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The Estimated Cost To Upgrade New York City’s Fare Collection System Was $640 Million Dollars.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City is undertaking an ambitious project to upgrade its fare collection system called One Metro New York (OMNY). The OMNY system deploys…

09/16/2021

Taxonomy: Multi-use Payment, Transit Fare Payment

Contactless Payment System Along With Associated Contract Restructuring Can Reduce Costs of Revenue Collection.

Transport for London (TfL), that transit authority that runs the public transport system in London, United Kingdom was one of the first transit systems to launch a contactless payment system. TfL…

09/16/2021

Taxonomy: Transit Fare Payment

Adoption of Digital Contactless Fare Payment System Was Estimated To Reduce Fare Collection and Provisioning Costs by $4.4 Million.

Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) recently installed open-loop fare payment systems which integrate Apple and Google pay into the fare payment system. Overall, WMATA estimates that…

09/16/2021

Taxonomy: Multi-use Payment, Transit Fare Payment

Deploying More Road Weather Information System Sites Having Basic Capabilities Located Near Maintenance Section Boundaries Is More Beneficial than Fewer Sites with More Sensors.

Researchers used workshops, surveys, and interviews with Montana DOT personnel to conduct a RWIS needs assessment. Findings included a number of key lessons including: Maintenance personnel…

08/30/2021

Taxonomy: Surveillance, Monitoring, & Prediction

Montana Road Weather Information System Software Enhancements Cost Up to $173,800 Annually, Depending on Forecasting Functionalities and System Expansion.

Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) have been developed by transportation agencies to address operational and safety challenges associated with weather. Researchers conducted a comprehensive…

08/30/2021

Taxonomy: Surveillance, Monitoring, & Prediction

Analysis of Road Weather Information System Enhancements and Expansion in Montana Estimated to Save up to $2.2 Million in Crash Occurrence and Delay Costs.

Methodology After performing a needs assessment and weather data and software analysis, researchers conducted a benefit-cost analysis to investigate outcomes related to using different software…

08/30/2021

Taxonomy: Surveillance, Monitoring, & Prediction

The Cost To Implement Video Data Storage and Networking Services To Support 68 Traffic Cameras in New York City Was Estimated at $1,663 per Year Annualized Over Three Years.

This study’s primary objective was to introduce a continuous, remote, and real-time pedestrian detection and social-distancing data acquisition system on an existing video surveillance system in New…

08/27/2021

Taxonomy: Infrastructure, Data Archive

Study Finds Red-Light Cameras to Be Effective at Reducing About 30 Percent of Rear-End and Right-Angle Crashes with a Benefit-to-Cost Ratio of 2.61.

FINDINGS Both rear-end and right-angle crashes were reduced about 30 percent at adjacent and randomly selected intersections. Using the naïve approach, total rear-end crashes were reduced by 30.6…

08/26/2021

Taxonomy: Traffic Control Violation Warning

Michigan’s ITS Microwave Vehicle Detection System Had Construction Costs of $45,845 per Device Alongside Average Operation and Maintenance Cost of $1,908 per Device per Year.

This project evaluated the accuracy of traffic volume data collected by Intelligent Transportation Systems-Microwave Vehicle Detection System (ITS-MVDS) sites geographically distributed throughout…

08/26/2021

Taxonomy: Traffic, Traffic

Using ITS Microwave Vehicle Detection Sensors Instead of Operating 14 Continuous Count Station Sites Was Estimated to Save Michigan DOT $48,959 Per Year.

METHODOLOGY Firstly, existing CCS sites were evaluated via redundancy and sufficiency analysis. Then both CCS sites and ITS-MVDS sites were analyzed to identify ITS sensors that could replace…

08/26/2021

Taxonomy: Traffic, Traffic

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The Estimated Cost To Upgrade New York City’s Fare Collection System Was $640 Million Dollars.

Contactless Payment System Along With Associated Contract Restructuring Can Reduce Costs of Revenue Collection.

Adoption of Digital Contactless Fare Payment System Was Estimated To Reduce Fare Collection and Provisioning Costs by $4.4 Million.

Deploying More Road Weather Information System Sites Having Basic Capabilities Located Near Maintenance Section Boundaries Is More Beneficial than Fewer Sites with More Sensors.

Montana Road Weather Information System Software Enhancements Cost Up to $173,800 Annually, Depending on Forecasting Functionalities and System Expansion.

Analysis of Road Weather Information System Enhancements and Expansion in Montana Estimated to Save up to $2.2 Million in Crash Occurrence and Delay Costs.

The Cost To Implement Video Data Storage and Networking Services To Support 68 Traffic Cameras in New York City Was Estimated at $1,663 per Year Annualized Over Three Years.

Study Finds Red-Light Cameras to Be Effective at Reducing About 30 Percent of Rear-End and Right-Angle Crashes with a Benefit-to-Cost Ratio of 2.61.

Michigan’s ITS Microwave Vehicle Detection System Had Construction Costs of $45,845 per Device Alongside Average Operation and Maintenance Cost of $1,908 per Device per Year.

Using ITS Microwave Vehicle Detection Sensors Instead of Operating 14 Continuous Count Station Sites Was Estimated to Save Michigan DOT $48,959 Per Year.

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