NTL Record

Title High-Occupancy Vehicle System Development in the United States: A White Paper
Record ID 11465
Personal Name
Creator
Christiansen, Dennis L.
Corporate Creator Texas Transportation Institute
Publisher Technology Sharing Program (U.S.)
Publication Date 19901200
Language English
Abstract The purpose of this White Paper is to present information that provides a better understanding of the Highway Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) system approach for dealing with urban problems associated with traffic congestion, energy consumption, and air quality. The paper presents a description of the HOV system concept and discusses the characteristics and application of priority HOV projects. The focus is on HOV facilities developed either in freeway or in separate rights-of-way. These types of facilities can generally be grouped into the following four categories: exclusive HOV facility, separate right-of-way; exclusive HOV facility, freeway right-of-way; concurrent flow lane; and contraflow lane. Information is included on the extent of HOV development in the United States, reasons for developing HOV projects, public reaction to high-occupancy vehicle facility development, considerations to enhance HOV project success, and conclusions regarding the role of HOV projects.
Rosap ID dot:39352
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39352
TRT Terms Air quality; Air pollution; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Mobility; Demand
General Subjects Access Control; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Geographical
Coverage
Alberta
OCLC 24646559
TRIS Online
Accession No
616374
Report Number DOTR-TS-91-0016-00-0
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/11000/11400/11465/8703.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository