Latest Benefits Updates

Bus rapid transit (BRT) can reduce transit running times by 38 to 69 percent, increase ridership by 35 to 77 percent, and improve service reliability.
Date Posted: 10/09/2009 | Source Date:
Implementing Transit Signal Priority (TSP) can improve bus running times by 2 to 18 percent.
Date Posted: 10/09/2009 | Source Date:
Increasing integration between AVL systems, components, and interfaces has improved the ability of transit agencies to collect data on location and schedule adherence; support operational control, service restoration, and planning activities.
Date Posted: 09/28/2009 | Source Date:
Electronic credentialing allowed trucks to be placed into service an average of 3.5 days sooner than paper-based systems.
Date Posted: 09/25/2009 | Source Date:
Electronic screening produced operating cost savings per bypass of $8.68 for interstate motor carriers.
Date Posted: 09/25/2009 | Source Date:
An analysis of benefits and costs of Roll Stability Control (RSC) Systems for the trucking industry found benefits per dollar spent values of $1.66 to $5.34 with varying estimates of efficiency and annual VMT.
Date Posted: 09/03/2009 | Source Date:
Through use of the Roll Stability Control (RSC) systems, it was estimated that between 1,422 and 2,037 combination vehicle rollover crashes in curves could be prevented, resulting in effectiveness rates of 37 percent and 53 percent, respectively.
Date Posted: 08/29/2009 | Source Date:
In Broward County, Florida, the 2006 analysis for the SMART SunGuide TMC roadway and incident clearance times showed reductions of 18 percent and 4 percent respectively over 2005.
Date Posted: 07/31/2009 | Source Date:
In Little Rock Arkansas, 82 percent of the drivers surveyed agreed that the Automated Work Zone Information System improved their ability to react to slow or stopped traffic.
Date Posted: 07/31/2009 | Source Date:
In Washington DC, an ITS work zone program implemented on I-295 decreased delay up to 90 percent with an average decrease in delay of 52 percent when drivers were advised to take alternate routes.
Date Posted: 07/30/2009 | Source Date:
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