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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…
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07/19/2010

Implement 511 using the Guidelines issued by the 511 Deployment Coalition.

As the information society increasingly advances, users have become accustomed to having easy access to high quality information, and 511 content must be no different. Agencies seeking to either…
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03/08/2007

Set attainable goals when developing a business model for ITS projects.

When working with a private sector partner to develop a business model it is important to maintain goals that can easily be reached with available resources. The business model proposed by SRS for…
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02/28/2007

Utilize a flexible procurement method that allows for thorough and detailed negotiations when procuring ITS products and services.

Entering into negotiations with vendors when procuring ITS resources allows public agencies the most flexibility for evaluating different approaches to ITS deployments. When looking to obtain the…
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02/28/2007

Commuters receiving reliability information were on-time 6 percent more frequently than commuters without reliability information

The participants had access to one of three additive levels of travel time information for their planned route and optional route deviations: real-time advisory messages only, real-time…
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10/31/2016

Customers increased travel speeds by 180 to 220 percent during peak times on Miami-Dade I-95 HOT lanes with significant improvements in travel time reliability.

MethodologyData were collected by FDOT District Six or Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) for 95 Express Phase 1. The speed data was collected by 53 vehicle detection sensors located throughout the…
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06/03/2013

Customers increased travel speeds by 180 to 220 percent during peak times on Miami-Dade I-95 HOT lanes with significant improvements in travel time reliability.

MethodologyData were collected by FDOT District Six or Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) for 95 Express Phase 1. The speed data was collected by 53 vehicle detection sensors located throughout the…
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06/03/2013

Conversion of HOV to HOT lanes decreases express bus travel time from 25 to 8 minutes, increases bus speeds from 18 to 55 mph, and increases reliability and ridership.

MethodologyData were evaluated for three four-month (January through April) time periods over the course of three years. The base year was 2008. The impact of Phase 1A was evaluated in 2009, and the…
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06/15/2011

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.