Publications & Reports Available for Download

The publications and reports provided herein do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Transportation Research Board. This site is provided as an archive of HOV related studies and as a resource for those interested in all things HOV. If you would like to contribute to this list, please email HOV-related documents in compressed PDF format to
Danny Wu.

TRB Sponsored:

page14_17NCHRP HOV Systems Manual Report 414 (46.3 MB)

page14_1A Decision Model for Bus-Only and HOV Lanes on Freeways, Nov. 2002, by Huanyu Yue, et al. (252KB)

page14_2Evaluation of Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternatives to HOV Direct Access Ramps, by Chris Wellander, et. al (544KB)

page14_3HOV Facility Development: A Review of National Trends, by Chuck Fuhs and Jon Obenberger (712KB)

page14_4HOV Systems Committee 2008 Draft Strategic Plan Update (112KB)

page14_4HOV Systems Committee 2000 Strategic Plan Update (60KB)

page14_5Life-Cycle Graphical Representation of Managed HOV Lane Evolution, prepared by Myron Swisher (724KB)

page14_6Managed Lanes Resource List, prepared by Texas Transportation Institute (204KB)

page14_7Operational Characteristics of Selected Freeway/Expressway HOV Facilities (24KB)

page14_8Proceedings - 2002 California HOV Summit, Transportation Research Circular, E-C045, Sept. 2002 (2.9MB)

page14_9Proceedings - 12th International Conference on HOV Systems in Houston, TX. August 18-20, 2005 (1.1MB)

page14_10Proceedings - 11th International Conference on HOV Systems in Seattle, WA. Oct. 2002 (2.2MB)

page14_11Proceedings - 10th International Conference on HOV Systems in Dallas, TX, Aug. 2000 (860KB)

page14_12Proceedings - 10th International Conference on HOV Systems, Compendium Technical Papers in Dallas, TX, Aug. 2000 (5.8MB)

page14_13Proceedings - 8th International Conference on HOV Systems in Pittsburgh, PA, Aug. 1996 (1.8MB)

page14_14Proceedings - 7th International Conference on HOV Systems in Los Angeles, CA, July 1995 (1.6MB)

page14_15Proposed Major Freeway/Expressway HOV Facilities, January 2002 (16KB)

page14_16The State of the Practice in HOV System Performance Monitoring, Nov. 2002, by Darren Henderson (172KB)

page14_17TR News, High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes, May-June 2001, Number 214, Sample Issue (456KB)


Government Sponsored:

page14_18FHWA - Managed Lanes Primer (2.1MB)

page14_19FHWA - Managed Lanes: A Cross-Cutting Study, by Texas Transportation Institute, November 2004 (1.5MB)

page14_20FHWA - Potential Impact of Exempt Vehicles on HOV Lanes, by Texas Transportation Institute, August 2005 (644KB)

page14_21FHWA, Office of Operations - Guide for HOT Lane Development, by Parsons Brinckerhoff (960KB)

page14_22FHWA - Houston Managed Lanes Case Study: The Evolution of the Houston HOV System, prepared by Texas Transportation Institute, September 2003 (828KB)

page14_23FHWA - Effects of Changing HOV Lane Occupancy Requirements: El Monte Busway Case Study, by Texas Transportation Institute, September 2002 (1.3MB)

page14_24FHWA - New Jersey I-80 and I-287 HOV Lane Case Study (Executive Edition), by Texas Transportation Institute, September 2000 (100KB)

page14_25FHWA - New Jersey I-80 and I-287 HOV Lane Case Study (Full Report), by Texas Transportation Institute, July 2000 (256KB)

page14_26FHWA - HOV Marketing Manual, April 1994, by Systan, Inc. (56KB)

page14_27FHWA - Use of Videotape in HOV Lane Surveillance and Enforcement, March 1990, by Systan, Inc. (4.1MB)

page14_28FTA - An Assessment of HOV Facilities in North America, August 1992, by Texas Transportation Institute (1.3MB)

page14_29California Legislative Analyst Office - Effects of Part-Time Operations: HOV Lanes on Route 14, April 2002 (112KB)

page14_30Florida State Legislature - An Analysis of the Impact of Inherently Low-Emission Vehicles (ILEVs) on I-95 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, October 2002, by Cambridge Systematics (240KB)

page14_31Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority - HOV Performance Program (Executive Summary), November 2002, by Parsons Brinckerhoff (5.1MB)

page14_32Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority - HOV Performance Program (Full Report), November 2002, by Parsons Brinckerhoff (1.1MB)

page14_33Metropolitan Transportation Commission -2002 High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Master Plan Update, Final Summary Report, March 2003, by DKS Associates (2MB)

page14_34Minnesota Department of Transportation - Twin Cities HOV Study: Final Report, Volume 1, February 2002, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (4.5MB)

page14_35Minnesota Department of Transportation - Twin Cities HOV Study: Final Report, Appendices, February 2002, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.(2.6MB)

page14_36Orange County Transportation Authority - HOV Operations Policy Study, August 2002, by Parsons Brinckerhoff (932KB)

page14_37Puget Sound Regional Council - HOV Violation Fines, March 2002, (140KB)

page14_38Southern California Association of Governments - Regional High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane System Performance Study, November 4, 2004, Systan, Inc. (625KB)


University Sponsored:

page14_39Texas Transportation Institute - The ABC's of HOV: The Texas Experience, September 1999 (932KB)

page14_40University of Washington, Washington State Transportation Center - HOV Lane Performance Monitoring: 2000 Report, Executive Summary (352KB)


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