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SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS: MOVING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, OCTOBER 25-28, 1992, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA

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00633359

Record Type:

Monograph

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

These proceedings summarize the highlights from the Sixth National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems. The conference brought together transportation professionals from both the United States and Canada. An international perspective was also provided by participants from Spain, Taiwan, and Saudi Arabia. The conference theme - Moving into the 21st Century - provided the overall focus for the keynote speeches, general sessions, and workshops. A wealth of information was presented and discussed on new HOV projects, bus operating strategies, support facilities, HOV policies, air quality issues, arterial street HOV applications, IVHS and HOV facilities, and international HOV projects. Participants were also provided the opportunity to tour the Ottawa Transitway and to learn more about HOV projects in other Canadian cities. The contents of this Circular (the conference proceedings) are organized as follows: Plenary Sessions; Conference Workshops; and Conference Registration List. The Plenary Sessions included the following: Opening Session; ISTEA and HOV Facilities in the United States; HOV Facilities in Canada; Round Table Discussion; and Closing Session. The Conference Workshops were as follows: Bus Service Orientation with HOV Facilities; HOV Facility Design Guidelines; Efficient Utilization of HOV Facilities; Integrated Systems and Support Facilities; Managing Demand on HOV Facilities; Arterial Street HOV Applications; State and Local Policies Supporting HOV Facilities; Regionwide HOV Systems; New HOV Project Experience; HOV and Advanced Public Transportation Systems; Air Quality Issues and HOV Facilities; and International Experience with HOV Facilities.

Supplemental Notes:

This conference was presented by the Committee on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 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.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Editors:

Turnbull, K F

Pagination:

84 p.

Publication Date:

1993-6

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 409
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Sixth National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems: Moving into the 21st Century

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date: 1992-10-25 to 1992-10-28
Sponsors: Committee on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Transit Administration.

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Digital/other

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Photos; Tables (1)

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Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Design; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Research; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 30 1993 12:00AM

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