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Investment of 200 Solar Powered Portable Dynamic Message Signs Providing Information on Road Conditions and Special Olympic Route Network Traffic Lanes Cost $1.92 Million for the 2012 London Olympics.

Dynamic Message Signs (DMSs) are commonly used to communicate specific information to travelers regarding traffic conditions. DMS plays an important role during special events such as the Olympic…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
06/28/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12), En-Route Guidance (TI03)
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London, England

Contactless Payment System Along With Associated Contract Restructuring Found To Reduce Cost of Fare Collection From 15 Percent of Revenue to Nine Percent of Revenue.

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…
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Benefit
Date Posted
09/16/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
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London, England

Focus on Meaningful Community Engagement, Investing Revenues, and Collecting High Quality Data to Make Congestion Pricing Equitable.

As cities increasingly turn to congestion pricing, ensuring equity in congestion pricing is a critical concern. To study this issue, a research team at the Institute of Transportation Studies at…
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Lesson
Date Posted
01/25/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Road Use Charging (TM11)
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Vancouver, Canada   |   New York City, New York, United States   |   Seattle, Washington, United States   |   Singapore, Singapore   |   London, England   |   Stockholm, Sweden   |   Gothenburg, Sweden

Camera monitoring, paired with driver coaching, was found to reduce frequency of harsh braking events by 17 percent and over-speeding events by 34 percent among heavy goods vehicle drivers.

Methodology The objective was to understand how frequently individual incidents related to risky driving behavior occur: without camera monitoring and without any coaching; after camera installation…
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Benefit
Date Posted
10/29/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Freight Administration (CVO02)
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Nottingham, England

Meta-study outlines lessons learned from the implementation of downtown congestion pricing in five cities across Europe and Asia.

This study found five key lessons learned from implementation of congestion pricing. These lessons are: Vehicle exemptions are highly consequential and often increase traffic to a surprising degree…
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Lesson
Date Posted
08/14/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Road Use Charging (TM11)
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Singapore, Singapore   |   London, England   |   Stockholm, Sweden   |   Milan, Italy   |   Gothenburg, Sweden

A study of connected bike share systems in five cities shows these systems can reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to improve congestion and reduce emissions.

FINDINGS Estimates suggested that bike share systems can decrease VMT by as much as 632,841 km per year resulting in reduced congestion and fewer emissions from passenger vehicles. Researchers noted…
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Benefit
Date Posted
04/27/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05)
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London, England

Navigation systems with eco-routing features can improve fuel economy by 15 percent.

FINDINGS Eco-Driving These applications target individual drivers and interact with transportation management systems, information networks, and traffic control systems to determine vehicle…
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Benefit
Date Posted
10/03/2012
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Signal Control (TM03), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Freight Administration (CVO02), CV Driver Security Authentication (CVO14), Fleet and Freight Security (CVO15), En-Route Guidance (TI03), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16), Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS14), Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15), Road Use Charging (TM11), Transit Signal Priority (PT09)
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United States   |   London, England

Operating costs of Mileage-based user fee programs can be as low as 7 percent of total system revenue and are more cost-effective than many other types of variable pricing systems.

Tolling data were collected from approximately 15 agencies that operate and maintain a variety of electronic toll collection and variable pricing systems including open road toll systems and managed…
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Benefit
Date Posted
12/22/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Parking Electronic Payment (PM03), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Road Use Charging (TM11), Electronic Toll Collection (TM10), HOV/HOT Lane Management (ST06)
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Vaughan, Canada   |   Milan, Italy   |   London, England   |   Westminster, England   |   Scheveningen, Netherlands   |   Stockholm, Sweden   |   Oslo, Norway

Between 2003 and 2008 operating costs for cordon pricing in European cities ranged from $9.2 million to $238.5 million.

This report covered a small-scale study of cordon pricing systems to help state officials and other policy makers discuss the implementation and operational costs of alternative revenue-generating…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
12/14/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Road Use Charging (TM11)
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Milan, Italy   |   London, England   |   Stockholm, Sweden   |   Oslo, Norway
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