Considerations for high occupancy vehicle to high occupancy toll lanes conversions guidebook

2007June 2007PDFTech ReportFHWA-HOP-08-034High occupancy vehicle lanesHigh occupancy vehiclesTraffic congestionTraffic flowTransportation planningUrban transportationAccess control (Transportation)Bus priorityFeasibility analysisMathematical analysisProgressive traffic signal controlAccess controlCorridor controlData analysisFeasibility studiesMultiple occupancy vehiclesUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationSas, MartinCarlson, SusanKim, EugeneQuant, MichaelBooz Allen Hamilton for 2001-United States. Federal Highway AdministrationNTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-DesignNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Transit ManagementNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Freeway ManagementNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-CongestionNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic FlowNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Transit Planning and PolicyNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyFederal Highway AdministrationThe intent of this study is to explore the planning, design, and ongoing operation and maintenance of HOT facilities and to provide lessons learned and applicable technical guidance that will assist the state and local transportation planners and designers in determining the conditions where HOV conversion to HOT lanes is feasible. The study reviewed a broad range of operational HOT facilities from having been operational many years to recently being opened. The study reviewed the activities of each in the planning, design, implementation and operations with specialattention given to institutional, design, and operational challenges.The guidebook provides a summary of the best practices and lessons learned from those HOT facilities currently in operation. The result is \u201cBest Practices Top 20\u201d list that evolved as each of the facilities learned or re-learned what other HOT facilities had previously learned. The result was a re-occurring list of \u201cto do\u201ds and what \u201cnot to do\u201d to minimize issues during the HOV to HOT transition process