Seeking photos of managed lanes

Started by MaxConcrete, May 02, 2017, 10:59:34 PM

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MaxConcrete

I'm looking for publishable-quality, medium-resolution (or higher) photos of managed lanes for a report, but after about two hours of searching including official sites and Google, I'm not finding much that is suitable.

If anyone has good photos online available for use, it would be well-appreciated.

In particular, I'm looking for
91 Express, Orange county
I-580, Northern California
Metro Expresslanes in Los Angeles, I-110 and and I-10
I-5 Seattle

I-495 Express and I-95 Express, northern Virginia
I-95 Express Baltimore
I-95 and I-595, South Florida

Any other tolled managed lanes would also be of interest. I have found images for I-15 in San Diego and the Texas managed lanes (Houston, DFW).
www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com


jakeroot

Bruce, one of the Seattle-area users (and the author of the "Seattle-area Photos" thread), has a ton of photos from the Seattle area. Here's a link to his flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sounderbruce/ -- He has several photos of area express lanes (search "express" on his flickr). Definitely check them out. If you're looking to use them professionally, you'll have to contact him directly. They're obviously protected by copyright.

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MaxConcrete

Thanks AsphaltPlanet and jakeroot, the Baltimore and Seattle images will fill some photo gaps that I needed to cover.
www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com

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froggie

What is your intention for these photos?

Alex

Quote from: MaxConcrete on May 02, 2017, 10:59:34 PM
In particular, I'm looking for
I-95 and I-595, South Florida

Any other tolled managed lanes would also be of interest. I have found images for I-15 in San Diego and the Texas managed lanes (Houston, DFW).

I-595 Florida Express Lanes: https://www.aaroads.com/guide.php?page=i0595efl
I-95 Express Lanes in South Florida: https://www.aaroads.com/guide.php?page=i0095efl

We have photos covering the I-15 Express Lanes through the Salt Lake City area mixed in with the regular Interstate 15 guides for Utah on the site.
Southbound: https://www.aaroads.com/guide.php?page=i0015scut

pm me for the original/high resolution photos if interested in any currently on the site

Just photographed US 36 two weeks ago between the Denver area and Boulder, with its Express Lanes as well. Those are not posted yet, but I can sort through them and look for something that may be of interest if you want. Same for with Loop 375 in El Paso.

MaxConcrete

The report is done and will be launched at an event of the Urban Land Institute tomorrow. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I used three asphaltplanet images. (The AARoads images suggested by Alex did not have the sunlight in the best location).

The report mostly promotes the idea of more managed lanes in Houston, and (more importantly) suggests connecting the managed lanes to create a network. Of course, most cities have some kind of managed lane facility and Dallas-Fort Worth has some connectivity, and the report includes one-page profiles of five benchmark projects: 91 Express (first and most profitable), I-15 Express San Diego (most advanced), 635 Texpress Dallas (most complex design), 95 Express Miami (quick, dirty and cheap conversion), and Houston's Katy managed lanes.

Lowres (3 MB):
http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/AARoads/MaX-Report-20170514-FINAL-lowres.pdf
Highres (85 MB)
http://dallasfreeways.com/dfwfreeways/AARoads/MaX-Report-20170514-FINAL-hires.pdf

www.DFWFreeways.com
www.HoustonFreeways.com

1995hoo

I wish I'd seen this thread sooner because I would have let you use my video of the I-495 express lanes. This is sped up to four times the actual speed, but it shows just how beneficial it can be if you want to pay the toll or you're an HOV.

https://youtu.be/3jLoQ0NIBfI
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commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.



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