Abstract:
Experience with bus and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) operations in the Los Angeles area is discussed. HOV lanes for buses, carpools, and vanpools are playing an ever increasing role in Los Angeles' freeway system. Today, approximately 67 miles of freeway HOV lanes are in operation in Los Angeles County. These facilities carry an average of 1,250 vehicles an hour during the peak periods. The average vehicle occupancy level on these facilities is 2.3 persons per vehicle. The facilities represent the joint efforts of the California Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and have been funded through a combination of federal, state, and local sources. Further comments are made on the newly opened Glen Anderson (Century or I-105) Freeway direct freeway-to-freeway HOV connectors, the almost completed 20-mile light rail transit (LRT) METRO Green Line, and the El Monte Busway, which has been in operation for 20 years.
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