Personal Mobility

The Texas Department of Transportation is interested in determining what the best and most cost effective technology to use that provides last mile connectivity to their TranStar Transportation Management System and can provide an easy way to bridge breaks in their fiber network that occur through accident or new construction. This TxDOT sponsored evaluation identified the most cost effective technology to use by using a proof of concept demonstration in a real world environment.This paper reports the results of the test and evaluation of the data and video wireless communications using the unlicensed 2.4GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands over a distance of 17.4 miles. Wireless telecommunication products that were tested ranged in price from $3,700 to $12,600. Two technologies were evaluated using live video transmitted at 30 frames per second and encoded to the MPEG2 standard. They were: • 2.4 GHz ISM Band using the IEEE 802.11b standard (2 Million bits per second (Mbps) to 11 Mbps data rates) • 5.8 GHz U-NII Band compatible with the IEEE 802.3 standard (10 Mbps to 430 Mbps data rates)

Texas DOT

PSB&J

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, May 19-22, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Advanced Regional Traffic Interactive Management and Information System (ARTIMIS) is a regional traffic management system provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Federal Highway  Administration (FHWA), Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Regional Council of Governments, and the City of Cincinnati. ARTIMIS has two major functions, specifically, Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) and Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS). The ATIS service, known as SmarTraveler, is but one component of the ATIS function and is hereinafter referred to as the ARTIMIS Traveler Advisory Telephone Service or ARTIMIS TATS.

The following are the overall objectives that this research project was created to meet:

• to assess the overall satisfaction and effectiveness of ARTIMIS TATS;

• to determine the general awareness of ARTIMIS TATS in the regional coverage area;

• to determine the prevalence and preference of accessing the service through the use of

a N11 dialing code, such as 211, versus a seven-digit number; and

• to determine the influence of traveler information on travel behavior.

In order to accomplish these objectives, two surveys were designed and undertaken.

ARTIMIS TATS users were invited to participate in the first survey, by intercepting their calls into the system. The second survey, an awareness survey, was designed as a random-digit dial survey for people in the ARTIMIS coverage area. The results relating to user satisfaction and the effect the system has on travel behavior can be found in a forthcoming paper in Transportation Research Record.

Department of Civil Engineering and Kentucky Transportation Center

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida

Currently, many federal/state/local agencies are providing diverse public transportation service at the historically slow-growth rural areas. The integration of these available rural transit services can be greatly enhanced with the automated demand-responsive transits, and coordinated transit service equipped with the Intelligent Transportation System and Information Technology (ITS/IT) technologies. This paper discusses both the available ITS technologies and existing institution barriers that are essential to improve the quality of life at the rural communities.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida

The New York City, New Jersey Metropolitan area transit, highway, bridge, and tunnel systems are the arteries that move the life blood in the region. 37 million people live within a 30 mile radius, and tens of millions of annual tourists and business travelers using this transportation network make a significant contribution to the regional economy. Linking the myriad of payments systems into one unified electronic system will improve services, reduce costs, and encourage great use of transit for this market.

This year we will be testing smart cards for New Jersey Transit rail customers traveling to Newark International Airport. These smart cards will be used to access the AirTrain fare gates at the new Northeast Corridor station. Smart cards will also be incorporated next year into the fare payments system for the new John F. Kennedy International Airport AirTrain. At the same time, we are exploring a new PATH fare collection system incorporating both MetroCard and smart card capability. And in time, smart cards will be issued for other New Jersey Transit and Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus and rail riders.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida

The interest in and need for monitoring and reporting on arterial congestion has been growing as part of both traffic management and driver information system efforts. State and local agencies use different detection equipment such as inductance loop detectors and closed-circuit television (CCTV) to monitor arterial surveillance. In the Puget Sound area, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has considered using CCTV cameras to provide arterial traffic condition information, and several local agencies have installed CCTVs to monitor arterial performance and provide images of arterial traffic conditions to the public. However, there is no clear understanding about what type of data is useful to travelers and how to present arterial traffic conditions to better serve public information needs. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the options for depicting arterial traffic flow conditions from the average traveler’s perspective.

This paper describes traveler opinions about useful arterial traffic condition measures, as well as ways that such information could be interpreted and effectively displayed for the general public. The project also deals with travelers’ preferences for traffic information delivery formats.

Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC): University of Washington

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida