Kansas, United States | ITS Deployment Evaluation

Make aggressive use of marketing to increase call volume and improve cost efficiency of 511 services deployment.

Higher call volume leads to greater system efficiency of 511 systems because O&M costs can be distributed over many callers. Despite this fact, marketing and evaluation was the smallest cost…

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Lesson

Date Posted

07/19/2010

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)

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Develop partnerships with state and local agencies to help successfully implement intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in rural transit.

Because of limited funding, rural transit agencies are not using new technology to the extent that their larger urban counterparts are; in fact, very few rural transit agencies have plans to…

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Lesson

Date Posted

02/27/2007

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Use transit intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies in rural areas to save agency staff time and create a more user-friendly system.

A key requirement for many rural transit agencies is reducing the time it takes to schedule trips and streamline the process of planning trips. Manual scheduling and planning of trips requires a…

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Lesson

Date Posted

02/27/2007

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transit Traveler Information (PT08), Transit Pedestrian Indication (PT11), Transit Vehicle at Station/Stop Warnings (PT12), Transit Vehicle Tracking (PT01), Transit Fleet Management (PT06), Transit Fixed-Route Operations (PT02), Transit Passenger Counting (PT07)

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Identify regional needs from the bottom up and ensure that specific rural needs are not neglected in state/regional ITS strategic plans.

Identify regional needs "from the bottom up" and ensure that specific rural needs are not neglected in state/regional ITS strategic plans: Needs Assessment and Regional Inventory Regional…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Ensure adequate time and resources are available at the end of the creation of the Regional ITS Strategic Plan for ongoing stakeholder outreach.

Ensure adequate time and resources are available at the end of the creation of the Regional ITS Strategic Plan for ongoing stakeholder outreach Once the ITS Strategic Plan is complete, it is…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Create multi-modal ITS plans focusing on needs and update them frequently, balancing process and projects and considering communication and coordination while ensuring that adequate resources are dedicated to implementation.

Create multi-modal ITS plans focusing on needs and update them frequently, balancing process and projects and considering communication and coordination while ensuring that adequate resources are…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Use the National ITS Architecture's User Services and User Service Objectives to reduce the effort required for planning and streamline the process of developing a regional ITS vision.

Use the National ITS Architecture's "User Services" and "User Service Objectives" to reduce the effort required for planning and streamline the process of developing a regional ITS vision. By using…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Make use of the National ITS Architecture's Market Packages and associate them with identified needs to streamline the decision-making process for regional ITS plans.

Make use of the National ITS Architecture's "Market Packages" and associate them with identified needs to streamline the decision-making process for regional ITS plans The first activity…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Use the systems goal/objectives as the initial source of desired system functionality and then use concepts in the National ITS Architecture to develop appropriate ITS projects.

Use the systems goal/objectives as the initial source of desired system functionality and then use concepts in the National ITS Architecture to develop appropriate ITS projects. The region should…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Take advantage of FHWA's investment in the National ITS Architecture, training, and technical assistance to minimize the effort required to develop a Regional ITS Architecture.

Take advantage of FHWA's investment in the National ITS Architecture, training, and technical assistance to minimize the effort required to develop a Regional ITS Architecture. When defining the ITS…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Recognize that rapid technological advances are taking place in the ITS industry when selecting specific ITS technologies.

Recognize that rapid technological advances are taking place in the ITS industry when selecting specific ITS technologies. Defining operational and implementation strategies requires reviewing,…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Include certain components to make the Regional ITS Strategic Plan useful in implementation.

Include certain components to make the Regional ITS Strategic Plan useful in implementation The Regional ITS Strategic Plan should focus on a list of ITS projects to deploy, their implementation…

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Lesson

Date Posted

09/16/2005

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Make aggressive use of marketing to increase call volume and improve cost efficiency of 511 services deployment.

Develop partnerships with state and local agencies to help successfully implement intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in rural transit.

Use transit intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies in rural areas to save agency staff time and create a more user-friendly system.

Identify regional needs from the bottom up and ensure that specific rural needs are not neglected in state/regional ITS strategic plans.

Ensure adequate time and resources are available at the end of the creation of the Regional ITS Strategic Plan for ongoing stakeholder outreach.

Create multi-modal ITS plans focusing on needs and update them frequently, balancing process and projects and considering communication and coordination while ensuring that adequate resources are dedicated to implementation.

Use the National ITS Architecture's User Services and User Service Objectives to reduce the effort required for planning and streamline the process of developing a regional ITS vision.

Make use of the National ITS Architecture's Market Packages and associate them with identified needs to streamline the decision-making process for regional ITS plans.

Use the systems goal/objectives as the initial source of desired system functionality and then use concepts in the National ITS Architecture to develop appropriate ITS projects.

Take advantage of FHWA's investment in the National ITS Architecture, training, and technical assistance to minimize the effort required to develop a Regional ITS Architecture.

Recognize that rapid technological advances are taking place in the ITS industry when selecting specific ITS technologies.

Include certain components to make the Regional ITS Strategic Plan useful in implementation.

The addition of various advanced technology applications such as radar, sensors, and control units can add $20,000 to $30,000 to the cost of a regular snowplow.

AVL technologies for highway maintenance activities, particularly snow removal, cost approximately $3,500 per fleet vehicle.

Simulation of a Coordinated Adaptive Ramp Metering Strategy Showed a Two Percent Increase in Average Weighted Speeds for Combined Ramp and Mainline Traffic.

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