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Vehicle Routing Algorithm Reduces Air Pollutant Exposure by 30 Percent for 40 Percent of Truck Trips with Only Modest Increases on Travel Time.

Methodology Link-based traffic activities were fed into an emission model to estimate the total amount of human exposure to pollutant emissions generated by trucks. The estimated exposure value…
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Benefit
Date Posted
05/25/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Freight-Specific Dynamic Travel Planning (CVO09), Road Weather Information for Freight Carriers (CVO10), Low Emissions Zone Management (ST10), Road Use Charging (TM11)
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Northridge, California, United States

Ensure redundancy of critical components in transportation support systems to be used in case of an emergency.

Redundancy, the ability to activate backup systems in cases of system failure, is a major element in emergency response and recovery plans. The backup systems needed in a particular emergency will be…
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Lesson
Date Posted
06/04/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12)
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Northridge, California, United States   |   Washington, District of Columbia, United States   |   Baltimore, Maryland, United States   |   Ohio, United States   |   New York City, New York, United States   |   Michigan, United States

Ensure reliable and interoperable communication between transportation and public safety agencies and use ITS to promptly disseminate travel updates to the public during emergencies.

The ability to communicate both internally and externally is a critical technological capability required in an emergency. During a crisis, the need to acquire situational awareness drastically…
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Lesson
Date Posted
03/11/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12)
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Northridge, California, United States   |   Washington, District of Columbia, United States   |   Baltimore, Maryland, United States   |   Ohio, United States   |   New York City, New York, United States   |   Michigan, United States

Sustain ITS network operations and interagency communications during emergencies by ensuring provisions for alternate power supply and telecommunications services.

Technology has come to play an increasingly crucial supporting role in aiding transportation decision makers during normal day-to-day operations and, more importantly, during times of crisis.…
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Lesson
Date Posted
02/08/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12)
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Northridge, California, United States   |   Washington, District of Columbia, United States   |   Baltimore, Maryland, United States   |   Ohio, United States   |   New York City, New York, United States   |   Michigan, United States

In preparation for managing transportation in catastrophic emergencies, identify agencies and their decision makers to interact with, and establish effective coordination with them to execute response.

The analysis of transportation operations during multi-agency response to catastrophic events nationwide offers some valuable lessons learned as presented below. Conduct emergency transportation…
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Lesson
Date Posted
01/29/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12)
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Northridge, California, United States   |   Washington, District of Columbia, United States   |   Baltimore, Maryland, United States   |   Ohio, United States   |   New York City, New York, United States   |   Michigan, United States

Develop and rehearse an emergency response plan for managing catastrophes with minimum panic, disruption and loss.

The analysis of transportation agencies' planning for response to emergencies in the event of catastrophes offers some lessons learned as presented below. Create an emergency response plan to manage…
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Lesson
Date Posted
01/21/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12)
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Northridge, California, United States   |   Washington, District of Columbia, United States   |   Baltimore, Maryland, United States   |   Ohio, United States   |   New York City, New York, United States   |   Michigan, United States
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