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A Queue Warning System Installed near Downtown Minneapolis Was Found to Reduce Crashes by 56 Percent and Near Crashes by 69 Percent after Two Years.
METHODOLOGY
The MN-QWARN system relies on the assumption that only some of the slow-and-go conditions on the road are dangerous. Instead of warning drivers of any slow traffic ahead, the MN-QWARN…
Content type
Date Posted
01/29/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Queue Warning (VS08)
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A Simulation Model Indicated That Shared Automated Vehicles and Fully Automated Electric Shuttles Can Improve Transit Coverage in Large Cities by 13 to 315 Percent.
METHODOLOGY
In this study, transit stops, routes, and service frequency data from the standardized General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) were used to determine the transit supply score for each…
Content type
Date Posted
12/15/2022
Driver Assist Systems to Support Bus-on-Shoulder Operations Yielded 66 Percent Improvement in Customer Satisfaction with Mixed Results in Route Performance and Safety.
METHODOLOGY
An independent evaluation of the Gen2 DAS-equipped buses was conducted over 12 months, starting in March 2017 in five core areas, namely route system performance, customer satisfaction,…
Content type
Date Posted
07/18/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Fleet Management (PT06),
Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use (TM22),
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01)
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Simulation Study Estimates Energy Use Reduced by 5.7 Percent When 20 Percent of Package Deliveries Are Shifted from Truck to Drone-Based Delivery.
Methodology
The research team digitized a map of 13 delivery routes in the Minneapolis metropolitan area taken from the NREL study, characterized the delivery districts, created a comparable set of…
Content type
Date Posted
06/28/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Emissions Monitoring (ST01),
Freight-Specific Dynamic Travel Planning (CVO09),
Railroad Operations Coordination (TM15),
Drawbridge Management (TM18)
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Transit Signal Priority was Associated with Smoother Bus Driving Behavior and Enhanced Safety.
Although research has shown that TSP is effective at improving bus speed and reliability, researchers have not extensively studied the effects of TSP on bus safety.
To help fill this gap, the…
Content type
Date Posted
01/21/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
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Study finds that bike sharing may increase rail transit usage by 15 percent, but decrease bus usage.
FINDINGS
Overall, bike sharing may potentially increase transit use, but exact increases depend on the specific conditions of an area.
In Minneapolis, 16 percent of respondents reported…
Content type
Date Posted
06/24/2020
Sixty-seven (67) percent of truck drivers reported that receiving real-time parking information via onboard computer applications significantly improved their ability to find parking.
METHODOLOGY
Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and carriers operating on I-94 were surveyed to better understand their perceptions of parking shortages and the utility of parking information…
Content type
Date Posted
02/21/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Freight-Specific Dynamic Travel Planning (CVO09),
Road Weather Information for Freight Carriers (CVO10),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06)
Geolocation links
Autonomous Shuttle Bus piloted in Minnesota is well-received by the public following successful demonstration of navigating in wintry conditions.
Demonstration Findings
The automated shuttle bus operated well under dry pavement conditions with no precipitation. The vehicle kept a safe operating distance from other vehicles, pedestrians,…
Content type
Date Posted
09/13/2018
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Violations fell from 20 percent to 9 percent with implementation of transponder-based electronic tolling
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BenefitsThe analysis revealed that violation rates on I-394 decreased following MnPASS (electronic tolling transponder) implementation. This was particularly evident in the HOV sections of the…
Content type
Date Posted
12/08/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Electronic Toll Collection (TM10),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
HOV/HOT Lane Management (ST06)
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Speeds in general purpose lanes slightly increased with the implementation of HOT lanes.
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BenefitsA slight increase in speeds in the general purpose lanes were observed following the implementation of MnPASS on the facilities tested compared to similar periods from previous years.…
Content type
Date Posted
12/08/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
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Traffic volumes doubled from 10,000 trips per week to 20,000 trips per week in HOT lanes without negative effects on speeds.
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FindingsThe analysis showed that traffic volumes on the I-394 MnPASS lanes increased substantially since opening in May 2005, varying from 9 percent to 13 percent during the peak hours. Overall…
Content type
Date Posted
12/08/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
ICM improves center-to-center communications, traveler information, and traffic management
The Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) initiative is based on the fact that freeways, arterial streets, and transit systems often incorporate technology solutions to optimize performance. The ICM…
Content type
Date Posted
12/08/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Emissions Monitoring (ST01),
Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03),
Traffic Metering (TM05)
Geolocation links
Bluetooth technology helps capture real-time, accurate travel time along arterials
The Bluetooth-based travel time measurement network is on Hennepin County Route 81, with Bluetooth and GPS receivers and communications hardware installed at six signalized intersections. The system…
Content type
Date Posted
12/08/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
Geolocation links
Bus speeds increase by 29 mph after High Occupancy Toll conversion and opening of Priced Dynamic Shoulder Lanes.
The UPA project opened a HOT lane segment in the Crosstown Common section of I-35W South allowing buses to use the MnPASS HOT lane and the PDSL to get to and from downtown Minneapolis. Prior to the…
Content type
Date Posted
05/15/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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Driver Assist System improves bus operations, with bus speeds increasing by 3.5 miles per hour.
MethodologyThe evaluation looked at six broad areas: efficiency/productivity, technical performance, bus driver satisfaction, customer satisfaction, safety, and maintenance. It involved two test…
Content type
Date Posted
05/15/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Geolocation links
Benefit-cost ratio of 6.0:1 obtained from converting high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) to high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, adding Priced Dynamic Shoulder Lane (PDSL), MARQ2 express bus lanes, and other improvements.
METHODOLOGYA Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) was conducted as part of national evaluation of the Minnesota UPA. The timeframe used covers planning, implementation, and ten years of post-deployment…
Content type
Date Posted
04/29/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
Benefits from an initial HOT lanes deployment in Minneapolis St. Paul were maintained in the long term, while a system expansion resulted in fewer benefits, but at a much cheaper cost.
High occupancy toll (HOT) lanes in Minneapolis/St. PaulIn May 2005, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) started operation of the State's first application of High-Occupancy Toll (HOT)…
Content type
Date Posted
07/15/2013
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Schedule adherence and speed-based transit signal priority system in Minneapolis reduced travel times by 3 to 6 percent more than a traditional transit signal priority system on the same route.
Methodology
Based on stop location (nearside vs. farside), schedule adherence, predicted dwell time, and headway spacing, the UMN developed an algorithm that uses the in-vehicle computer to determine…
Content type
Date Posted
01/02/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
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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…
Content type
Date Posted
11/30/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Electronic Payment (PM03),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Electronic Toll Collection (TM10)
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Deploying advanced technologies and an integrated corridor management approach decreased congestion and improved traffic flow within an 8-mile corridor south of Twin Cities, Minneapolis encouraging 58% of motorists surveyed to use arterial streets fo
PROJECT FINDINGS
The Integrated Corridor Traffic Management (ICTM) project deployed a set of technologies to improve capacity and operations along a corridor that included I-494, four parallel…
Content type
Date Posted
07/06/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
Geolocation links
In Minneapolis, converting HOV to HOT lanes with dynamic pricing increased peak period throughput by 9 to 33 percent.
SYNTHESIS FINDINGS
The body of research conducted over the last decade and a half suggests that variable pricing can reduce congestion and increase vehicle throughput. By influencing traveler…
Content type
Date Posted
02/25/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Electronic Toll Collection (TM10),
HOV/HOT Lane Management (ST06),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06)
Geolocation links
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, survey data collected prior to the deployment of MnPASS Express Lanes (HOT lanes) on I-394 examined travelers' willingness-to-pay to avoid congestion.
The evaluation team worked to establish a process that would not only collect comprehensive, reliable data after the project opened, but also collect similar information beforehand in a baseline…
Content type
Date Posted
07/30/2008
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
Deployment experiences document the importance of traveler information and list top sources of traveler information.
In Seattle, the following evaluation data were highlighted:
1) Top Sources of Traveler Information (percent of trips where information was consulted).
En-route radio (56 percent).
Pre-trip radio…
Content type
Date Posted
01/19/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Transit Traveler Information (PT08),
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Adaptive signal control systems deployed in five metropolitan areas have reduced delay 19 to 44 percent.
FINDINGS
Adaptive signal control systems use algorithms that perform real-time optimization of traffic signals based on current traffic conditions, demand, and system capacity. Adaptive control…
Content type
Date Posted
01/19/2007
Adaptive signal control can lower operations and maintenance costs.
Adaptive signal control systems use algorithms that perform real-time optimization of traffic signals based on current traffic conditions, demand, and system capacity. Adaptive control software…
Content type
Date Posted
01/19/2007
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In Minneapolis, a traffic incident information pager service was used daily by 65 percent of participants, and at least once-per-week by 88 percent of participants; users decided to changed travel routes in 42 percent of the situations.
FINDINGS
A majority of Genesis users (65 percent) reported using the service daily and 88 percent reported using the service once or more per week. Of users who participated in the test, only 2…
Content type
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
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Freeway Services Patrols: A State of the Practice
Content type
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Roadway Service Patrols (PS08)
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Several carriers reported that on-board monitoring systems enable carriers to increase loaded mileage by 9 to 16 percent, decrease operating costs, and save drivers time in reporting their status to dispatchers.
In 1995, analysis of the TravLink test in the Minneapolis area found that slightly more than one access per participant per week.
Content type
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
Geolocation links
The Initial Projected Annualized Costs To Implement and Operate Shared Fully Automated Mobility Services Ranged From $125,000 to $1,934,000 per Census Block Group (CBG) in Four Large U.S. Cities.
This study evaluated transit systems in various cities to identify opportunities for equitable improvement through shared automated mobility. For this purpose, locations of unmet transit demand among…
Content type
Made Public Date
01/25/2023
Minnesota DOT Uses Connected Arrow Boards to Improve Traveler Information and Lane Closure Information Accuracy at an Estimated Annual Cost of $16,560.
Starting in April 2018, Minnesota DOT (MnDOT) tested the integration of lane closure messages from 20 connected arrow boards with the agency's existing Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS)…
Content type
Made Public Date
04/30/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM02),
Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02),
Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03),
Work Zone Management (MC06)
Geolocation links
Minnesota DOT Installing MnPass Enforcement Beacons with Tag Readers Across Minneapolis Metro Area for an Estimated Cost of $370,000.
In Minneapolis, carpool lanes are free during morning and afternoon rush periods for buses, motorcycles and vehicles with two or more occupants, while drivers who are alone in the car must pay a toll…
Content type
Made Public Date
12/23/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
HOV/HOT Lane Management (ST06)
Geolocation links
In Minneapolis, a four-month autonomous public shuttle bus field test cost approximately $200,000.
In December 2017, the Minnesota Department of Transportation launched a four-month test of a low speed autonomous shuttle. After initial testing on a test track, the agency demonstrated the vehicle…
Content type
Made Public Date
03/25/2019
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An intelligent truck parking management system using cameras to detect parking availability and automatically notify drivers via a website, in-cab messaging, and roadside dynamic message sign costs $70,000 to $120,000.
MnDOT and the University of Minnesota developed an automated truck stop management system to determine the number of occupied parking spaces at MnDOT safety rest areas and commercial truck stops and…
Content type
Made Public Date
12/26/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Freight-Specific Dynamic Travel Planning (CVO09),
Road Weather Information for Freight Carriers (CVO10)
Geolocation links
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…
Content type
Made Public Date
02/27/2018
Initial deployment of Bluetooth-based travel time measurement budgeted for $238,004
Summary
There are a number of ITS initiatives in Minnesota in both operation and in development. This document presents an annual report of the Mn/DOT OTST ITS Section’s funded activities for fiscal…
Content type
Made Public Date
12/17/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
Geolocation links
Development of an ICM strategy for 8-mile corridor in Minneapolis costs $601,215.
Summary
The concept behind the Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) initiative is based on the fact that freeways, arterial streets, and transit systems often incorporate considerable technology…
Content type
Made Public Date
12/17/2015
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Cost of constructing new managed lane facilities ranged from $6 million to $23 million per mile in the Minneapolis area.
Content references source material no longer available at its original location.
Summary
Mn/DOT began operation of the State's first application of HOT lanes on a segment of the Interstate 394 (I-394) corridor in the Minneapolis/St. Paul region on May 16, 2005. This…
Content type
Made Public Date
12/17/2015
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
Geolocation links
Minnesota's Smart Lanes using intelligent lane control signals (ILCS) and real-time transit and traffic DMS cost $22.6 million to install and $300K annually to operate.
As part of its Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) to reduce congestion on I-35W South, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) deployed active traffic management (ATM) strategies including…
Content type
Made Public Date
08/30/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Speed Harmonization (TM21),
Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15)
Geolocation links
Minnesota's Driver Assist System (DAS) for shoulder running buses cost $5.3 million to install and $106K annually to operate
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) implemented Driver Assist System (DAS) technology on a 10-vehicle bus fleet as part of Minnesota's Urban Partnership Agreement to reduce congestion along…
Content type
Made Public Date
08/30/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15),
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Geolocation links
Minnesota Urban Partnership Agreement project costs total $380 million over a 10-year post-deployment timeframe.
A Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) was conducted as part of national evaluation of the Minnesota UPA. The timeframe used covers planning, implementation, and ten years of post-deployment operation,…
Content type
Made Public Date
04/29/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Dynamic Transit Operations (PT03)
Geolocation links
Value pricing projects conducted in three metropolitan areas indicated the costs to convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes ranged from $9 million to $17.9 million.
This research synthesized evaluation findings from 24 projects sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Congestion and Value Pricing Pilot Program (VPPP) between 1991 and 2006.…
Content type
Made Public Date
02/02/2010
Grow regional road pricing policies from individual projects and develop modeling tools that reflect a wide range of impacts.
The following key themes and lessons learned summarize the findings of a literature review and the documents referenced in Appendix B of the source report.
Grow regional road pricing…
Content type
Date Posted
01/13/2012
Follow a modular approach when deploying complex projects in locations with a shortened construction season.
The Integrated Corridor Traffic Management (ICTM) project was a complex endeavor consisting of technical and organizational challenges. The project aimed to mitigate the increasing congestion…
Content type
Date Posted
07/08/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01),
Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04),
Emissions Monitoring (ST01),
Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03),
Traffic Metering (TM05)
Geolocation links
Maintain adequate funding and personnel levels to maximize efficient operation of traffic signal systems operations.
Content references source material no longer available at its original location.
In February 2004, the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) Traffic Signal Action team utilized its recently developed self-assessment tool to provide the City of Minneapolis Department…
Content type
Date Posted
12/03/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
Geolocation links
Use a regional approach for traffic signal systems operations to realize cost efficiencies.
Content references source material no longer available at its original location.
In February 2004, the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) Traffic Signal Action team utilized its recently developed self-assessment tool to provide the City of Minneapolis Department…
Content type
Date Posted
12/03/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
Geolocation links
Adopt a performance-based, proactive approach to traffic signal system operations in order to maximize operational efficiency.
Content references source material no longer available at its original location.
In February 2004, the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) Traffic Signal Action team utilized its recently developed self-assessment tool to provide the City of Minneapolis Department…
Content type
Date Posted
12/03/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
Geolocation links
Consider co-locating transportation and public safety professionals to improve interagency cooperation for traffic incident management.
The first traffic management center was opened in the Minneapolis area in 1972 and while equipped with several hundred pieces of traffic monitoring equipment and the highway helpers, public safety…
Content type
Date Posted
10/26/2005
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Utilize well-equipped safety service patrols to assist highway motorists after vehicle malfunctions or crashes, and to coordinate a safe and efficient response.
Utilize well-equipped safety service patrols to assist highway motorists after vehicle malfunctions or crashes, and to coordinate a safe and efficient response.
Safety service patrols keep…
Content type
Date Posted
09/16/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Incident Scene Safety Monitoring (PS07),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Emergency Response (PS02),
Roadway Service Patrols (PS08)
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