Latest Benefits Updates

Operating costs of Mileage-based user fee programs can be as low as 7 percent of total system revenue and are more cost-effective than many other types of variable pricing systems.
Date Posted: 12/22/2011 | Source Date:
Benefit-to-cost estimates for dynamic pricing applications on freeway shoulder lanes ranged from 1.1 to 8.2.
Date Posted: 12/21/2011 | Source Date:
Deploying ITS transit technologies, such as CAD/AVL and traveler information services, to coordinate community transportation services for the transportation-disadvantaged improved non-Medicaid demand response trips by 18 percent and non-emergency Me
Date Posted: 12/19/2011 | Source Date:
Simulated Rural Highway Driver Warning Systems (RHDWS) showed a potential reduction of critical events by 21 percent, a decrease of 71 percent for runoff-road crashes, and contributed to smoother driving on the curvy highway.
Date Posted: 12/18/2011 | Source Date:
Simulated Highway Lane Change Warning System (HLCWS) showed a potential of reducing collisions caused by lane changes by up to 79 percent.
Date Posted: 12/18/2011 | Source Date:
Simulated Work Zone Driver Warning System (WZDWS) showed a potential to reduce the safety risks at work zones under certain conditions.
Date Posted: 12/18/2011 | 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:
The conversion of HOV to HOT lanes on I-394 reduced mainline crashes by 5.3 percent.
Date Posted: 12/14/2011 | Source Date:
Cordon pricing in Stockholm contributed to a 3.6 percent reduction in crashes.
Date Posted: 12/14/2011 | Source Date:
Variable Pricing Systems worldwide indicate an increase in transit use and improved travel times and speeds system wide (priced lanes and general purpose lanes).
Date Posted: 11/30/2011 | Source Date:
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