Predicting High-Occupancy-Vehicle Facility Demand

The results of the methodology development effort for FHWA project Predicting the Demand for High-Occupancy-Vehicle (HOV) Lanes are presented. This research project is a 2-year effort to develop a methodology and microcomputer software model for quickly analyzing HOV lane demand and operations. The methodology provides a set of quickresponse procedures for predicting and evaluating the impact of HOV lanes on person demand, vehicle demand, automobile occupancy, congestion, delay, air quality, and fuel consumption.