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Consider the Trade-Off Between Cost and Service Reliability When Operating Shared Ride Modes in Low-Density and Off-Peak Service Environments.

This study presented the results of an independent evaluation of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Pima County Adaptive Mobility with Reliability and Efficiency (AMORE) Mobility on…
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Lesson
Date Posted
01/29/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Mobility Platform Pilot Program Deployed in Phoenix Found 74 Percent of Users Reported Improved Access to Public Transportation.

METHODOLOGY This study considered 12 distinct hypotheses to evaluate the pilot Mobility Platform program. The hypotheses ranged from user experiences (e.g., travel time reduction, underserved…
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Benefit
Date Posted
10/24/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Connection Protection (PT17), Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (TI05), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06), Travel Services Information and Reservation (TI09)
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Consider Third-party Accessibility Testing to Enhance Digital Accessibility and Ensure Compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and Screen Readers.

Consider third-party accessibility testing to enhance digital accessibility and ensure compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and screen readers. Valley Metro employed a third-…
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Lesson
Date Posted
06/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Chicago, Illinois, United States   |   Dallas, Texas, United States   |   Los Angeles, California, United States   |   Puget Sound, Washington, United States   |   San Francisco, California, United States   |   Tacoma, Washington, United States   |   Tucson, Arizona, United States   |   Portland, Oregon, United States   |   Phoenix, Arizona, United States   |   Vermont, United States   |   Pinellas County, Florida, United States

Evaluation of Mobility on Demand Pilot Found That the Subscription-Based Transit Hailing Service Delivered Competitive Wait Times Compared to Fixed-Route Transit Headways, with Forty-One Percent of Trips Arriving on or before the Requested Time.

Methodology The independent evaluation team defined a logic model to describe project goals and link to corresponding evaluation hypotheses, performance metrics, and data sources, including system…
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Benefit
Date Posted
12/12/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Dynamic Transit Operations (PT03)
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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Costs for a System to Measure Border Crossing Wait Time in San Luis, Arizona Were Estimated at $47,100 When Using Anonymous Re-Identification Technology and $95,650 Using Radio Frequency Identification.

Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) conducted a study of technological methods to accurately measure the wait time for trucks crossing into the United States from Mexico at the San Luis II…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
08/05/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01), Border Management Systems (TM23)
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San Luis, Arizona, United States

Wrong-Way Detection System Pilot Project Using Thermal Sensors in Arizona Detected Wrong-Way Drivers Much Faster Compared to Traditional Methods Such as 911 Calls.

METHODOLOGY The system used thermal cameras for primary detection of wrong-way vehicles along exit ramps and at other potential points of entry onto the freeway’s mainline lanes. The system alerted…
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Benefit
Date Posted
01/24/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) V2V Basic Safety (VS02), Intersection Safety Warning and Collision Avoidance (VS13)
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Position Thermal Cameras on Stand-Alone Poles to Effectively Minimize False Detections for Wrong-Way Driving.

Install Thermal Cameras on stand-alone poles. The thermal cameras can register false-positive detections due to wind, pedestrians, truck occlusions, birds and other factors. This can be addressed…
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Lesson
Date Posted
01/24/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Wrong Way Vehicle Detection and Warning (TM25), Intersection Safety Warning and Collision Avoidance (VS13)
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

An Automated Vehicle Mobility Service Pilot in Greater Phoenix Found that Users' Safety Perception of the Service Improved By 26 Percent Over the Duration of the Pilot.

METHODOLOGY People living near the metro Phoenix region were recruited to participate in the automated vehicle pilot demonstration called RideChoice. Survey samples were not randomly selected as the…
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Benefit
Date Posted
01/24/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Stop Request (PT15), Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Understand the Importance of Independent Travel When Designing An AV MOD Service, Especially for Mobility-Disadvantaged Individuals.

Understand the importance of independent travel when designing an AV MOD service, especially for people with disabilities, older adults and low income households. The increased sense of…
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Lesson
Date Posted
01/24/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Stop Request (PT15), Route ID for the Visually Impaired (PT16), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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