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Table of ContentsPageOPENING SESSION – MANAGING MOBILITY IN HOUSTON ........................................ 1Welcome – That was Then/This is Now – Changes Since the 1987 HOV<strong>Conference</strong> in Houston, Katherine F. Turnbull ............................................................... 1Managing Mobility in Houston – State Department of Transportation Perspective, ................. 3Gary Trietsch........................................................................................................................... 3Managing Mobility in Houston – Transit Perspective, John Sedlak .......................................... 4Managing Mobility in Houston – Toll Authority Perspective, Mike Strech .............................. 6LUNCHEON SESSION................................................................................................................ 9New Financing Options in Texas, John W. Johnson .................................................................. 9BREAKOUT SESSION – OPERATION UPDATES.............................................................. 15I-95 HOV System-Wide Operations Study........................................................................... 15High-Occupancy Vehicles Hours of Operation Pilot Project................................................ 17Safety Considerations in the Development of HOV Facilities and ManagedLanes in Houston ........................................................................................................... 19BREAKOUT SESSION – REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE HOV, HOT, AND VALUEPRICING PLANS........................................................................................................... 21The First Step: Utah Statewide Managed Lanes Study........................................................ 21Strategic Implementation Plan for the Atlanta Region ......................................................... 22Recent Research on Managed Lanes: A Report from Texas ............................................... 23BREAKOUT SESSION – PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS ABOUT HOV, HOT,BRT, AND MANAGED LANES................................................................................... 27A Comparison of Houston HOV Lane Users and Non-Users............................................... 27I-5 North Coast Managed Lanes Community Outreach Program......................................... 28Public Perceptions on Tolling in Texas................................................................................. 30BREAKOUT SESSION – ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND MANAGEDLANES USERS............................................................................................................... 33Do HOT Lanes Service Women’s Travel Needs?................................................................. 33Beyond Lexus Lanes: Addressing the Equity Implications of HOT Lanes ......................... 35Results of HOV Lane Attitude Surveys in Southern California ........................................... 36BREAKOUT SESSION – HOV AND TOLL FORECASTING – WHAT’S INTHE BLACK BOX?....................................................................................................... 39Traffic and Revenue Analysis: I-10 Managed Lanes in Houston and I-635Managed Lanes in Dallas............................................................................................... 39Evaluating Pricing Strategies for Managed Lanes ................................................................ 40Development of a Toll Revenue Estimating Tool................................................................. 41BREAKOUT SESSION – MORE ON HOV, HOT, AND MANAGED LANESIN TEXAS ....................................................................................................................... 43Managed Lanes on I-10 West and Other Houston Projects .................................................. 43Update on HOV Lanes in the Dallas Area ............................................................................ 44Houston METRO HOV Traffic Control Devices – Inventory Management System ........... 46BREAKOUT SESSION – BUSES, BRT, HOV, AND MANAGED LANES......................... 49The Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane: The Nation’s Most ProductiveManaged Lane ............................................................................................................... 49vi