PLANNING, DESIGN AND OPERATION OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS : A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

This report summarizes the activities conducted for the Texas Department of Transportation, Houston District on a variety of topics. High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane evaluations were conducted quarterly on five facilities and twenty-nine park and ride facilities were survey. Dynamic Lane Assignment Systems (DALS) were evaluated Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) Systems were designed for freeway traffic monitoring, and air quality impact analyses were conducted for a variety of traffic management applications. Urban planning studies involving roadway inventory, travel time, and vehicle classifications were conducted. General traffic data collections were conducted to maintain the District database and numerous roadway cost analyses were made. A Public Information Survey on Houston mobility and safety was conducted at the Houston Auto Show. The project staff provided technical assistance to the Department in the planning and design of the Central Control Facility for the Computerized Transportation Management System (CTMS). A system of above-pavement traffic detectors, using infrared light sensors, was successfully tested to measure speeds, classify vehicles and to initiate warning information to large trucks on freeway connectors.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1993 Published By: Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, Tex.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Ecological Resources Management Branch, Environmental Affairs Division, 11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701
• Authors:
  • McCasland, William R
  • Mounce, John M
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: xii, 18 p.
• Serial:
  • Research report ; 1941-2F
  • Publisher: Texas Transportation Institute

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Automatic vehicle identification; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00773902
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: TX-94/1941-2F
• Files: PATH, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 17 1999 12:00AM