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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.

Findings 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…
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02/21/2018

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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07/15/2013

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.

FINDINGS 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.  …
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12/07/2012
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) 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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05/16/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Freight Administration (CVO02)

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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05/11/2011

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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09/21/2000

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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07/16/2018

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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07/16/2018

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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03/01/2018

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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08/17/2011

Missouri DOT’s V2V-Enabled Truck Mounted Attenuator Leader-Follower System Was Estimated to Cost $301,485 Per Unit, Considering System Integration, Maintenance and Support, and Training Costs.

Protecting the safety of work zone workers is a priority for local and state transportation agencies. Advancements in technology, such as automated leader-follower vehicle systems for truck mounted…
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01/31/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Management (MC06)

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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07/12/2013