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<item><title>ITS Costs >> Costs to deploy an Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) system in Minneapolis for ten years is estimated at $3.96 million.</title><description><![CDATA[Integrated Corridor Management: Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation for the I-394 Corridor in Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 2010)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/31/2012 01:37:11 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2012-00270?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Simulated deployment of Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) technologies on the I-394 corridor in Minneapolis show a benefit-cost ratio of 22:1 over ten years.</title><description><![CDATA[Integrated Corridor Management: Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation for the I-394 Corridor in Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 2010)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/31/2012 01:33:09 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00804?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> In 2009, the Washington State DOT Incident Response Team was able to clear 98 percent of incidents in under an hour and nearly three quarters in less than 15 minutes.</title><description><![CDATA[The  Congestion Report Gray Notebook Special Edition WSDOT’s comprehensive analysis of system performance on state highways, (November 19, 2010)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/31/2012 01:33:00 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00801?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Integrate Road Weather Information Systems program and Transportation Management Centers to improve internal operations practices.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the Utah DOT Weather Operations/RWIS Program on Traffic Operations  (November 2009)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/02/2012 08:53:40 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/ID/BE74F382277372DF85257A5C0063699B?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> A multi-jurisdictional emergency response crew in the Phoenix metropolitan area provides services to six cities with a benefit-cost ratio of 6.4:1.</title><description><![CDATA[The Collaborative Advantage: Realizing the Tangible Benefits of Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration (August 2007)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/02/2012 08:31:58 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00792?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> The safety service patrol (SSP) in Hampton Roads, Virginia produced an annual benefit of $11 million in fuel savings and reductions in motorist delay.</title><description><![CDATA[A Return on Investment Study of the Hampton Roads Safety Service Patrol Program (2007)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/10/2011 03:55:02 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00681?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> The safety service patrol (SSP) in Hampton Roads, Virginia decreased the average incident duration by 70.7 percent.</title><description><![CDATA[A Return on Investment Study of the Hampton Roads Safety Service Patrol Program (2007)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/10/2011 03:54:27 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00680?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> The benefit-cost ratio for the safety service patrol (SSP) in Hampton Roads, Virginia was 4.71.</title><description><![CDATA[A Return on Investment Study of the Hampton Roads Safety Service Patrol Program (2007)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/10/2011 03:53:53 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00670?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> The average duration of incidents assisted by the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Safety Service Patrol (SSP) was 17.3 percent shorter than the duration for matching incidents without NOVA SSP assistance.</title><description><![CDATA[Assessing the Return on Investment of Freeway Safety Service Patrol Programs (2008)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/05/2011 10:53:46 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00679?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Northern Virginia freeway safety service patrol (SSP) had an estimated annual savings of $6.49 million in motorist delay and fuel consumption resulting in a benefit-cost ratio of 5.4:1.</title><description><![CDATA[Assessing the Return on Investment of Freeway Safety Service Patrol Programs (2008)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/05/2011 10:52:17 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00669?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The Northern Virginia Safety Service Patrol (NOVA SSP) had a total annual SSP operating cost of $1,193,511 in FY03 to FY04.</title><description><![CDATA[Assessing the Return on Investment of Freeway Safety Service Patrol Programs (2008)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/04/2011 01:13:07 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2011-00208?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The Safety Service Patrol (SSP) in Hampton Roads, Virginia, had a total annual operating cost of $2,353,238 from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006.</title><description><![CDATA[A Return on Investment Study of the Hampton Roads Safety Service Patrol Program (2007)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/02/2011 04:08:45 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2011-00207?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The service patrol program in St. Louis had operating costs of $2,015,378 in 2008, and operating costs of $2,075,839 in 2009.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of Freeway Motorist Assist Program: Final Report (February 2010)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>04/26/2011 04:51:44 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2011-00206?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> An Arterial Service Patrol deployed during the re-construction of I-64 in St. Louis had a benefit-cost ratio of 8.3:1, lowered secondary crashes by 183 per year, and reduced annual congestion costs by $1,034,000.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of Arterial Service Patrol Programs (I-64 Traffic Response: Interim Report (December 2009)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>04/26/2011 04:30:53 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00667?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> The St. Louis Motorist Assist program had a benefit-cost ratio of 38.25:1, with annual secondary crashes lowered by 1,082 and annual congestion costs lowered by $1,130,000.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of Freeway Motorist Assist Program: Final Report (February 2010)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>04/26/2011 04:14:46 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00666?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Involve end users and regional stakeholders, follow agency protocol for software development and release, and gain upper management support when designing and developing an Integrated Incident Management System, </title><description><![CDATA[New York Integrated Incident Management System Evaluation Project: Final Report (23 March 2007)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>03/31/2011 12:53:32 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/F7684A9FCD6D567B85257863006ED65D?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Deploy ITS technologies including Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for dispatchers and responders in traffic incident management.</title><description><![CDATA[Best Practices for Traffic Incident Management in Florida (2005)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>03/31/2011 10:30:36 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/D845321461178EB9852578630063F7ED?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> In Broward County, Florida, the 2006 analysis for the SMART SunGuide TMC roadway and incident clearance times showed reductions of 18 percent and 4 percent respectively over 2005.</title><description><![CDATA[2006 Annual Report SMART SunGuide Transportation Management Center (TMC) (January 2007)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>07/28/2009 10:54:41 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2009-00599?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Consult with traffic engineers early in the process of no-notice evacuations to secure the use of traffic management resources and to identify routes for evacuation and re-entry.</title><description><![CDATA[Technical Memorandum For Federal Highway Administration on Case Studies: Assessment of the State of the Practice and State of the Art in Evacuation Transportation Management - Task 3  (February 2006)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/23/2008 01:29:30 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;F2980E00AB90B230852574E9004B2DB9^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> A modeling study evaluated the potential deployment of full ITS capabilities in Cincinnati.  The annualized life-cycle cost was estimated at $98.2 million.</title><description><![CDATA[Benefits and Costs of Full Operations and ITS Deployment: A 2003 Simulation for Cincinnati (May 2005)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/17/2008 03:34:03 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2008-00164?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Clearly define information sharing procedures among agencies in an integrated Transportation Management Center-Computer Aided Dispatch system.</title><description><![CDATA[Computer-Aided Dispatch – Traffic Management Center Field Operational Test: State of Utah Final Report. (July 2006)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>01/04/2008 02:14:26 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;6B6C358D251BE7AF852573B30078EA1C^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Coordinate extensively with agency staff and vendors when integrating a Transportation Management Center with Computer Aided Dispatch Systems.</title><description><![CDATA[Computer-Aided Dispatch – Traffic Management Center Field Operational Test: State of Utah Final Report. (July 2006)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>01/04/2008 02:14:18 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;67F032B2DA34F1E7852573B300742162^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Work zone construction staff in North Carolina observed a dramatic reduction in queue frequency and length with use of smart work zone traveler information system.</title><description><![CDATA[Knowing Ahead of Time (May 2005).          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>03/30/2007 01:02:19 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/21AADDD19A082069852572600073D030 </link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Florida Road Ranger Service Patrol program eliminated over one million vehicle-hours of delay in 2004.</title><description><![CDATA[Road Ranger Benefit Cost Analysis (November 2005).          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>03/26/2007 12:45:01 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/758CD9800CCDE9B38525725F0068BB0D </link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> FDOT District IV budget supports a variety of Transportation Management Center (TMC) programs.</title><description><![CDATA[2006 Annual Report SMART SunGuide Transportation Management Center (TMC).          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>02/05/2007 08:18:25 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/FD2D9EE0DA5E6DE18525727400659AF0</link></item></channel>
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