Policy Options Evaluation Tool for Managed Lanes (POET-ML): Users Guide
5. Report Date
December 2008
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s)
Andrew Smith, HNTB Claudia Bilotto, HNTB; Mark Chang, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Booz Allen Hamilton
8283 Greensboro Drive
McLean, Virginia 22102
HNTB Corporation
3715 Northside Pkwy NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
11. Contract or Grant No.
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Federal Highway Administration
U. S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, D. C. 20590
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Final Report
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
HOTM, FHWA
15. Supplementary Notes
Patrick DeCorla-Souza, FHWA Office of Operations, Office of Transportation Management, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). The research was performed under contract to Booz Allen Hamilton.
16. Abstract
TUser’s guide for a sketch planning tool for exploring policy alternatives. It is intended for an audience of transportation professionals responsible for planning, designing, funding, operating, enforcing, monitoring, and managing HOV and HOT lanes, and considering conversion of HOV to HOT lanes. This material is also included in FHWA-HOP-09-29
17. Key Words
High Occupancy Vehicle, HOV Lane, HOV Enforcement, HOV Facility Enforcement, HOV Facility Design, HOV Planning, HOV Operations, HOT Lane, HOT Lane Policy, HOT Lane Use, HOT Lane Exemptions, HOT Facility Design, HOT Facility Tolling, HOT Lane Planning, HOT Lane Policy, POET-ML
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions.
19. Security Classif. (of this report)
Unclassified.
20. Security Classif.
(of this page)
Unclassified.
21. No. of Pages
27
22. Price
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized
