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In Tysons Corner, Virginia optimized signal timing reduced delay by approximately 22 percent and decreased stops by roughly 6 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
Automated enforcement systems have reduced highway-rail crossing violations by 78 to 92 percent along two corridors in Los Angeles, California.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a CAD scheduling system and other improvements used to manage 17 transit vehicles decreased passenger wait time by more than 50 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
After a ramp rollover warning system was installed at three curved exit ramps on the beltway around Washington, DC, there were no accidents at any of these sites during the three year post deployment test period evaluated.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Denver, 80 percent of RTD dispatchers felt that the GPS functions of the transit AVL system were "easy" or "very easy" to use and approximately half of bus drivers and street supervisors felt likewise.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Denver, on-board silent alarms installed on RTD buses contributed to a 33 percent reduction in bus passenger assaults between 1992 and 1997.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Minnesota, a survey of travelers indicated that Smart Work Zone warning signs were accurate, useful, and gave travelers the information they needed.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In Philadelphia, the Traffic and Incident Management System (TIMS) on I-95 contributed to a 40 percent decrease in freeway incidents and reduced the incident-severity rate by 8 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In England, a variable speed limit system on the M25 freeway increases average travel times, but promotes proper following distances between vehicles and creates smoother traffic flow.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
The Hoosier Helper program freeway service patrol program in Northwest Indiana had a projected benefit-to-cost ratio of 4.7:1 for daytime operations, and 13.3:1 for 24 hour operations.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
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