Consumer Response to Road Pricing : Macro and Micro Modeling Tools for Socioeconomic Evaluation and Pricing of Managed Lanes
This report summarizes the analysis of observed commuting changes after conversion of an existing carpool lane into a high-occupancy toll lane, on 15.5 miles of Atlanta I-85. The team explored the correlations between observed changes in travel behavior and the socio-spatial characteristics of the users using 1.5 million license plate observations coupled with census demographic data. Commuter response was evident in the observed changes in commuter choice to continue to use the new managed lane, or move to the general purpose lane after conversion. Aggregate-level socio-spatial analysis of the impacts of the Atlanta I-85 HOV to HOT conversion across demographic groups and socio-economic attributes are presented in this report. This study enhances the ability of modelers to integrate managed lanes into travel demand models, with respect to travel demand response across user characteristics. The report also introduces a comprehensive modeling framework for socioeconomic analysis of managed lanes. The methods developed through this can inform future Traffic and Revenue Studies and help to better predict the socio-spatial characteristics of the target market.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
Georgia Transportation Institute University Transportation Center
790 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA United States 30332-0355Georgia Department of Transportation
Office of Research, 15 Kennedy Drive
Forest Park, GA United States 30297-2534Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
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Authors:
- Guensler, Randall
- Khoeini, Sara
- Sheikh, Adnan
- Publication Date: 2016-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 58p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Attitudes; Commuters; Commuting; High occupancy toll lanes; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Managed lanes; Road pricing; Socioeconomic factors
- Geographic Terms: Atlanta (Georgia)
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01642802
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-GA-16-1431
- Contract Numbers: DTRT12GUTC12
- Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 31 2017 4:34PM