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The ABC's of HOV : the Texas experience /

This report attempts to identify some of the key policy level questions that do (or should) arise from the consideration of HOV lanes and to shed light on some of the answers to these questions. The intent of this report is to provide the reader with a nontechnical introduction into the Texas experi...

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Main Authors: Stockton, William R. (Author), Goodin, Ginger Daniels (Author), Skowronek, Douglas A. (Author), Fenno, David W. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Texas. Department of Transportation (sponsoring body.), United States. Federal Highway Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: [College Station, Tex.] : [Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A & M University System], [1999]
Series:Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; 1353-1.
Subjects:
High occupancy vehicle lanes > Texas.
Local transit > Government policy > Texas.
Car pools > Texas.
Bus lanes > Texas.
Van pools > Texas.
Traffic flow > Texas.
High occupancy vehicle lanes.
Local transit > Government policy.
Texas.
Transportation policy.
Online Access:https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3808/
http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/1353-I.pdf
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Summary:This report attempts to identify some of the key policy level questions that do (or should) arise from the consideration of HOV lanes and to shed light on some of the answers to these questions. The intent of this report is to provide the reader with a nontechnical introduction into the Texas experience with HOV lanes. This summary report is divided into three sections. The first section is a basic introduction to HOV lanes, including what they are, how they work, and typical reasons for considering HOV lanes. Following the initial section is a detailed discussion that sheds some light on the question: "Is this type of improvement the right thing to do?" That discussion describes the findings of the Texas research on some of the key questions that are typically asked when a community is considering an HOV lane. The final section of the report deals with how to know if an operating HOV lane is meeting expectations. It identifies measurable objectives and constraints that will provide important ongoing evaluation and feedback.
Item Description:"September 1999."
"Texas Transportation Institute, February 2000"--Page 28.
"Project number 0-1353, research project title: Evaluation of high-occupancy vehicle projects in Texas."
Physical Description:28 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 27).