Automated Enforcement of Bus Lanes and Zones: Final Report

The Washington, DC metropolitan area consistently ranks among the top ten most congested U.S. cities. This congestion impacts travel time for drivers and bus riders alike. Throughout most of the day, bus speeds average less than five mph through downtown DC. The District’s existing transit only lanes on Georgia Avenue NW have led to travel time savings and improved overall transit reliability. However, these transit only lanes are sometimes occupied by non-transit vehicles degrading their net benefits. Automated enforcement of these transit only lanes would allow authorities to enforce travel restrictions and keep designated lanes open to buses and other permitted vehicles. In this report, Chapter 2 provides an overview of current District authority pertaining to transit only lanes, bus zones, and automated enforcement. Current District regulations allow for automated enforcement of non-moving and moving violations, to be confirmed by the District Department of Transportation Office of the General Counsel. A survey of model legislation from other localities is provided as well. A state of practice for automated enforcement technology systems for bus lanes and zones is presented in Chapter 3. Two technologies are proposed for automated enforcement in the District: stationary camera-based systems and automated camera-based systems. Best practice research suggests automated enforcement systems provides more efficient and reliable transit service and improves safety along the bus lane corridors.

• Record URL:
  http://d92016.eos-intl.net/eLibSQL14_D92016_Documents/Automated%20Enforcement%20Final%20Report_Final_mm.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62781
• Corporate Authors:

  Heaslip Education Consulting

  Blacksburg, VA  United States 

  District Department of Transportation

  250 M Street, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20003

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Heaslip, Kevin
  • 0000-0002-3393-2627
  • Kelarestaghi, Kaveh B
  • 0000-0003-3603-3771
  • Broderick, Faith
  • Kanagy, Megan
• Publication Date: 2019-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 65p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated enforcement; Best practices; Bus lanes; Cameras; Policy, legislation and regulation; State of the practice; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Subject Areas: Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01710510
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 9 2019 11:27AM