TABLE A-1 Arnold Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Congestion-reducing measures,Effectiveness,,,,,Cost,,,,,Implementation,,,,,Number of agencies reporting use of measure, ,Number of agencies,,,,Mean score,Number of agencies,,,,Mean score,Number of agencies,,,,Mean score,, ,0 = Minimum,1 = Average,2 = Maximum,Sum,,0 = Inexpensive,1 = Average,2 = Expensive,Sum,,0 = Easy,1 = Average,2 = Difficult,Sum,,, Increasing supply/adding capacity: Reconstructing highways with improved design,3,18,37,58,1.59,2,16,39,57,1.65,4,26,26,56,1.39,64, Increasing supply/adding capacity: Constructing new highways,2,11,39,52,1.71,1,5,45,51,1.86,4,23,23,50,1.38,56, Increasing supply/adding capacity: Widening by adding general purpose lanes,2,18,25,45,1.51,1,20,24,45,1.51,4,24,17,45,1.29,51, Increasing supply/adding capacity: Providing highway grade separations,0,6,20,26,1.77,0,3,23,26,1.88,2,8,16,26,1.54,27, Increasing supply/adding capacity: Providing railroad grade separations,1,10,14,25,1.52,0,3,21,24,1.88,3,11,10,24,1.29,26, Increasing supply/adding capacity: Toll-based financing to expedite new facility construction,0,5,11,16,1.69,2,6,8,16,1.38,1,5,10,16,1.56,13, Increasing supply/adding capacity: Constructing HOV lanes,1,1,7,9,1.67,1,3,6,10,1.50,0,3,7,10,1.70,9, "Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Intersection improvements (channelization, turn lanes, signing, bus stop relocation)",2,40,26,68,1.35,10,47,8,65,0.97,23,36,5,64,0.72,75, "Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Other signal improvements, including hardware, upgrades, retiming, removal",4,37,24,65,1.31,17,45,3,65,0.78,44,20,0,64,0.31,71, "Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Coordinated signal systems (arterial, grid, closed loop)",0,27,35,62,1.56,11,46,2,59,0.85,32,21,5,58,0.53,66, Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Removing/restricting on-street parking,9,29,21,59,1.20,46,11,0,57,0.19,20,23,16,59,0.93,64, Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Traffic management during reconstruction or other major improvements,10,34,12,56,1.04,14,33,7,54,0.87,27,20,5,52,0.58,60, Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Turn prohibitions,9,33,11,53,1.04,46,7,0,53,0.13,31,17,4,52,0.48,59 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Improving other traffic control devices,8,31,11,50,1.06,20,26,3,49,0.65,30,19,1,50,0.42,54 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: One-way streets,4,26,15,45,1.24,22,21,0,43,0.49,13,21,9,43,0.91,52 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Prohibiting maintenance/repairs on major routesduring peak traffic hours,2,13,35,50,1.66,27,22,1,50,0.48,31,17,1,49,0.39,52 "Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Providing additional lanes w/o widening (shoulders, narrower lanes)",2,16,16,34,1.41,15,14,6,35,0.74,15,15,4,34,0.68,34 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Arterial access management,6,5,7,18,1.06,12,4,1,17,0.35,3,10,4,17,1.06,19 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Incident detection/management system/program,0,13,1,14,1.07,4,8,1,13,0.77,4,8,1,13,0.77,14 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Traffic surveillance/control system,0,4,5,9,1.56,1,6,2,9,1.11,2,4,2,8,1.00,12 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Traffic management team,2,7,3,12,1.08,8,3,2,13,0.54,8,4,1,13,0.46,11 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Converting existing facilities to HOV facilities,1,6,4,11,1.27,5,1,5,11,1.00,2,2,7,11,1.45,8 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Goods' movement management,3,6,0,9,0.67,4,4,0,8,0.50,1,5,3,9,1.22,8 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Motorist information system,1,5,2,8,1.13,2,5,2,9,1.00,5,3,1,9,0.56,7 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Ramp metering,1,6,0,7,0.86,1,5,2,8,1.13,1,5,1,7,1.00,6 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Reversible traffic lanes on arterials,1,6,3,10,1.20,3,6,1,10,0.80,3,4,3,10,1.00,5 Managing existing supply/using existing capacity more efficiently: Integrated freeway and arterial surveillance/control system,0,5,3,8,1.38,0,4,3,7,1.43,1,4,2,7,1.14,3 Managing/reducing existing demand: Providing public information on rideshare/transit,14,18,5,37,0.76,22,15,0,37,0.41,30,5,1,36,0.19,40 Managing/reducing existing demand: Park and ride lots,6,20,10,36,1.11,6,25,4,35,0.94,9,22,4,35,0.86,40 Managing/reducing existing demand: Implementing/improving transit fixed-route services,9,19,3,31,0.81,7,17,7,31,1.00,16,12,3,31,0.58,34 Managing/reducing existing demand: Daily flexible work hours (staggered/flextime),4,18,9,31,1.16,25,6,0,31,0.19,18,10,3,31,0.52,33 Managing/reducing existing demand: Implementing/improving paratransit services,13,13,2,28,0.61,3,17,8,28,1.18,10,14,4,28,0.79,32 Managing/reducing existing demand: Commuter matching services,7,14,8,29,1.03,12,17,0,29,0.59,17,9,2,28,0.46,31 Managing/reducing existing demand: Subsidizing transit usage,8,16,4,28,0.86,3,16,10,29,1.24,14,12,3,29,0.62,28 Managing/reducing existing demand: Promoting nonvehicular alternatives to auto usage,11,13,3,27,0.70,8,15,3,26,0.81,10,13,4,27,0.78,26 Managing/reducing existing demand: Alternative work hours (compressed workweek),4,17,1,22,0.86,19,3,0,22,0.14,13,5,3,21,0.52,23 Managing/reducing existing demand: Implementing express bus services,3,12,7,22,1.18,2,12,7,21,1.24,6,11,4,21,0.90,22 Managing/reducing existing demand: Implementing transportation management associations,5,11,1,17,0.76,6,12,0,18,0.67,5,13,0,18,0.72,19 Managing/reducing existing demand: Car/vanpool preferential parking,3,12,4,19,1.05,13,4,1,18,0.33,10,6,1,17,0.47,19 Managing/reducing existing demand: Communication in lieu of travel (teleconferencing),6,10,2,18,0.78,10,8,0,18,0.44,10,6,2,18,0.56,17 Managing/reducing existing demand: Reducing or not increasing transit fares,3,9,1,13,0.85,3,6,5,14,1.14,6,6,2,14,0.71,13 Managing/reducing existing demand: Tax incentives for vanpools,3,7,1,11,0.82,3,8,0,11,0.73,4,5,2,11,0.82,12 Managing/reducing existing demand: Guaranteed ride home program,10,2,1,13,0.31,9,4,0,13,0.31,9,4,0,13,0.31,11 Managing/reducing existing demand: Communication in lieu of travel (telecommuting),2,10,0,12,0.83,5,6,1,12,0.67,4,6,2,12,0.83,11 Managing/reducing existing demand: Government control of parking supply and location,4,5,0,9,0.56,5,2,2,9,0.67,3,5,1,9,0.78,11 Managing/reducing existing demand: Implementing/improving rail transit services,1,5,4,10,1.30,0,5,6,11,1.55,2,4,5,11,1.27,10 Managing/reducing existing demand: Reduced tolls for ridesharers,4,7,1,12,0.75,5,7,0,12,0.58,6,4,2,12,0.67,7 Managing/reducing existing demand: Differential parking rates,3,5,0,8,0.63,5,2,1,8,0.50,4,4,0,8,0.50,7 Avoiding/controlling demand growth: Growth management by public policy/ordinance/planning,5,29,8,42,1.07,17,21,4,42,0.69,3,18,20,41,1.41,41 Avoiding/controlling demand growth: Auto-restricted zones,1,1,2,4,1.25,0,4,0,4,1.00,0,3,1,4,1.25,25 Avoiding/controlling demand growth: Designing multiuse sites to minimize traffic,3,13,2,18,0.94,5,12,1,18,0.78,5,12,1,18,0.78,18 Avoiding/controlling demand growth: Mandatory trip reduction for new developments,2,6,4,12,1.17,6,4,1,11,0.55,1,5,6,12,1.42,11 Avoiding/controlling demand growth: Road/congestion pricing,0,2,0,2,1.00,0,1,1,2,1.50,0,2,0,2,1.00,1 Averages: Add supply,1.3,9.9,21.9,33,1.62,1,8,23.7,32.7,1.69,2.6,14.3,15.6,32.4,1.40,35.1 Averages: TSM,3.3,17.5,11.7,32.4,1.26,13.4,15.9,2.5,31.8,0.66,14.8,12.9,3.8,31.5,0.65,34 Averages: TDM,5.9,11.6,3.2,20.6,0.87,8.1,9.9,2.6,20.6,0.73,9.8,8.4,2.3,20.5,0.63,21.2 Averages: Growth control,2.2,10.2,3.2,15.6,1.06,5.6,8.4,1.4,15.4,0.73,1.8,8,5.6,15.4,1.25,19.2 All,4.3,13.8,6.7,24.9,1.10,10,12.2,2.4,24.6,0.69,10.9,10.2,3.3,24.4,0.69,26.3 HOV = high-occupancy vehicle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, TDM = travel demand management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, TSM = transportation system management