Latest Benefits Updates

Coordinated actuated traffic signal systems produced a 30 percent reduction in corridor travel times compared to actuated isolated systems, resulting in a benefit/cost ratio of 461.3.
Date Posted: 01/27/2011 | Source Date:
Integrated transit ITS technologies for a flexible-route transit service reduced the amount of time required to arrange passenger pick-up or drop-off off the fixed route from two days to two hours.
Date Posted: 12/30/2010 | Source Date:
Changeable Message Signs in the Bay Area that displayed highway and transit trip times and departure times for the next train influenced 1.6 percent of motorists to switch to transit when the time savings was less than 15 minutes, and 7.9 percent of
Date Posted: 12/30/2010 | Source Date:
A Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) in Denver Colorado helped reduce maintenance operations labor hours, and had a benefit / cost ratio of 1.34.
Date Posted: 12/19/2010 | Source Date:
A Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) used by MaineDOT aided maintenance crews by providing visual aids to track storms, recommending treatments, extending trend forecasts, and creating training opportunities.
Date Posted: 12/19/2010 | Source Date:
In London, the Central Congestion Charging program reduced traffic delays by 25 percent, and increased travel speeds by 30 percent in the zone.
Date Posted: 10/07/2010 | Source Date:
In London in 2006, the Central Congestion Charging program reduced traffic entering the central London charging zone during charging hours by 21 percent.
Date Posted: 10/07/2010 | Source Date:
New Jersey Department of Transportation enhanced incident management efficiency by using I-95 Corridor Coalition’s Vehicle Probe Project data, experiencing an estimated savings of $100,000 per incident in user delay costs.
Date Posted: 10/04/2010 | Source Date:
The use of vehicle probes allowed North Carolina and South Carolina to monitor traffic at a quarter of the cost of microwave or radar detectors.
Date Posted: 10/04/2010 | Source Date:
New York State DOT TMC operators and New York State Thruway Authority staff were able to reduce traffic queues by 50 percent using vehicle probe data available through the I-95 Corridor Coalition.
Date Posted: 10/04/2010 | Source Date:
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