High Occupancy Toll lane Performance Under Alternative Pricing Policies
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The Transportation Research Forum, founded in 1958, is an independent, nonprofit organization of transportation professionals who conduct, use, and benefit from research. Its purpose is to provide an impartial meeting ground for carriers, shippers, government officials, consultants, university researchers, suppliers, and others seeking exchange of information and ideas related to both passenger and freight transportation. More information on the Transportation Research Forum can be found on the Web at www.trforum.org. This BLOCKINpaper BLOCKINexplores BLOCKINhow BLOCKINalternative BLOCKINpricing BLOCKINand BLOCKINoperating BLOCKINpolicies BLOCKINinfluence BLOCKINrevenue BLOCKINgeneration, level BLOCKINof BLOCKINservice, BLOCKINand BLOCKINtravel BLOCKINtime BLOCKINcosts BLOCKINfor BLOCKINhigh BLOCKINoccupancy BLOCKINtoll BLOCKIN(HOT) BLOCKINlane BLOCKINfacilities. BLOCKINA BLOCKINframework BLOCKINfor modeling BLOCKINHOT BLOCKINlanes BLOCKINis BLOCKINapplied BLOCKINto BLOCKINa BLOCKINhypothetical BLOCKINfacility. BLOCKINThe BLOCKINanalysis BLOCKINsuggests BLOCKINthat BLOCKINthe BLOCKINway BLOCKINin BLOCKINwhich tolls are set can have a non-trivial influence on competing measures of HOT lane performance. Other operating characteristics, such as the number of lanes designated as free and priced and whether BLOCKINcarpools BLOCKINare BLOCKINallowed BLOCKINto BLOCKINride BLOCKINfree BLOCKINor BLOCKINmust BLOCKINpay BLOCKINa BLOCKINtoll BLOCKINto BLOCKINaccess BLOCKINthe BLOCKINHOT BLOCKINlanes, BLOCKINare BLOCKINshown BLOCKINto significantly BLOCKINinfluence BLOCKINperformance BLOCKINas BLOCKINwell.
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