Latest Benefits Updates

In Smart Zone work zones, 71 percent of local resident survey respondents found variable speed limit signs useful.
Date Posted: 10/28/2016 | Source Date:
Variable speed limits have safety benefits and a homogenizing effect, but a German study found no increase in freeway capacity.
Date Posted: 10/28/2016 | Source Date:
Intelligent advanced warnings of end-of-green at signalized intersections led to more stopping and milder deceleration compared to no warnings.
Date Posted: 10/28/2016 | Source Date:
Real-time automated passenger counter data enables responsiveness to periods of high and low demand for light rail.
Date Posted: 10/28/2016 | Source Date:
Bus rapid transit could reduce travel time by 20 percent compared to conventional bus service.
Date Posted: 09/12/2016 | Source Date:
Deployed ACS Lite near Columbus, Ohio saves $88,400 in operations while increasing network volumes.
Date Posted: 09/12/2016 | Source Date:
Deployment of HOT lanes reduced travel times by 10 minutes during A.M. peak and 19 minutes during P.M. peak.
Date Posted: 09/12/2016 | Source Date:
Adaptive traffic signal system reduces travel times by 1 to 4 percent on a congested arterial.
Date Posted: 09/12/2016 | Source Date:
Conversion of HOV facilities to HOT facilities finds a benefit-cost ratio of 2.19, with benefits primarily derived from improved safety.
Date Posted: 09/12/2016 | Source Date:
Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in trucks could yield energy savings of 20-25 percent.
Date Posted: 09/12/2016 | Source Date:
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