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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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System Cost
Made Public Date
01/25/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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New York City, New York, United States   |   Chicago, Illinois, United States   |   Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States   |   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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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Benefit
Date Posted
12/15/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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New York City, New York, United States   |   Chicago, Illinois, United States   |   Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States   |   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Driver Assist Systems to Support Bus-on-Shoulder Operations Yielded 66 Percent Improvement in Customer Satisfaction with Mixed Results in Route Performance and Safety.

METHODOLOGY An independent evaluation of the Gen2 DAS-equipped buses was conducted over 12 months, starting in March 2017 in five core areas, namely route system performance, customer satisfaction,…
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Benefit
Date Posted
07/18/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Fleet Management (PT06), Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use (TM22), Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Simulation Study Estimates Energy Use Reduced by 5.7 Percent When 20 Percent of Package Deliveries Are Shifted from Truck to Drone-Based Delivery.

Methodology The research team digitized a map of 13 delivery routes in the Minneapolis metropolitan area taken from the NREL study, characterized the delivery districts, created a comparable set of…
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Benefit
Date Posted
06/28/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Emissions Monitoring (ST01), Freight-Specific Dynamic Travel Planning (CVO09), Railroad Operations Coordination (TM15), Drawbridge Management (TM18)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minnesota DOT Uses Connected Arrow Boards to Improve Traveler Information and Lane Closure Information Accuracy at an Estimated Annual Cost of $16,560.

Starting in April 2018, Minnesota DOT (MnDOT) tested the integration of lane closure messages from 20 connected arrow boards with the agency's existing Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS)…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
04/30/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM02), Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03), Work Zone Management (MC06)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Study finds that bike sharing may increase rail transit usage by 15 percent, but decrease bus usage.

FINDINGS Overall, bike sharing may potentially increase transit use, but exact increases depend on the specific conditions of an area. In Minneapolis, 16 percent of respondents reported…
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Benefit
Date Posted
06/24/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Dynamic Transit Operations (PT03), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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Washongton DC, District of Columbia, United States   |   Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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