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Regional High-Occupancy Vehicle Study
Completed in May 2009| OUTSIDE LINKS |
Federal Highway Administration Managed Lanes Federal Highway Administration High-Occupancy Vehicle Facilities |
Kansas City's population is estimated to reach 2 million by 2020, and the traffic congestion on many roads in the metro area will also increase. Strategies such as high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and managed lane applications have the potential to lesson congestion while increasing the number of people that can travel during peak hours — improving air quality, saving travel time and conserving resources.
The Regional High-Occupancy Vehicle Study, produced for MARC in 2009 by graduate students in the urban planning program at the University of Kansas, identifies opportunities to maximize traffic flow for all major roadway users and provide better service for high-occupant vehicles: transit, carpools, vanpools and shuttles. Since transportation greatly impacts our natural, economic and social environment, the study focuses on equity and sustainability in addition to regional mobility.
Study Documents
- Executive Summary (1.5MB, pdf)
- Final Report (3.6MB, pdf)
The preparation of this report was financed in part with funding from United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of USDOT, KDOT and MoDOT.