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A Road Safety Study in Texas Revealed That a 10 Percent Increase in Ridesourcing Trips Can Reduce Road Crashes by 0.12 Percent, Injuries by 0.25 Percent, and Driving While Intoxicated Offenses by 0.36 Percent.

METHODOLOGY To investigate the association between ridesourcing travel and road safety, the researchers started by aggregating variables by census tract and month-year units.  The ridesourcing…
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Benefit
Date Posted
03/28/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Austin, Texas, United States

Adopt Different Machine Learning (ML) Models to Predict Congestion Measures for Rural and Urban Areas Based on Modeling Performance Differences and Utilize Explainable ML for Enhanced Interpretation.

Adopt different ML models to predict congestion measures for rural and urban areas based on the performance differences. This study found better performance of rural freeway models as compared to…
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Lesson
Date Posted
03/22/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Data Management, Performance Monitoring (DM02), Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
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Texas, United States

Dallas' Four-Block Smart Cities Living Lab Pilot Led to a 35 Percent Energy Reduction and Six Percent Decrease in Violent Crime Following the Introduction of Intelligent LED Lighting and Improved Pedestrian Traffic.

METHODOLOGY Project results were reported quarterly to establish progress and areas of expansion or improvement. Results were measured from DIA project data, as well as publicly available data, and…
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Benefit
Date Posted
11/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Vulnerable Road User Safety (VS12)
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Dallas, Texas, United States

Evaluation of Dallas Area's On-Demand Microtransit Shuttle Service Mobile App Revealed a 33 Percent Increase in 'Excellent' or 'Good' Ratings for Transit Accessibility Among Passengers with Disabilities.

METHODOLOGY The evaluation, structured around 12 hypotheses, analyzed data from two surveys, GoLink shuttle activity, and agency data encompassing vehicle activity, costs, and transit coverage.…
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Benefit
Date Posted
10/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Dynamic Transit Operations (PT03), Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing (TI06)
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Plano, Texas, 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

Consider Incorporating the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS-Based Platforms To Support Traffic Incident Management Instead of Acquiring UAS Alone.

Consider incorporating the use of UAS and UAS-based platforms to support traffic incident management instead of acquiring UAS alone. While the initial acquisition of UASs without the assistance…
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Lesson
Date Posted
04/30/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Incident Management System (TM08)
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Texas, United States

Traffic Optimization for Signalized Corridor (TOSCo) Applications Can Reduce Vehicle Stop Delays by Approximately 50 Percent in Large Metropolitan Areas Where V2I and V2V Technology Market Penetration Increases.

METHODOLOGY The study used an off-the-shelf traffic simulation software, and calibrated the model based on travel time data available through the National Performance Management Research Data Set (…
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Benefit
Date Posted
04/28/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Signal Control (TM03)
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Houston, Texas, United States

Simulation Study of Fully Automated Vehicles With Self-Parking Capabilities in Texas Estimates a Reduction in Conflict Points by 7 to 45 Percent with Penetration Rates of 25 and 75 Percent, Along With Increase in Parking Capacity.

METHODOLOGY The study examined three parking options (on-street, off-street, and parking garage) by selecting one facility on the UTEP campus for each. Initially, three scenarios were considered for…
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Benefit
Date Posted
03/31/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Parking Space Management (PM01), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
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Texas, United States
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