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https://onlinepubs.trb.or...trcircular/384/384-008.pdf

In this conference presentation, the author discusses the transportation problems in the Seattle area and what is being done to solve them. The region has seen an increase in the number of drivers and the number of cars per capita over the last decade, resulting in increased traffic congestion and decreased mobility. Also, air quality has become an issue in the region. Approaches that have been taken to address these issues include growth management legislation, travel demand management, and making highways more efficient. The HOV system is the key to the third approach. Seattle currently has some 50 miles in operation and another 50 miles under construction. The new bus tunnel is a major component of this system. It appears that the tunnel has led to increased ridership on many of the routes currently using it.

This conference was conducted by the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle and Washington State Department of Transportation in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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1991-12

Transportation Research Circular

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Buses; Conferences; High occupancy vehicle lanes; High occupancy vehicles; Legislation; Management; Traffic lanes; Travel demand; Travel demand management; Tunnels; Urban growth; Zoning

Growth management

Seattle (Washington)

Seattle (Washington)

Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB

Jan 31 1996 12:00AM

• CLOSING SESSION. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• CONFERENCE WELCOME. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• DESIGN FEATURES OF HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TRANSIT TUNNEL. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• ENFORCEMENT ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH HOV FACILITIES. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• MARKETING AS PART OF THE HOV PLANNING PROCESS. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• OPENING REMARKS. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• PARKING POLICY, TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT, AND HOV FACILITIES SUPPORT. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• SEATTLE METRO'S HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT STUDY. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• THE APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY TO HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE FACILITIES. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION PERSPECTIVE ON HOV FACILITIES. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION'S PERSPECTIVE ON HOV FACILITIES. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• THE HOV SYSTEM IN THE SEATTLE AREA. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• TOWN MEETING ON HOV FACILITIES. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND HOV SYSTEMS. FIFTH NATIONAL HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) FACILITIES CONFERENCE, HOV FACILITIES--COMING OF AGE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 1991, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON