Table 6-1 Metropolitan Intelligent Transportation System InfrastructureFunctions and Benefits
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Table 6-1
Metropolitan Intelligent Transportation System InfrastructureFunctions
and Benefits
| Infrastructure | Functions | Benefits Provided |
|---|---|---|
| Arterial management | Monitor arterial network traffic Implement range of adaptive control strategies Manage area-wide signal coordination |
Safety, decreased travel times, in-creased capacity, fuel savings/lower emissions, customer satisfaction |
| Freeway management | Monitor freeway conditions Identify flow impediments Control ramp metering and lane control Control highway advisory radios |
Safety, decreased travel times, increased capacity |
| Incident management | Incident detection Incident response/clearance |
Safety, decreased travel times, fuel savings/lower emissions |
| Transit management | Monitor transit vehicle position Disseminate real-time schedules Provide computer-aided dispatch Provide vehicle condition monitoring |
Safety, decreased travel times, lower costs, customer satisfaction |
| Electronic fare payment | Provide payment at station/stop or in-vehicle | Decreased travel times, customer satisfaction |
| Electronic toll collection | Provide payment at toll collection stop | Decreased travel times, increased capacity, lower costs |
| Emergency management | Monitor vehicle location Provide fleet management support |
Decreased travel times, customer satisfaction |
| Highway-rail crossing management | Provide remote monitoring of highway-rail intersections |
Safety |
| Regional multimodal traveler information | Provide information distribution on weather conditions |
Lower costs, customer satisfaction, fuel savings/lower emissions |
Source: A. Proper, Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits: 1999 Update, prepared by Mitretek Systems for the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1999, available at www.its.gov/eval/itsbenefits.htminventory99b.pdf, as of Aug.18, 2000