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Title:

The Impact of Incentives on Managed Lane Travel
Cover of The Impact of Incentives on Managed Lane Travel

Accession Number:

01623347

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

The use of managed lanes to control and maximize freeway throughput is increasing. One way of encouraging more managed lane use is through the implementation of incentives. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a managed lane is being added to the I-30 (Tom Landry freeway) and incentives to maximize the use of this lane were planned. Since the managed lanes were not yet open and the incentives were hypothetical, a stated preference survey was used to gauge the potential impact of the incentives on traveler behavior. The stated preference questions were designed using Db-efficient and random adaptive designs. The incentives were chosen by looking at other programs around the country and through discussion with transportation experts. Once ready, the survey was administered online to travelers in the area and a total of 898 usable responses were gathered. From the responses, a mixed-logit model was developed to describe and predict traveler behavior. From the model, elasticities were calculated to predict the impact of the incentives on mode choice. The model found that incentives with discounts and free trips (a transit fare discount, express bus service to downtown, a free trip for every X number of paid trips, and a discount offered to select businesses) were more effective at encouraging managed lane use. The other incentives (gift card worth $5 for every X number of trips and $5 in credit for every X number of trips taken by transit) had less of an impact.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB35 Standing Committee on Managed Lanes. Alternate title: Impact of Incentives on Managed Lane Travel.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-04468

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Han, Namoo A
Burris, Mark W

Pagination:

19p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-04468

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 11:43AM