Travel demand management (TDM) and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) systems are intensely mutually supportive. TDM counts on HOV systems as a major strategy. HOV systems are undergirded by the ride sharing enhancement of practically all TDM activities. Major HOV systems today already benefit from TDM, much of it put in place before the term "travel demand management" was coined, and a lot more can be done. This white paper describes and examines TDM in brief. It then addresses the synergy of TDM and HOV working together. It closes by looking at future directions, recognizing that HOV systems are a here and now example of "manageable infrastructure"; infrastructure that is friendly to TDM and the broader concept of transportation managementas a whole. This conference was conducted by the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle and Washington State Department of Transportation in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration and the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. This paper appears in appendix 1 of the conference proceedings; the presentation of this paper appears on pages 15-21.
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