Benefits Goals: Mobility

614 unique benefits found.

A transit signal priority system in Helsinki, Finland reduced delay by 44 to 48 percent, decreased travel time by 1 to 11 percent, and reduced travel time by 35,800 to 67,500 passenger-hours per year.
Date Posted: 02/25/2002
In Japan, real-time alternative-route travel time information posted on dynamic message signs contributed to a 3.7 percent divergence rate during periods of congestion, saving detoured motorists an average of 9.8 minutes per vehicle.
Date Posted: 01/23/2002 | Source Date:
An emergency vehicle signal preemption system in Houston, Texas reduced emergency vehicle travel time by 16 to 23 percent.
Date Posted: 01/22/2002 | Source Date:
In Denver, Colorado emergency vehicle signal preemption reduced response time by 14 to 23 percent.
Date Posted: 12/18/2001 | Source Date:
When bus priority was used with an adaptive signal control system in London, England average bus delay was reduced by 7 to 13 percent and average bus delay variability decreased by 10 to 12 percent.
Date Posted: 12/06/2001 | Source Date:
Incident Management Simulation on a Freeway Corridor in Honolulu
Date Posted: 12/04/2001 | Source Date:
Modeling indicated that an advanced transportation management and traveler information system serving northern Kentucky and Cincinnati reduced delay by 0.2 minutes per trip during AM peak periods and by 0.6 minutes during PM peak periods.
Date Posted: 11/12/2001 | Source Date:
Winter maintenance personnel indicated that road weather information systems reduced travel times, and anti-icing techniques decreased the need for road closures.
Date Posted: 11/06/2001 | Source Date:
Weather-related traffic signal timing along a Minneapolis/St. Paul corridor reduced vehicle delay nearly eight percent and vehicle stops by over five percent.
Date Posted: 10/12/2001 | Source Date:
A simulation study of existing ITS (traveler information, ramp metering, and DMS) on a Detroit freeway demonstrated how these technologies can increase average vehicle speed, decreased average trip time, and reduce commuter delay by as much as 22 per
Date Posted: 10/03/2001 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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