City
State
Country
Geo Type
Latitude
39.95
Longitude
-75.16
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Content that references this location
Study Using Mathematical Models for Philadelphia Found up to 33 Percent Reduction in Reported Collisions After Speed Camera Installation.
METHODOLOGY
In this study, to find the most appropriate control segments for the comparative analysis, the researcher applied clustering techniques to data on traffic volumes, roadway characteristics…
Content type
Date Posted
02/25/2025
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Speed Warning and Enforcement (TM17)
Geolocation links
Automated Speed Enforcement Decreased Crashes by 36 Percent from 2019 to 2021 on Roosevelt Blvd in Philadelphia, While Falling Only Six Percent Citywide.
METHODOLOGY
Before-and-after analysis (2019 vs 2021) was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the ASE implementation. To isolate the results of this intervention versus other factors, crash…
Content type
Date Posted
06/29/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Speed Warning and Enforcement (TM17)
Geolocation links
An Open Source Traffic Count Application Promoted Traffic Data Sharing and Increased Data Collection Efficiency for the Greater Philadelphia Region.
METHODOLOGY
The system extracts information from the database on all the counts that fall within the selected region and displays them on the map. The counts include information on its date, road…
Content type
Date Posted
05/24/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
ITS Data Warehouse (DM01),
Data Distribution (SU03),
Map Management (SU04),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
Management of Electronic Traffic Regulations (METR) (VS18)
Geolocation links
Installation of Pedestrian Countdown Signals Estimated to Reduce Crashes by 8 Percent, Resulting in an Average Expected Annual Benefit of $12,900.
Methodology
Safety Performance Functions (SPF) were developed in combination with the number of crashes at a site in the before period to estimate the number of crashes expected in each year of the…
Content type
Date Posted
05/24/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12),
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12)
Geolocation links
Part-time shoulder simulated to decrease travel time by up to 1.86 minutes per kilometer along congested segments of Philadelphia interstate.
FINDINGS
The overall travel time reductions were found to range from 0 to 1.86 minutes per kilometer of road. This is notably greater than the literature's overall range of impacts, which were 0.…
Content type
Date Posted
12/26/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
Geolocation links
Prototype pedestrian warning system has potential to minimize noise pollution.
Through collaboration with Protran Technology, a transit safety company that specializes in pedestrian bus warning systems, the university plans to produce a hybrid product that incorporates the…
Content type
Date Posted
11/04/2016
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11),
Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12),
Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
Geolocation links
In Southeast Pennsylvania, survey results indicated that users of the SmarTraveler website were more likely to use the service again compared to users of the SmarTraveler telephone service.
Content type
Date Posted
10/06/2004
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02),
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01)
Geolocation links
In Philadelphia, the Traffic and Incident Management System (TIMS) on I-95 contributed to a 40 percent decrease in freeway incidents and reduced the incident-severity rate by 8 percent.
In Philadelphia, the Traffic and Incident Management System (TIMS) is helping traffic circumvent highway incidents and emergencies on I-95. TIMS reroutes vehicles immediately after an incident is…
Content type
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Work Zone Management (MC06),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08),
Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure (VS09)
Geolocation links
The Development of An Open-Source Interactive Mapping Application Offers Key Insights on Data Repository and Management.
The implementation of the Traffic Count Viewer offered lessons learned regarding traffic data collection, data sharing, and web development for public agencies and stakeholders. Most key insights are…
Content type
Date Posted
05/24/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
ITS Data Warehouse (DM01),
Data Distribution (SU03),
Map Management (SU04),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
Management of Electronic Traffic Regulations (METR) (VS18)
Geolocation links
Consider road geometry carefully before implementing part-time shoulder use lanes.
The researchers' literature review revealed that the benefits of PTSU can vary dramatically. In one implementation, travel time was reduced to 16 percent of what it had been previously, while others…
Content type
Date Posted
12/26/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use (TM22),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
Geolocation links
Partner with neighboring agencies, either formally or informally, to address institutional challenges and benefit from cross-jurisdictional traffic signal coordination.
Cross-jurisdictional signal coordination is an achievable goal for any size community regardless of the number of jurisdictions involved, the type of signal hardware and communication equipment, or…
Content type
Date Posted
02/07/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
