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Queue Warning Implemented as Part of an Integrated Active Traffic Management System Estimated to Reduce Travel Time up to 5.6 Percent and Reduce Crash Risk up to 28 Percent.
METHODOLOGY
A dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) simulation platform was developed to perform microscopic simulations to test IATM control strategies. The effectiveness of each selected IATM strategy…
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Date Posted
11/30/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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In Driving Simulator Study, Forward Collision and Pedestrian-to-Vehicle Warnings Reduced Crash Rates by 56 to 97 Percent in Unpredictable Pedestrian or Distraction Cases.
Methodology
A total of 49 licensed drivers completed the experiment, which consisted of driving simulated scenarios both with and without the applications providing safety warnings. FCW was tested in…
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Date Posted
02/01/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
V2V Basic Safety (VS02),
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12),
Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
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A prototype Integrated Dynamic Transit Operations (IDTO) system saved transit riders 13 to 39 minutes for each successfully protected trip connection.
A two-site prototype demonstration of T-CONNECT and T-DISP was conducted in Columbus, Ohio and Central Florida. (D-RIDE was not tested in practice at either site due to a partner agency withdrawing…
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Date Posted
08/31/2017
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In Orlando, Transit Signal Priority and Bus Rapid Transit systems were estimated to reduce travel times up to 26 percent for all vehicles and reduce delays up to 64 percent for buses.
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Methodology
Microsimulation and statistical analysis were used to develop BRT models. Analysis was performed on the I-Drive test corridor to compare performance before and after the implementation…
Content type
Date Posted
07/31/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02),
Transit Passenger Counting (PT07),
Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
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Field data collected over the last two decades show variable speed limit (VSL) systems can reduce crash potential by 8 to 30 percent.
FINDINGS
The data below excerpted from Table-1 of the source report highlights findings from the literature search.
Type of Test
Location
Major Findings
Field…
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Date Posted
12/07/2012
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Incident Scene Safety Monitoring (PS07),
In-Vehicle Signage (TI07),
Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12),
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure (VS09),
Variable Speed Limits (TM20)
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91 percent of volunteer drivers that tested V2V communications safety features indicated they would like to have these technologies on their personal vehicle.
METHODOLOGY
After participants were exposed to each functional application, the experimenter asked a series of questions to capture data on immediate impressions, safety application effectiveness,…
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Date Posted
08/24/2012
In Florida, the addition of Open Road Tolling (ORT) to an existing Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) mainline toll plaza decreased delay by 50 percent for manual cash customers and by 55 percent for automatic coin machine customers, and increased spee
FINDINGSThe analysis showed average reduced delays for manual cash customers by 49.8 percent, for Automatic Coin Machine (ACM) customers by 55.3 percent, and increased the speed by 57 percent in the…
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Date Posted
05/30/2008
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In Florida, the addition of Open Road Tolling (ORT) to an existing Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) mainline toll plaza decreased crashes by an estimated 22 to 26 percent.
FINDINGSAn analysis of crash data resulted in a 22 percent drop in total crashes at the plaza and 26 percent drop in the plaza’s area of influence. Based on the total crashes, average AADT (Annual…
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Date Posted
05/30/2008
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In Central Florida, focus group participants involved in a smart card study using a single card for multiple payment applications indicated that the card provided convenience and improved their transportation experience.
RESULTSThe discussion groups followed a series of open-ended questions and group polling to obtain cardholder opinions, attitudes, and suggestions. The results indicate:Participants reported that the…
Content type
Date Posted
05/22/2008
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05)
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In Orlando, a TravTek simulation study found that motorists that use navigation devices reduce their crash risk by 4 percent as a result of improved wrong turn performance and the tendency of the system to route them through higher class (normally sa
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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A study found that use of the TravTek system for route planning yielded a time savings of 80 percent.
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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A TravTek simulation found that using a market penetration rate of 30 percent and a constant average trip duration as a surrogate for maintaining a given level-of-service, dynamic route guidance would allow the system to handle a 10 percent increase
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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A TravTek evaluation found that the availability of navigational information may help reduce travel stress for drivers in unfamiliar areas; 38 percent of rental car users and 63 percent of local drivers found the device helpful for finding specific d
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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Impacts of Electronic Toll Collection on Vehicle Emissions
Notes:
The negative benefits reported for NOx is typical for this type of evaluation. As speed increases, CO and HC is reduced and NOx increases. This is the effect shown in the results of this…
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Date Posted
01/01/2000
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Implement Interoperability Between Transportation Agencies to Reduce Roadway Clearance Times.
Increased interoperability between FDOT’s communication center, incident responders, and partner agencies with the use of video sharing, GPS locations, and files of emergency scenes provided a direct…
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Date Posted
01/09/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08)
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Make aggressive use of marketing to increase call volume and improve cost efficiency of 511 services deployment.
Higher call volume leads to greater system efficiency of 511 systems because O&M costs can be distributed over many callers. Despite this fact, marketing and evaluation was the smallest cost…
Content type
Date Posted
07/19/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)
Incorporate diagnostic tools to identify and verify problems in the transmission of video in a transit bus security system.
The LYNX, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, operates a public transportation system in Orlando. The FDOT viewed the LYNX Bus Security project, completed in 2005, as a technical…
Content type
Date Posted
06/21/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Security (PT05)
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Use recommended practices to provide accurate travel time messages to the public using Dynamic Message Signs (DMS).
An examination of databases and a sampling of locations reveal at least 12 metropolitan areas that are providing travel time messages on DMS. But at least 25 other metropolitan areas are gathering…
Content type
Date Posted
01/21/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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Orlando, Florida, United States | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Houston, Texas, United States | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Establish a forum for decision-makers and project managers to come together to receive project updates, work through critical project issues, make decisions, and support successful institutional collaboration in a project involving multiple agencies.
The implementation team for the ORANGES project created a core management steering group that was used to collaborate effectively on a variety of technical and operational issues associated with the…
Content type
Date Posted
04/07/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05),
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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Develop a detailed cardholder recruitment plan in the planning phase of the project, to provide guidance on processes to set pricing, and to ensure high user involvement and loyalty.
The ORANGES experience showed that developing a recruitment plan in the project planning phase would help to better ensure that the smart cards are actively used. This experience also showed that…
Content type
Date Posted
02/23/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05),
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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Establish a clear understanding among all partners on the level of technical support to be provided by suppliers and integrators, as equipment provided in-kind or at a reduced cost is often provided with minimal technical support.
The Oranges experience showed that equipment provided "in-kind" or at a reduced cost was often provided with minimal technical support and this caused a number of complications on the project.…
Content type
Date Posted
02/23/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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Provide for large sample sizes when conducting before/after data collection efforts, to avoid impacting the ability to reveal statistically significant differences during the evaluation's statistical analysis.
When designing a field study or experiment to investigate the effects of different conditions in a before and after design, there are a number of the issues that the study designers must be aware of…
Content type
Date Posted
02/23/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05),
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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Seek assurances from your suppliers and sub-contractors, that their production and manufacturing schedules will meet your project schedule and inventory requirements throughout the lifecycle of the project.
The ORANGES experience demonstrated that limiting the number of customers using multiple-application electronic payment systems (through limited smart card availability) can negatively effect the…
Content type
Date Posted
02/23/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05),
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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Include significant planning and development time in the overall project schedule to accommodate identifying and addressing the various compatibility issues, to integrate existing legacy system equipment across multiple agencies.
The ORANGES experience illustrated that it is necessary to include significant planning and development time in the overall project schedule when a regional system is being implemented. Given the…
Content type
Date Posted
02/23/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05),
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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Between 2003 and 2007, annual operating costs and revenues at 15 tolling agencies averaged $85.825 million and $265.753 million, respectively.
This report covered an analysis of tolling systems to help state officials and other policy makers discuss the implementation and operational costs of alternative revenue-generating systems. Three to…
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Made Public Date
12/14/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Electronic Toll Collection (TM10),
HOV/HOT Lane Management (ST06)
Geolocation links
St. Cloud, Florida, United States | Orlando, Florida, United States | Texas, United States | California, United States | Statewide, Delaware, United States | Dulles, Virginia, United States | Denver, Colorado, United States | Statewide, New Jersey, United States | Illinois, United States | New York, United States | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Vaughan, Canada
From the 511 Deployment Coalition case study: total costs (to design, implement, and operate for one year) averaged $2.5 million among six statewide systems and $1.8 million among three metropolitan systems.
Since the initial launch of 511 in 2001, numerous statewide and metropolitan traveler information systems have come on-line. In May 2004, the 511 Deployment Coalition began a cost analysis activity.…
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Made Public Date
05/16/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02),
Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03),
Transit Traveler Information (PT08),
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Geolocation links
Miami, Florida, United States | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Orlando, Florida, United States | Statewide, Arizona, United States | Statewide, North Carolina, United States | Statewide, Utah, United States | Statewide, Kansas, United States | Statewide, Virginia, United States | Statewide, Washington, United States
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…
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Made Public Date
01/19/2007
The cost of retiming 16 signals at the Mall of Millenia (Florida) was about $3,100 per intersection.
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)
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