7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. IMPLEMENTATION OF HOV LANES ON I-270: LESSONS LEARNED

The first freeway high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in Maryland opened in September 1993 on Interstate 270. Discussed here are the transportation planning for this first HOV project, the opening of the HOV lane, the ongoing monitoring of the HOV lane, and the key factors involved in making this project successful. This I-270 pilot project is the first of four phases planned in the I-270 corridor. One of the most important lessons learned from this project is that for HOV lanes to succeed, they have to be used, and in the final analysis, it will not be the Maryland State Highway Administration that determines whether HOV lanes will be used, but the drivers themselves.

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• Authors:
  • Van Luven, H F
• Conference:
  • 7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New Light
  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Date: 1994-6-5 to 1994-6-8
• Publication Date: 1995-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 26-28
• Monograph Title: 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - HOV SYSTEMS IN A NEW LIGHT - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 5-8, 1994. WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 442
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Implementation; Monitoring; Planning; Public relations
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00681953
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 24 1995 12:00AM