A major commitment has been made in the Houston area to develop physically separated transitways in the medians of freeways. The lanes are reserved for high-occupancy vehicles. Phase I of the first completed transitway opened on the Katy Freeway (I-10) in October 1984. Phase 2 opened in June 1987. To increase potential utilization of the facility, carpools began using the transitway on a test basis in April 1985. The research study, funded jointly by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County and the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, was initiated to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the effects of permitting carpool utilization. The report documents the data collected in October 1987, 2.5 years after carpool utilization of the transitway was permitted. In the report, these data are compared to similar data collected both before carpool utilization was permitted and on several occasions after carpool utilization was permitted.


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    Title :

    Impacts of Carpool Utilization on the Katy Freeway Transitway 30-Month 'After' Evaluation


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    62 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English