Objective Category
Freeway Management: Managed Lanes
The objectives in this category focus on increasing the availability of or improving the operation of managed lanes. Managed lanes are intended to keep traffic flowing through techniques such as time-of-day restrictions, vehicle type restrictions (e.g., high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and truck-only toll ways), and/or pricing (charging motorists for access, e.g., high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes).
Associated Objectives and Performance Measures
| Objective |
Performance Measure |
| Increase the miles of managed lanes in the region from X to Y by year Z. |
Miles of managed lanes. |
| Provide options for reliable travel times for certain types of travel (e.g., transit, carpools, trucks, etc.) on at least X percent of the freeway network by year Y. |
Share of freeway network with managed lanes (by class of traveler). |
| Ensure that all managed lanes (e.g., HOV lanes, HOT lanes) operate at no less than 50 mph during their hours of operation. |
Average speeds in managed lanes. |
| Ensure that all managed lanes (e.g., HOV lanes, HOT lanes) operate with a volume of at least X vehicles per hour. |
Vehicle volumes in managed lanes. |
| Ensure that all managed lanes (e.g., HOV lanes, HOT lanes) carry a throughput of at least Y persons per hour. |
Passenger volumes in managed lanes. |
Associated Planning Factors and Goals
| Planning Factor |
Goal |
| G. Promote efficient system management and operation; |
Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system |
Associated Service Packages 
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Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.
