Patrick DeCorla-Souza

[Patrick DeCorla-Souza @pdcorla]

@BobPishue @JN_Seattle @EnoTrans @MinetaTrans @paulminett The speed increase due to the 12% reduction in vehicles in an all GP scenario can easily be calculated using TRB's Highway Capacity Manual. And some increase in carpooling can be expected solely due to the faster speeds on the HOTTER lane, without paying people to carpool.

[Patrick DeCorla-Souza @pdcorla]

@BobPishue @JN_Seattle @EnoTrans @MinetaTrans @paulminett You actually NEED the tolls as a way to keep demand below the capacity of the HOTTER lanes and keep the HOTTER lanes free-flowing. Without tolls everyone would want to use the HOTTER lanes and they would not be so "hot" anymore.

[Patrick DeCorla-Souza @pdcorla]

@BobPishue @JN_Seattle @EnoTrans @MinetaTrans @paulminett The GP lanes have the same speed because they carry the same number of vehicles as before. The "market" is the total number of drivers on the freeway before HOTTER lanes. 12% of these drivers shift to passenger mode with HOTTER lanes. That reduction increases HOTTER lane speeds.