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METRO HOV/HOT EXTENDED HOURS EVALUATION
HOUSTON METRO PUBLIC SAFETY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND OPERATIONS BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING NOVEMBER 16, 2015 ROBERT BENZ AND JONATHAN BROOKS, TTI
EXTENDED HOURS PILOT 90 Day Operational Pilot July 1 to September 30 (extended to November 30)
Weekday Extended Hours • Monday through Friday • Closing time changed from 8pm to 11pm
Weekend Open Hours • Saturday and Sunday (Inbound) • 10am to 8pm
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TWO PRIMARY GOALS Optimize HOT facility utilization as
some corridors experience longer peak period congestion Present HOT lane network to public as
a travel alternative for weekend trips to downtown
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FIVE HIGHWAY CORRIDORS
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US 290
59 SW Freeway
I-45 Gulf Freeway
59 Eastex I-45 North
PUBLIC AWARENESS… $50,000 media project (METRO) Press releases & news spots Website – banner, video, information Drive time radio - 12 stations total
• 9 FM stations (6 English & 3 Spanish), 3 AM stations 3,940 Direct emails TxDOT DMS signs Facebook
• 168,576 People reached, 2,133 Likes • 461 Shared with others, 194 Comments
Twitter • 5 posts, 3,247 direct impressions
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TTI’S ROLE Collect data; all five HOV/HOT corridors
• Count vehicles • Survey lane users and non-users • Note any impacts to safe operation of lanes
Perform analysis • System use and user preferences • Operational Pros/Cons (incl. cost)
Share findings with METRO 6
OPERATIONS, USER ANALYSIS
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DATA COLLECTION SUCCESS Vehicle counts
• Collected data for 90 days • Observed variation in lane use due to
extenuating circumstances (e.g., traffic, events, construction, weather, incidents)
Survey responses • 1,870 complete responses (89% lane users) • Wide variety of sources (including 447 from
pilot hour users given a flyer)
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PUBLIC OPINION SUMMARY (SURVEY DATA)
General Findings (not specific to pilot hours) • Most use lanes to avoid traffic (some for safety) • Average perceived time savings is 17 minutes • Support for better HOV enforcement
Users and non-users interested in longer HOV/HOT hours Willingness to pay tolls higher than $1
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LANE UTILIZATION SUMMARY (VEHICLE COUNT DATA) High Variability
• Day-to-day, week-to-week, facility-to-facility Weekday Extension (from 8pm to 11pm closing)
• Total average vehicles: 657 each day (all five corridors)
• 68% HOV users, 32% HOT users Weekends (10am to 8pm)
• Total average vehicles: 2,812 each day (all five corridors)
• 83% HOV users, 17% HOT users • 56% Saturday, 44% Sunday
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IMPACT TO SAFETY (METRO POLICE DEPT SAFETY DATA)
No change to operational safety Incident frequency rates normal
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EXTENDED WEEKDAY HOURS FINDINGS
Pilot changed closing time from 8pm to 11pm
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Monday- Friday
EXPRESSED IMPORTANCE
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Monday- Friday
AVERAGE WEEKDAY UTILIZATION (ALL HOURS)
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Pilot Hours
AM PM
Monday- Friday
UTILIZATION TOTAL (EXTENDED HOURS ONLY)
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Monday- Friday
UTILIZATION BY CORRIDOR (EXTENDED HOURS ONLY)
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Monday- Friday
UTILIZATION BY CORRIDOR BY TYPE (EXTENDED HOURS ONLY)
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Monday- Friday
CUMULATIVE UTILIZATION (# OF CUMULATIVE VEHICLES)
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82%
Monday- Friday
CUMULATIVE UTILIZATION BY CORRIDOR
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Monday- Friday
OBSERVATIONS No improvement to regional air quality No congestion reduction (main lanes
not congested during pilot hours) Travel time savings 0 to 2 mins Mobility benefit may not outweigh value
of utilizing the funds on other services
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Monday- Friday
WEEKDAY, ANNUAL COSTS, PILOT HOURS, ALL CORRIDORS 258 Weekdays (5 x 52 - 2 holidays) 169,506 Vehicles (657 x 258) $740,434 Operating Expenses
• ARGO $57,920 • Police/MAP $46,750 • TransCore $635,764
$4.37 Per Vehicle $54,906 Toll Recovery (vehicles * %HOT * $1)
$4.04 Per Vehicle with Toll Recovery
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Monday- Friday
WEEKDAY SCENARIOS
Permanently Extend to 9 PM Operational Characteristics • Publicly close lanes at 9:00 PM • Toll at 7-8 PM rate (up to $2.00) Cost Implications • Est. Annual cost: $246,811 • Est. Toll recovery: $32,022 • Est. Cost per vehicle: $2.17 (with $1 toll recovery)
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Monday- Friday
Return to 8 PM Closing Time Operational Characteristics • Publicly close lanes at 8:00 PM
Cost Implications • Est. Annual cost: $0 • Est. Toll recovery: $0 • Est. Cost per vehicle: $0
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Permanently Extend to 9 PM PROs • Convenience for ~383 vehicles • Cost reduction while servicing
the majority of facility users • Potential to mitigate incidents’
impact on travel time CONs • Additional operating cost • Negligible time savings • Typically low and slow growth
PRO/CON COMPARISON
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Monday- Friday
Return to 8 PM Closing Time PROs • Zero cost CONs • No additional access for vehicles
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WEEKEND OPEN HOURS
Lanes opened for trips to downtown between 10am and 8pm
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Saturday Sunday
EXPRESSED IMPORTANCE
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Saturday Sunday
UTILIZATION TOTAL (OPEN 10 AM TO 8 PM)
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Saturday Sunday
UTILIZATION BY CORRIDOR (SAT & SUN COMBINED AVG)
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Saturday Sunday
UTILIZATION BY CORRIDOR BY TYPE (SAT & SUN COMBINED AVG)
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Saturday Sunday
AVERAGE UTILIZATION BY TIME-OF-DAY, ALL CORRIDORS
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Saturday Sunday
AM PM
OBSERVATIONS No improvement to regional air quality No congestion reduction (main lanes
not congested during pilot hours) Travel time savings 0 to 2 mins Limitations on maintenance and
construction access impacts Mobility benefit may not outweigh value
of utilizing the funds on other services
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Saturday Sunday
WEEKEND, ANNUAL COSTS, PILOT HOURS, ALL CORRIDORS 102 Weekend Days (51 each of Sat/Sun) 286,824 Vehicles (2,812 x 102) $954,393 Operating Expenses
• ARGO $54,957 • Police/MAP $61,608 • TransCore $837,828
$3.39 Per Vehicle $49,776 Toll Recovery (vehicles * %HOT * $1)
$3.22 Per Vehicle with Toll Recovery
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Saturday Sunday
WEEKEND SCENARIOS
Pilot Hours All Corridors Operational Characteristics • Open lanes at 10:00 AM • Close lanes at 8:00 PM • Toll rate $1 (or up to $2.50) Cost Implications • Est. Annual cost: $954,393 • Est. Toll recovery: $49,776 • Est. Cost per vehicle: $3.15 (with $1 toll recovery)
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Saturday Sunday
No Weekend Open Hours 1 2
3 Target Hours 45N & 290 Operational Characteristics • Open lanes at 10:00 AM • Close lanes at 7:00 PM • Toll at least $1 rate (up to $2.50) Cost Implications • Est. Annual cost: $343,582 • Est. Toll recovery: $32,573 • Est. Cost per vehicle: $1.66 (with $1 toll recovery)
PRO/CON COMPARISON
Target Hours 45N & 290 PROs • Convenience for ~1,800 vehicles • Potential to mitigate incident
impact to travel time • More efficient use of resources CONs • Additional cost, but less than #2 • Easier maintenance • Impact to lane access during
construction (less)
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Pilot Hours All Corridors PROs • Convenience for ~2,800 vehicles • Potential to mitigate incident
impact to travel time CONs • Additional cost, higher cost • Maintenance more challenging • Inhibits lane access during
construction (more)
Saturday Sunday
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EVALUATION FINDINGS
Summary
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PEER HOV/HOT SYSTEMS
State Facility Weekday AM Weekday PM Weekend California SR 237, I-880 5 AM - 9 AM 3 PM - 7 PM No Colorado I-25 5 AM - 10 AM 12 PM - 3 AM Yes - NB Noon-3AM Florida I-595 Express 4 AM - 1 PM 2 PM - 2 AM Yes - EB Only Minnesota I-394 6 AM - 10 AM 2 PM - 7 PM No Minnesota I-35 W 6 AM - 10 AM 2 PM - 7 PM No
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All peer systems are reversible lanes Practices for days and hours varies
LONG-TERM CONSIDERATIONS Cost/benefit ratio
• Operating cost and challenges versus • Mobility improvements versus • Other METRO services (e.g., bus, rail, etc.)
Maintenance & construction limitations No air quality benefits Cost implications over time Weekend low toll recovery due to types of
trips and enforcement challenge Weekend preferences for direction vary Weekend utilization on some corridors low
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ANNUAL COST IMPLICATIONS FULL PILOT HOURS, ALL CORRIDORS 169,506 Weekday Vehicles (657 x 258)
286,824 Weekend Vehicles (2,812 x 102)
$1,700,619 Operating Expenses • ARGO $118,670 • Police/MAP $108,358 • TransCore $1,473,592
$3.75 Per Vehicle $104,670 Toll Recovery (vehicles * %HOT * $1)
$3.52 Per Vehicle with Toll Recovery
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ANNUAL COST IMPLICATIONS WEEKDAY 9PM (#1), WEEKEND 45N & 290 (#1) 98,814 Weekday Vehicles (426 x 258)
187,695 Weekend Vehicles (1,840 x 102)
$590,393 Operating Expenses • ARGO $40,090 • Police/MAP $37,694 • TransCore $512,609
$2.06 Per Vehicle $64,595 Toll Recovery (vehicles * %HOT * $1)
$1.84 Per Vehicle with Toll Recovery
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