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Stay Ready To Handle Unexpected Risks That May Arise From Public-Private Partnerships, Like Mergers and Acquisitions.

Stay ready to handle unexpected risks that may arise from public-private partnerships, like mergers and acquisitions. The stakeholders involved in this project encountered similar problems but…
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Date Posted
08/30/2023

System Dynamics Model Sensitivity Analysis in a Generic Rural Area Revealed Up to a 67 Percent Reduction in Traveler Wait Time with Automated Services Compared to Human-Driven Vehicles.

METHODOLOGY The sensitivity analysis assumed little transit and no TNC services in rural areas. The analysis considered three scenarios including human driven vehicles (HDV), automated vehicles (AV…
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Date Posted
07/27/2023

Consider Third-party Accessibility Testing to Enhance Digital Accessibility and Ensure Compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and Screen Readers.

Consider third-party accessibility testing to enhance digital accessibility and ensure compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and screen readers. Valley Metro employed a third-…
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Date Posted
06/30/2023

The Initial Projected Annualized Costs To Implement and Operate Shared Fully Automated Mobility Services Ranged From $125,000 to $1,934,000 per Census Block Group (CBG) in Four Large U.S. Cities.

This study evaluated transit systems in various cities to identify opportunities for equitable improvement through shared automated mobility. For this purpose, locations of unmet transit demand among…
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01/25/2023

A Simulation Model Indicated That Shared Automated Vehicles and Fully Automated Electric Shuttles Can Improve Transit Coverage in Large Cities by 13 to 315 Percent.

METHODOLOGY In this study, transit stops, routes, and service frequency data from the standardized General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) were used to determine the transit supply score for each…
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Date Posted
12/15/2022

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…
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Date Posted
08/26/2021

Account for Socioeconomic Factors and Type of Transit Service in Assessing Impacts of Ride-Hailing on Transit Deserts.

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The authors reported that there was little evidence that ride-hailing trips were associated with a low level of overall transit service. In almost all instances with statistical significance, the…
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Date Posted
02/24/2021

A feasibility study finds that a Midwest hyperloop system from Chicago to Pittsburgh would particularly benefit the freight industry by helping to eliminate 450 million commercial truck vehicle hours traveled, resulting in an operating cost savings o

A particular focus of the study was to quantify the potential impact of a hyperloop corridor between Chicago, Columbus and Pittsburgh on road freight. Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) data from the…
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Date Posted
07/21/2020