Knowledge Resource Updates - Benefits Database only Benefits of ITS http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov ITS Benefits >> Deploying transit signal priority systems may reduce transit bus delay in Burlington, Vermont by 14.2 to 16.5 percent on Route 15 and by 2.5 to 7 percent on the Old North Route, without producing delays for non-priority traffic.01/30/2012 11:01:30 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00683?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> In Washington D.C., allowing transit vehicles priority during a no-notice evacuation resulted in a 26 percent time saving for transit buses without impacting on personal vehicle travel time.01/30/2012 10:35:38 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00784?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> In Washington D.C., allowing transit vehicles priority during a no-notice evacuation resulted in a 26 percent time saving for transit buses without impacting on personal vehicle travel time.01/30/2012 10:34:52 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00784?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> The Oregon DOT estimated that weigh-in-motion and electronic screening systems at 21 weigh stations can reduce emissions of harmful particulate matter by 0.5 tons per year.01/30/2012 10:19:01 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00783?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> The Oregon DOT estimated that weigh-in-motion and electronic screening systems at 21 weigh stations can save motor carriers more than $600,000 per year in fuel costs and increase annual freight transport by more than two million miles.01/30/2012 10:18:57 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00782?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> In Arizona, an automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) system has an estimated benefit-to-cost ratio of 9.6 due to improved vehicle registration and insurance compliance.01/30/2012 10:07:21 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00778?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> An overheight warning system at a CSX bridge in Maryland decreased the number of tractor-trailer incidents by 75 percent01/06/2012 05:09:01 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00750?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Intersection-related crashes decreased 11 percent overall at signal controlled intersections in Texas after the installation of automated traffic enforcement systems.12/29/2011 06:08:03 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00660?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Operating costs of Mileage-based user fee programs can be as low as 7 percent of total system revenue and are more cost-effective than many other types of variable pricing systems.12/22/2011 03:09:21 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00771?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Benefit-to-cost estimates for dynamic pricing applications on freeway shoulder lanes ranged from 1.1 to 8.2.12/21/2011 01:27:51 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00777?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Deploying ITS transit technologies, such as CAD/AVL and traveler information services, to coordinate community transportation services for the transportation-disadvantaged improved non-Medicaid demand response trips by 18 percent and non-emergency Medicaid response trips by 40 percent.12/19/2011 09:41:57 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00661?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Simulated Rural Highway Driver Warning Systems (RHDWS) showed a potential reduction of critical events by 21 percent, a decrease of 71 percent for runoff-road crashes, and contributed to smoother driving on the curvy highway.12/18/2011 10:56:36 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00729?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Cordon pricing contributed to a 14 percent reduction in climate gases in Stockholm and a 14 percent reduction in airborne particulate matter in Milan.12/14/2011 03:15:39 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00774?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Cordon pricing in Stockholm contributed to a 3.6 percent reduction in crashes.12/14/2011 03:10:02 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00773?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Cordon pricing in Stockholm and Milan contributed to transit ridership increases of 4.5 percent and 5.7 percent respectively.12/14/2011 03:07:31 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00772?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> The conversion of HOV to HOT lanes on I-394 reduced mainline crashes by 5.3 percent.12/14/2011 02:56:50 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00770?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> After implementation of the congestion charge in London, the number of vehicles entering the charging zone decreased by 25 percent, travel speeds increased by 30 percent, trip times decreased by 14 percent, and traffic delays plummeted by 25 percent.12/14/2011 10:03:33 AMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00762?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> In Germany, vehicle-miles traveled using cleaner trucks (Euro 4 and 5) rose 60 percent from 2 percent in 2005 to over 62 percent in 2009 because of the nationwide heavy-goods-vehicle tolling program.12/14/2011 09:47:20 AMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00759?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> During the planned expansion of the I-15 HOT lanes in San Diego a survey of facility users found that 71 percent considered the extension fair with few differences based on ethnicity or income.11/30/2011 03:05:22 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00769?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Variable Pricing Systems worldwide indicate an increase in transit use and improved travel times and speeds system wide (priced lanes and general purpose lanes).11/30/2011 03:05:21 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00768?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Intersection-related crashes decreased 11 percent overall at signal controlled intersections in Texas after the installation of automated traffic enforcement systems.11/28/2011 07:59:26 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00660?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Synchronizing traffic lights on Alicia Parkway, a major corridor in California, reduced the number of stops by 75 percent and lowered greenhouse gas emissions by 7 percent.11/22/2011 12:02:37 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00659?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Local traffic measures such as controlling traffic demand, banning heavy duty vehicles or restricting speeds activated only during periods of peak pollution can contibute to significant reductions in air quality measures.11/14/2011 07:38:52 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00754?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Implementing variable mandatory speed limits on four lanes with the optional use of the hard shoulder as a running lane resulted in a 55.7 percent decrease in the number of personal injury accidents on a major motorway in England.11/14/2011 06:58:12 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00724?OpenDocument&Query=HomeITS Benefits >> Use of Navigation systems combined with traveler information can reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled by 16 percent, and drivers can save up to 30 percent in mileage when searching for a parking space.11/14/2011 06:39:29 PMhttp://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00723?OpenDocument&Query=Home