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13Th International HOV/HOT Systems Conference Partnerships for November 2009 Innovation – Conference Proceedings 6 Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. FHWA-HOP-10-008 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date 13th International HOV/HOT Systems Conference Partnerships for November 2009 Innovation – Conference Proceedings 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Katherine F. Turnbull Report 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) 9. Performing Organization Name and Address Prime Contractor: Texas Transportation Institute Battelle The Texas A&M University System 505 King Ave. 11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-01-C-00182 College Station, TX 77843-3135 Columbus, OH 43201-2693 Task No. BA82026 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Operations Office of Transportation Management Technical Federal Highway Administration 14. Sponsoring Agency Code 400 Seventh Street, S.W. FHWA-HOTO-01 Room 3404, HOTM Washington, D.C. 20590 15. Supplementary Notes Jessie Yung, FHWA, Office of Transportation Management, Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) 16. Abstract This report documents the proceedings of the 13th International HOV/HOT Systems Conference Partnerships for Innovation. The Conference was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 7-9, 2008. The proceedings summarize the presentations from the general session and the breakout sessions. The general sessions included presentations on the I-394 MnPASS HOT lanes in Minnesota and the Minnesota Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA). A variety of topics were covered in the breakout sessions. Updates were provided on HOV and HOT projects in metropolitan areas throughout the country, planning studies underway, and the UPA and Congestion Reduction Demonstration projects. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement HOV, High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes, High- No restrictions. This document is available to the Occupancy Toll Lanes, HOT, Value Pricing, public through NTIS: Managed Lanes, BRT, Bus Rapid Transit. National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, Virginia 22161 19. Security Classif.(of this report) 20. Security Classif.(of this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 113 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized 13th International HOV/HOT Systems Conference Partnerships for Innovation Sponsored by HOV Systems Committee Managed Lanes Joint Subcommittee Transportation Research Board National Academy of Sciences In cooperation with Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation Conference Proceedings Editor Katherine F. Turnbull Texas Transportation Institute The Texas A&M University System Typing, Graphics, and Editorial Assistance Bonnie Duke Gary Lobaugh Texas Transportation Institute The Texas A&M University System HOV/HOT Conference Planning Team Katherine Turnbull, Texas Transportation Institute, Chair Gina Bass, Center for Transportation Studies Ken Buckeye, Minnesota Department of Transportation John Doán, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. Jim Edwards, Sound Transit Chuck Fuhs, Parsons Brinckerhoff Randy Halvorson, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Jill Hentges, Metro Transit Lee Munnich, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Don Samdahl, Fehr & Peers/Mirai Jessie Yung, Federal Highway Administration The preparation of these proceedings was funded by the Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation Table of Contents Page OPENING SESSION .................................................................................................................... 1 Welcome from the Conference Planning Team .......................................................................... 1 Welcome from the TRB HOV Systems Committee ................................................................... 2 Innovation and Partnerships at the Minnesota Department of Transportation ........................... 2 That Was Then/This Is Now – Changes Since the 1988 HOV Conference in Minneapolis ...... 4 GENERAL SESSION ................................................................................................................... 9 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 9 Innovation Partnerships Minnesota’s Bus-Only Shoulder Program and UPA Program ............ 9 Public Transportation Partners .................................................................................................. 12 The I-394 MnPASS Experience ................................................................................................ 16 LUNCHEON – INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIPS IN MINNESOTA .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Innovative Transportation Partnerships in Minnesota .............................................................. 21 BREAKOUT SESSION – WHAT’S THE HOV/HOT NEWS ACROSS AMERICA? ....... 25 BREAKOUT SESSION – MINNESOTA’S URBAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT – HOT, PRICED DYNAMIC SHOULDER LANES, TRANSIT, TELECOMMUTING, AND MORE ............................................................................. 35 BREAKOUT SESSION – HOV/HOT SUPPORTING ELEMENTS AND BRT ................. 41 BREAKOUT SESSION – WHAT’S NEXT FOR HOT PROJECTS? .................................. 49 BREAKOUT SESSION – HOV/HOT PLANNING, DESIGN, AND OPERATION ........... 57 BREAKOUT SESSION – WHAT’S UNDERWAY IN HOV/HOT FACILITIES? ............. 67 BREAKOUT SESSION – HOVs, HOTs, AND OTHER USER GROUPS ........................... 77 BREAKOUT SESSION – URBAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AND THE CONGESTION-REDUCTION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM .......................... 85 LUNCHEON –– EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION AND TRANSPORTATION............. 95 A Policy Maker’s Perspective on Excellence in Innovation and Transportation ..................... 95 TRB HOV Systems Committee Awards ................................................................................... 97 APPENDIX A – LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ........................................................................... 99 APPENDIX B – CONFERENCE PROGRAM ...................................................................... 103 v OPENING SESSION Katherine F. Turnbull, Texas Transportation Institute, Presiding Welcome from the Conference Planning Team Katherine F. Turnbull Texas Transportation Institute It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) 13th International High-Occupancy Vehicle/High-Occupancy Toll (HOV/HOT) Conference. I had the privilege to serve as the Chair of the Conference Planning Team, which included members from the TRB HOV Systems Committee and local agencies here in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The names of the Planning Team members are included in the conference program. Please thank these individuals for their hard work when you talk with them during the conference. The theme of this conference is Partnerships for Innovation. That theme reflects the involvement of numerous individuals, agencies, and corporations needed to ensure successful HOV/HOT facilities. It also reflects the groups involved in organizing and sponsoring this conference. The TRB HOV Systems Committee and the Managed Lanes Joint Subcommittee are the main sponsors of the conference. I would like to thank Rich Cunard from TRB for his assistance in developing the conference. In addition to TRB, other supporters of the conference include the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities, Metro Transit, the Center for Transportation Studies and the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) of The Texas A&M University System, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). FHWA, through the assistance of Jessie Yung, is supporting the development of the conference proceedings. I would also like to recognize the corporate partners supporting the conference. Barrier Systems is the supporting partner for the reception this evening. SRF Consulting Group, Inc. is the supporting partner for today’s luncheon, and Parsons Brinckerhoff is the supporting partner for the luncheon on Tuesday. AECOM was the partner for the breakfast this morning and Fehr & Peers is the sponsoring partner for tomorrow’s breakfast. The assistance of these corporate sponsors is greatly appreciated. The speakers in the general session and the breakout sessions will be covering numerous topics of interest, including recent HOV and HOT projects, the Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and Congestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) programs, and transit, ridesharing, and other supporting activities. I hope you will find the topics timely, the speakers informative, and the conference beneficial. I encourage you to share your experiences and ideas with others during the sessions and the breaks. I also hope you will have the opportunity to walk around the University of Minnesota campus and see some of the Twin Cities. Thank you. 1 Welcome from the TRB HOV Systems Committee Ginger Goodin, HOV Systems Committee Chair Texas Transportation Institute On behalf of the TRB HOV Systems Committee, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the 13th International HOV/HOT
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