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Updated 8:00 AM EST, April 15, 2008
 Deployment Statistics        










Highlights from the 2006 Deployment Tracking Database

National Summary
(108 metropolitan areas surveyed)
Freeway Management Reported Total Percent
Miles under electronic surveillance 7288 19470 37%
Ramps controlled by ramp meter 4102 26336 16%
Miles under lane control 956 19470 5%
Number of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) 3398 N/A** N/A**
Miles covered by Highway Advisory Radio(HAR) 4004 19470 21%
Incident Management
Freeway miles under incident detection algorithms 3305 19470 17%
Freeway miles under free cell phone call to a dedicated number 4686 19470 24%
Freeway miles covered by surveillance cameras (CCTV) 6555 19470 34%
Freeway miles covered by service patrols 8857 19470 45%
Arterial miles under incident detection algorithms 1744 103619 2%
Arterial miles under free cell phone call to a dedicated number 4592 103619 4%
Arterial miles covered by surveillance cameras (CCTV) 6332 103619 6%
Arterial miles covered by service patrols 11486 103619 11%
Arterial Management
Signalized intersections covered by electronic surveillance 58251 151198 39%
Signalized intersections under centralized or closed loop control 80110 151198 53%
Number of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) 1189 N/A** N/A**
Arterial miles covered by Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) 2453 103619 2%
Electronic Toll Collection
Toll collection plazas with Electronic Toll Collection capabilities 686 723 95%
Toll collection lanes with Electronic Toll Collection capabilities 3737 4584 82%
Transit Management
Fixed route buses equipped with Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) 26748 47404 56%
Fixed route buses with electronic real-time monitoring of system components 14199 47404 30%
Demand responsive vehicles that operate under Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) 6193 11102 56%
Bus stops with electronic display of dynamic traveler information to the public 1816 541852 0%
Electronic Fare Payment
Fixed route buses equipped with Magnetic Stripe Readers 29771 47404 63%
Fixed route buses equipped with Smart Card Readers 13912 47404 29%
Rail Stations equipped with Magnetic Stripe Readers 1012 2440 41%
Rail Stations equipped with Smart Card Readers 621 2440 25%
Highway Rail Intersections
Highway rail intersections under electronic surevillance 554 13475 4%
Emergency Management
Vehicles under Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) 95072 117477 81%
Vehicles equipped with on-board navigation capabilities 24108 117477 21%
*NR=No Response, **N/A=Not Applicable