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https://doi.org/10.3141/1812-05

http://scholar.google.com...ivan&publication_year=2002

Recently over 5 years of field observations were concluded of the value-priced express lanes that opened December 27, 1995, in the median of State Route 91, in Orange County, California. Data collection, covering about a year and a half of observations to establish baseline conditions before opening day, included traffic measurements, vehicle occupancy counts, transit ridership, and comprehensive travel surveys of current and former commuters. The corresponding data analysis included the calibration of choice models of route, occupancy, transponder acquisition, and time-of-day behavior of commuters and the estimation of air pollution emissions. Findings are presented on traffic trends, toll lane use, travelers' responses to changing congestion and tolls, shifts in ridesharing and transit use, shifts in trip purpose, differences associated with income and other demographics, public opinion, collision experience, and the results of choice and emissions modeling. As the first practical application of value pricing in the United States, the State Route 91 express lanes provide many important insights, both technical and institutional, some of which are relevant to the implementation of value-pricing projects in other locations.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1812, Transportation and Public Policy 2002.

English

p. 37-42

2002

Transportation Research Record

0309077389

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Air pollution; Before and after studies; Choice models; Commuters; Demographics; Express lanes; Income; Pricing; Public opinion; Public transit; Ridership; Road pricing; Tolls; Traffic congestion; Traffic crashes; Travel behavior; Travel surveys; Trip purpose; Vehicle occupancy

Orange County (California)

Economics; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

TRIS, TRB

Jan 8 2003 12:00AM

• APPLICATION OF COST APPROACH FOR PAVEMENT VALUATION AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
• BUSINESS RELOCATION PROCESS AT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• CHOICE MODELS OF ROUTE, OCCUPANCY, AND TIME OF DAY WITH VALUE-PRICED TOLLS
• DESIGNING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
• DIFFERENCES IN SUBJECTIVE AND SOCIAL VALUE OF TIME: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM TRAFFIC STUDY IN CROATIA
• DOUBLE CORDON TOLLS IN URBAN AREAS TO INCREASE SOCIAL WELFARE
• ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL FORCES SHAPING ROAD ADMINISTRATIONS
• EDUCATION OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROFESSIONALS
• ESTIMATING BENEFITS FROM MILEAGE-BASED VEHICLE INSURANCE, TAXES, AND FEES
• FUNDAMENTALS OF LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS
• HIGHWAY COSTS AND EFFICIENT MIX OF STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS
• HOLISTIC CHANGE: CASE STUDY OF SAN JOSE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• IDENTIFYING WINNERS AND LOSERS IN TRANSPORTATION
• INTENSIVE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE DELIVERY OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA
• MULTIPURPOSE ASSET VALUATION FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE: ALIGNING VALUATION APPROACHES WITH ASSET MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND STAKEHOLDER INTERESTS
• NEW MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TRANSPORTATION DEGREE PROGRAM AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• NEW MODEL FOR APPLIED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: TREN URBANO PROGRAM
• NEW REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATIONS: OLD PROBLEM, NEW WRINKLE?
• PROPERTY VALUES AND HIGHWAY EXPANSION: TIMING, SIZE, LOCATION, AND USE EFFECTS
• SAN DIEGO'S INTERSTATE 15 CONGESTION PRICING PROJECT: ATTITUDINAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
• SAN DIEGO'S INTERSTATE 15 CONGESTION PRICING PROJECT: TRAFFIC-RELATED ISSUES
• SPECIFICATION OF OPTIMAL CORDON PRICING LOCATIONS AND CHARGES
• TOLL RATES AND RELATED FACTORS ON CHINA'S HIGHWAYS
• TOLL ROAD CONCESSIONS IN ARGENTINA: WHAT CAN BE LEARNED
• URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM IN UGANDA
• WISCONSIN'S LOCAL ROADS AND STREETS COUNCIL: PROTOTYPE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AND DECISION MAKING