Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2008 Update

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U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration

September 2008

U.S. Department of Transportation
ITS Joint Program Office
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Washington, DC 20590
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www.its.dot.gov

ITS Application Overview
www.itsoverview.its.dot.gov

EDL 14412
FHWA-JPO-08-032

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SunGuide transportation management center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Florida Department of Transportation District IV.
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State patrol officer with laptop computer in his vehicle in Connecticut. CVISN Safety Information Exchange for Commercial Vehicles in Connecticut: Increasing Inspection Efficiency Through Wireless Data Access at the Roadside, U.S.DOT Federal Highway Administration, Report No. FHWA-JPO-04-030, EDL No. 13981. September 2004, cover.

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Technical Report Documentation

1. Report No. FHWA-JPO-08-032	2. Government Accession No.	3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2008 Update	5. Report Date September 2008
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s) Robert P. Maccubbin, Barbara L. Staples, Firoz Kabir, Cheryl F. Lowrance, Michael R. Mercer, Brian H. Philips, Stephen R. Gordon (Oak Ridge National Laboratories)	8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address Noblis 600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 755 Washington, DC 20024	10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-05-D-00002
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20003	13. Type of Report and Period Covered
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
15. Supplementary Notes Jane Lappin—Task Manager
16. Abstract Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) provide a proven set of strategies for addressing the challenges of assuring safety and reducing congestion, while accommodating the growth in transit ridership and freight movement. This report presents information on the performance of deployed ITS under each of these goal areas, as well as information on the costs, deployment levels, and lessons learned regarding ITS deployment and operations. The report, and the collection of four Web-based resources upon which it is based, have been developed by the U.S. DOT’s ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) to support informed decision making regarding ITS deployment. This report discusses 17 different areas of ITS application. These chapters are divided into two sections discussing technologies deployed on the transportation infrastructure and those deployed within vehicles. The 14 different infrastructure applications discussed can be grouped into ITS strategies applied to roadways, transit, management and operations of transportation systems, and freight movement. Lessons learned during ITS planning implementation and deployment, are highlighted throughout the report and in a chapter following the review of ITS applications.
17. Key Words Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITS, Benefits, Costs, Deployment Statistics, Lessons Learned	18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public.
19. Security Classification (of this report) Unclassified	20. Security Classification (of this page) Unclassified	21. No of Pages	22. Price N/A

1. Report No.

FHWA-JPO-08-032

2. Government Accession No.

3. Recipient's Catalog No.

4. Title and Subtitle

Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2008 Update

5. Report Date

September 2008

6. Performing Organization Code

7. Author(s)

Robert P. Maccubbin, Barbara L. Staples, Firoz Kabir, Cheryl F. Lowrance, Michael R. Mercer, Brian H. Philips, Stephen R. Gordon (Oak Ridge National Laboratories)

8. Performing Organization Report No.

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Noblis
600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 755
Washington, DC 20024

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-05-D-00002

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

15. Supplementary Notes

Jane Lappin—Task Manager

16. Abstract

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) provide a proven set of strategies for addressing the challenges of assuring safety and reducing congestion, while accommodating the growth in transit ridership and freight movement. This report presents information on the performance of deployed ITS under each of these goal areas, as well as information on the costs, deployment levels, and lessons learned regarding ITS deployment and operations. The report, and the collection of four Web-based resources upon which it is based, have been developed by the U.S. DOT’s ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) to support informed decision making regarding ITS deployment. This report discusses 17 different areas of ITS application. These chapters are divided into two sections discussing technologies deployed on the transportation infrastructure and those deployed within vehicles. The 14 different infrastructure applications discussed can be grouped into ITS strategies applied to roadways, transit, management and operations of transportation systems, and freight movement. Lessons learned during ITS planning implementation and deployment, are highlighted throughout the report and in a chapter following the review of ITS applications.

17. Key Words

Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITS, Benefits, Costs, Deployment Statistics, Lessons Learned

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions. This document is available to the public.

19. Security Classification (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classification (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No of Pages

22. Price

N/A

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