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In anticipation of pervasive onboard navigation and electronic payment associated with connected vehicle technology, universal dynamic tolling is a promising possibility for future congestion management. In order to take advantage of these advancements, planners must consider which metrics should be used for the selection and performance evaluation of tolls. This work considers two metrics: median travel time and reliability measured with the 80th percentile travel time index. Each metric is tested for the identification of candidate tolling facilities and for the evaluation of the toll’s performance. Using data mining techniques on measured volumes and speeds from California freeways, test tolls are simulated based on the two identification metrics. The authors find that both metrics contribute to the assessment of the toll’s success, but travel time reliability is a stronger metric for determining the most effective locations for imposing tolls.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB35 Managed Lanes.

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15-0148

English

13p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Metrics (Quantitative assessment); Mobile communication systems; Reliability (Statistics); Toll facilities; Travel demand; Travel time; Variable tolls

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-0148

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 12:12PM