In Long Island, New York, ramp metering and traveler information increased freeway speeds by 13 percent despite an 5 percent increase in vehicle-miles traveled during PM peak periods.
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Long Island, New York, United States
Long Island,
New York,
United States
Identifier
2000-B00098
Evaluation of INFORM - Lessons Learned and Applications to Other Systems
Summary Information
Studies comparing 1987 to 1990 flow rates of the Information For Motorist (INFORM) system in Long Island, New York, were used to determine the benefits of ramp metering in combination with motorist information. The results showed that freeway speeds increased 13 percent despite an increase of 5 percent in vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) for the PM peak. The number of detectors showing speeds of less than 30 mi/h decreased 50 percent for the AM peak. Average queue lengths at ramp meters ranged from 1.2 to 3.4 vehicles, representing 0.1 percent of vehicle-hours traveled.
Evaluation of INFORM - Lessons Learned and Applications to Other Systems
Evaluation of INFORM - Lessons Learned and Applications to Other Systems
Source Publication Date
01/02/1992
Publisher
Paper presented at the 71st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting. Washington, DC.
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Management »
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06)
,
Traffic Management »
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
,
Sustainable Travel »
Emissions Monitoring (ST01)
,
Sustainable Travel »
Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03)
,
Traffic Management »
Traffic Metering (TM05)
,
Traffic Management »
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
Goal Areas
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