This Transportation Research Board standing committee is concerned with priority measures for high-occupancy vehicle (HOVs), including guidelines for planning, designing, operating, and evaluating HOV priority facilities and the development, validation, and dissemination of theoretical, experimental and applied research related to HOV priority facilities. The objectives of the committee include assisting in enhancing the performance, safety, and efficiency of the priority HOV facilities and establishing preferential HOV improvements as an integral element of the urban transportation system.
2009 TRB Annual Meeting Call for Papers
The TRB HOV Systems Committee (AHB35) invites you to submit papers for the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, in January 2009. Papers are invited on topics that further the understanding of HOV, HOT and managed lane projects.
TRB 13th International HOV Systems Conference
The date and location for the TRB 13th International HOV Systems Conference has been set. The Conference will be September 8-9 at the University Radisson Hotel in Minneapolis. The HOV Committee meeting is tentatively set for Sunday, September 7th in the 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm time frame. The hotel rate is $109 plus tax.
The call for presentation abstracts is attached. More information on the preliminary program, registration fee, and hotel will be available later this month.
TRB Webinar: Recent Advances in Managed Lanes Networks
TRB, in conjunction with the HOV Committee and Managed Lanes Joint Subcommittee, hosted a web briefing or “Webinar” on Tuesday, March 18th that explored the concept of using managed lanes on a system-wide level to address regional mobility and compound travel time benefits by linking individual facilities. An estimated 570 individuals participated representing nearly 20 states and a variety of agencies and disciplines. Click on the following links to access the video and presentations.