Incorporating travel-time reliability into the congestion management process
Subtitle: a primer
By: Richard G. Dowling, Kamala L. Parks, Brandon Nevers, Jessica Josselyn, Steven Gayle
Contributors: Parks, Kamala L., author; Nevers, Brandon L. author; Josselyn, Jessica, author; Gayle, Steven, author; Berman, Wayne; United States. Federal Highway Administration; Kittelson & Associates
Publisher: United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Travel time (Traffic engineering); Planning; Transportation
Description: This primer explains the value of incorporating travel-time reliability into the Congestion Management Process (CMP) and identifies the most current tools available to assist with this effort. It draws from applied research and best practices from regional agencies nationwide. It emphasizes the importance of expanding the scope of the CMP to include monitoring and addressing non-recurrent congestion utilizing Planning for Operations strategies. It is intended for use by state and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) planners as well as operations managers and analysts who are planning and programming transportation investments to better manage congestion in our urban areas.
Notes: "February 2015"--Technical report documentation page.

"The Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) was Wayne Berman"--Technical report documentation page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58)

Also available online.

Also available online.

Sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration under contract number DTFH61-12-D-00049.