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12th International HOV Systems Conference:

Improving Mobility and Accessibility with Managed Lanes, Pricing, and BRT

Conference Proceedings

April 18-20, 2005
Houston, Texas

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1. Report No.
FHWA-HOP-06-002
2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle
12th International HOV Systems Conference: Improving Mobility and Accessibility with Managed Lanes, Pricing, and BRT - Conference Proceedings
5. Report Date
September 2005
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s)
Katherine F. Turnbull
8. Performing Organization Report No.
Report
9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Prime Contractor:
Battele
505 King Ave.
Columbus, OH 43201-2693
10. Work Unit No.
11. Contract or Grant No.
DTFH61-01-C-00182
Task No. BA82026
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Operations Office of Travel Management
Federal Highway Administration
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Technical
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
FHWA-HOTO-01
15. Supplementary Notes
Jessie Yung, FHWA Office of Transportation Operations, Office of Transportation Management, Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR)
16. Abstract

This report documents the proceedings of the 12th International HOV Systems Conference: Improving Mobility and Accessibility with Managed Lanes, Pricing, and BRT. The Conference was held in Houston, Texas on April 18-20, 2005. The proceedings summarize the presentations from the plenary sessions and the breakout sessions. The plenary sessions included presentations on the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) system in the Houston area, updates on national activities, and future trends in managing mobility. The luncheon speakers addressed new financing options in Texas and tips for working with the business community.

A variety of topics were covered in the breakout sessions. Updates were provided on HOV facilities in North America, high-occupancy toll (HOT) and value pricing projects, and managed lanes. Information on public perceptions, regional and statewide planning projects, toll collection technology, financing and deployment approaches, and designing and operating projects for multiple user groups was presented.

17. Key Words
HOV, High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes, High-Occupancy Toll Lanes, HOT, Value Pricing, Managed Lanes, BRT, Bus Rapid Transit.
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available to the public through NTIS:
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, Virginia 22161
19. Security Classif.
(of this report)

Unclassified
20. Security Classif.
(of this page)

Unclassified
21. No. of Pages
171
22. Price

Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized


12th International HOV Systems Conference
Improving Mobility and Accessibility with Managed Lanes, Pricing, and BRT




The preparation of these proceedings was funded by the
Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation


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