Benefits Goals: Mobility

618 unique benefits found.

Proof-of-payment systems that use ticket vending/validating machines can reduce boarding times by up to 38 percent.
Date Posted: 11/25/2008 | Source Date:
The Texas Traffic Light Synchronization program reduced delays by 24.6 percent by updating traffic signal control equipment and optimizing signal timing.
Date Posted: 10/03/2008 | Source Date:
In Snohomish County, Washington State, implementation of a transit signal priority system on two test corridors reduced average transit corridor travel time by 4.9 percent, and had insignificant negative impacts on local cross street traffic.
Date Posted: 09/22/2008 | Source Date:
On the Pennsylvania Turnpike, EZ-Pass participation and variable tolling were projected to decrease peak period traffic congestion at urban interchanges by 15 to 20 percent and have minimal impacts on non-turnpike diversion routes.
Date Posted: 08/08/2008 | Source Date:
In Florida, the addition of Open Road Tolling (ORT) to an existing Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) mainline toll plaza decreased delay by 50 percent for manual cash customers and by 55 percent for automatic coin machine customers, and increased spee
Date Posted: 05/30/2008 | Source Date:
In Los Angeles, transit signal priority reduced total transit travel time by approximately 25 percent.
Date Posted: 05/29/2008 | Source Date:
In St. Paul, Minnesota, an advanced parking management system reduced travel times by nine percent.
Date Posted: 05/26/2008 | Source Date:
In Hampton Roads, Virginia, a hurricane evacuation plan indicated that lane reversal is warranted for any hurricane predicted to make landfall as a Category 4 or 5 storm, and is strongly recommended for any Category 3 storm.
Date Posted: 05/20/2008 | Source Date:
Evaluation data show that adaptive signal control strategies can improve travel times in comparison to optimized signal timing plans.
Date Posted: 05/05/2008 | Source Date:
In North Carolina, Smart Work Zone systems increased alternate route usage by 10 to 15 percent when specific delay and alternate route information was posted on roadside dynamic message signs.
Date Posted: 04/29/2008 | Source Date:
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