Research for the AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning. Task 52. Changes in Travel Behavior/Demand Due to Managed Lanes (HOV, HOT) Facility System Expansion

Understanding what happens to travel behavior when managed-lanes are implemented or expanded has been a challenge faced by state departments of transportation (DOTs) during highway corridor and systems planning. Current modeling and state of the practice do not fully capture the extent to which high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility expansion changes travel behavior/demand on the managed lanes and on the general purpose lanes and do not delineate the resulting impacts on mode splits, travel times, and travel patterns. Given the availability of data, a nationwide analysis of travel behavior at locations where HOV and other managed lanes have been built or expanded would give planners a better idea of the range of travel behavior/demand changes that can be expected. Research into this topic would also support future research on high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The objective of this study is to evaluate and describe how expanding HOV or HOT facilities and other managed lane approaches (as distinct from services) influence corridor mode choice, travel times, and patterns. The results of this study will support better evaluation of needs and demand during highway system planning and corridor alternatives analysis. The research will be accomplished by the following tasks: (1) Performing a literature search to identify documented research on changes to travel behavior when managed lanes are implemented or expanded. (2) Determining which states and metropolitan areas have established new or expanded HOV, HOT, or other managed lanes. (3) Interviewing officials in each area that has added managed lane capacity, gathering studies that have been done, and obtaining any available data on travel behavior changes. (4) Identifying up to five case study locations to examine travel behavior changes due to managed lanes. Data may include that available through special studies, ITS monitoring systems, and other sources. (5) Conducting case studies and summarizing their results and the findings derived from each. (6) Completing final report outlining findings, conclusions, currently available approaches for analyzing managed lane impacts on travel behavior, and recommending future research needs.

• Record URL:
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Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $100000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 08-36, Task

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 225
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  McCready, Ronald

• Performing Organizations:

  Kittelson and Associates, Incorporated

  610 S.W. Alder Street
  Portland, OR  United States  97205
• Principal Investigators:

  Lawton, Keith

• Start Date: 20041021
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20061030
• Source Data: RiP Project 11663

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; High occupancy toll lanes; High occupancy vehicle lanes; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Managed lanes; Mode choice; System design; Transportation planning; Travel behavior; Travel patterns; Travel time
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01557243
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 08-36, Task
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Mar 19 2015 1:01AM