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Missouri DOT’s V2V-Enabled Truck Mounted Attenuator Leader-Follower System Was Estimated to Cost $301,485 Per Unit, Considering System Integration, Maintenance and Support, and Training Costs.

Protecting the safety of work zone workers is a priority for local and state transportation agencies. Advancements in technology, such as automated leader-follower vehicle systems for truck mounted…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
01/31/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Management (MC06)
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Missouri Study Indicated That the Leader-Follower Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) System Effectively Managed Gap Distance, with an Average Gap Distance Difference between Actual and Desired Being -3.21 Feet for Mobile Work Zones in Kansas City.

METHODOLOGY The field test of this system collected and analyzed 12 hours of data across two deployments on US highways outside of major cities in Missouri, one in the day (Kansas City District) and…
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Benefit
Date Posted
08/31/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Management (MC06)
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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

When considering the development and deployment of publicly operated microtransit services, identify specific challenges and use cases up front that prioritize customers’ needs over the novelty of new technology.

Identify specific challenges to be addressed up front. When considering the development and deployment of publicly operated microtransit services, agencies should prioritize customers’ needs over…
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Lesson
Date Posted
05/21/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Fleet Management (PT06), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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California, United States   |   California, United States   |   Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Engage in robust targeted marketing and communication when forming partnerships with private mobility providers.

Marketing and communication to potential customers is critical. Microtransit operators are relatively new to the market. As a result, public transit agencies entering into public-private partnership…
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Lesson
Date Posted
07/16/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Stop Request (PT15), Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Take a piecemeal approach to the integration of road weather prediction models, starting with the easily available sources of data and slowly building up capabilities of a modular system.

The IMRCP system is a unique research effort that brings together different transportation operations disciplines together to achieve a lofty goal of providing integrated predictions of road…
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Lesson
Date Posted
07/16/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Engage labor early and address accessibility issues at the outset when considering partnering with new mobility services.

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This report details the experiences of two transit operators who have entered into service delivery partnerships with a TNC and with a micro-transit operator. The report provides the following key…
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Lesson
Date Posted
03/01/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Stop Request (PT15), Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Pinellas County, Florida, United States   |   Kansas City, Missouri, United States

RideKC’s Freedom On-Demand, an app-based, same-day transportation service, reduced paratransit trip cost from $27.13 to $15.80 a trip, saving $166,000 in 5 months.

Findings After five months, KCATA recorded more than 15,500 trips on RideKC Freedom On-Demand. The new service cost $15.80 a trip compared to the traditional paratransit trip that cost $27.13. In…
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Benefit
Date Posted
02/21/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04), Transit Stop Request (PT15), Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
Geolocation links
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

The implementation of ramp metering in Kansas City increased corridor throughput by as much as 20 percent and improved incident clearance by an average of four minutes, with these benefits remaining consistent in the long term.

Ramp Metering Deployment in Kansas CityIn April, 2010, KC SCOUT, the joint Kansas and Missouri traffic management agency for the Kansas City region, deployed the first regional application of ramp…
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Benefit
Date Posted
07/15/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Emissions Monitoring (ST01), Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03), Traffic Metering (TM05)
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

I-70 Corridor ITS Study identifies system costs for several technology applications.

The purpose of the I-70 Corridor Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Technology Applications Study was to evaluate and plan for innovative technologies that could enhance the safety and…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
07/12/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Electronic Clearance (CVO03), Smart Roadside and Virtual WIM (CVO08), Intelligent Access Program - Weight Monitoring (CVO18), Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12), Road Weather Motorist Alert and Warning (VS07), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Transit Vehicle at Station/Stop Warnings (PT12), Vehicle Turning Right in Front of a Transit Vehicle (PT13), Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Electronic Toll Collection (TM10), Road Use Charging (TM11), Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10), Regional Traffic Management (TM07), Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10), Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01), Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03), Work Zone Management (MC06), Traffic Incident Management System (TM08), Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure (VS09)
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Missouri, United States   |   Maryland, United States   |   Kansas City, Missouri, United States   |   Reno, Nevada, United States   |   Springfield, Illinois, United States

Benefit-to-cost ratios for Electronic Freight Management (EFM) applications ranged from 1:1 to 7:1. Higher ratios were projected for companies with larger supply chains.

FINDINGS The USDOT's Freight Technology Assessment Tool (FTAT) was used to calculate the net present value, benefit-cost ratio, and total process improvement for each case study.  …
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Benefit
Date Posted
12/07/2012
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Freight Administration (CVO02)
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Los Angeles, California, United States   |   Kansas City, Missouri, United States   |   Des Moines, Iowa, United States   |   Statewide, Illinois, United States
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