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Adoption of Digital Contactless Fare Payment System Was Estimated To Reduce Fare Collection and Provisioning Costs by $4.4 Million.
Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) recently installed open-loop fare payment systems which integrate Apple and Google pay into the fare payment system. Overall, WMATA estimates that…
Content type
Date Posted
09/16/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05),
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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High Occupancy/Toll System in Northern Virginia Improves Both Travel Time and Travel Time Reliability.
A research group at University of Maryland studied the effects of HOT tolling on the I-66 corridor. The team first gathered a robust mix of data sets such as toll data, probe speed data, and…
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Date Posted
03/20/2021
Double parking and illegal U-turns in Washington, DC decrease by 64 percent with curbside delivery reservation system.
Data were collected from 6,350 commercial drivers representing more than 900 companies with 15,000 reservations made across DC. Highlights from the research project include:
Incidents of double…
Content type
Date Posted
11/25/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Space Management (PM01),
Regional Parking Management (PM04),
Parking Reservations (PM05),
Loading Zone Management (PM06)
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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
Fleet of battery-based electric buses in Washington, DC to displace nearly 90,000 gallons of diesel per year and result in maintenance cost savings of more than $500,000 annually.
Expected Benefits
The 14 electric buses will displace more than 88,900 gallons of diesel per year, and eliminate more than 243,980 pounds of CO2 emissions annually.
In addition to the…
Content type
Date Posted
06/08/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Emissions Monitoring (ST01)
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A modeling effort showed that the number of vehicle miles traveled by autonomous mobility-on-demand vehicles can be reduced by 50 percent when service is paired with mass transit.
Findings
Under baseline, free-flow conditions, 81.09 percent of trips are completed fastest by the AMoD service, 1.25 percent of trips are completed fastest by mass transit, and 17.66 percent of…
Content type
Date Posted
03/20/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Stop Request (PT15),
Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Free floating, one-way car sharing model reduces GHG per household by up to 18 percent
Car2go is currently the largest carsharing operator in the world, with a presence in nine countries and nearly 30 cities. It operates as a one-way instant access carsharing system within a pre-…
Content type
Date Posted
01/06/2017
In Washington D.C., allowing transit vehicles priority during a no-notice evacuation resulted in a 26 percent time saving for transit buses without impacting on personal vehicle travel time.
This case study of a no-notice evacuation examined the impact of allowing transit signal priority on the evacuation clearance time of transit vehicles and personal vehicles.
METHODOLOGY
The study…
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Date Posted
01/30/2012
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The deployment of side object detection systems on 257 transit buses in two different transit agencies reduced the side collision rate per 100,000 Vehicle Miles Traveled by 0.186.
FINDINGS
The evaluation quantified the reduction in the type of side collisions that SODS could prevent. The performance of SODS in identifying side objects was limited to objects located toward the…
Content type
Date Posted
03/15/2010
In Washington DC, an ITS work zone program implemented on I-295 decreased delay up to 90 percent with an average decrease in delay of 52 percent when drivers were advised to take alternate routes.
District of Columbia Site Case StudyIn 2006, the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) deployed an ITS work zone system on I-295 during construction of approximately seven miles of…
Content type
Date Posted
07/30/2009
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Work Zone Management (MC06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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The Washington, D.C. region Metrorail service required that SmarTrip cards be used to pay for parking at all Metrorail stations increasing the purchase of cards from 8,000 per month to 75,000 per month during the first two months.
Washington D.C. was one of the 12 agencies that responded to the second stage survey on fare payment integration practices and was selected for case study evaluation.RESULTSAt the end of June 2004,…
Content type
Date Posted
05/22/2008
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Electronic Payment (PM03)
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In the Washington, D.C. region, SmarTrip cards used to pay both parking fees and subway fares were considered easy to use and were rated high for usefulness.
Washington D.C. was one of the 12 agencies that responded to the second stage survey on fare payment integration practices and was selected for case study evaluation.RESULTSIn the Washington, D.C.…
Content type
Date Posted
05/22/2008
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Electronic Payment (PM03)
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In the Washington DC metropolitan area, drivers who use route-specific travel time information instead of wide-area traffic advisories can improve on-time performance by 5 to 13 percent.
RESULTSThe analysis showed that the simulated commuter receiving route-specific travel time information typically made more effective route and trip timing decisions than the simulated user of…
Content type
Date Posted
11/29/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
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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.
RESULTSA dollar valued disutility framework was used to determine the cost value of delay, early arrivals, and late arrivals. By applying this utility function to all trips, it was found that…
Content type
Date Posted
11/13/2003
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
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A simulation study in the Washington, DC area found that regular users of pre trip traveler information reduced their frequency early and late arrivals by 56 and 52 percent, respectively.
RESULTSOverall, regular users of the pre-trip Advanced Traveler Information Service (ATIS) benefited significantly by reducing the frequency of early and late arrivals by 56 percent and 52 percent…
Content type
Date Posted
11/13/2003
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
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A simulation study found that drivers using traveler information arrived at their destination within 15 minutes of the target arrival time 79 percent of the time; this percentage drops to 42 without traveler information.
Content type
Date Posted
02/19/2003
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06)
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In the Washington DC region, a simulation study indicated that commuters who use real-time travel time information to plan routes and departure times during peak periods can improve on-time reliability by 5 to 16 percent.
This study used the Mitretek Systems HOWLATE method (Heuristic On-Line Web-Linked Arrival Time Estimator) to quantify the potential benefits of implementing Advanced Traveler Information Services (…
Content type
Date Posted
06/12/2001
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Geolocation links
A preliminary analyses of the potential impacts of an automated highway system on the Long Island Expressway and I-495 Capital Beltway was projected to improve capacity and reduce travel time by 38 to 48 percent.
Content type
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Geolocation links
After a ramp rollover warning system was installed at three curved exit ramps on the beltway around Washington, DC, there were no accidents at any of these sites during the three year post deployment test period evaluated.
A ramp roll-over warning system was installed at three curved exit ramps on the beltway around Washington, DC in 1993. On-site sensors and computers detected truck speeds, weight, and height…
Content type
Date Posted
09/21/2000
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Evaluation Results of Three Prototype Automatic Truck Rollover Warning Systems
Notes:
See Also:
Taylor, B and Bergan, A. "Words of Warning." ITS: intelligent transport systems, Issue No. 10.
"IRD Uses WIM Info In Suite of Truck Safety Advisory Systems." Inside ITS. December…
Content type
Date Posted
09/21/2000
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Add Wireless Beacons at Choke Points and Select Areas within the Transit Facility to Facilitate Accessible Location, Navigation, and Routing Services.
Enable turn-by-turn wayfinding by using wireless beacons at “choke points” and selected areas. Although testing at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and Union Station demonstrated that the…
Content type
Date Posted
02/01/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Traveler Information (PT08),
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06)
Geolocation links
When Implementing Pedestrian and Bicycle Automated Count Technologies, Select and Design Sites with Widths Compatible with Detector Parameters and Avoid Unconstrained Locations to Mitigate Bypass Errors.
Place counters strategically at the site to minimize bypass errors. Careful selection for the location of counters at the site plays an important role in the ultimate accuracy of the collected count…
Content type
Date Posted
11/23/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
Designing Questions about Speed in Several Different Ways May Help Improve the Usefulness of Automated Shuttle Survey Results, as Low Speeds Have a Complicated Relation to User Acceptance.
The following are several lessons learned from the projects for the development of future surveys about automated shuttles as they relate to survey population, survey approach, and questionnaire…
Content type
Date Posted
08/25/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
En-Route Guidance (TI03),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16),
Transit Fleet Management (PT06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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Increased towing enforcement in areas with ParkMobile parking meters helped Washington DC realize benefits of a new curb management strategy.
DDOT found that towing was necessary to realize the full benefits of PUDO zones. The success of the pilot has led the District to install additional PUDO zones across the city. Lesson learned and…
Content type
Date Posted
02/26/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01),
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)
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Consider using private sector probe-based data to develop and monitor congestion and reliability measures required by MAP-21.
In the past three years, staff of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), the officially designated MPO for Washington, D.C., Suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia have…
Content type
Date Posted
12/17/2013
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Ensure redundancy of critical components in transportation support systems to be used in case of an emergency.
Redundancy, the ability to activate backup systems in cases of system failure, is a major element in emergency response and recovery plans. The backup systems needed in a particular emergency will be…
Content type
Date Posted
06/04/2010
Ensure reliable and interoperable communication between transportation and public safety agencies and use ITS to promptly disseminate travel updates to the public during emergencies.
The ability to communicate both internally and externally is a critical technological capability required in an emergency. During a crisis, the need to acquire situational awareness drastically…
Content type
Date Posted
03/11/2010
Adopt a long term perspective identifying a business reason or an operational need for ITS based solutions and embrace performance measures.
Content references source material no longer available at its original location.
ITS America conducted interviews with state transportation officials and industry experts to gain insights into the future of state ITS deployment. From an operational perspective, state ITS…
Content type
Date Posted
03/01/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)
Geolocation links
Deploy side object detection systems for transit buses that have proven effectiveness in transit operating environments and been accepted by transit operators.
An independent evaluation of a Side Object Detection System (SODS) for transit buses analyzed quantitative and qualitative data to determine its Return on Investment and the extent of operator…
Content type
Date Posted
02/15/2010
Sustain ITS network operations and interagency communications during emergencies by ensuring provisions for alternate power supply and telecommunications services.
Technology has come to play an increasingly crucial supporting role in aiding transportation decision makers during normal day-to-day operations and, more importantly, during times of crisis.…
Content type
Date Posted
02/08/2010
In preparation for managing transportation in catastrophic emergencies, identify agencies and their decision makers to interact with, and establish effective coordination with them to execute response.
The analysis of transportation operations during multi-agency response to catastrophic events nationwide offers some valuable lessons learned as presented below.
Conduct emergency transportation…
Content type
Date Posted
01/29/2010
Develop and rehearse an emergency response plan for managing catastrophes with minimum panic, disruption and loss.
The analysis of transportation agencies' planning for response to emergencies in the event of catastrophes offers some lessons learned as presented below.
Create an emergency response plan to manage…
Content type
Date Posted
01/21/2010
When considering the use of camera phones in managing incidents, be aware of the challenges associated with technology interoperability among agencies and first responder priorities.
Throughout the camera phone pilot phase, first responders captured images of incidents and forwarded them to towing companies so that the appropriate size/type of recovery vehicle could be dispatched…
Content type
Date Posted
04/18/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08)
Geolocation links
Provide a single message to the public to assure consistency and to correct inaccurate crisis information.
When responding to a crisis, accurate information is essential to ensure that rumors and inaccurate information do not contribute to public confusion and hamper the management of the emergency…
Content type
Date Posted
04/13/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Wide-Area Alert (PS10),
Disaster Traveler Information (PS14),
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
Geolocation links
Plan for system redundancies to ensure appropriate incident response activities and continuity of operations during emergency situations.
To support emergency response efforts in a major crisis, redundancy should be built into systems so that appropriate incident response activities and continuity of operations could be ensured. The…
Content type
Date Posted
04/13/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Emergency Response (PS02),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
Geolocation links
Expect that new technology will require modifications before it is useable.
A field operational test (FOT) attempted to apply a new technology, E-seal, to existing freight movements. While the seal worked in tests, when applied to containers in a real world environment on…
Content type
Date Posted
09/16/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Freight Administration (CVO02)
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Carsharing service Car2Go pays cities $1,009 to $2,644 per vehicle for parking and other operating costs.
Carsharing is the short-term provision of individual vehicles to individuals who drive themselves and return the cars to set locations. It differs from traditional car rental in that most carsharing…
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Made Public Date
02/27/2018
Deployment of freeway congestion pricing system in 5 major U.S. metropolitan areas estimated to cost $1.8 billion
Content references source material no longer available at its original location.
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…
Content type
Made Public Date
08/30/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Road Use Charging (TM11)
The costs of deploying Side Object Detection Systems for transit buses include acquisition, training and maintenance costs.
Side Object Detection Systems (SODS) for transit buses have the potential to improve transit bus safety by helping operators avoid collisions with side objects. Although transit bus collisions are…
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Made Public Date
04/20/2010
The projected operating costs for a regional smartcard financial clearing center totaled less than $4 million per year.
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission worked closely with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to develop a Regional Software Maintenance Agreement (RSMA). The…
Content type
Made Public Date
07/31/2008
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
Geolocation links
The cost of retiming traffic signals in the Washington, DC area is about $3,500 per intersection.
Content references source material no longer available at its original location.
Optimizing signal timing is considered a low-cost approach to reducing congestion. Based on data from six separate studies, the costs range from $2,500 to $3,100 per signal per update. While this…
Content type
Made Public Date
01/19/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
Geolocation links
Based on data from six separate studies, the costs to retime a traffic signal range from $2,500 to $3,100 per intersection per update.
Optimizing signal timing is considered a low-cost approach to reducing congestion. Based on data from six separate studies, the costs range from $2,500 to $3,100 per signal per update. While this…
Content type
Made Public Date
01/19/2007
System to support the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority multi-agency electronic fare payment card cost approximately $25.5 million.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) received funding for a FY 2000 ITS Integration Program project to establish a Regional Customer Service Center (RCSC). The purpose of the…
Content type
Made Public Date
05/07/2004
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Electronic Payment (PM03),
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04),
Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
Geolocation links
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