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RideKC’s Freedom On-Demand, an app-based, same-day transportation service, reduced paratransit trip cost from $27.13 to $15.80 a trip, saving $166,000 in 5 months.
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After five months, KCATA recorded more than 15,500 trips on RideKC Freedom On-Demand.
The new service cost $15.80 a trip compared to the traditional paratransit trip that cost $27.13. In the…
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Date Posted
02/21/2018
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Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04),
Transit Stop Request (PT15),
Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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The implementation of ramp metering in Kansas City increased corridor throughput by as much as 20 percent and improved incident clearance by an average of four minutes, with these benefits remaining consistent in the long term.
Ramp Metering Deployment in Kansas CityIn April, 2010, KC SCOUT, the joint Kansas and Missouri traffic management agency for the Kansas City region, deployed the first regional application of ramp…
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Date Posted
07/15/2013
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Benefit-to-cost ratios for Electronic Freight Management (EFM) applications ranged from 1:1 to 7:1. Higher ratios were projected for companies with larger supply chains.
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The USDOT's Freight Technology Assessment Tool (FTAT) was used to calculate the net present value, benefit-cost ratio, and total process improvement for each case study.
Case Study…
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Date Posted
12/07/2012
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Freight Administration (CVO02)
An Electronic Freight Management system used to reduce inventory backorders, increase shipping container utilization, and facilitate customs paperwork had a benefit-to-cost ratio ranging from 2.75 to 3.64.
FINDINGSWith improved visibility and better information regarding expected arrival times the importer planned to reduce backorders and limit costs associated with shipping partial orders when…
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Date Posted
05/16/2011
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Freight Administration (CVO02)
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C-TIP technologies that eliminate empty back-haul movements at regional intermodal freight transfer facilities have potential to generate benefits equivalent to eliminating 245,000 personal vehicle trips annually.
FINDINGSReduce intermodal freight trips by 22 percent in the Kansas City metropolitan area, with reductions of up to 26 percent for the local carriers of Greer, Mid Cities, and ITS.Reduce cross-town…
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Date Posted
05/11/2011
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Freight Administration (CVO02),
Freight-Specific Dynamic Travel Planning (CVO09),
Freight Drayage Optimization (CVO11)
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In Kansas City, transit AVL systems improved on-time bus performance from 80 to 90 percent.
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In Kansas City, transit AVL improved on-time performance by 80 to 90 percent.
In Baltimore, AVL improved on-time bus performance by 23 percent.
In Milwaukee, AVL improved on-time performance…
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
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In Kansas City, Missouri an automatic vehicle location (AVL) system increase productivity by eliminating seven buses out of a 200 bus system that allowed Kansas City to recover their investment in AVL in two years.
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
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In Baltimore and Kansas City, AVL improved on-time bus performance by 23 percent and 12 percent, respectively; in Milwaukee, AVL contributed to a 28 percent reduction in buses behind schedule by more than one minute.
Transit AVL can improve O&M and reduce operating expenses.
FINDINGSIn Kansas City, AVL reduced scheduled running times and generated an estimated operations and maintenance cost savings of $400,000 annually.In New Jersey, automated fare collection increased…
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
In Kansas City, a transit AVL system reduced the time required to respond to bus drivers' calls for assistance.
FINDINGSIn Kansas City, response times to bus operator calls for assistance decreased from 7-15 minutes to 3-4 minutes with AVL.
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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Engage in robust targeted marketing and communication when forming partnerships with private mobility providers.
Marketing and communication to potential customers is critical. Microtransit operators are relatively new to the market. As a result, public transit agencies entering into public-private partnership…
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Date Posted
07/16/2018
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Transit Stop Request (PT15),
Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Take a piecemeal approach to the integration of road weather prediction models, starting with the easily available sources of data and slowly building up capabilities of a modular system.
The IMRCP system is a unique research effort that brings together different transportation operations disciplines together to achieve a lofty goal of providing integrated predictions of road…
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Date Posted
07/16/2018
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Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Engage labor early and address accessibility issues at the outset when considering partnering with new mobility services.
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This report details the experiences of two transit operators who have entered into service delivery partnerships with a TNC and with a micro-transit operator. The report provides the following key…
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Date Posted
03/01/2018
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Transit Stop Request (PT15),
Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16),
Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Use the self-evaluation and integration planning process to create wider awareness of the benefits of weather integration to improve TMC operations.
The weather integration plans that were prepared serve to guide each TMC's future integration plans but also offer clear examples for the benefit of weather integration for other TMCs. Each TMC…
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Date Posted
08/17/2011
I-70 Corridor ITS Study identifies system costs for several technology applications.
The purpose of the I-70 Corridor Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Technology Applications Study was to evaluate and plan for innovative technologies that could enhance the safety and…
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Made Public Date
07/12/2013
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Electronic Clearance (CVO03),
Smart Roadside and Virtual WIM (CVO08),
Intelligent Access Program - Weight Monitoring (CVO18),
Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12),
Road Weather Motorist Alert and Warning (VS07),
Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02),
Transit Vehicle at Station/Stop Warnings (PT12),
Vehicle Turning Right in Front of a Transit Vehicle (PT13),
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Electronic Toll Collection (TM10),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10),
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01),
Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03),
Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03),
Work Zone Management (MC06),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08),
Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure (VS09)
Cost for 6 RWIS totals $55,000 with annual operating cost of $3,800 per unit.
Kansas City Scout is a comprehensive traffic congestion management and traveler information system operated jointly by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the Kansas Department of…
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Made Public Date
07/31/2011
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