The North Freeway Transitway Evaluation of Operations During 1987, the Third Year of Operations

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• Creators:
  Stokes, Robert W. ; Christiansen, Dennis L. ; Ranft, Stephen E.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Authorized Vehicle Lanes Bus And High Occupancy Vehicle Facilities Busways Contraflow Lanes Data Analysis Guideways High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes High Occupancy Vehicles Park And Ride Priority Treatment For High-Occupancy Vehicles
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-88/339-13
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim - September 1983 - August 1988
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This report presents an evaluation of the operation of the North Freeway (I- 45N) Transitway in Houston, Texas for calendar year 1987. This represents an evaluation of the third year of transitway operation. Two previous reports have documented experiences during the first two years of transitway operation. This research report provides an analysis of trend data related to: 1) operation of the transitway; 2) operation of the freeway main lanes; 3) combined transitway and freeway main lane data; and 4) data relating to transit usage and operations. In comparing A.M. peak-direction data from December 1984 with combined freeway main lane and transitway data representative of December 1987:1) peak-hour person movement has increased by 30%; 2) A.M. peak-hour vehicle occupancy has decreased by 4%; 3) peak-period bus passenger trips have increased by 83%; and 4) vehicles parked in corridor park-and-ride lots have increased by 23%. A peak-hour measure of effectiveness frequently associated with high-occupancy vehicle projects is passenger-miles/hour (the multiple of peak-hour passengers times miles per hour). This measure of effectiveness (expressed in 1OOO's) has increased from 72 in December 1984, to a value of 87 passenger-miles/hour/lane in December 1987, an increase of 21%.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-10-84-339
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85864/dot_85864_DS1.pdf
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