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The Value of Travel Time and Reliability: Empirical Evidence from Katy Freeway

Accession Number:

01623300

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309442053

Abstract:

Travelers place value on both time savings and reliability when choosing a route for a trip. The value of travel time (VOT) has long been an integral part of the appraisal of transport projects. Recently, some transport planners have been incorporating the value of travel time reliability (VOR) as well. This research used data generated by automated vehicle identification sensors from Katy Freeway travelers in Houston, Texas, to estimate VOT and VOR based on revealed preferences of these travelers. Lane choice models were developed to examine the factors influencing travelers’ lane choice decisions in different traffic conditions and to estimate their VOT. Models with two independent variables—travel time and toll—resulted in an estimated VOT from $1.96 to $8.06/h for all trips on a monthly basis. The research could not conclude whether the VOR had any impact on travelers’ lane choice decisions. The percentage of managed-lane trips was higher for the those who traveled the whole length of the managed–general-purpose lanes than for those who traveled only a part of the managed–general-purpose lanes. This difference might be the result of easier accessibility at the end of the managed lanes compared with that for midpoints.

Monograph Accession #:

01629810

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-00839

Language:

English

Authors:

Abir, A K M
Burris, Mark W
Spiegelman, Clifford

Pagination:

pp 71–78

Publication Date:

2017

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2606
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309442053

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (1) ; References (14) ; Tables (6)

Identifier Terms:

Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 10:12AM

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