Benefits Goals: Mobility

618 unique benefits found.

In 2002, the Maryland CHART highway incident management program reduced delay by about 30 million vehicle hours and saved about 5 million gallons of fuel.
Date Posted: 07/27/2006 | Source Date:
An automated work zone information system (AWIS) greatly reduced traffic demand through a highway work zone in California resulting reducing maximum average peak delay 50 percent more than expected.
Date Posted: 05/18/2006 | Source Date:
A transit signal priority system in Southampton, England reduced bus delay by 9.5 seconds/vehicle/intersection and increased delay for other traffic by 3.8 seconds/vehicle/intersection.
Date Posted: 12/13/2005 | Source Date:
A transit signal priority system in Eastleigh, England reduced bus delay by 9 seconds/vehicle/intersection and increased delay for other traffic by 2.2 seconds/vehicle/intersection.
Date Posted: 12/13/2005 | Source Date:
In the Washington DC metropolitan area, drivers who use route-specific travel time information instead of wide-area traffic advisories can improve on-time performance by 5 to 13 percent.
Date Posted: 11/29/2005 | Source Date:
In Salt Lake Valley, Utah a ramp metering study showed that with an 8 second metering cycle, mainline peak period delay decreased by 36 percent, or 54 seconds per vehicle.
Date Posted: 11/29/2005 | Source Date:
In Utah, incident management teams in Salt Lake Valley area decreased incident duration by approximately 20 minutes per incident on three major interstates.
Date Posted: 11/29/2005 | Source Date:
Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST): Evaluation Final Report
Date Posted: 06/07/2004 | Source Date:
Coordinated signal timing on the arterial network in Syracuse, New York reduced vehicular delay by 14 to 19 percent, decreased total stops by 11 to 16 percent, and increased average speed by 7 to 17 percent.
Date Posted: 05/21/2004 | Source Date:
On the Køge Bugt Motorway in Copenhagen, Denmark, travel times and alternative route information posted on dynamic message signs prompted 12 to 14 percent of drivers to divert onto less congested alternative routes.
Date Posted: 11/13/2003 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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