HOV LANES: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME...AND GONE

For over 2 decades, transportation officials believed that high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes would lure Americans away from their solo commuting habits and lead to less highway congestion, fewer travel delays, and better air quality. However, current evidence indicates that HOV lanes have not only not changed Americans' driving habits, but that participation in carpooling has been slowly eroding. This commentary describes current trends in carpooling/ridesharing, and discusses some possible reasons for the recent decline in support of these practices.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Mobility Corporation

  1634 I Street, NW, Suite 500
  Washington, DC  United States  20006-4003
• Authors:
  • Orski, C K
• Publication Date: 2001-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Innovation Briefs
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Urban Mobility Corporation
  • ISSN: 1071-393X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Carpools; Commuting; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Highway planning; Highway transportation; Ridesharing; Traffic congestion; Traffic lanes; Travel behavior; Travel patterns
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00813511
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 2001 12:00AM