High-Occupancy Vehicle/Toll Lanes: How Do They Operate and Where Do They Make Sense?

This article explores the advantages and drawbacks of High Occupancy Vehicle/High Occupancy Toll (HOV/HOT) lanes. It describes modeling to compare the effects of adding an HOV lane, HOT lane, or mixed-flow lane to an existing three-lane highway. HOT lanes in California and in Texas have had a large impact on traffic flow, sometimes to the point of massive congestion in the lane. HOT lanes should have a toll low enough to entice drivers to the lane, but high enough to maintain regular, free traffic flow.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.path.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/documents/IM8.2.pgm%2810%EF%80%A218%EF%80%A299%29.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://merritt.cdlib.org/d/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fm5t73xmm/1/producer%2FIntellimotionv8n2.pdf
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/24617439
• Authors:
  • Dahlgren, Joy
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-3, 10-11
• Serial:
  • Intellimotion
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
  • ISSN: 1061-4311

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; Demand; High occupancy toll lanes; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Traffic flow; Traffic models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01545586
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: TLIB, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 26 2014 4:01PM