1. High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Recent Developments Planning and Operations Committee September 9, 2005

2.  Transportation 2030 proposal  Convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes  Carpools, buses still travel free of charge  SOVs can choose to use HOT lanes for a toll  FasTrak TM electronic toll collection  Maintain HOV/HOT lane performance Regional HOT Network Transportation 2030

3.  More efficient use of freeway capacity  Help fund expansion of HOV network and express bus service  Offers travelers another choice – “congestion insurance”  Local efforts underway; need regional coordination Why a Regional HOT Network? Transportation 2030

4. Conceptual Regional HOT Network

5.  HOT Lanes in Operation  Orange County (SR 91)  San Diego (I-15)  Houston, Texas (I-10 Katy Freeway and US 290)  Minneapolis (I-394) opened May 16, 2005  Coming Soon  Denver (I-25) to open December, 2005  Seattle (State Route 167) in 2007  Houston (I-10 extension) in 2009  San Diego (I-15 extension ) in 2010 National Projects Recent Developments

6. Existing HOT Lanes Orange County SR 91 Express Lanes

7. Existing HOT Lanes San Diego I-15 Express Lanes

8. Existing HOT Lanes Houston I-10 Katy Freeway

9. New HOT Lanes Minneapolis I-394 MnPASS (Opened May 16)

10.  Value Pricing Pilot Program  15 demonstration projects  $11 to $12 million/year  Broad permission to convert HOV to HOT  Must maintain service levels (45 mph minimum)  Encourages directing excess revenue to ridesharing and highway safety programs Federal Legislation - SAFETEA Developments

11.  Existing law modified by AB 2032 (Dutra) provides specific authority for pilot projects  Alameda County – 2 projects (including I-680)  Santa Clara County – 2 projects  San Diego County – 2 projects  GoCalifornia bills expand authority for Caltrans and regional agencies – difficult path in legislature  AB 850 (Canciamilla) – Caltrans  AB 561 (Runner) – Caltrans  AB 509 (Richman) – Regional transportation agencies  AB 1699 (Frommer) – Regional transportation agencies/ sales tax authorities (Design build and HOT lanes elements) State Legislation Developments

12.  I-680 Sunol Grade Smart Carpool Lane Pilot Project (ACCMA & VTA)  Convert southbound I-680 HOV lane to HOT lane  Projected opening 2009  I-580/I-680 HOT/Credit Lanes Feasibility Study (ACCMA)  Low-income drivers credits toward free HOT lane use  Study recommendations Fall 2005  Santa Clara County HOT Lane Feasibility Study (VTA)  Identify corridors for pilot projects  Study recommendations September 2005 Regional Projects Recent Developments

13.  Limited access  Double-yellow stripe separation with intermediate access (access design under study)  Toll varies by time of day, day of week  Early polling: 60% to 70% support (project area) Proposed I-680 Concept Recent Developments

14. How Do We Get to a Regional Network? Next Steps pilot projects (I-680, ACCMA & VTA corridors) convert low- volume HOV lanes convert HOV lanes when they reach capacity (increase HOV occupancy) construct new lanes to close gaps Define a series of phases, for example

15.  Build on work in Alameda and Santa Clara counties  Identify corridors “next in line”  Regional network must be coordinated; considerations include  Carpool lane integrity  Need capacity to sell  Distribution of benefits  Governance  Technology Regional HOT Network Feasibility Study Next Steps

16. In Closing EXPRESS LANES HOV 2+ FREE FasTrak Tag Only - No Cash $1.00 TOLL $2.50 To MINN ESOT A 262 To MINN ESOT A 237