Description:
This report documents the analytical results of research sponsored by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to evaluate the effects of a pilot program to implement specific hours of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV)-only operation on selected corridors of the Seattle-area freeway HOV lane network. It summarizes the results of a preliminary analysis performed after two months of operation as well as analyses performed after one year of operation.
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Date Published:
December, 2004
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Publication Number:
WA-RD 599.1
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Last Modified:
October 18, 2007
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Authors:
Mark E. Hallenbeck, Jennifer Nee, John M. Ishimaru, Jaime M. Kopt.
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Originator:
Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC)
- # of Pages: 82 p., 1,048 KB (PDF)
- Subject: Evaluation, High occupancy vehicles, High occupancy vehicle lanes, Vehicle occupancy, Peak hour traffic, Freeway operations, Accident records, Traffic flow, Highway traffic.
- Keywords: High occupancy vehicles, high occupancy vehicle lanes, single occupant vehicles, vehicle occupancy, freeway operations, freeway management system, Puget Sound Region.
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This abstract was last modified April 29, 2008