This report explores the use of social media among transit agencies and documents successful practices in the U.S. and Canada. Thirty-four of 39 transit agencies in large metro, small urban, and rural areas responded to a survey, and six of those participated in phone interviews to develop case e
The report is based on a series of case studies, mainly from the United States, that describe successful business processes. One case study on active traffic management from the United Kingdom is also presented. The case studies show how business processes were successfully reengineered in operat
The report is based on a series of case studies, from the United States and one from Great Britain, that describe successful business processes. The case studies show how business processes were successfully improved in operational areas such as traffic incident management (TIM), work zone m
The guide is based on a series of case studies, from the United States and one from Great Britain, that describe successful business processes. The case studies show how business processes were successfully improved in operational areas such as traffic incident management (TIM), work zone ma
This report is an expansion on a study completed in 2008 which examined the costs of crashes to society. The results of that study are then compared with the costs of congestion on a per person basis. Overall, the cost of crashes per person is much higher than the cost of congestion per pers
This inaugural report uses 2010 INRIX traffic data to analyze 328 specific (directional) freeway corridors in the U.S. for congestion conditions and reliability. Detailed hour-by-hour data revealed when and how congestion occurs, and allowed the authors to suggest how much extra “buffer” time is
The 2011 Urban Mobility Report is a document prepared by the Texas Transportation Institute studying congestion, both currently and historically, in the United States. Data provided by INRIX, a software firm that studies historical and real-time travel time, coupled with traffic volume data from
