EVALUATION OF HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE PRIORITY TREATMENT PROJECTS (STUDY PLAN AND INITIAL 6-MONTH PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS)

This report presents the study plan for the evaluation of three high occupancy vehicle facilities currently being developed in Houston, Texas. Preliminary analyses of data from the first six months of the study are presented. These data include park-and-ride demands, travel times and vehicle and person demands for the three freeway corridors studied. Operational data will continue to be collected within the study corridors both monthly and quarterly throughout the evaluation period (five years).

• 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
  • Mounce, J M
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 60 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Data collection; Evaluation; High occupancy vehicles; Park and ride; 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: 00451713
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-85/30+339-1, Res Rpt. 339-1
• Contract Numbers: Study 2-10-84-339
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:13PM