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Vision-based Site Monitoring System Deployed at Six Exit Ramps in Sacramento Revealed a 53 Percent Reduction in the Wrong-Way Event Rate.

METHODOLOGY The VBSM system utilizes an integrated, outdoor-ready network camera, with a built-in processor to support on-board analytics for WWD detection and traffic volume counter, along with…
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07/25/2023

Field Tests on State Route 78 in California Showed That Variable Speed Advisory (VSA) Signs Can Increase Average Travel Speeds by 8.71 Percent During Morning Peak Hours.

METHODOLOGY This study first tested the VSA algorithm in a microsimulation model to replicate the actual freeway environment and then implemented it in the field. A website for real-time traffic…
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10/22/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Variable Speed Limits (TM20)

In San Diego, ICM improves mobility for most commuters on I-15 saving them more than 1,400 person hours each day during peak commute periods.

FINDINGS Based on a cluster analysis representing weekday travel characteristics, travel times improved in two peak directions as a result of ICM on I-15. The following overall findings were…
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06/19/2018

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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01/06/2017

Benefit-Cost Ratios of up to 25.8:1 have been produced in regions with aggressive Freeway Service Patrol programs.

FINDINGSVery few of the programs surveyed reported conducting an official benefit-cost ratio analysis. Currently, no national standard exists for measuring the benefit-cost ratio of service patrol…
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03/26/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Roadway Service Patrols (PS08)

During the planned expansion of the I-15 HOT lanes in San Diego a survey of facility users found that 71 percent considered the extension fair with few differences based on ethnicity or income.

FINDINGS Conversion of HOV lanes to HOT lanes In San Diego and Minneapolis, HOT lanes received a high level of support across all income groups. Variable pricing on new or rehabilitated facilities…
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11/30/2011

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…
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11/30/2011

Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) on the I-15 Corridor in San Diego yielded an estimated benefit-to-cost ratio of 9.7:1.

MethodologyThe modeling approach chosen came from an analysis of capabilities found in existing AMS tools and from the ICM Test Corridor project. The approach was an integrated platform that…
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09/28/2011

Value pricing has been shown to increase revenue, reduce congestion by maximizing lane capacity and reduce travel time of highway transportation.

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METHODOLOGY: The data collection process involved gathering information and existing reports from each of the project managers and associated research teams. Reports from the operating projects…
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08/31/2010

Early HOV to HOT conversion projects implemented in San Diego saved I-15 FasTrak users up to 20 minutes compared to main line travelers.

PROJECT FINDINGS I-15 San Diego   In the mid-1990s express toll lanes were constructed in the median of SR-91 to improve travel between Orange County and southern Los Angeles. The toll lanes…
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02/25/2010

Have a Basic Level of Data, Data Exchange, and Situational Awareness Capabilities for Future Integrated Corridor Management Systems and Establish Effective Standards to Support Large-Scale Data Volumes and Data Exchange.

Some key lessons learned and recommendations for large scale traffic management across multiple ICMs are listed below: Have a basic level of data, data exchange, and situational awareness…
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04/28/2023

Signage such as “Keep Lane Assist On” is Recommended for All Levels of Vehicle Automation, Especially for Lower Levels of Automation.

Use highly reflective, clearly visible, and distinct lane markings and signage for proper AV sensor operation. Improve striping on gore and ramp areas to enhance machine vision systems’ performance…
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10/27/2021

The Distance Between Consecutive Variable Speed Advisory (VSA) Signs Installed on State Highways Should Not Be Greater Than One-Half Mile According to a Caltrans Field Study.

The following were lessons learned from field testing. Implement VSA sign with radar detection to better estimate the mainline traffic and to evaluate driver compliance using traffic speed and…
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10/22/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Variable Speed Limits (TM20)

Agencies that manage multimodal transportation corridors can use AMS methodology with ICM decision support systems to facilitate predictive, real-time, and scenario-based decision-making.

AMS aids in the broader goals of ICM Evaluation by providing a framework that can be used to quantify potential and actual benefits of localized ICM strategies. In San Diego, AMS instigated the use…
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06/21/2018

Using Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation (AMS) to Determine if Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) can Improve Corridor Operations

This report documents the analysis methodologies, tools and performance measures used to analyze Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) strategies for the I-15 Corridor, and presents high-level results…
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02/20/2014

Set toll prices and vehicle occupancy requirements to maintain favorable travel conditions on HOT lanes.

In order to maximize the efficiency of HOT lanes, increase travel time savings and attract paying users, HOT lanes must provide premium travel conditions and predictable trip times. Operators vary…
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06/27/2007

Utilize standard highway project management procedures and tools to successfully implement HOT lane projects.

Successful implementations of HOT lane projects require the application of standard and thorough highway project management procedures. HOT lane projects should be carefully evaluated and planned…
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06/27/2007

Ensure effective public and stakeholder outreach in order to garner support for HOT lanes.

Outreach and consensus building activities are critical components of HOT lane implementation from the time preliminary investigations begin though the operational period. HOT lanes are a relatively…
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06/27/2007

The cost to design and implement a mobile transit fare payment ticketing system for a medium sized city was estimated at $34.2 million.

In December of 2018, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System procured a new fare payment system in order to update its existing system, which had been procured in 2003. It found that its fare…
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04/17/2020

The cost to evaluate ICM using AMS tools was estimated at five percent of the deployment budget.

The focus of the ICM Post-Deployment assessment was to investigate the impacts of ICM in its "as deployed" state in San Diego, California using Analysis, Modeling and Simulation (AMS) tools.…
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06/19/2018

Implementing Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) strategies on the I-15 Corridor in San Diego, California is estimated to cost $1.42 million annualized and a total 10-year life-cycle cost of $12 million.

Interstate 15 (I-15) is a north–south Interstate Highway that runs from San Diego, California, to the Canadian border. I-15 is a major corridor in San Diego that services commuting trips, regional…
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10/31/2011

In San Diego County, the cost to implement ETC with managed lanes on a 26 mile section of I-5 was estimated at $1.7 million.

In San Diego County, researchers conducted a planning study to evaluate the technical, financial, and attitudinal feasibility of implementing managed lanes. The purpose was to reduce congestion and…
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08/20/2008

The cost to convert two reversible high-occupancy vehicle lanes on an eight-mile stretch of the Interstate-15 in San Diego to high-occupancy toll lanes was $1.85 million. Evidence also suggests that costs to build new high-occupancy toll lanes are s

High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes are expected to reduce congestion by using capacity more efficiently than either conventional high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes or general-purpose lanes. In an…
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04/28/2008