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Leveraging Variable Message Signs (VMS) and Adaptive Signal Control to Inform and Regulate Travelers Reduced 10 to 20 Percent Peak Time Traffic for Central London During Olympics Game Event.

METHODOLOGY A dedicated 109-mile Game Lane route (Olympic Route Network [ORN]) was established for the Olympic Games, connecting Heathrow Airport to the main event sites in central and east London.…
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06/30/2023

UK study finds that building narrower freeway lanes to accommodate enhanced route-tracking capabilities of connected and autonomous vehicles could result in cost savings of $600K (USD) for every km of road length built.

Methodology The team identified a 22-km section of the planned Lower Thames Crossing located just east of London to use as a case study to demonstrate the beneficial cost impacts of an alternative…
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07/23/2020

Emphasize pilot projects to get real-world data on impact of automated vehicles, recommends United Kingdom mobility inquiry.

Shared mobility options should be placed within a road user hierarchy directly linked to the public policy outcomes they can deliver. By increasing the transparency of options and their impacts, it…
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10/22/2019

Simplify graphical design and presentation of information to make transportation apps more accessible and user-friendly to older travelers.

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Make technology easy and intuitive to use. One key component of this is in allowing undesired functionality to be easily disregarded--for instance, by moving advanced app settings to a menu or by…
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04/22/2019

Controlled motorways offer improved travel time reliability and less stress for drivers, but in some cases costs can outweigh benefits.

FindingsThe costs of Controlled Motorways outweigh the benefits for the M25 Junction 15 to 16 section. This is because traffic volumes are high enough to activate the system to slow traffic, but they…
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02/09/2016

Field testing in the UK estimates a 10:1 benefit-cost ratio of a VMS over-height vehicle warning system compared to conventional physical beam systems.

MethodologyFor this test deployment, team leader Highway Resource Solutions and partners have introduced a number of ITS-inspired components to the model workzone, including:"Intellicone" sensors,…
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12/19/2014

Deploy arterial travel time detection systems incrementally to allow time to identify issues and fine-tune performance.

LESSONS Chandler, AZ (Bluetooth deployment) This technology uses a wireless Bluetooth reader to communicate with in-vehicle devices programmed to pair with other Bluetooth devices. Matching…
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11/30/2014