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Independent study estimates the total cost for buildout of a Great Lakes Hyperloop system to be between $25 billion and $30 billion (less expensive than high-speed rail).

First envisioned as a high-speed alternative to other modes of transportation, the Hyperloop consists of large-scale vacuum tubes with magnetic-levitation tracks that can carry capsules with…
01/14/2020
Taxonomy: Operations & Fleet Management

A curbside management app in the City of Columbus charges commercial vehicle operators 10 cents for up to five minutes in a loading zone and then 2 cents per minute thereafter.

The City of Columbus has partnered with the curbFlow company to pilot an app that will help coordinate pickups and deliveries in busy areas where drivers often double-park because there is not enough…
05/29/2020
Taxonomy: Commercial Vehicle Operations, Parking Fee Payment

In Columbus, OH, the cost for a three phased demonstration of autonomous public shuttles was estimated at $4 million

In December 2018, Columbus’ Smart Circuit demonstration will begin offering rides in self-driving electric shuttles in the downtown business district. Smart Columbus, the state's DriveOhio initiative…
02/11/2019
Taxonomy: Navigation / Route Guidance

Up to 10 self-driving electric shuttles will start circling Columbus Ohio’s Scioto Mile with an estimated total cost of $4 million for all three phases of the program.

Up to 10 self-driving electric shuttles, provided by May Mobility Inc., will start circling downtown Columbus tourist spots. Three of these vehicles will be operating at any one time between 6 a.m.…
07/26/2019
Taxonomy: Driver Assistance, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch

More than $224 million will be invested in Ohio’s 33 Smart Mobility Corridor by 2020.

Central Ohio’s NW 33 Innovation Corridor Council of Governments (COG)—comprised of Union County, the City of Marysville, the Marysville – Union County Port Authority, and the City of Dublin—offers an…
09/21/2018
Taxonomy: Lane Management

Between 2003 and 2007, annual operating costs and revenues at 15 tolling agencies averaged $85.825 million and $265.753 million, respectively.

This report covered an analysis of tolling systems to help state officials and other policy makers discuss the implementation and operational costs of alternative revenue-generating systems. Three to…
12/14/2011
Taxonomy: Pricing, Toll Collection, High-Occupancy Vehicle Facilities, High-Occupancy Vehicle Facilities, Pricing

The costs of deploying Side Object Detection Systems for transit buses include acquisition, training and maintenance costs.

Side Object Detection Systems (SODS) for transit buses have the potential to improve transit bus safety by helping operators avoid collisions with side objects. Although transit bus collisions are…
04/20/2010
Taxonomy: Lane Change Assist, Obstacle Detection

At a cost of approximately $3.7 million, Ohio DOT added 86 weather stations to its existing road weather information system.

In 2003, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) expanded its Roadway Weather Information System (RWIS) with the addition of 86 weather stations to the 72 already in operation. The 158 weather…
03/05/2004
Taxonomy: Atmospheric Conditions, Pavement Conditions

Ohio DOT installed eight Web cameras, at a cost of $17,000, as a temporary solution to traffic surveillance in work zones.

Ohio DOT installed web cameras in its I-70 work zone to assist in traffic management. The cost of installation was kept very low due to the use of temporary structures. Although the installations…
12/18/2003
Taxonomy: Temporary Traffic Management