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Simulation Study of Miami Beach Network Revealed a 4.1 Percent Modal Shift to Transit with Combined Light Rail and Road Pricing Strategy, Compared to 0.5 Percent with Light Rail Alone.

METHODOLOGY The research team developed various models to accomplish the intended goals of this study:  A base microsimulation model of the Miami Beach network was calibrated using a mode split…
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Benefit
Date Posted
12/26/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Multi-modal Coordination (PT14), Road Use Charging (TM11), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Miami Beach, Florida, United States   |   Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Implementation of a Red Light Camera Program at Four Arterial Intersections in Alabama Led to a 22 Percent Reduction in Equivalent Property Damage Only Crashes.

METHODOLOGY Safety effects of RLCs were evaluated through a before and after study and equivalent property damage only (EPDO) analysis. Crash data such as severity, type, and signal status were…
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Benefit
Date Posted
09/29/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Signal Enforcement (TM26)
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Auburn-Opelika, Alabama, United States

Simulations show that truck platooning technology can reduce travel times by up to 13 seconds per vehicle on a five mile section of I-85 in Alabama.

FINDINGS The simulation study estimated significant travel time reduction benefits ranging from 7.69 to 13.26 seconds (with market penetration rates of 20 to 100 percent, respectively) with…
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Benefit
Date Posted
11/21/2017
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS14), Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Auburn-Opelika, Alabama, United States

Provide ITS training for transit systems managers, operators, and maintenance personnel when deploying Advanced Public Transportation Systems.

A study of the potential for ITS technologies to improve transit services in Birmingham, Alabama emphasized the importance of training in ITS deployment. The study noted that the majority of Advanced…
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Lesson
Date Posted
08/26/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Traveler Information (PT08), Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01)
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Identify innovative solutions for deploying Information Stations that report real-time data for weather and traffic monitoring in the event of a hurricane.

Many coastal states have a need for near real-time traffic information to support traffic monitoring during a hurricane evacuation. Deploying traffic monitoring devices to collect this information…
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Lesson
Date Posted
10/27/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Wide-Area Alert (PS10), Disaster Traveler Information (PS14), Evacuation and Reentry Management (PS13), Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12), Traffic Incident Management System (TM08), Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
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Florida, United States   |   Louisiana, United States   |   Texas, United States   |   Georgia, United States   |   Alabama, United States   |   Mississippi, United States   |   South Carolina, United States   |   North Carolina, United States   |   Virginia, United States

Effectively communicate plans for implementing contraflow lanes during a hurricane evacuation.

The breakdown in the effectiveness of the transportation system during a hurricane evacuation has spurred a renewed interest in evacuation planning both within individual states and at the Federal…
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Lesson
Date Posted
10/26/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Wide-Area Alert (PS10), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12), Evacuation and Reentry Management (PS13), Disaster Traveler Information (PS14), Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Regional Traffic Management (TM07), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Reversible Lane Management (TM16), Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01), Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
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Texas, United States   |   Louisiana, United States   |   Mississippi, United States   |   Virginia, United States   |   Alabama, United States   |   Florida, United States   |   Georgia, United States   |   South Carolina, United States   |   North Carolina, United States
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