Titre du document / Document title

California Route 91 toll lanes : Impacts and other observations

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

SULLIVAN E. C. ⁽¹⁾ ; EL HARAKE J. ⁽²⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, ETATS-UNIS
⁽²⁾ California Department of Transportation, District 12, Santa Ana, CA 92705, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

The 16-km (10-mi) long Califomia State Route 91 (SR-91) variable-toll lanes entered service December 27, 1995. This facility is the first practical application of congestion-based road pricing attempted in the United States. The Califomia and U.S. Departments of Transportation sponsored a study to observe how travelers respond over time to variable-toll pricing and the other innovative features of this unique facility. Data covering a wide range of travel and transportation issues were obtained from mid-1994 through June 1997 and analyzed for lessons to inform public policies about future applications of congestion-based pricing. The principal findings are summarized. The SR-91 toll lanes are regarded as a success in terms of both commuter acceptance and favorable opinions. Although, as expected, first-year toll revenues did not cover total annualized costs, the facility operator anticipates profitability in the near future. Impacts on corridor traffic have been positive, and, despite changes in traffic composition, the overall level of ridesharing has not been adversely affected. Fears that peak congestion-based tolls might preclude benefits to low-income commuters have not materialized, although a relationship was found between frequency of toll lane use and income level. No adverse traffic operational impacts were observed. From experience with the SR-91 variable-toll lanes, further careful experimentation with congestion-based pricing in other settings appears warranted.

Revue / Journal Title

Transportation research record   ISSN 0361-1981   CODEN TRREDM 

Source / Source

Congrès
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board N^o77 , ETATS-UNIS (01/1998)
1998, n^o 1649 (133 p.)  (6 ref.), pp. 55-62

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

National Research Council, Washington, DC, ETATS-UNIS  (1974) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Road traffic ; Toll road ; Impact study ; California ; Displacement ; Public information ; Traffic assignment ; Public inquiry ; Acceptance ; Cost benefit analysis ; Capacity of traffic ; Trend analysis ; Time analysis ; Travel time ; Occupancy coefficient ; United States ; North America ; America ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Trafic routier ; Route à péage ; Etude impact ; Californie ; Déplacement ; Information public ; Affectation trafic ; Enquête publique ; Acceptation ; Analyse avantage coût ; Volume trafic ; Analyse tendance ; Analyse temporelle ; Durée trajet ; Coefficient occupation ; Etats Unis ; Amérique du Nord ; Amérique ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Tráfico carretera ; Carretera peaje ; Estudio impacto ; California ; Desplazamiento ; Información pública ; Afectación tráfico ; Encuesta pública ; Aceptación ; Análisis costo beneficio ; Volumen tráfico ; Análisis tendencia ; Análisis temporal ; Duración trayecto ; Coeficiente ocupación ; Estados Unidos ; America del norte ; America ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 10459 B, 35400007426514.0070