Benefits Goals: Mobility

614 unique benefits found.

A survey of travelers who used a multi-modal trip-planning website found that 40 percent of them decided to try at least one transit service that they do not normally use.
Date Posted: 11/01/2012 | Source Date:
A survey of US and foreign Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) users reported that 71 percent thought ATCS outperformed conventional traffic signal systems.
Date Posted: 10/31/2012 | Source Date:
In 2009, the Washington State DOT Incident Response Team was able to clear 98 percent of incidents in under an hour and nearly three quarters in less than 15 minutes.
Date Posted: 10/31/2012 | Source Date:
Conversion of an HOV lane to a HOT lane in Washington State allowed for a 3 to 19 percent increase in speeds in general purpose lanes despite a 2 to 3 percent increase in volumes in the general lanes.
Date Posted: 10/31/2012 | Source Date:
Case studies of several transportation departments updating traffic signal systems estimated at least 10 percent reduction in delays, 23 percent reduction in the number of stops, and 3.5 percent reduction in fuel consumption as a result of signal sys
Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
All divisions at the Utah DOT TOC experienced improved staffing and better resource allocations when they had improved weather information.
Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
A multi-jurisdictional emergency response crew in the Phoenix metropolitan area provides services to six cities with a benefit-cost ratio of 6.4:1.
Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
Nearly all respondents (98 percent) to a nationwide motor carrier survey reported that CVISN electronic screening improved shipping times and reduced turnaround time delays.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Deploying transit signal priority systems may reduce transit bus delay in Burlington, Vermont by 14.2 to 16.5 percent on Route 15 and by 2.5 to 7 percent on the Old North Route, without producing delays for non-priority traffic.
Date Posted: 01/30/2012 | Source Date:
After implementation of the congestion charge in London, the number of vehicles entering the charging zone decreased by 25 percent, travel speeds increased by 30 percent, trip times decreased by 14 percent, and traffic delays plummeted by 25 percent.
Date Posted: 12/14/2011 | Source Date:
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