National Center for Transit Research » Entries tagged with "managed lanes"
Instant Carpooling – Just Add Passengers and Go: the Phenomenon That Is Casual Carpooling Net Conference
This March 31, 2011 net conference featured 3 presenters who highlighted the use of casual carpooling or “slugging” in Northern Virginia, Houston, and San Francisco Bay Area. They discussed how these ad hoc, informal carpools are formed, who uses them, and what differentiates “sluggers” or casual carpoolers from a traditional carpooler. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Net Conferences, News and Events
Assessing Air Quality Impacts of Managed Lanes
(Center Identification Number: 6402-1041-00) Impacts on transit bus performance and air quality were investigated for a case study high-occupancy / toll (HOT) lane project on a corridor of I-95 near Miami. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Final Report Abstracts, FY 2009 Final Reports, Publications
Developing a Framework for a Toolkit for Carbon Footprint that Integrates Transit (C-FIT)
(Center Identification Number: 77909) The purpose of this research was to evaluate five transportation planning processes used in Florida to determine how greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions considerations can be incorporated into the processes. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Final Report Abstracts, FY 2009 Final Reports, Publications
Design of Transit Signal Priority at Signalized Intersections with Queue Jumper Lanes
Journal of Public Transportation Article in Volume 12, Issue 4 by Guangwei Zhou, HDR Engineering, Inc. Albert Gan, Florida International University … Read entire article »
Filed under: Journal of Public Transportation Abstracts
Are 3 Heads Better than 2? Formulating Carpool Policies for Managed Lanes Net Conference
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 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 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Net Conferences
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