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Evaluation of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit’s Carpooling App Revealed that 88 Percent of Scoop Trips Either Reduced or Caused no Change in Vehicle Miles Traveled.
METHODOLOGY
This study considered 13 hypotheses (e.g., carpooling to stations increases) for the purpose of evaluating the BART Carpool to Transit Access Program pilot project facilitated through a…
Content type
Date Posted
09/29/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Multi-modal Coordination (PT14),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
Geolocation links
An Agent-Based Simulation Model of Automated Vehicles in San Francisco Estimated That Shared-Ride Home Pick-Up Services Would Result in a Cost Savings Benefit for 33 Percent of Trips With Human Drivers and 73 Percent of Trips With Fully Automated Vehicles
METHODOLOGY
Six simulation scenarios were considered, assuming 100 percent market penetration of personal AV in the same horizon year as the base case scenario for the MTC-ABM: (i) Doubled highway…
Content type
Date Posted
09/29/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Geolocation links
Simulation Study Assessing the Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Parking Demand in San Francisco’s City Center Saw a 72 Percent Reduction in CO2 Emissions Compared to a No-Automated Vehicles Scenario.
METHODOLOGY
An open-source microscopic traffic simulation software was used to model the study area. The simulation model used the local travel activity data from the San Francisco Bay Area’s…
Content type
Date Posted
08/28/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01)
Geolocation links
Simulation Study Implementing Transit Signal Priority on a Major Transit Corridor with Two Transit Lines on a Bus Only Lane in San Francisco Reduced Total Travel Time up to Nine Percent and Control Delay by 20 Percent.
METHODOLOGY
The following three strategies were tested:
Strategy 1, Arterial timing optimization without private vehicles; Strategy 2 - Transit signal priority (TSP) at signalized intersections, and…
Content type
Date Posted
06/28/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
Geolocation links
Modeling of San Francisco Taxi Data Showed Dynamic Rideshare Routing Could Reduce the Total Travel Time of the Rideshare System by 18 Percent.
METHODOLOGY
The researchers created a Mixed Integer Nonlinear Program (MINLP) for this study, which was divided into two smaller problems: selecting a route and choosing pickup and drop-off points.…
Content type
Date Posted
04/24/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
En-Route Guidance (TI03)
Geolocation links
Model Predicts Electric, Fully-Automated Taxis in San Francisco Can Reduce Net Energy Consumption and Emissions by 54.39 Percent and 33.07 Percent, Respectively.
METHODOLOGY
This study considered a hypothetical vehicle as the AT; a mid-sized, electric automobile. A two-staged model was developed to first quantify and compare the financial proposition of…
Content type
Date Posted
03/22/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Geolocation links
Simulation Analysis of Connected Vehicle Signalized Left Turn Assist Technology Shows Up to a 58.4 Percent Reduction in Left Turn Delays and Reduced Crossing Conflicts.
Methodology
Researchers used modeling techniques to assess the potential benefits of SLTA. To calibrate a simulation model, researchers utilized video data collected from five intersections in the…
Content type
Date Posted
08/24/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
V2V Basic Safety (VS02),
Intersection Safety Warning and Collision Avoidance (VS13)
Geolocation links
Travel Demand Model of Automated Vehicles on a California Highway Network Predicts Nearly 74 Percent Annual CO2 Reductions Per Capita.
METHODOLOGY
Integrated Transport and Health Impacts Model (ITHIM), developed in 2010, is an open‐source tool that incorporates the peer‐reviewed science with a web‐accessible engine capable of…
Content type
Date Posted
03/21/2022
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San Francisco Transit-Only Lane Enforcement Program Appears to Change Motorist Behavior and Reduce the Frequency of Repeat Offenders with Only a One Percent Repeat Vehicle Citation Comparing 2013 to 2014.
With the Transit-Only Lane Enforcement (TOLE) program in place, San Francisco has been able to change motorist behavior and reduce the frequency of repeat offenders obstructing transit-only lanes.
In…
Content type
Date Posted
12/17/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use (TM22),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
Geolocation links
San Francisco Transit-Only Lane Enforcement Program Reduced Delays to Transit Vehicles by 3 to 20 percent.
The Transit-Only Lane Enforcement (TOLE) program showed promising results reducing major delays to transit vehicles along TOLE corridors.
The 38L-Geary achieved a 3 percent daily and 7 percent…
Content type
Date Posted
12/01/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use (TM22),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
Geolocation links
More transit use, more walking, higher satisfaction: Early results from the Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox pilot projects.
FINDINGS
The following results were reported for FY2019:
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), San Francisco, California
BART received funding to pilot an integrated carpool-to-public-transit…
Content type
Date Posted
03/30/2020
Simulation of ride sharing schemes finds benefits may be limited.
Findings
In the urban scenario, ride sharing was able to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by 11 percent and the fleet size by 29 percent at the cost of a 15 percent increase in total travel time.…
Content type
Date Posted
10/09/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Stop Request (PT15),
Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
Geolocation links
The third truck in a Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control system has a fuel savings of up to 11 percent.
FINDINGS
When the heavy trucks are driven using CACC at the tested time gaps between 0.6 seconds and 1.5 seconds, a three-truck platoon pulling conventional well loaded dry goods van trailers can…
Content type
Date Posted
08/26/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS14),
Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Geolocation links
Converting compressed natural gas buses to battery-electric buses would result in maintenance and fuel savings of more than $70,000 per year for a fleet of nine medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Findings
The analysis found that replacing the fleet entirely with BEBs would completely eliminate fleet emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and volatile organic compounds (VOC…
Content type
Date Posted
04/16/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Emissions Monitoring (ST01)
Geolocation links
Transportation network company (TNC) usage is associated with decreased vehicle ownership and fewer single occupancy vehicle trips.
The study attempts to broaden the understanding of the interplay among emerging and established modes of transportation by approaching from several angles the question of how shared modes, and…
Content type
Date Posted
09/12/2018
Comparison of ridesharing and public transit trip times finds ridesharing trips travel the same distance, on average, 10 minutes faster and 66 percent of trips would be twice as long by transit versus ridesharing.
Findings
Despite many similarities, taxis and ridesharing differ in user characteristics, wait times, and trips served. While ridesharing trips replaced taxi trips, at least half of ridesharing trips…
Content type
Date Posted
08/29/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Stop Request (PT15),
Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
Geolocation links
Models of dynamic parking management systems in San Francisco indicated the distance traveled while circling to find downtown parking can be reduced by 56 to 70 percent.
The model was applied to a test case based off the Marina neighborhood in San Francisco. The network had 20 parking areas including 282 parking spaces on 19 on-street block faces. In this example,…
Content type
Date Posted
08/30/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Smart Park and Ride System (PM02),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
Geolocation links
Transit Priority Corridor planned for San Francisco estimates to amass $227.4 million in safety benefits from 2020-2050.
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A Benefit-to-Cost-Analysis (BCA) was applied that compared the "build" and "no-build" scenarios. The methodology estimated both costs and benefits for a 30-year period (2020 to 2049) and was…
Content type
Date Posted
07/31/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02),
Transit Passenger Counting (PT07),
Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
Geolocation links
Real-time digital transit information displays at trip planning decision points contributed to a five percent decrease in drive-alone commuters.
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TransitScreens can help eliminate a number of common annoyances to travelers, such as arriving at an empty bike-share station or having an unexpected 15 minutes wait at a bus stop or train station.…
Content type
Date Posted
05/23/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Traveler Information (PT08)
Geolocation links
Incident Management tool implemented in San Francisco Bay area reduced incident durations by approximately 15 percent, with an annual delay savings of 210,000 hours.
Methodology:Data on incidents and their characteristics were collected "before" and "after" the implementation of BAIRS. Pre-BAIRS data was obtained from Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol…
Content type
Date Posted
12/07/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05)
Geolocation links
San Francisco-based tool makes parking more efficient by decreasing parking spot search time by 43 percent.
MethodologyA SPS pilot program carried out in San Francisco from 2009-2013 set out to improve drivers' parking experience. Sensors installed in the surface of each parking spot communicated with…
Content type
Date Posted
03/31/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Geolocation links
Transit users and individual operators enjoy most of the benefits of smart cards, while individual transit operators and multiple agencies bear the majority of the deployment costs.
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METHODOLOGYIn reviewing these three cases, the authors found that while these public transportation agencies have made their best efforts to estimate smart card costs and benefits, these studies are…
Content type
Date Posted
11/13/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
Portland's TriMet and San Francisco's Muni transit agencies saved thousands of dollars in development costs and service fees through the use of Open Source Software (OSS).
METHODOLOGYThe research team conducted a literature review and interviewed a total of 63 public and private organizations from across the nation, including transit agencies, State departments of…
Content type
Date Posted
07/12/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Geolocation links
Audible "slow traffic ahead" alerts can improve drivers' situational awareness and increase safety on freeways.
FINDINGS
The presence of an audible alert system enhanced drivers' situational awareness and influenced the smoothness of driving profiles as drivers approached slower moving vehicles or vehicles…
Content type
Date Posted
01/31/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Carrier Operations and Fleet Management (CVO01),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure (VS09),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Geolocation links
Use of archived data for "existing conditions" analysis is more time efficient and cost effective than collecting new data.
Findings
The use of archived data is a time efficient and cost-effective use of resources to produce an "existing conditions" analysis when data are available. By eliminating the need for data…
Content type
Date Posted
10/02/2012
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
ITS Data Warehouse (DM01),
Data Distribution (SU03),
Map Management (SU04),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
Management of Electronic Traffic Regulations (METR) (VS17)
Geolocation links
Variable Pricing Systems worldwide indicate an increase in transit use and improved travel times and speeds system wide (priced lanes and general purpose lanes).
FINDINGSConversion of HOV lanes to HOT lanesEarly evaluations in San Diego (I-15 FasTrak) and Houston (US-290 and I-10 QuickRide) indicated that HOV to HOT conversions can increase lane use by 21 to…
Content type
Date Posted
11/30/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Electronic Payment (PM03),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Electronic Toll Collection (TM10)
Geolocation links
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Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) strategies that promote integration among freeways, arterials, and transit systems can help balance traffic flow and enhance corridor performance; simulation models indicate benefit-to-cost ratios for combined str
FINDINGS
There were a variety of test corridor AMS results specific to the benefits resulting from different ICM strategies. The following results were reported.
HOT lane and highway traveler…
Content type
Date Posted
11/06/2009
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
HOV/HOT Lane Management (ST06),
Emissions Monitoring (ST01),
Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03),
Traffic Metering (TM05),
Transit Traveler Information (PT08),
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)
Geolocation links
Outside San Francisco, a transit-based smart parking system contributed to an increase in transit mode share, a decrease in commute time and a reduction in total VMT.
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RESULTSThe participant survey found:Sizable increases in transit mode share of 5.5 more transit commutes per month for on-site work commutes.Decreased average commute time an average of 5 percent for…
Content type
Date Posted
09/15/2008
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06),
Transit Traveler Information (PT08)
Geolocation links
Customer satisfaction with 511 ranged from 68 to 92 percent in four deployments studied.
Notes:
See also:
Swan, Nicole, et al. 511 Virginia Evaluation, Report sponsored by VDOT, January 2004.
Final Report Model Deployment of a Regional, Multi-Modal 511 Traveler Information System,…
Content type
Date Posted
01/19/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)
Deployment experiences document the importance of traveler information and list top sources of traveler information.
In Seattle, the following evaluation data were highlighted:
1) Top Sources of Traveler Information (percent of trips where information was consulted).
En-route radio (56 percent).
Pre-trip radio (…
Content type
Date Posted
01/19/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Transit Traveler Information (PT08),
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
In San Francisco, the TravInfo telephone service had a high level of customer satisfaction with the two highest ranking aspects of TravInfo being convenience (average score = 4.2) and ease of comprehension (average score = 4.3) on a scale of one to f
Notes:
See also:Evaluation of TravInfo Field Operational Test, April 2000.
Content type
Date Posted
08/29/2001
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01)
Geolocation links
Based on the survey results only 9 percent of households were aware of TravInfo, and less than 1 percent of the Bay area commuters who used traveler information used TravInfo.
METHODS
A Traveler Information Center was designed to collect, process, and disseminate information directly to the public through TravInfo, a Travel Advisory Telephone System (TATS) and internet…
Content type
Date Posted
06/05/2001
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Geolocation links
Automated red light enforcement reduced the number of violations by 42 percent at 5 intersections in San Francisco, California.
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RESULTS
In the first six months of the program the San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic (DPT) reported a 42 percent reduction in the number of red light violations at intersections with…
Content type
Date Posted
05/25/2001
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
Geolocation links
Automated enforcement systems reduced red light violations by 20 to 60 percent, decreased right-angle crashes by 30 percent, and reduced crash injuries by 10 percent.
RESULTS
New York City, NY: A number of robotic cameras were installed at 18 intersections equipped with pavement loop detectors. The total cost was 15.5 million dollars over a three year period.…
Content type
Date Posted
05/25/2001
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
Automated enforcement systems have reduced red-light violations by 20 to 60 percent and crashes by 22 to 51 percent.
FINDINGS
Red Light Enforcement Systems
The automated red-light enforcement system in New York, NY began operation in 1993 with enforcement at 15 intersections; by 1998, 30 intersections were included…
Content type
Date Posted
01/04/2001
Innovations in Transportation and Air Quality: Twelve Exemplary Projects
Content type
Date Posted
09/21/2000
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San Francisco parking meter payment data models accurately predict 70 percent of on-street parking occupancy
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Methodology
Three models were developed to estimate parking occupancy using meter payment data focused on two metrics: parking occupancy rate and meter payment rate. Occupancy and payment rates could…
Content type
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
Consider Equity and Accessibility when Planning Curbside Management Strategies.
In the context of Equity and Accessibility, the study noted that there was currently a lack of passenger loading zones in the city. The current blue zones supporting passengers with disabilities was…
Content type
Date Posted
10/26/2023
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Understand Time-Intensive Data Requirements for Valid Carpool Verification and Enforcement at Transit Station Parking Lots.
Understand time-intensive data requirements for valid carpool verification and enforcement. In this pilot, the vendor found it challenging and time-intensive to meet the data requirements for…
Content type
Date Posted
09/29/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Multi-modal Coordination (PT14),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
Geolocation links
Study finds Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) accounted for approximately 50 percent of the rise in congestion in San Francisco between 2010 and 2016.
The final report found that Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) accounted for approximately 50 percent of the rise in congestion in San Francisco between 2010 and 2016, as indicated by three…
Content type
Date Posted
10/19/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Stop Request (PT15),
Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
Geolocation links
Further research, testing, and safety features should be developed to help drivers manage the transition from automated to manual control of a vehicle.
Further research, testing, and safety features should be developed to assist drivers as they transition from automated to manual control of a vehicle. Analysis of automated vehicle crashes in…
Content type
Date Posted
03/25/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Geolocation links
Researchers recommend better rider safety measures and regulation for electronic scooters (e-scooters) to increase helmet use and reduce injury rates.
Researchers recommended better rider safety measures and regulations, such as increased helmet use to reduce injury rates.
E-scooter manufacturers should encourage helmet use by making them more…
Content type
Date Posted
01/14/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Field Equipment Maintenance (SU11)
Geolocation links
Automate collection of parking occupancy data when traditional parking surveys lack resolution and sample size to support large-scale demand-responsive parking management systems.
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Parking rate adjustment models eventually require recalibration, which requires payment and occupancy data. In San Francisco, payment rate information will continue to be provided by the smart…
Content type
Date Posted
09/26/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06)
Geolocation links
Recalibrate parking rate adjustment models when changes to parking policies and regulations may affect non-payment behavior.
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Recalibrate parking rate adjustment models when changes to parking policies and regulations may affect non-payment behavior. A major assumption that can impact the accuracy of the model is non-…
Content type
Date Posted
09/26/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
Placing detectors and deploying transit signal priority should be done to maximize benefits for transit vehicles while minimizing delay for other vehicles.
Transit Signal Priority at Two AgenciesThe San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) uses TSP for both light rail and buses at many intersections in the city. TSP systems used in San…
Content type
Date Posted
02/27/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
Geolocation links
Utilize organizational assets and competencies effectively; do not underestimate the need and efforts for building internal consensus and cultural change when implementing a new parking management system.
The SFpark pilot project of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) uses a demand-based approach to adjusting parking rates at metered parking spaces in the SFpark pilot areas and…
Content type
Date Posted
01/31/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06)
Geolocation links
Pursue technology based, high risk policies incrementally to better manage likely organizational and technological challenges.
The SFpark pilot project of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) uses a demand-based approach to adjusting parking rates at metered parking spaces in the SFpark pilot areas and…
Content type
Date Posted
01/31/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06)
Geolocation links
Conduct extensive outreach, be transparent about goals, policies, and methods of installing an advanced parking management system, and communicate clearly how the revenue from a new parking management system will be used.
The SFpark pilot project of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) uses a demand-based approach to adjusting parking rates at metered parking spaces in the SFpark pilot areas and…
Content type
Date Posted
01/31/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06)
Geolocation links
Manage uncertainty and discovery associated with procurement of advanced parking management technologies and plan for potential delays resulting from permitting and regulation processes.
The SFpark pilot project of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) uses a demand-based approach to adjusting parking rates at metered parking spaces in the SFpark pilot areas and…
Content type
Date Posted
01/31/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06)
Geolocation links
Resolve conflicts between traditional data sources by using archived data.
In corridors where there were multiple data sets available for analysis, in the case of conflicting data, staff took a look at historical Performance Monitoring System (PeMS) data in order to…
Content type
Date Posted
10/02/2012
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
ITS Data Warehouse (DM01),
Data Distribution (SU03),
Map Management (SU04),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
Management of Electronic Traffic Regulations (METR) (VS17)
Geolocation links
In planning for a demand-responsive pricing based parking management system, involve executive leadership, seek strong intellectual foundations, strike the right balance between complexity and simplicity, and emphasize data collection and project eva
Do not underestimate the scope of work. It is easy to underestimate the scope, magnitude, and technological sophistication necessary to offer real-time parking data and provide demand responsive…
Content type
Date Posted
02/01/2012
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06)
Geolocation links
Establish reasonable goals, modify expectations to reflect new developments, and conduct market research before introducing a new technology product.
The TravInfo project established project and evaluation goals that were ambitious and unrealistic to achieve within the time allotted. Any new technology product requires sufficient time to be…
Content type
Date Posted
03/21/2007
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Establish a public-private network for improved project efficiency.
TravInfo's primary successes lay in developing a network of public and private professionals who collaborated on advanced traveler information system projects in a variety of settings and in…
Content type
Date Posted
03/21/2007
Geolocation links
Develop best and worst case scenarios in order to be prepared in dealing with their consequences.
In the project-planning phase, the TravInfo project relied on the best-case scenario for both system design and implementation. It did not consider worst-case scenarios to develop possible…
Content type
Date Posted
03/21/2007
Geolocation links
Adjust the different expectations and motivations of public and private partners to prevent future delays.
The public and private partners approached TravInfo with different motivations and expectations. The public side generally hoped to disseminate accurate and timely traveler information as widely as…
Content type
Date Posted
03/21/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Geolocation links
Ensure the long-term stability of an interagency incident management program by creating dependencies and by managing for leadership succession.
Formalizing the incident management effort existing in many cities into an incident management program can make incident management a core agency activity at senior executive levels and demonstrate a…
Content type
Date Posted
06/30/2006
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San Antonio, Texas, United States | Houston, Texas, United States | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Los Angeles, California, United States | San Francisco, California, United States | Maryland, United States | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Seattle, Washington, United States
Solicit executive support for an incident management program, but rely on staff-level champions and administrative support for day-to-day guidance of the program.
While no single approach can be prescribed for all incident management efforts, a flexible framework based on experiences from successful incident management programs in the United States can be…
Content type
Date Posted
06/30/2006
Geolocation links
San Antonio, Texas, United States | Houston, Texas, United States | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Los Angeles, California, United States | San Francisco, California, United States | Maryland, United States | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Seattle, Washington, United States
Coordinate across jurisdictions/regions and share resources to reduce future costs and delays.
There is some form of incident management activity in most major and many mid-sized urban areas. Typically this involves each agency carrying out its own responsibilities, with primarily working-…
Content type
Date Posted
06/30/2006
Geolocation links
San Antonio, Texas, United States | Houston, Texas, United States | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Los Angeles, California, United States | San Francisco, California, United States | Maryland, United States | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Seattle, Washington, United States
Take advantage of time-specific opportunities to organize and build support for a formal incident management program.
The Regional Traffic Incident Management Programs: Implementation Guide aims to explain general steps to implementation (with an institutional, rather than technical, focus), and is based on…
Content type
Date Posted
06/30/2006
Geolocation links
San Antonio, Texas, United States | Houston, Texas, United States | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Los Angeles, California, United States | San Francisco, California, United States | Maryland, United States | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Seattle, Washington, United States
Recognize that interoperability is becoming an important issue in achieving the vision of a nationwide 511 system.
511 system deployers should recognize that interoperability is becoming an important issue in achieving the vision of a nationwide 511 System and consider ways to achieve interoperability in their…
Content type
Date Posted
09/16/2005
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Utilize well-equipped safety service patrols to assist highway motorists after vehicle malfunctions or crashes, and to coordinate a safe and efficient response.
Utilize well-equipped safety service patrols to assist highway motorists after vehicle malfunctions or crashes, and to coordinate a safe and efficient response.
Safety service patrols keep affected…
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Date Posted
09/16/2005
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Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Incident Scene Safety Monitoring (PS07),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Emergency Response (PS02),
Roadway Service Patrols (PS08)
A 2.2-mile urban transit priority corridor in San Francisco was estimated to cost $67.1 million.
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This study examined a proposed 2.2 mile transit priority corridor in San Francisco that would incorporate many features of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) including transit only lanes, transit priority…
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Made Public Date
10/31/2017
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Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02)
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The cost to deploy and maintain a portable changeable message speed limit sign was estimated at $40,200 per year.
This report provided key findings from an FHWA funded evaluation of the PedSafe project in San Francisco where ITS countermeasures were implemented to improve pedestrian safety in areas with…
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Made Public Date
03/31/2015
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Speed Warning and Enforcement (TM17)
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Deployment of freeway congestion pricing system in 5 major U.S. metropolitan areas estimated to cost $1.8 billion
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Growing congestion on metropolitan highway networks poses a substantial threat to the U.S. economy and to the quality of life of millions of Americans. Congestion pricing – sometimes called value…
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Made Public Date
08/30/2014
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Road Use Charging (TM11)
Transit signal priority detection systems range from $2,500 to $40,000 per intersection and $50 to $2,500 per vehicle, depending on the type of detection used.
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Transit preferential treatments have been deployed across the United States and around the world in order to improve travel times and reliability of bus and light rail routes. Examples of…
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Made Public Date
06/03/2013
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Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
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Planning-level studies indicate that an effective combination of ICM strategies can be implemented for $7.5 Million per year (annualized capital and O&M).
Using an Analysis, Simulation, and Modeling (AMS) framework researchers estimated the potential costs of implementing Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) strategies on the I-880 corridor located…
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Made Public Date
11/30/2009
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Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04),
HOV/HOT Lane Management (ST06),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Emissions Monitoring (ST01),
Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03),
Traffic Metering (TM05),
Transit Traveler Information (PT08),
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)
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Based on information from 18 agencies worldwide, the costs of real-time bus arrival information systems vary depending on AVL technology, fleet size, and provisioning of real-time information.
This TCRP synthesis report presents information on the state of the practice in real-time bus arrival information systems based on literature research and survey of transit agencies in the United…
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Made Public Date
06/01/2004
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Taichung, Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan | Los Angeles, California, United States | Glendale, California, United States | San Francisco, California, United States | Fairfax City, Virginia, United States | Denver, Colorado, United States | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States | Bologna, Italy | Portland, Oregon, United States | Seattle, Washington, United States | United Kingdom | London, England | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Dublin, Ireland | Helsinki, Finland
Implementation costs for automated red light camera systems range from $67,000 to $80,000 per intersection.
This paper examined current red light camera technology, assessed system effectiveness, and outlined major issues associated with deployment. In addition to a review of the basic components of this…
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Made Public Date
09/30/2003
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Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
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