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Simulation Study of a Multi-Segment Variable Speed Limit Control Strategy Finds an Overall 14 Percent Reduction in Fuel Consumption and an Increase in Travel Time of 9 Percent.
Methodology
The three VSL control scenarios were tested through microsimulation of a ten-mile freeway section of eastbound Interstate 80 near Davis, California, containing four junctions with…
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Date Posted
05/25/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Variable Speed Limits (TM20)
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Automated first-mile transit shuttles could be three times as effective as human-operated vehicles, according to UC Davis research team.
RESULTS
Effects of Automated Vehicles in the Bay Area
The scenarios were found to increase VMT from anywhere to 2 percent to 11 percent, and to have significant but varying effects on congestion.…
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Date Posted
12/21/2018
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Ride-hailing serves as a complementary mode for commuter rail services with a three percent net increase in use.
FINDINGS
Ride-hailing serves as a complementary mode for commuter rail services with a 3 percent net increase in use.
However, the study found that the substitutive versus complementary…
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Date Posted
11/26/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06)
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Fly Small Unmanned Aerial Systems equipped with LiDAR sensors with a 60 Percent Overlap Between Successive Photos to Generate High Accuracy Terrain Maps.
Fly sUAS systems equipped with LiDAR sensors such that there is a 60 percent overlap between successive photos to generate highly accurate terrain maps. To calibrate systems and further ensure…
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Date Posted
02/24/2022
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Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09),
Transportation Infrastructure Protection (PS09),
Roadside Lighting (ST04),
Connected Vehicle System Monitoring and Management (SU01),
Core Authorization (SU02),
Map Management (SU04),
Location and Time (SU05),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
ITS Communications (SU07),
Security and Credentials Management (SU08),
Device Certification and Enrollment (SU09),
Center Maintenance (SU10),
Field Equipment Maintenance (SU11)
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Operational Costs of Remotely Controlled Traffic Control for a Low Volume Access Point in a Work Zone Is Estimated at $1,320 per Month.
In work zones that use reversible control, two opposing directions of traffic are required to share one lane, typically with flaggers stationed at each end to alternate the direction of flow. Where…
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Made Public Date
09/29/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Work Zone Management (MC06)
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