San Francisco urban partnership agreement, national evaluation : traveler information data test plan.

This report presents the test plan for collecting and analyzing traveler information data for the San Francisco \nUrban Partnership Agreement (UPA) under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) UPA \nProgram. The San Francisco UPA projects focus on reducing congestion by employing strategies consisting of \ncombinations of tolling transit, telecommuting/travel demand management (TDM), and technology, also known \nas the 4Ts. The national evaluation focuses on projects that deal with parking pricing in downtown San \nFrancisco and supporting technology and telecommuting/TDM projects. The SFpark parking pricing pilot will \nimplement variable pricing in on-street and garage parking in selected parking districts. Information on parking \navailability and price will be available by phone, websites, and variable message signs. Outreach events for \nalternate commute programs will inform the public about the parking pricing and parking information projects. \nThe Traveler Information Data Test Plan is based on the San Francisco UPA National Evaluation Plan. This test \nplan describes the traveler information data sources, data availability, and possible risks associated with the data. \nThe methods for analyzing the traveler information data are discussed. The schedule and responsibilities for \ncollecting, analyzing, and reporting the traveler information data are presented. \n