NTL Record

Title Los Angeles congestion reduction demonstration (Metro ExpressLanes) program. National evaluation : transit system data test plan.
Record ID 51202
Personal Name
Creator
Pessaro, Brian; Burt, Matt
Corporate Creator Battelle
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration; United States. Federal Highway Administration; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
Publisher United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Publication Date 20120400
Language English
Abstract This report presents the Transit System Data Test Plan for the national evaluation of the Los Angeles Congestion Reduction Demonstration (Metro ExpressLanes) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Congestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) Program. The Los Angeles CRD projects focus on reducing traffic congestion by employing strategies consisting of combinations of tolling, transit, telecommuting/travel demand management (TDM), and technology, also known as the 4Ts. Tolling (pricing) strategies include converting high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on the two freeway corridors to variablypriced high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, adding a second HOT lane to portions of one corridor, and implementation of a downtown LA intelligent parking management system featuring demand-based pricing and real-time parking availability information. Transit improvements include increased bus service, transit station security improvements, expansion of two transit stations, creation of an El Monte Busway/Union Station bus service connection, and the expansion of downtown LA transit signal priority. TDM strategies aim to establish 100 new registered vanpools. This Transit System Data Test Plan is one of ten test plans being developed. The other nine test plans consist of the following: traffic; tolling; surveys, interviews and workshops; ridesharing, safety; environmental; content; cost-benefit, and exogenous factors. Each test plan is based on the Los Angeles County Congestion Reduction Demonstration (LA CRD) National Evaluation Plan. This test plan describes transit system data sources, data availability, and data analysis. The schedule and responsibilities for collecting, analyzing, and reporting the transit system data are also presented.
Rosap ID dot:3415
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3415
TRT Terms Intelligent transportation systems; Traffic congestion; Tolls; Public transit; Telecommuting; Travel demand management; Technology; Congestion pricing; Parking; High occupancy toll lanes; Traffic signal preemption; Vanpools; Data collection; Information processing
Geographical
Coverage
Los Angeles (California)
Contract Number DTFH61-06-D-00007/ORDER 07-T-08002/WO BA07-041
Report Number FHWA-JPO-11-TBD
Availability Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/51000/51200/51202/763D625A.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository