Latest Benefits Updates

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:
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:
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:
In London, an automatic fog detection system that used freeway dynamic message signs to warn drivers of fog reduced traffic speeds by an average of 1.8 mi/h.
Date Posted: 09/30/2005 | Source Date:
In Salt Lake City, Utah the ADVISE fog warning system tested on a two-mile section of I-215 promoted more uniform traffic flow, reducing vehicle speed variability by 22 percent while speeds increased 11 percent.
Date Posted: 03/23/2005 | Source Date:
In Southeast Pennsylvania, survey results indicated that users of the SmarTraveler website were more likely to use the service again compared to users of the SmarTraveler telephone service.
Date Posted: 10/06/2004 | Source Date:
In Virginia, an evaluation of 511 services indicated 90 percent of callers found the service useful, and nearly half adjusted their travel plans based on the information provided.
Date Posted: 09/28/2004 | Source Date:
Evaluation of Variable Message Signs in Wisconsin: Driver Survey
Date Posted: 09/28/2004 | Source Date:
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