Los Angeles Congestion Reduction Demonstration ExpressLanes Program: National Evaluation Report

This document presents the final report on the national evaluation of the Los Angeles Congestion Reduction Demonstration (LA CRD) ExpressLanes Program under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) CRD Program. The LA CRD projects focus on reducing 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 variably-priced high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, adding a second HOT lane to portions of one corridor, and implementation of a downtown L.A. 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 connector, and the expansion of downtown L.A. transit signal priority. TDM strategies aim to establish 100 new registered vanpools. The national evaluation of the LA CRD projects was guided by the National Evaluation Framework, the LA CRD National Evaluation Plan, and individual test plans for various components. This report provides information on the use of the new LA CRD projects. Changes in travel speeds, travel times, trip-time reliability, and transit ridership are described. The air quality, energy, and safety impacts of the LA CRD projects are examined. Information on changes in unemployment rates and gasoline prices is also summarized.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3556
• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle

  Columbus, OH  United States 

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Schroeder, Jeremy
  • Klein, Rachel
  • Smith, Theodore
  • Turnbull, Katie
  • Balke, Kevin
  • Burris, Mark
  • Songchitruksa, Praprut
  • Pessaro, Brian
  • Saunoi-Sandgren, Emily
  • Schreffler, Eric
  • Joy, Barbara
• Publication Date: 2015-8-31

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 346p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion management systems; Evaluation; Express lanes; High occupancy toll lanes; Parking fees; Public transit; Real time information; Ridership; Travel demand management; Travel time; Urban areas; Vanpools; Variable tolls
• Identifier Terms: Urban Partnership Agreement
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01579154
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-JPO-14-126
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-06-D-00007/ORDER 07-T-08002/ WO BA07-041
• Files: NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 23 2015 9:35AM