Priced Managed Lane Guide
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Acknowledgements
List of authors, contributors, Peer Development Group members.
Table of Contents
Technical Report Documentation Page
CHAPTER 1. Purpose and Need for Managed Lanes
1.1 Managed Lanes in the Context of Congestion and Travel Demand Management
1.2 Priced Managed Lanes Defined
1.3 Goals for Priced Managed Lanes
1.4 Lane Management Strategies
1.5 The Benefits of Price Managed Lanes
1.6 Priced Managed Lane Requisites
1.7 Priced Managed Lane Experience to Date
CHAPTER 2. Planning and Implementation
2.1 Development and Implementation of Priced Managed Lanes
2.2 Common Challenges With Priced Managed Lanes
2.3 Operational and Policy Decisions for Priced Managed Lanes
CHAPTER 3. Organizational/Institutional Frameworks
3.1 Priced Managed Lanes Roles and Responsibilities
3.2 Project Sponsors
3.3 Other Entities
3.4 Federal Programs and Requirements
3.5 State Processes and Requirements for Tolling
3.6 Operational Arrangements
CHAPTER 4. Public Outreach
4.2 Public Acceptance of Priced Managed Lanes: The Issues
4.3 Project Champions and Their Role
4.4 Building Consensus
4.5 Marketing and Refining the Concept
CHAPTER 5. Finance and Procurement
5.1 Funding and Financing Priced Managed Lane Projects
5.2 Revenue Sources
5.3 Financing Tools
5.4 Procurement Options
CHAPTER 6. Design
6.2 Access
6.3 Separation Treatments
6.4 Tolling Provisions
6.5 Signage
6.6 Enforcement Areas
CHAPTER 7. Operations and Maintenance
7.1 Facility Operations
7.2 Toll Operations
7.3 Enforcement Operations
7.4 Incident Management
7.5 Maintenance Operations
7.6 Supporting Technologies
7.7 Transit Operations
Appendix: Priced Managed Lane Profiles
List Of Tables
Table 1-1: Planned Priced Managed Lane Facilities in Operation, Construction and Planning: Spring 2012
Table 2-1: Annual Toll Revenue and Operating Costs for Operating Priced Managed Lane Facilities
Table 2-2: Managed Lane Demand Factors
Table 3-1: Priced Managed Lane Project Activities and Responsibilities
Table 4-1: Identifying Potential Priced Managed Lanes Champions
Table 5-1: Three Priced Managed Lane Project Scalesand Cost Implications
Table 6-1: Managed Lane Cross-Sections
Table 6-2: Summary of Managed Lane Design Attributes
Table 7-1: Goals and Performance Measures for Priced Managed Lane Operations
List Of Figures
Figure 2-1: Concept of Operations Process
Figure 2-2: Priced Managed Lane Revenue Forecasting Process
Figure 4-1: Stakeholder Engagement Process For the I-405 Project in Washington State
Figure 5-1: Delivery Models and Responsibilities
Figure 5-2: Delivery Models and Risk Allocations
Figure 6-1: Cross Section for a Single Lane Reversible-Flow Priced Managed Lane
Figure 6-2: Cross Section for a Dual-Lane Reversible-Flow Priced Managed Lane
Figure 6-3: Cross Section for a Dual-Lane Concurrent-Flow Priced Managed Lane
Figure 6-4: Weave Zone Access Treatment, SR-167 Express Lanes, Seattle, WA
Figure 6-5: Managed Lane Slip Ramp Design Alternatives
Figure 6-6: Slip Ramp Access to the I-680 HOT Lane, Alameda County, CA
Figure 6-7: Slip Ramp Access to the I-10 Katy Freeway HOT Lanes in Houston
Figure 6-8: Near Continuous Access on I-35W in Minneapolis
Figure 6-9: I-95 Express Direct Connector Ramp in Miami
Figure 6-10: HOV Direct Connector Ramp to Downtown Phoenix
Figure 6-11: I-110-I-105 HOV Direct Connector Ramp in Los Angeles
Figure 6-12: I-25 Express Denver Concrete Barrier Separation
Figure 6-13: Mountable Raised Curb Pylon Separation on the I-95 Express
Figure 6-14: Individual Pylon Separation on the SR 91 Express Lanes
Figure 6-15: Radio-Frequency Identification Reader Antennae
Figure 6-16: Different Windshield-Mounted Electronic Toll Collection Transponders
Figure 6-17: Enforcement Cameras on the West Park Expressway in Houston
Figure 6-18: Typical Managed Lane Toll Zone Design
Figure 6-19: Variable Message Sign on the I-95 Express in Miami
Figure 6-20: Enforcement Area on I-45 in Houston
Figure 7-1: Active Traffic Management Deployed on I-5 in Seattle
Figure 7-2: A Ridematching Smartphone Application Used in Seattle
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