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Implementing bus rapid transit on B44 route in Brooklyn, New York reduced travel time by 18 to 29 minutes for passengers traveling most of the route.
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Operational and infrastructure improvements resulted in significantly faster travel times in both directions for the AM and PM peak periods. This reduction was attributable to a 40 percent…
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07/31/2017
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Implementing bus rapid transit concepts on Brooklyn, New York’s B44 bus route reduced traffic volume by 9 to 13 percent on arterials served by the route.
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In the peak direction, volume reductions were noted on Nostrand Ave (13 percent volume reduction) and Rogers Ave (9 percent volume reduction) and volume additions were noted on parallel…
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Date Posted
07/31/2017
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Transit Signal Priority (PT09),
Multi-modal Coordination (PT14),
Transit Connection Protection (PT17)
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In Brooklyn, an incident management system on the Gowanus and Prospect Expressways used CCTV, highway advisory radio, dynamic message signs, and a construction information hotline to improve average incident clearance time by about one hour, a 66 per
Before the incident detection system was introduced it took an average of 1.5 hours to clear any type of incident. Since implementation of the system, the time it takes to aid a motorist whose…
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
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Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
