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Atlanta Congestion Reduction Demonstration: National Evaluation Report
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2014-03-21
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Abstract:This document presents the final report on the national evaluation of the Atlanta Congestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) CRD Program. The Atlanta CRD projects focus on reducing congestion by employing strategies consisting of combinations of tolling, transit, telecommuting/travel demand management (TDM), and technology, also known as the 4 Ts. The Atlanta CRD projects include the conversion of lanes for high occupancy vehicles (HOV) on approximately 16 miles of I-85 to high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, known as Express Lanes, along with expansion and enhancement of transit service in that corridor, including new and expanded park-and-ride lots. The national evaluation of the Atlanta CRD projects is guided by the National Evaluation Framework, the Atlanta CRD National Evaluation Plan, and individual test plans for various components. This report provides information on the use of the new Atlanta CRD projects. Changes in travel speeds, travel times, trip-time reliability, park-and-ride lot use, and transit ridership are described. The results of interviews and workshops with local stakeholders, surveys of different user groups, and interviews and focus groups with enforcement personnel, bus operators, and service patrol personnel are presented. The environmental, business, and safety impacts of the Atlanta projects are examined, along with non-technical success factors that contributed to the project’s success and a benefit-cost analysis. Information on changes in unemployment rate and gasoline prices during the evaluation time, which could have affected travelers’ response to the CRD strategies, is also summarized.
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