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On November 19, 2008 the National Center
for Transit Research’s National TDM and
Telework Clearinghouse at the University
of South Florida and the
Association for Commuter Transportation
held a netconference entitled Are 3
Heads Better than 2? Formulating Carpool
Policies for Managed Lanes |
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Presentation Summary
Policymakers and transportation
professionals throughout the country are
proposing managed lane projects, also
known as High Occupancy / Toll (HOT)
lanes and Express Toll lanes on existing
and new High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)
facilities. In many cases, policies have
been advocated or carried out to
increase the carpool occupancy
requirement from 2-persons to 3-persons
for free use of these facilities. What
are the reasons for and implications of
these new HOV policies? Although policy
proponents have stated existing 2-person
carpools will increase the number of
people in their carpool to meet the
incentive, policy opponents indicate the
presence of alternatives that might make
a carpool 3+ policy contribute to more
(+) vehicle trips. Understanding how
carpoolers may change their behavior is
fundamental to understanding how
successful the managed lane will be in
addressing regional congestion, air
quality, and mobility objectives. This
netconference panel includes:
- Eric Schreffler, ESTC
provided a general overview on
managed lanes and national TDM/Telework
subject area expert for the Urban
Partnership Agreement projects.
- David Ungemah, Texas
Transportation Institute
discussed the considerations needed
inform the development of a
comprehensive regional policy for
managed lanes and value pricing.
- Mike Burbank, North Central
Texas Council of Governments
discussed the development of the
managed lanes policy study for the
Dallas-Fort Worth area.
This 77 minute netconference was
moderated by Donna Smallwood,
MassRides/URS |
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To view the streaming media replay, obtain copies of the
PowerPoint slides, or provide your feedback and topic
suggestions, visit
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse/netconference/netmanagedlanes.htm.
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