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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) spent a total of $287,282 on a 2018 shared dockless e-scooter pilot program, with $212,077 of the costs recovered by program and permit fees.
E-scooters emerged in 2017 as a new shared mobility service in the United States. Portland’s pilot began July 23, 2018 and ended November 20, 2018.
Five companies applied for permits, and three…
02/25/2019
Taxonomy: Asset Management
Carsharing service Car2Go pays cities $1,009 to $2,644 per vehicle for parking and other operating costs.
Carsharing is the short-term provision of individual vehicles to individuals who drive themselves and return the cars to set locations. It differs from traditional car rental in that most carsharing…
02/27/2018
Taxonomy: Ride Sharing / Matching
The cost to implement a red-light extension (RLE) system on two major approaches to a single four-way signalized intersection was estimated at $16,500.
This research evaluated the implementation of a red-light extension (RLE) system to reduce red-light running (RLR) and improve safety at the intersection of US30 and Cornelius Pass Road in Portland,…
05/09/2017
Taxonomy: Adaptive Signal Control, Advanced Signal Systems
The capital cost to install a next generation transit signal priority system in the Portland area was estimated at $500,000.
In the Portland metro area, regional partners created a vision for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO). Key stakeholders from across the region including public agency staff,…
01/23/2015
Taxonomy: Speed Enforcement, Eco-Smart Parking, Advanced Signal Systems, Variable Lane, Data Archive, Transit Signal Priority, Ride Sharing / Matching
The capital cost to integrate voice and data networks for regional traffic incident management was estimated at $10 million.
In the Portland metro area, regional partners created a vision for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO). Key stakeholders from across the region including public agency staff,…
01/23/2015
Taxonomy: Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch, Response Routing, Service Patrols
The capital cost to centralize all real-time roadway traveler information to the TripCheck Travel Information Portal was estimated at $3 million.
In the Portland metro area, regional partners created a vision for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO). Key stakeholders from across the region including public agency staff,…
01/23/2015
Taxonomy: Information Dissemination, Data Archive, Multimodal Traveler Information Management, Eco-Traveler Information, Internet / Wireless
The overall cost to implement a region-wide Traffic Management System in Portland Oregon was estimated at $36 million.
This document discusses how MPOs have incorporated TSMO projects into the programming phase of transportation investment decisionmaking in metropolitan areas. Based on a sample of practices from MPOs…
02/26/2015
Taxonomy: Adaptive Signal Control, Service Patrols, Transit Signal Priority, Ride Sharing / Matching, Multimodal Traveler Information
Capital costs for a transit vehicle pedestrian warning system installed on 45 buses in Portland ranged from $58,500 to $97,200.
As part of a cooperative agreement with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) equipped 45 buses with three types of…
12/17/2015
Taxonomy: Pedestrian Safety
Capital costs for transit vehicle mobile data terminals typically range between $1,000 and $4,000 per unit, with installation costs frequently between $500 and $1,000.
The Mobile Data Terminals study, published by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), defines the mobile data terminal (MDT) as "a multifunctional data collection device on board transit vehicles…
09/08/2008
Taxonomy: With Carrier / Dispatch, Safety & Security, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch
The Portland TriMet Transit Tracker real-time traveler information system cost approximately $1.075 million to design and implement.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) sponsored a study to analyze the return-on-investment for real-time bus arrival time information systems. The Transit Tracker system deployed in the Tri-…
07/29/2008
Taxonomy: In-Terminal / Wayside, Internet / Wireless / Phone
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