11th International Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems Conference Proceedings October 2002 Seattle, Washington

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1. Report No. FHWA-OP-03-100	2. Government Accession No.		3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle 11^th International Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems Conference Proceedings			5. Report Date May 2003
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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, Texas 77843-3135			10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
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15. Supplementary Notes Jon Obenberger, FHWA Operations Office of Transportation Management, Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR)
16. Abstract This report documents the proceedings from the 11^th International High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Systems Conference held in Seattle, Washington on October 27-30, 2002. The Conference was sponsored by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) HOV Systems Committee. Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) were conference hosts. These proceedings summarize the presentations from the general sessions and the breakout sessions. The breakout sessions were organized around the three topic areas of HOV facilities, bus rapid transit (BRT), and managed lanes. The theme of the conference was HOV Facilities – Evolution or Revolution? The sessions were developed to help participants share, compare, and contemplate the role and promise of what HOV, BRT, and managed lanes hold for current and future travelers. Speakers discussed recent experiences with a variety of projects, policy efforts in different areas, and potential future directions.
17. Key Words High-occupancy vehicle lanes, HOV lanes, HOV facilities, managed lanes, bus rapid transit, BRT.		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
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11^th International Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems

October 27-30, 2002

West Coast Grand Hotel

Seattle, Washington

Sponsored by

Transportation Research Board HOV Systems Committee

National Research Council

Conference Proceedings

Editor

Katherine F. Turnbull

Texas Transportation Institute

The Texas A&M University System

Typing, Graphics, and Editorial Assistance

Bonnie Duke

Gary Lobaugh

Texas Transportation Institute

The Texas A&M University System

Under Contract to

Battelle

The preparation of these proceedings was funded by the

Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation.

11^th International Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems

Conference Hosts

Sound Transit

Washington State Department of Transportation

Conference Planning Committee

Jerry Ayers, Washington State Department of Transportation, Chair

Jeanne Acutanza, CH2M Hill

Katherine Casseday, David Evans and Associates

Melanie Coon, Washington State Department of Transportation

Jenna Duncan, Washington State Department of Transportation

Rob Fellows, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Leslie Forbis, Washington State Department of Transportation

Les Jacobson, PB/Farrydyne Systems

Eldon L. Jacobson, Washington State Department of Transportation

Carol Masnik, Sound Transit

Dave McCormick, Washington State Department of Transportation

Charles Prestrud, Washington State Department of Transportation

Don Samdahl, Mirai Associates

Susie Serres, City of Bellevue

Rob Spiller, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Heidi Stamm, HS Public Affairs

Bob Throckmorton, Community Transit

Chris Wellander, Parsons Brinckerhoff

TRB Staff

Richard Cunard

Freda Morgan

TRB Committee on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems

Mr. Dave Schumacher, Chair

San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board

Ms. Luisa Paiewonsky, Secretary

Massachusetts Highway Department

Dr. John Billheimer

System, Inc.

Ms. Antonette Clark

California Department of Transportation

Ms. Ginger Goodin

Texas Transportation Institute

Mr. William Finger

City of Charlotte Department of Transportation

Mr. Charles Fuhs

Parsons Brinckerhoff

Ms. Agnes Govern

Sound Transit

Mr. Kevin Haboian

Parsons Transportation Group

Ms. Michelle Hoffman

Maryland Department of Transportation

Mr. Les Jacobson

PB Farrydyne

Mr. Tom Lambert

Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

Dr. Tim Lomax

Texas Transportation Institute

Mr. Carlos Lopez

Texas Department of Transportation

Mr. Ed Mark

New York State Department of Transportation

Mr. Tom Mulligan

City of Toronto

Mr. Jon Obenberger

Federal Highway Administration

Mr. Don Samdahl

Mirai Associates

Ms. Heidi Stamm

HS Public Affairs

Dr. Katherine Turnbull

Texas Transportation Institute

Mr. Danny Wu

City of Irvine

Emeritus Members:

Dr. Donald Capelle

Retired

Dr. Dennis Christiansen

Texas Transportation Institute

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

OPENING SESSION – WELCOME

Welcome to Seattle, Greg Nichols...................................................................................... 1

Conference Welcome, Ron Sims........................................................................................ 2

PLENARY SESSION — THE FUTURE AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

That Was Then/This Is Now, Katherine F. Turnbull............................................................ 3

Greetings from the TRB HOV Systems Committee, Dave Schumacher............................... 4

HOV Facilities in the Puget Sound Region, Aubrey Davis................................................... 5

HOV Facilities and WSDOT, Doug MacDonald................................................................ 7

Transit and HOV Facilities, Jim Jacobson........................................................................... 9

Setting the Context – What Is Different Today Compared to 1991, Agnes Govern.............. 10

PLENARY SESSION — TOO MANY, TOO FEW, JUST RIGHT: CHALLENGES

TO THE HOV CONCEPT............................................................................................. 13

HOV Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities, Katherine F. Turnbull................................. 13

Legislating HOV Rules: Two Stories from California, Antonette Clark................................. 17

Are HOV Lanes the Best Solution for the Money?, Jim MacIssac...................................... 18

The Need for Performance Monitoring, Darren Henderson................................................. 20

KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPEECH — HOV FACILITIES IN THE SEATTLE

REGION, Grace Crunican................................................................................................ 23

PLENARY SESSION — MEETING THE CHALLENGE: SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES 29

Responding to Issues: Experiences from Washington State, Charlie Howard...................... 29

Promotion and Education: Painting the Picture of Success, Heidi Stamm............................. 30

Managed Lanes – Survival of The Fittest?, Hall Kassoff..................................................... 32

Become More Transit Intensive and Transit Friendly, Dave Schumacher............................. 33

PLENARY SESSION — THE FUTURE OF HOV FACILITIES: EVOLUTION

OR REVOLUTION?...................................................................................................... 37

State Transportation Agency Perspective, Connie Niva...................................................... 37

Federal Perspective, Jon Obenberger................................................................................. 39

Transit Perspective, Agnes Govern..................................................................................... 41

Consultant Perspective, Chuck Fuhs.................................................................................. 43

HOV SYSTEMS TRACK

Monitoring and Applying Performance Standards........................................................ 45

HOV Mid-Day Use: A Surprising Finding from Recent Performance

Monitoring.............................................................................................................. 45

Central Puget Sound Freeway HOV Lanes Hours of Operation Evaluation................... 46

Options for HOV Lane Performance Monitoring, Data Collection Analysis,

and Reporting........................................................................................................ 49

HOV Project Case Studies............................................................................................. 51

The Twin Cities HOV Study........................................................................................ 51

HOV Experience in the Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington Region............. 54

HOV System Implementation Plan for the Atlanta Region............................................. 55

San Francisco Bay Area HOV Lane Master Plan......................................................... 57

Performance and Policy in Southern California............................................................ 61

Overview of Southern California HOV Activities.......................................................... 61

Southern California HOV Performance and Policy – Caltrans Perspective..................... 63

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority HOV Performance

Program................................................................................................................ 64

HOV Cost Effectiveness.............................................................................................. 65

The Santa Monica Diamond Lane Evaluation................................................................ 66

Enforcement, Incident, and Event Management.......................................................... 69

The Truth about HOV Enforcement............................................................................. 69

Incident Management in Washington State.................................................................... 70

Bus and HOV System on I-278 in New York City – Pre and Post 9/11....................... 71

Evaluating HOV in Salt Lake City, Utah....................................................................... 73

Direct Access – The Puget Sound Experience.............................................................. 77

Evaluation of TSM and TDM Alternatives of the Sound Transit HOV

Direct Access Program.......................................................................................... 77

Direct Access Design Issues........................................................................................ 79

Direct Access Design Case Study – Kirkland............................................................... 79

Community Coordination Case Study........................................................................... 80

Developing the HOV Market........................................................................................ 81

Estimating Changes in Travel Habits From HOV Lane Implementation.......................... 81

The Rideshare Group – Catalyst for HOV Advancement.............................................. 82

Successful TDM for HOV Access............................................................................... 84

CommuterLink: Alternative Transportation Management.............................................. 84

Expanding HOV Lane Use for Express Buses.............................................................. 86

BUS RAPID TRANSIT TRACK

Integrating BRT with Freeway HOV Lanes................................................................. 89

Integrating Freeway BRT Operations – Experience and Lessons

Learned from Canada, New Zealand, and Australia................................................ 89

BRT Freeway Station Design: San Diego I-15 Project................................................. 90

Integrating HOV and BRT in the Toronto Area............................................................ 91

HOV and Transit Priority Solutions on I-90 in Seattle................................................... 93