Latest Benefits Updates

Real-time digital transit information displays at trip planning decision points contributed to a five percent decrease in drive-alone commuters.
Date Posted: 05/23/2017 | Source Date:
Connected vehicles with automated braking assist technology can avoid 37 to 86 percent of crashes.
Date Posted: 05/18/2017 | Source Date:
U.S. cities that turned off their red light enforcement cameras experienced 30 percent more annual red-light running fatalities per capita than would have been expected had they been left on.
Date Posted: 05/17/2017 | Source Date:
HOT lane conversion improved travel times during peak periods and influenced 49 percent of new I-85 Xpress bus riders to start using transit.
Date Posted: 05/15/2017 | Source Date:
Smart red-light extension (RLE) systems can predict red-light running events and immediately extend intersection clearance times to improve safety.
Date Posted: 05/09/2017 | Source Date:
In Chicago, red light camera enforcement systems reduced overall injury-producing intersection crashes by 10 percent.
Date Posted: 05/04/2017 | Source Date:
Dynamic ramp metering strategies designed to actively counter developing bottlenecks can reduce vehicle delay up to 48 percent.
Date Posted: 04/20/2017 | Source Date:
Simulation models show that collision warning systems with full auto-brake and pedestrian detection features can reduce pedestrian fatalities by 24 percent.
Date Posted: 04/18/2017 | Source Date:
Fuel efficiency test of platooning technology near Salt Lake City reports a 10 percent fuel consumption reduction for the trailing tractor trailer and 4.5 percent reduction for the lead tractor trailer
Date Posted: 03/28/2017 | Source Date:
FHWA national study finds intersection conflict warning systems reduce total crashes by 27 percent for two-lane at two-lane intersections
Date Posted: 03/28/2017 | Source Date:
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