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Federal Scans and Transferability to Washington State
California MICM WorkshopLos Angeles, Dec. 5, 2007
Eric N.Schreffler (ESTC) and Craig Stone (WSDOT)
FHWA International Scanning Studies on Managing Travel Demand and Active Traffic
Management
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OVERVIEW
• Federal Congestion Management Process
• Managing Travel Demand Scan
• Active Traffic Management Scan
• Washington State ATM Feasibility Study
Managing Travel Demand and Active Traffic Management to Mitigate Congestion
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FEDERAL CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS
• Statewide Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning Final Rule
• USDOT, FHWA 23 CFR Parts 450 and 500 (2/14/07)
• Links Congestion Management System to planning process
• Emphasizes operational and management strategies
• Common performance measures and goals for CMP, LRTP and M&O
• CMP must be a “cooperatively developed and implemented metro-wide strategy” through the use of “travel demand management strategies”
• CMP should result in multi-modal system performance measures and strategies that can be reflected in the region-wide plan and TIP
FEDERAL CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS
• Statewide Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning Final Rule
• Demand management measures might include:
• Growth Management
• Congestion Management
• Public Transportation Improvements
• ITS Technologies
PRESENTATION PURPOSE
• Present broader view of managing travel demand and traffic
• Introduce European examples
• Provide wide array of techniques
• Underscore need for integration
• Show how one state is exploring options
Managing Travel Demand and Active Traffic Management to Mitigate Congestion
• ATM Scan included: FHWA, PSRC, Texas, Washington, Minnesota and Virginia• Visited: Athens, Copenhagen, Germany, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Birmingham and London
ACTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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MANAGING TRAVEL DEMAND
TO MITIGATE CONGESTION
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DEFINITION: What is Managing Travel Demand?
Managing travel demand is about providing travelers, regardless of whether they drive alone, with travel choices, such as work location, route, time of travel and mode. In the broadest sense, “demand management is defined as providing travelers with effective choices to improve travel reliability.” *
* FHWA, 2006
TRAVEL DEMAND STRATEGIES: Choices
Mode Choice Location Choice
- drive alone - telework
- car- and vanpool - Transit-oriented development
- shuttle buses - Location-efficient mortgages
- bike/walk - proximate commute
Time Choice Route Choice
- traveler info - traveler info
- travel time prediction - Active Traffic Mgmt
- event scheduling - HOV lanes
- flex-time/CWW - congestion pricing
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:Traffic vs. Travel Demand Management
Source: AVV and FHWA
FOUR CATEGORIES OF DEMAND STRATEGIES
1. OPERATIONAL
2. INFRASTRUCTURE
3. PRICING/FINANCIAL
4. INSTITUTIONAL/FACILITATION
FHWA, 2006
OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES
Improving the efficiency of the transport system by:
• Providing real-time, multi-modal information
• Predicting travel times
• Active traffic management
• Traffic management centers
• Parking management
• Photo enforcement
• Improved public transport
• Managing large-scale events and emergencies
• Highway reconstruction mitigation
Sources: ATAC, Schreffler, Hull, AVV
OPERATIONAL EXAMPLE: EUROPE
ACTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT on M42 – UK
• Use of hard shoulder
• Break-down areas
• Driver info panels
• Speed control
• Photo enforcement
• CCTV
Source: Highways Agency
INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIES
Providing advantages to sustainable choices with:
• HOV facilities
• Special use lanes
• Park-and-Ride facilities
• Access control (e.g., car-free zones)
Sources: Schreffler and Highways Agency
INFRASTRUCTURE EXAMPLE: EUROPE
SPECIAL LANES IN THE NETHERLANDS
• Rush hour lanes Use of hard shoulder running Peak period operations Good safety record
• Plus lanes Add extra narrow lane Reduced speed
• Reversible tidal-flow lane
• Exclusive bus and truck lanes
Rush hour lane
Plus laneBus lane
Sources: AVV and Hull
Plus laneTruck and bus lane
PRICING/FINANCIAL STRATEGIES
Trigger economic incentives and disincentives with: