)
describing operational conditions within a traffic stream, generally described
in terms of such factors as speed and travel time, freedom to maneuver, traffic
interruptions, comfort and convenience, and safety. LOS is measured by degree of
volume to capacity ratio.
