Fuel consumption fell by 5.7 percent, hydrocarbons declined by 3.7 percent, and carbon monoxide emissions were reduced by 5.0 percent when an adaptive signal control system was implemented in Toronto, Canada.
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Identifier
2000-B00062
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SCOOT in Toronto

Summary Information

Beginning in September of 1990, the SCOOT system implemented in Toronto, Canada covered three signal networks encompassing 75 signalized intersections.

FINDINGS

An on-street evaluation conducted from May-June 1993 found a 5.7 percent average decrease in fuel consumption, a 3.7 percent average decrease in hydrocarbons, and a 5.0 percent average decrease in carbon monoxide emissions.

SCOOT in Toronto

SCOOT in Toronto
Source Publication Date
04/02/1995
Publisher
Traffic Technology
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