Latest Benefits Updates

Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST): Evaluation Final Report
Date Posted: 06/07/2004 | Source Date:
Coordinated signal timing on the arterial network in Syracuse, New York reduced vehicular delay by 14 to 19 percent, decreased total stops by 11 to 16 percent, and increased average speed by 7 to 17 percent.
Date Posted: 05/21/2004 | Source Date:
A survey of bus riders within Acadia National Park in Maine found that 44 percent who experienced real-time parking information agreed the information helped them decide to ride the bus.
Date Posted: 03/31/2004 | Source Date:
An I-40 work zone in Arkansas equipped with an automated work zone information system had fewer fatal crashes compared to similar sites without the technology.
Date Posted: 02/19/2004 | Source Date:
Final Report of the FORETELL Consortium Operational Test: Weather Information for Surface Transportation
Date Posted: 01/06/2004 | Source Date:
In a mountainous area of Spokane, Washington, 94 percent of travelers surveyed indicated that a road weather information website made them better prepared to travel; 56 percent agreed the information helped them avoid travel delays.
Date Posted: 01/01/2004 | Source Date:
Automated pedestrian detection at signalized intersections tested in three U.S. cities reduced the number of pedestrians who began crossing during the steady DON’T WALK signal by 81 percent.
Date Posted: 01/01/2004 | Source Date:
Final Evaluation Report for the Greater Yellowstone Regional Traveler and Weather Information System (GYRTWIS)
Date Posted: 01/01/2004 | Source Date:
In a mountainous region of Spokane, Washington, about one-third of CVOs interviewed would consider changing routes based on the information provided on a road weather information website and highway advisory radio system; however, few could identify
Date Posted: 01/01/2004 | Source Date:
A simulation study in the Washington, DC area found that regular users of pre trip traveler information reduced their frequency early and late arrivals by 56 and 52 percent, respectively.
Date Posted: 11/13/2003 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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