FHWA/TRB Managed and Priced Lanes Workshop


SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP RESULTS

Workshop sponsored by the
Federal Highway Administration
and the
Transportation Research Board

Sonesta Hotel
Key Biscayne, Florida

November 18-19, 2003


Table of Contents

SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP RESULTS
INTRODUCTION
DEFINING MANAGED LANES
WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION AND STRUCTURE
WORKSHOP RESULTS
WORKSHOP DAY 1 – MANAGED LANES
RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOR MANAGED LANES
Topic Area 1: Selection of Lane Management Strategies
Topic Area 2: System Planning, Regional Programs and Initiatives for Managed Lanes
Topic Area 3: Facility Planning and Design
Topic Area 4: Day-to-Day Management and Operations
MOTIVATING ACTIONS FOR MANAGED LANES
WORKSHOP DAY 2 – PRICED LANES
POLICY AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES FOR PRICED LANES
Category 1: Policy, Planning, and Implementation Processes
Category 2: Achieving Public Acceptance
Category 3: Technical and Operational Issues, Benefits, and Ways to Measure the Impacts of Managed and Priced Lanes
TRB ACTIONS
NEXT STEPS
APPENDIX 1 – PARTICIPANT LIST
APPENDIX 2 – RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENTS
DAY 1/TOPIC AREA 1: SELECTION ISSUES FOR LANE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1A: MANAGED LANE TRAVELING WORKSHOP OR OUTREACH GROUP
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1B: SYNTHESIS OF MANAGED LANE AND PRICED LANE EXPERIENCE TO DATE
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1C: A CATALOG OR INVENTORY OF MANAGED LANE POLICY ISSUES AND RELATED TECHNIQUES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1D: DATA DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1E: ADDRESSING MANAGED LANE GOALS
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1F: A CATALOG OF CONCERNS/ISSUES REGARDING MANAGED LANES
DAY 1/TOPIC AREA 2: SYSTEM PLANNING, REGIONAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES PLANNING FOR MANAGED LANES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 2 A: DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DEMAND ANALYSIS, REVENUE PROJECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY ASSESSMENT, FREIGHT ANALYSIS, AND COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS
RESEARCH PROBLEM 2B: DEFINE A PROCESS FOR CONSIDERING MANAGED LANES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 2C: TAKING THE NEXT STEP - MANAGED LANES AS THE NATURAL EVOLUTION IN FREEWAY MANAGEMENT
RESEARCH PROBLEM 2D: COLLABORATION WITH NON-TRADITIONAL PARTNERS AND
RESEARCH PROBLEM 2E: IDENTIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND APPROACHES
DAY 1/TOPIC AREA 3: FACILITY PLANNING AND DESIGN
PROBLEM STATEMENT 3A: DESIGN GUIDANCE MANUALS WITH EXAMPLES FOR A RANGE OF MANAGED LANE SCENARIOS AND CONDITIONS AND
PROBLEM STATEMENT 3C: APPLIED ENGINEERING AND MODELING TO SUPPORT MANAGED LANE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN
PROBLEM STATEMENT 3B: MULTIMODAL INTEGRATION (BUS, HOV, SOV) ISSUES
PROBLEM STATEMENT 3D: SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY ISSUES FOR MANAGED LANES
PROBLEM STATEMENT 3E: LEGAL ISSUES AND RELATIONSHIPS SURROUNDING MANAGED LANES
PROBLEM STATEMENT 3F: FREIGHT ISSUES AND MANAGED LANES
DAY 1/TOPIC AREA 4: DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF MANAGED LANE FACILITIES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 4 A: AUTOMATED OCCUPANCY ENFORCEMENT
RESEARCH PROBLEM 4 B: MANAGED LANES MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS
RESEARCH PROBLEM 4 C: OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES CONSISTENT WITH SUSTAINABLE POLICY OBJECTIVES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 4 D: THE USE OF FARE INTEGRATION IN MANAGED LANES TO FACILITATE A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND ALLOW FOR USER FLEXIBILITY
RESEARCH PROBLEM 4 E: HOW DYNAMICALLY CAN PRICES CHANGE?
DAY 2/CATEGORY 1: POLICY, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES
POLICY STATEMENT 1: FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PRICING IMPLEMENTATION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1.A: COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ANALYSIS OF NEXT GENERATION FREEWAY LANE STRATEGIES; A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE FUTURE ROLE OF PRICING, HOV INCENTIVES AND INTEGRATED TRANSIT INITIATIVES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1.B: INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR COMBINATION OF PRICING, HOV, TRANSIT, LAND USE AND SUPPORTIVE DEMAND MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1.C: EQUITY ISSUES: AN ASSESSMENT OF EQUITY IMPLICATIONS OF PRICING PROGRAMS, MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EQUITY VIS-À-VIS PRICING AND NON-PRICING ALTERNATIVES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1.D: FINANCING MANAGED LANES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 1.E: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MANAGED LANES AND PRICED LANES
DAY 2/CATEGORY 2: ACHIEVING PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE
RESEARCH PROBLEM 2.A: ACHIEVING PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE - DEVELOPING AND MARKETING THE MESSAGE FOR PRICED LANES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 2.B: GUIDEBOOK/TRAINING FOR INTEGRATING PRICING INTO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS
DAY 2/CATEGORY 3: TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES, BENEFITS, AND WAYS TO MEASURE THE IMPACTS OF MANAGED AND PRICED LANES
RESEARCH PROBLEM 3.A: PROCESS CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR HOT LANES (HOV FREE, NON-HOV PAYS) INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY, METHODS, PROCEDURES, ETC., TO IDENTIFY OCCUPANCY
RESEARCH PROBLEM 3.B: DEVELOP AND UPDATE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE IN A PRICING HANDBOOK
RESEARCH PROBLEM 3.C: DRIVER INFORMATION AND SIGNAGE FOR PRICED LANES

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