Via USDOT press release

The USDOT has released three new mobility reports, available now for download via the National Transportation Library. These reports are highlighted below.

Contemporary Approaches in Congestion Pricing: Lessons Learned from the National Evaluation of Congestion Pricing Strategies at Six Sites

This document represents the final report of the national evaluation of congestion reduction strategies at six sites that received federal funding under the Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) and Congestion Reduction Demonstration (CRD) programs. The six sites, or "urban partners," were Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Minneapolis, MN; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA. Each site implemented a comprehensive policy response to urban congestion that included four essential components known as the "4 Ts": 1) tolling (or congestion pricing), 2) enhanced transit services, 3) telecommuting and other transportation demand management (TDM) strategies, and 4) advanced technology.

View the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55600/55668/UPA_2015_Final_9-17-15.pdf

Los Angeles Congestion Reduction Demonstration ExpressLanes Program: National Evaluation Report

This document presents the final report on the national evaluation of the Los Angeles CRD ExpressLanes Program, under the USDOT's CRD Program. The Los Angeles CRD projects focus on reducing congestion by employing strategies combining the 4Ts. Tolling (pricing) strategies include converting high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the two freeway corridors to variably-priced high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, adding a second HOT lane to portions of one corridor, and implementing a downtown Los Angeles intelligent parking management system featuring demand-based pricing and real-time parking availability information.

View the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55600/55669/FHWA-JPO-14-126-1.pdf

Benefits Estimation Framework for Automated Vehicle Operations

Automated vehicles have the potential to bring about transformative safety, mobility, energy, and environmental benefits to the surface transportation system. They are also being introduced into a complex transportation system, where second-order impacts, such as the possibility of increased vehicle-miles traveled, are of significant concern. Given the complexity of the impacts, a modeling framework is needed to ensure that they are adequately captured. This report presents a framework for estimating the potential benefits and dis-benefits of technologies contributing to the automation of the nation's surface transportation system.

View the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55400/55443/AVBenefitFrameworkFinalReport082615_Cover1.pdf