Priority Techniques for High Occupancy Vehicles : State-of-the-Art Overview

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• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Arterial Highways Buses Bus Priority Carpools Finance Freeways Highway Traffic Control Legal Factors Planning Ridesharing Traffic Control Urban Areas Vanpools Vehicle Occupancy

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-OST-76-65
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus Transportation ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and Policy
• Abstract:
  The report, part of a series of publications based on research and development efforts is a concise state-of-the-art overview of priority techniques for high occupancy vehicles (buses, carpools, and vanpools). The report identifies and summarizes selected characteristics of 17 freeway-related and 37 arterial-city street priority techniques. The document also provides a perspective on planning and implementation guidelines, and legal, financial, and institutional considerations associated with priority techniques. Supplementary material includes a listing of current sources of information, a directory of referenced transit authorities, operating agencies, and governmental units, and a glossary of terms used.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d411c50f5a5cedfef34bc5ab794c597cdd7809e6a2714839a9cf42f481cce3bc
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10259/dot_10259_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.54 MB ]