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Investigation of the Use and Pricing of the I-15 Express Lanes in San Diego
STUDENT BIOGRAPHY
Pete Kelly is currently a senior attending Brigham Young
University located in Provo, Utah. He will be graduating in
April 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and
Environmental Engineering.
Pete is a national member of the American Society of Civil
Engineers as well as a member of the Brigham Young University
student chapter where he has been involved in several service
opportunities including home building with Habitat for Humanity
and improvement of local parks. He has also been involved in
,,; . the Tutor Outreach to Provo Schools program helping high
i /school students learn mathematics. In addition to his school
I responsibilities, Pete is a husband and proud father to one
I nI ii daughter. After graduating, he plans to obtain a Master of
Engineering degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Urban Transportation Planning. In
the future, he would like to work with cities and transit agencies to improve transit service and
transportation infrastructure.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The research described in this paper was funded as independent research through the
Southwestern University Transportation Center (SWUTC). The research activities were
conducted in support of the Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program. The findings and
recommendations included in this paper are based on the student's summer activities. The
contents of this paper reflect the views of the author, who is responsible for the facts and the
accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official view or
policies of SWUTC.
The author would like to express his appreciation to Partha Gupta, Scott Nelson, and Young Jae
Cho for their contributions in data collection and analysis.
SUMMARY
This research examined the use and pricing of the I-15 Express Lanes in San Diego County,
California. It was found that many travelers were willing to pay a toll in order to obtain
relatively small travel time savings (TTS). Most toll-paying travelers saved 1 to 2 minutes using
the Express Lanes, while a few travelers saved up to 8 minutes. An average of approximately
14 percent of travelers was willing to pay a toll during the morning peak hour, and 11 percent
were willing to pay a toll during the evening peak hour. Due to the fact that many travelers were
willing to pay a toll for minimal TTS, it was observed that their value of time (VOT) was much
higher than what was found in previous studies. These findings indicate that travelers may have
reasons other than travel time savings for using the Express Lanes.Pete Kelly
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Desorcie, Felicia; Jian, Ruoxin; Kelly, Pete; Larson, Shawn; Rasulo, Marcus; Rivera, Joshua et al. Compendium of student papers: 2011 undergraduate transportation scholars program., report, May 2012; College Station, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth281729/m1/64/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.