EVALUATION OF HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE PRIORITY TREATMENT PROJECTS: FIRST YEAR'S ANALYSIS

This report presents an overview of the study plan for the evaluation of three high-occupancy vehicle facilities currently being constructed in Houston, Texas. Preliminary analyses of data from the first 12 months of the study are presented. These data include park-and-ride demands, travel times and speeds, vehicle and person demands, plus limited accident experience within the three freeway corridors under investigation. Operational data will continue to be collected within the study corridors, both monthly and quarterly, throughout a 5-year evaluation period. The collection, and subsequent analysis, of data will allow a before, during and after comparison of freeway operations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kuo, N M
  • Peterson, R L
  • Mounce, J M
• Publication Date: 1984-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 72 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Bus priority; Data analysis; Data collection; Evaluation; High occupancy vehicles; Highway operations; Mathematical analysis; Park and ride; Speed; Traffic; Traffic crashes; Traffic signal preemption; Travel demand; Travel time
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451712
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-85/29+339-2, Res Rpt. 339-2
• Contract Numbers: Study 2-10-84-339
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:13PM