Seattle/Lake Washington corridor urban partnership agreement : national evaluation report.

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• Creators:
  Schroeder, Jeremy L. ; Smith, Theodore ; Turnbull, Katie ; Balke, Kevin ; Burris, Mark ; Songchitruksa, Praprut ; Pessaro, Brian ; Saunoi-Sandgren, Emily ; Schreffler, Eric ; Joy, Barbara
• Corporate Creators:
  Battelle
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transportation corridors
  • Partnerships
  • Traffic congestion
  • Public transit
  • Telecommuting
  • Travel demand management
  • Technology
  • Variable tolls
  • High occupancy toll lanes
  • Traveler information and communication systems
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-14-127
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Seattle (Washington)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Abstract:
  This document presents the final report on the national evaluation of the Seattle/Lake Washington Corridor (LWC) Urban ; Partnership Agreement (UPA) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) UPA Program. The Seattle UPA ; projects focus on reducing congestion by employing strategies consisting of combinations of Tolling, Transit, Telecommuting/TDM, ; and Technology, also known as the 4Ts. Those strategies including tolling all lanes of the SR 520 bridge, additional bus service in ; the SR 520 corridor, implementing active traffic management systems, and real-time traveler information signs on highways and ; at transit stops and stations. The national evaluation of the Seattle/LWC UPA projects is guided by the National Evaluation ; Framework, the Seattle/LWC UPA National Evaluation Plan, and individual test plans for various components. This report provides ; information on the use of the new Seattle/LWC UPA 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 Washington State Patrol officers, bus operators, and service patrol ; personnel are presented. The air quality, energy, and safety impacts of the Seattle/LWC UPA projects are examined. Information ; on changes in unemployment rates, gasoline prices, and parking costs is also summarized.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-06-D-00007/ORDER 07-T-08002/WO BA07-041
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3496/dot_3496_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.29 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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