Latest Benefits Updates

A benefit-to-cost assessment shows that a Bluetooth-based system using flashing beacons is the recommended solution to warn drivers of an upcoming school bus stop.
Date Posted: 07/31/2017 | Source Date:
Wrong-way driving deterrent system in Florida successfully self-corrects all instances of wrong-way drivers, with zero crashes being reported during pilot period.
Date Posted: 07/31/2017 | Source Date:
Alternating blank out signs installed at rail crossings near Denver resulted in a 61.3 percent reduction in crashes.
Date Posted: 07/31/2017 | Source Date:
In Orlando, Transit Signal Priority and Bus Rapid Transit systems were estimated to reduce travel times up to 26 percent for all vehicles and reduce delays up to 64 percent for buses.
Date Posted: 07/31/2017 | Source Date:
Implementing bus rapid transit on B44 route in Brooklyn, New York reduced travel time by 18 to 29 minutes for passengers traveling most of the route.
Date Posted: 07/31/2017 | Source Date:
Implementing bus rapid transit concepts on Brooklyn, New York’s B44 bus route reduced traffic volume by 9 to 13 percent on arterials served by the route.
Date Posted: 07/31/2017 | Source Date:
End-of-Queue Warning system installed along I-35 in Texas estimated to have reduced crashes by 44 percent, resulting in $1.36 million in reduced crash costs (over a one year period).
Date Posted: 07/31/2017 | Source Date:
V2I advisory speed limit systems that smooth traffic flow on urban arterials can reduce wait time in stop-and-go traffic by 15 percent.
Date Posted: 06/27/2017 | Source Date:
Truck Platooning Business Case Study finds fuel savings alone offset annual costs – with labor cost savings as pure profits.
Date Posted: 05/24/2017 | Source Date:
Advanced weigh stations with preclearance systems have benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 8.9:1 to 12.8:1.
Date Posted: 05/23/2017 | Source Date:
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