Relative Mobility in Texas Cities, 1975 to 1984: Improving Urban Mobility through Application of High-Occupancy Vehicle Priority Treatments

摘要

The major urban areas in Texas have experienced a period of unprecedented growth. Along with that growth came significant increases in traffic congestion with corresponding declines in urban mobility. The study uses available traffic data to assess the relative mobility levels in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio between 1975 and 1984. An estimate of the number of years before congestion reaches an undesirable level was generated for each major urban area.