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Modeling of Environmental Impacts from a Shared Electric Bicycle Program in Wisconsin Showed Reduced Energy Consumption of 15.78 Percent and 12.61 to 15.92 Percent Lower Emissions.

Methodology A web-based survey was distributed to members of an e-bike sharing program in Madison, Wisconsin, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison Qualtrics survey center.  A total of 667…
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Date Posted
01/30/2023

Wisconsin Study Predicts Impacts of Potential Shift to Automated Vehicles as 5.6 Percent Increase in Energy Consumption.

METHODOLOGY The demand shifts due to AV adoption was estimated from a stated-preference survey that presented the respondents with varying attributes (such as travel time, wait time, walk time, cost…
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Date Posted
03/22/2022

The cost to install smart parking meters typically range from $250 to $500 per meter.

Smart parking meters designed to work in conjunction with parking apps, street sensors and mounted cameras can automate operations for agency parking services and make self-parking easier for drivers…
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Made Public Date
10/28/2020

Regional Truck Parking Information and Management Systems have a benefit-to-cost ratio of 4.27.

A benefit-to-cost estimated for the MAASTO TPIMS estimated as part of the 2015 TIGER Grant application using the TIGER BCA Resource Guide was based on project performance data collected from the…
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Date Posted
01/30/2019

Simulation models show that roadside information used to gap-meter mainline traffic near freeway on-ramps can reduce delays related to merging traffic by 17 to 27 percent.

Findings The results suggest the potential of using gap metering as an effective strategy addressing traffic congestion caused by merging traffic. Gap metering yields delay reductions of 17 to 27…
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Date Posted
03/20/2018

Statewide annual O&M for 410 CCTV cameras and 139 DMS units was estimated at $525,685 and $233,037, respectively.

As part of a 2013 ITS infrastructure analysis, Wisconsin DOT (WisDOT) conducted an inventory of ITS devices deployed across the state to assess values and estimate future annual operating expenses…
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Made Public Date
07/19/2017

Sequential Dynamic Curve Warning System reduces the number of vehicles exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph or more by 27.8 percent

Methodology12 treatment sites and 24 control sites in Iowa, Missouri, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin were studied. The system was installed at each site during the summer of 2012. The installed…
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Date Posted
02/09/2016

Intersection control system for autonomous vehicles results in up to 95 percent reduction in intersection delay.

METHODOLOGY:ACUTA was modeled as a single-tile and a multi-tile system and simulation experiments were conducted in VISSIM to evaluate operational performance of both. Performance of single and multi…
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Date Posted
10/30/2015