Benefits: Traveler Information

253 unique benefits found.

A simulation study in the Washington, DC area found that 40 percent of travelers who use pre-trip traveler information would save $60.00 or more per year as a result of fewer early and late arrivals.
Date Posted: 11/13/2003 | Source Date:
A survey of visitors to the Acadia National Park in Maine found that 74 percent of respondents who saw parking availability information agreed these technologies made it easier to get around.
Date Posted: 07/17/2003 | Source Date:
TMC staff in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania found real-time traffic information useful and noted that it improved coverage for incident management.
Date Posted: 03/05/2003 | Source Date:
Houston Smart Commuter
Date Posted: 10/28/2002 | Source Date:
A study of travelers on Snoqualmie Pass, WA found that DMS can decrease mean driving speeds and reduce accident severity.
Date Posted: 08/05/2002 | Source Date:
In Arizona and Missouri a survey of tourists found that those who used advanced traveler information systems believed the information they received save them time.
Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
Incident Management Simulation on a Freeway Corridor in Honolulu
Date Posted: 12/04/2001 | Source Date:
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, work zone surveillance and response at the "Big I" Interchange reduced average clearance time by 44 percent.
Date Posted: 11/19/2001 | Source Date:
During the first year of operations at the "Big I" work zone in Albuquerque, temporary traffic management and motorist assistance patrols reduced the average incident response time to less than eight minutes, and no fatalities were reported.
Date Posted: 11/19/2001 | Source Date:
A simulation study of existing ITS (traveler information, ramp metering, and DMS) on a Detroit freeway demonstrated how these technologies were beneficial to corridor capacity.
Date Posted: 10/03/2001 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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