Travel Time Reliability - World View and SHRP2

International Meeting Jointly organised by the International Transport Forum's Research Centre and the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) of the Transportation Research Board 23 January 2011, Washington, D.C. USA

A review of policies in OECD/ITF countries shows, that despite its importance, only few countries explicitly incorporate reliability into transport policy making. Reliability is rarely factored into cost-benefit analysis, the core planning tool for surface transport networks. Still, if a project argues for reliability benefits but has not been able to separate impacts of the investment on average travel time and variability in travel time, then the policy is actually without basis. The meeting was designed to bring together researchers and decision makers to examine recent research results both internationally and in the SHRP 2 reliability focus area.

Final Programme

Plenary Session

Improving Reliability on Surface Transport Networks – Presentation of the ITF / OECD Final Report Jan van der WAARD, Centre for Infrastructure of the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (Netherlands)

Session 1. Valuing Travel Time Reliability – Progress and Issues since Vancouver

Why did we organise the Vancouver meeting? Jari KAUPPILA, International Transport Forum / OECD State of Art and State of Practice Incorporating Reliability in CBA Mogens FOSGERAU, Institute for Transport, Denmark Netherlands on Stated Preference Survey Pim WARFFEMIUS, Institute for Transport Policy Analysis, Netherlands The Value of Reliability in Freight Transport. Norway SP freight study results Askil HARKJERR HALSE and Marit KILI (TOI), Norway Imputing value of reliability based on SHRP 2 Project C04 Peter VOVSHA, PB Americas, Inc., United States Measuring and Valuing Travel Time Reliability from the Traveler Perspective Karl WUNDERLICH, Noblis, United States

Session 2. SHRP 2 Research on Travel Time Reliability

Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability George LIST,  North Carolina State University, USA Analytic Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Mitigation Strategies Richard MARGIOTTA, Cambridge Systematics, Inc Institutional Architectures to Advance Operational Strategies Steve LOCKWOOD, PB Americas Traffic Incident Management : Institutional Change Nick OWENS, Science Applications International Corporation Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in the Planning and Programming Processes Anita VANDERVALK, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Evaluation of Costs and Effectiveness of Highway Design Features to Improve Travel Time Reliability Ingrid POTTS Alternative futures and concepts of operations for the year 2030 Wayne KITTELSON, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. A Framework for Improving Travel Time Reliability Wayne KITTELSON, Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

Related Documents

Improving Reliability on Surface Transport Networks. Final report OECD-ITF Transport Research Centre