Patrick Decorla‐souza
Biographic Data
| ID | 4454410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick Decorla‐souza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick |
| FAMILY NAME | Decorla‐souza |
| SIGNATURE | SOUZA P D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Federal Highway Administration |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6347-3356 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Accelerating Implementation of an Express Transit Network on Priced Managed Lanes With Active Traffic and Demand Management and Public-Private Partnerships
Some metro areas have plans to add new lanes to freeways to create express toll lane networks that public transit and carpool vehicles may use for free. A full network can take decades to complete. This paper analyzes an approach to accelerate completion of a full network using an innovative concept that synergistically combines three innovations: (1) demand-based tolling on an existing general-purpose (GP) lane or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) la…
A Sustainable and Equitable Approach to Financing Multimodal Transportation Alternatives in Metropolitan Areas
In metro areas in the United States, those who cannot drive have limited access to job opportunities and services located in low-density suburbs that are poorly served by public transit; at the same time, congested metropolitan freeways cause significant travel delays for commuters who have no option but to drive long distances to job sites during peak periods. In this Viewpoint, I present a systemwide approach to financing and fulfilling the tra…
Relieving Traffic Congestion and Accommodating Travel Growth without Expanding Highways
This paper evaluates a congestion management concept involving conversion of two existing general-purpose freeway lanes per direction on an 8-lane freeway (with 4 lanes per direction) to priced lanes offering free access for high-occupancy vehicles, in conjunction with cash payments to incentivize a sufficient number of commuters to travel as passengers in transit, carpools or vanpools such that congestion on the remaining free lanes would be no …
Converting Existing General-Purpose Lanes to High-Occupancy/Toll Lanes
Keywords toll roads, incentive-based policy, travel demand management, High-Occupancy/Toll (HOT) Lanes, ridesharing
Implementing Congestion Tolls on Currently Free Highways With Public–Private Partnerships
A trillion dollars in Interstate highway improvement and modernization work has been deferred due to lack of funding. More than half of Interstate and other freeway and expressway lane miles are classified as urban. Therefore, one approach that could be considered to generate needed revenue for freeway improvements in urban areas is implementing congestion-based tolls on freeways during peak periods when they are congested. Such an approach has b…
A Self-Financing, Multimodal, Public–Private Partnership Approach to Restore Metropolitan Mobility
The operate-design-build-operate concept presented in this article involves introducing rush-hour tolls prior to infrastructure investment to manage demand, with surplus revenue dedicated for infrastructure expansion. Not only would the existing highway system operate more efficiently, but so would the improved system. This approach provides up-front toll revenue to help pay for expensive urban freeway expansion projects, making them more financi…
The Value Of Pricing The Use Of Roads
Value pricing is a market-based approach to reduce the waste associated with traffic congestion. It typically involves charging tolls for road use but can encompass a variety of other market-based approaches. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) encourages the use of value pricing strategies to reduce congestion, improve transportation system performance, and promote mobility through its Value Pricing Pilot Program. The FHWA is currently wor…
Peak period tolls
Accelerating Implementation of an Express Transit Network on Priced Managed Lanes With Active Traffic and Demand Management and Public-Private Partnerships
Some metro areas have plans to add new lanes to freeways to create express toll lane networks that public transit and carpool vehicles may use for free. A full network can take decades to complete. This paper analyzes an approach to accelerate completion of a full network using an innovative concept that synergistically combines three innovations: (1) demand-based tolling on an existing general-purpose (GP) lane or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) la…
Peak period tolls
The Value Of Pricing The Use Of Roads
Value pricing is a market-based approach to reduce the waste associated with traffic congestion. It typically involves charging tolls for road use but can encompass a variety of other market-based approaches. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) encourages the use of value pricing strategies to reduce congestion, improve transportation system performance, and promote mobility through its Value Pricing Pilot Program. The FHWA is currently wor…
A Self-Financing, Multimodal, Public–Private Partnership Approach to Restore Metropolitan Mobility
The operate-design-build-operate concept presented in this article involves introducing rush-hour tolls prior to infrastructure investment to manage demand, with surplus revenue dedicated for infrastructure expansion. Not only would the existing highway system operate more efficiently, but so would the improved system. This approach provides up-front toll revenue to help pay for expensive urban freeway expansion projects, making them more financi…
Implementing Congestion Tolls on Currently Free Highways With Public–Private Partnerships
A trillion dollars in Interstate highway improvement and modernization work has been deferred due to lack of funding. More than half of Interstate and other freeway and expressway lane miles are classified as urban. Therefore, one approach that could be considered to generate needed revenue for freeway improvements in urban areas is implementing congestion-based tolls on freeways during peak periods when they are congested. Such an approach has b…
Converting Existing General-Purpose Lanes to High-Occupancy/Toll Lanes
Keywords toll roads, incentive-based policy, travel demand management, High-Occupancy/Toll (HOT) Lanes, ridesharing
Relieving Traffic Congestion and Accommodating Travel Growth without Expanding Highways
This paper evaluates a congestion management concept involving conversion of two existing general-purpose freeway lanes per direction on an 8-lane freeway (with 4 lanes per direction) to priced lanes offering free access for high-occupancy vehicles, in conjunction with cash payments to incentivize a sufficient number of commuters to travel as passengers in transit, carpools or vanpools such that congestion on the remaining free lanes would be no …
A Sustainable and Equitable Approach to Financing Multimodal Transportation Alternatives in Metropolitan Areas
In metro areas in the United States, those who cannot drive have limited access to job opportunities and services located in low-density suburbs that are poorly served by public transit; at the same time, congested metropolitan freeways cause significant travel delays for commuters who have no option but to drive long distances to job sites during peak periods. In this Viewpoint, I present a systemwide approach to financing and fulfilling the tra…
Accelerating Implementation of an Express Transit Network on Priced Managed Lanes With Active Traffic and Demand Management and Public-Private Partnerships
Some metro areas have plans to add new lanes to freeways to create express toll lane networks that public transit and carpool vehicles may use for free. A full network can take decades to complete. This paper analyzes an approach to accelerate completion of a full network using an innovative concept that synergistically combines three innovations: (1) demand-based tolling on an existing general-purpose (GP) lane or high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) la…
Transport engineering (8 works) · Transportation Planning and Optimization (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Engineering (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Finance (5 works) · Public transport (5 works) · Toll (5 works) · Traffic congestion (5 works) · Congestion pricing (4 works)