All: Agency Productivity and Efficiency

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Scheduling software enabled St. Johns County in northeast Florida to reduce office staff from 9 to 4.5 full-time equivalents, while doubling the number of daily trips on the paratransit service, saving $58,000 per year.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/15/2008 | Source Date:
Evaluation data collected from the Freight Information Real-time System (FIRST) for Transport project estimated that savings per drayage trip to an ocean terminal would range from $21.36 to $247.57.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/15/2008 | Source Date:
In Portland, Oregon, the Tri-Met transit agency used archived AVL data to reduce variation in run times, improve schedule efficiency, and make effective use of resources.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/14/2008 | Source Date:
The Traffic Light Synchronization program in Texas demonstrated a benefit-to-cost ratio of 62:1
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/03/2008 | Source Date:
Approximately 50 percent of Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) managers surveyed indicated that CVISN electronic credentialing systems can save staff time and labor, allowing additional support to be assigned to more critical
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/26/2008 | Source Date:
A study of the congestion charging scheme in central London found benefits exceeding costs by a ratio of 1.5:1 for a £5 charge and 1.7:1 for an £8 charge.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/25/2008 | Source Date:
Outside San Francisco, a transit-based smart parking system contributed to an increase in transit mode share, a decrease in commute time and a reduction in total VMT.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/15/2008 | Source Date:
Automatic anti-icing systems on bridges reduced crashes by 25 to 100 percent and benefit-to-cost ratios ranged from 1.8:1 to 3.4:1.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/08/2008 | Source Date:
Intersection collision avoidance systems deployed at intersections with high crash frequencies or high rates of severe injury are projected to recoup initial costs within one year, through a reduction in crashes.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 06/03/2008 | Source Date:
In rural areas, communication networks that provide immediate access to remote data controls on field data can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations and maintenance activities.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 05/29/2008 | Source Date:
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