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On-Site Time for Bridge Inspection with Automated System Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Estimated to Take Two Hours Compared with Two Weeks for Traditional Human-Based Inspection Techniques.

Methodology Four different flights were used in this study, with two flights manually controlled and two autonomously flown. In the manually-controlled flights, two flying techniques were tested:…
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Benefit
Date Posted
10/19/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09)
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Larimer County, CO

Use Mobile Road Weather Information Sensors and Maintenance Decision Support Systems to Reduce Material Usage and Increase Cost Savings for Winter Road Maintenance Operations.

Use mobile RWIS and MDSS to reduce material usage and increase cost savings. CDOT reported that districts that used mobile RWIS reported an approximate 20 percent reduction in material usage,…
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Lesson
Date Posted
05/31/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Data Collection (WX01), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Colorado, United States   |   Indiana, United States   |   Michigan, United States   |   Minnesota, United States

Unmanned Aerial Systems are Recommended for Routine Bridge Inspections, While Hands-On Inspections Should Still Accompany Fractured Critical Members.

Use UAS during routine inspections of large, long, and complex bridges. On such bridges, the reduction in time required for an inspection using a UAS, compared with that needed for a traditional…
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Lesson
Date Posted
01/25/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09), Transportation Infrastructure Protection (PS09), Roadside Lighting (ST04), Connected Vehicle System Monitoring and Management (SU01), Core Authorization (SU02), Map Management (SU04), Location and Time (SU05), Object Registration and Discovery (SU06), ITS Communications (SU07), Security and Credentials Management (SU08), Device Certification and Enrollment (SU09), Center Maintenance (SU10), Field Equipment Maintenance (SU11)
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Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, United States   |   Salt Lake City, Utah, United States   |   Waterville, Maine, United States   |   Winslow, Maine, United States

Smart Travel Technology Leads to 14 Percent Increase in Completion of Pre-Trip Tasks and Street Crossing Skills for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities.

Methodology Informal usability testing was conducted with local volunteers with cognitive disabilities to observe their interactions with interfaces, navigation strategies, feature options, and…
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Benefit
Date Posted
06/25/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13), Personalized Traveler Information (TI02), Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States   |   Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States   |   Colorado, United States   |   Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Autonomous vehicle shuttle pilots are more successful with early and frequent stakeholder engagement, and clear budget and goal metrics from the onset.

Since deployment, the EasyMile and RTD project team leads reflected on its many lessons learned; these are outlined below: Stakeholder alignment is key. Involve all of the potential stakeholders…
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Lesson
Date Posted
07/27/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Carrier Operations and Fleet Management (CVO01)
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Denver, Colorado, United States

License plate recognition (LPR) technologies enable police to increase parking permit compliance monitoring using fewer patrols.

When Aspen’s enforcement team installed license plate recognition (LPR) technology in some of their vehicles they were able to dramatically cut down the time it took to monitor residential parking…
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Benefit
Date Posted
07/23/2020
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Parking Space Management (PM01), Regional Parking Management (PM04), Parking Reservations (PM05), Loading Zone Management (PM06)
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Aspen, Colorado, United States

26.4 percent of Uber/Lyft riders surveyed in the Denver area indicated they would have driven and needed a parking location if ride-hailing services were not an option.

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Findings Parking demand (specific trip): 26.4 percent of all respondents would otherwise have driven and needed a parking location.Parking demand (general use): About a third of participants stated…
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Benefit
Date Posted
03/21/2019
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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Denver, Colorado, United States
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