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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-…
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Benefit
Date Posted
01/06/2017
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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San Diego, California, United States   |   Washington, District of Columbia, United States   |   Seattle, Washington, United States   |   Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   |   Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Surveys found that riders on Vancouver's 98 B-line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service, which implemented transit signal priority to improve schedule reliability, rated the service highly with regard to on-time performance and service reliability (an ave

The extent of customer satisfaction represents an important indication of user benefits. A detailed customer service satisfaction survey of 98 B-Line users was conducted and the typical rider…
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Benefit
Date Posted
12/02/2008
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Multi-modal Coordination (PT14), Transit Connection Protection (PT17), Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A transit priority system along an urban arterial in Vancouver, Canada reduced bus travel time variability by 29 and 59 percent during AM and PM peak periods, respectively.

FINDINGS After implementing traffic signal priority for a light-rail transit (LRT) line along an urban arterial in Toronto, system operators were able to remove one vehicle from service and maintain…
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Benefit
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The ITS components for the Bus Rapid Transit system in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada costs $5.8 million (Canadian).

This report describes the deployment of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system to enhance bus operations and improve customer service in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada. In August…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
07/01/2004
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Traveler Information (PT08), Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11), Transit Vehicle at Station/Stop Warnings (PT12), Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01), Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
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Richmond, British Columbia, Canada   |   Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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