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<item><title>ITS Benefits >> In London, congestion pricing nets more than 97 million British pounds per year in revenue for transit improvements.</title><description><![CDATA[Congestion Pricing: Implications for Other Cities (January 2006).          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>07/12/2007 10:23:30 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/7D906228368AEE2585257315005B7D26</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> London congestion pricing annual O&amp;M costs are estimated at 92 million British pounds.</title><description><![CDATA[London Congestion Pricing: Implications for Other Cities, January 2006.          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>06/29/2007 04:21:03 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/E62783F20D1895F48525730900682D06</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Partner with neighboring agencies, either formally or informally, to address institutional challenges and reap the benefits of cross-jurisdictional traffic signal coordination.</title><description><![CDATA[Cross-Jurisdictional Signal Coordination (February 2002).          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>02/07/2007 02:47:24 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;CE3E8AC8C9A2EB91852572740068C6EB</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Use recommended practices to provide accurate travel time messages to the public using Dynamic Message Signs (DMS).</title><description><![CDATA[Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) Recommended Practice and Guidance (July 2004).          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/31/2007 12:45:08 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;45E28761828DD11D85257260006BC296 </link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Follow accepted guidelines to create concise, effective messages to communicate to the public using Dynamic Message Signs (DMS).</title><description><![CDATA[Changeable Message Sign Operation and Messaging Handbook (August 2004).          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/31/2007 12:41:13 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;06D51ECB440E536E852572600069CB04 </link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> For the DRCOG, the cost to time signals ranges from $1,800 to $2,000 per intersection.</title><description><![CDATA[Denver Regional Council of Governments Costs of Retiming Traffic Signals (October 2006).          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/26/2007 08:38:05 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/F81461CF059C24AD8525725F007B0947 </link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The cost of retiming traffic signals in the Washington, DC area is about $3,500 per intersection.</title><description><![CDATA[The Benefits of Retiming Traffic Signals (April 2004).          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/26/2007 08:33:44 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/5551ECB16B1BC9698525725F007A75D0 </link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> A rough estimate for four retiming plans ranges from $2,000 to $2,500 per intersection.</title><description><![CDATA[Benefits of Retiming Traffic Signals: A Reference for Practitioners and Decision Makers About the Benefits of Traffic Signal Retiming (August 2005).          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/26/2007 08:30:38 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/48627BF35CF506958525725F00799456 </link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> From The National Traffic Signal Report Card: costs to update signal timing is $3,000 per intersection.</title><description><![CDATA[National Traffic Signal Report Card (2005).          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/26/2007 08:25:59 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/215F723DB93D293C8525725F00786FD8 </link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The cost of retiming 16 signals at the Mall of Millenia (Florida) was about $3,100 per intersection.</title><description><![CDATA[Millenia Mall Signal Retiming Project (October 2005).          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/26/2007 08:23:50 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/965159F6165B89CD8525725F00775FDA </link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The average cost to retime signals under the MTC (California) program is $2,400 per intersection.</title><description><![CDATA[Regional Signal Timing Program - 2005 Cycle Program Performance (October 6, 2006).          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/26/2007 08:20:50 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/714A1417F0A45AF18525725F00757ABD </link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> Based on data from six separate studies, the costs to retime a traffic signal range from $2,500 to $3,100 per intersection per update.</title><description><![CDATA[Synthesized Costs of Traffic Signal Retiming.          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/26/2007 08:16:59 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/28A2F8923ACE84468525725F007B88EE </link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Adaptive signal control systems in 5 U.S. localities reduced delay by 19 to 44 percent.</title><description><![CDATA[What Have We Learned About ITS?: Arterial Management (December 2000).          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/23/2007 02:00:26 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/B56A52DA1C256C8E8525725F00691912 </link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Traffic signal retiming projects in Oakland County, Michigan resulted in benefit-to-cost ratios of 55:1 and 175:1.</title><description><![CDATA[Red Light, Green Light (November/December 2004).          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/23/2007 01:43:47 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/F48C042AE43F53678525725F00660B59 </link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Signal retiming in several U.S. and Canadian cities improves travel times 7 to 25 percent, with related reductions in number of stops, delays, fuel consumption, emissions, and crashes.</title><description><![CDATA[The Benefits of Retiming Traffic Signals (April 2004).          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/23/2007 01:05:31 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/03BDC39B85A6A78C8525725F00605A8A </link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Maintain, reinforce, and expand well formed programs to improve traffic signal operations.</title><description><![CDATA[Assessment of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Traffic Signal Operations Program (March 2006).          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/23/2007 12:14:09 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;A13441BE68B6040E8525725E006AC05A^Home</link></item><item><title>New Benefits Database Entry>> Adaptive traffic control system in Los Angeles reduced travel time by 12.7 percent, decreased average stops by 31.0 percent, and lowered average delay by 21.4 percent.</title><description><![CDATA[Banerjee, F., “Preliminary Evaluation Study of Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS),” City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation, July 2001.          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>01/18/2007 10:40:48 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/B0BF6C63101D967E85257259005A33F3</link></item><item><title>New Benefits Database Entry >> Driver assistance technologies for bus rapid transit are shown to be cost-effective.</title><description><![CDATA[     Assessment of the Applicability of Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems (CVHAS) to Bus Transit and Intermodal Freight: Case Study Feasibility Analysis in the Metropolitan Chicago Region.  August 2004.          ]]></description><pubDate>12/05/2006 09:27:38 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/24E7A1B95F37FB798525723A0074E58A</link></item><item><title>New Lessons Database Entry >> Find innovative funding resources to help finance management and operations (M&amp;O) strategies and ITS.</title><description><![CDATA[     Getting More by Working Together - Opportunities for Linking Planning and Operations.  November 2004 .          ]]></description><pubDate>10/11/2006 12:13:40 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;ADD62E2288FBD36D8525707E0061C4CC</link></item><item><title>New Lessons Database Entry >> Identify a single agency to be responsible for system maintenance of the emergency vehicle preemption system.</title><description><![CDATA[     Traffic Signal Preemption for Emergency Vehicles: A Cross-Cutting Study.  January 2006.           ]]></description><pubDate>09/11/2006 04:45:23 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;4252A04D39A7082285257154006CB6C4</link></item><item><title>TCN News >> Albuquerque Cameras to be Used for Speeding Fines </title><description><![CDATA[     Referring site: Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications/          ]]></description><pubDate>08/09/2006 08:48:36 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&amp;id=27190&amp;cat=NMTOPSTORIES</link></item><item><title>TCN News >> At Last, a Camera to Speed Cars Up!</title><description><![CDATA[     Link to story in the Edinburgh Evening News:          ]]></description><pubDate>08/03/2006 01:11:25 PM</pubDate><link>http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1120202006</link></item><item><title>New Benefits Database Entry >> Automated Work Zone Information System (AWIS) on Urban Freeway Rehabilitation: California Implementation </title><description><![CDATA[     Automated Work Zone Information System updates travelers with real-time work zone traveler information on I-15 in Devore, California; reduces peak-hour traffic delays by up to 50%.          ]]></description><pubDate>07/12/2006 04:07:15 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/F1F2919AE17E081285257172005C8569?OpenDocument&amp;Query=BWhatsNew</link></item></channel>
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