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31 This chapter includes six case examples of both successful projects, challenged implementation attempts, HOV-to-HOT lane conversions, and operational added-capacity projects. In addition to using input from the survey results, the researchers interviewed individuals from six state transportation organizations (or affiliated planning organization, tolling authority, or transit agency)
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32 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes estimated that regional population growth would lead to an increase of 20% in traffic volume over the next 20 years, exasperating already congested conditions. A group of government agencies took advantage of a federal program and applied for a UPA grant in 2007 to integrate congestion pricing using tolling, transit, technology, and telecommuting.
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Case Examples 33 operated two of those routes and Broward County Transit operated the third route. The Miami-Dade Transit routes operated with a 15-minute headway and the Broward County Transit route ran with a 30-minute headway during weekday peak periods (FDOT, 2013)
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34 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes Challenges Despite improved performance during the first few years of operation, the 95 Express has increasingly encountered congestion on the first 7.3-mile section. This section has a maximum toll cap that limits the ability to increase the toll above a specified threshold.
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Case Examples 35 carpool usage on 95 Express and on other priced managed lanes within the region. It also wants to test the use of smartphones and other connected and automated technologies, for verification of vehicle occupancy in a less cumbersome manner (FDOT, Stakeholder Interview, October 23, 2019)
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36 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes that roughly 25% to 30% of all vehicles traveling on the I-10 ExpressLanes violate the HOV rule (Nelson, 2017)
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Case Examples 37 LA Metro also incorporated a low-income assistance plan, carpool loyalty program, transit rewards incentive, and net toll reinvestment program into its congestion pricing program. The low-income assistance plan enabled qualifying low-income households (no more than twice the federal poverty threshold)
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38 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes Carpools and vanpools of three or more people have permission to use the managed lanes toll-free during peak periods, while two-person carpools are allowed toll-free use during nonpeak periods. Single-occupant vehicles have to pay a dynamically priced toll that varies based on real-time traffic density in the managed lanes.
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Case Examples 39 methods on I-10 rely on California Highway Patrol (CHP) roadside enforcement and using light beacons mounted at the gantries to indicate whether a given vehicle is declaring itself as an SOV, HOV2, or HOV3.
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40 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes managing congestion with a toll cap of $10.00, and ensuring public acceptance. To mitigate these problems, the agency has made significant strides to ease and improve concerns by, for example, focusing on design improvements, initiating policy changes, engaging in an extensive media campaign, and much more (WSDOT, Stakeholder Interview, May 14, 2019)
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Case Examples 41 The project also increased occupancy requirements during peak periods. Specifically, the lanes remain HOV2+ during off-peak periods and switch to HOV3+ during peak periods.
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42 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes on the lanes, especially when combined with a vocal group of opponents and a magnitude of operational changes. Public acceptance was an issue from the beginning because the concept of managed lanes and its specifications had to be introduced to the community.
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Case Examples 43 (WSDOT, Stakeholder Interview, May 14, 2019)
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44 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes 4,000 citations (WSDOT, 2018c)
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Case Examples 45 the physical location of the I-66 Express Lanes within Northern Virginia. The lanes previously operated as an HOV facility during the peak periods in the peak direction of flow (i.e., eastbound in the morning, westbound in the afternoon)
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46 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes When tolling is in effect, toll rates are assessed dynamically every six minutes. There is no hard cap on the maximum toll rate.
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Case Examples 47 been impacted, and during some periods of peak travel, congestion was reduced. The project increased throughput while maintaining reliable trip times.
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48 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes transportation projects and initiatives for the Commonwealth. Once approved, VDOT tracks the performance of the projects after implementation to ensure that each project meets its stated goals.
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Case Examples 49 The RTC has developed a managed lane strategy for the region that includes policies and programs that support an evolution toward a managed mobility system, as illustrated in Figure 13. The RTC has an overall vision for the region, which is to provide reliable trips, especially during the peak period, and to provide a choice for all travelers in the region.
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50 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes policies that speak to the evolution of managed lane operations and the technology that will support new and different operations. The policy makers recognize that goals may vary for individual projects depending on project financing, demographic or employment characteristics in the corridor, or other factors, but each project should align with the overall vision for the region (NCTCOG, Stakeholder Interview, April 24, 2019)
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Case Examples 51 politics were playing too large of a role in local decisions. For example, when the public was told that TxDOT could not attend public town halls because tolls might be mentioned, some citizens became enraged.
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52 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes The project is currently undergoing an environmental reevaluation, and construction was expected to begin in 2019 (NCTCOG, Stakeholder Interview, April 24, 2019)
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Case Examples 53 toll prices or influence operational decisions beyond the stipulations listed in the concessionaire agreement to follow federal standards for minimum speeds in managed lanes. The CRTPO Board unanimously approved a motion to pursue a public-private partnership for the I-77 Express Lanes (CRTPO, 2013)
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54 Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes (e.g., NEPA) stipulated that the purpose of the project was to provide travel reliability in the corridor.
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Case Examples 55 buy out the contract. Another recommendation was the addition of a peak-period shoulder lane on about 11 miles of the corridor.
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