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Benefits Database Overview

Benefits measure the effects of ITS on transportation operations according to the six goals identified by the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT): safety, mobility, efficiency, productivity, energy and environmental impacts, and customer satisfaction.  Read more >

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Application:

 Arterial Management;  Commercial Vehicle Operations;  Crash Prevention & Safety;  Driver Assistance;  Electronic Payment & Pricing;  Emergency Management;  Freeway Management;  Information Management;  Intermodal Freight;  Road Weather Management;  Roadway Operations & Maintenance;  Traffic Incident Management;  Transit Management;  Transportation Management Centers;  Traveler Information

Goals:

 Customer Satisfaction;  Efficiency;  Energy & Environment;  Mobility;  Productivity;  Safety

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 Australia;  Belgium;  Brazil;  Canada;  China;  Denmark;  England;  Europe;  Finland;  France;  Germany;  Israel;  Italy;  Japan;  Luxembourg;  Nationwide;  Netherlands;  Norway;  Scotland;  Singapore;  South Korea;  Spain;  Sweden;  Switzerland;  Taiwan;  United Kingdom;  United States

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Latest Benefit Updates

• Added: 06/03/2013 - Full deployment of mobility applications may be capable of eliminating more than 1/3rd of the travel... (12/10/2012)
• Added: 06/03/2013 - When link travel times posted on DMS are twice as long as typical travel times, drivers begin to fav... (09/27/2012)
• Added: 06/03/2013 - Transit signal priority reduced average bus travel times by 7.5 and 15 percent along major bus corri... (06/01/2010)
• Added: 06/03/2013 - HAWK pedestrian beacon shows 69 percent reduction in crashes involving pedestrians.... (06/01/2012)

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Links

• U.S. DOT, ITS Joint Program Office (JPO)
• ITS JPO, Program Assessment and Evaluation
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• International Benefits, Evaluation, and Costs (IBEC) Working Group

Available Documents

• ITS Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2011 Update
• Presentation - Navigating the Knowledge Resources for Rural Applications
• ITS Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2008 Update
• Congestion Initiative Leaflets
• Benefits and Costs Database Information from the NTOC Action Kit

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