Cambridge Systematics

Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices

RC-1559

Tech Report

Michigan

Final report.

Cambridge Systematics

NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Traveler Information

This project developed a clear, concise, and fiscally sound plan to improve traveler information

for the Michigan Department of Transportation (DOT). The DOT has a long history of innovation

in the field of ITS, including a robust traveler information program led by its on-line presence “MI

Drive”. This on-line presence is supported at the roadside by the dense deployment of DMS in

the southeast Detroit metro region, with an ever-growing number of DMSs in more rural regions

of the State. This current research effort provided an opportunity to position the DOT for future

growth and enhanced service to the Michigan traveling public. Currently, there are a variety of

pre- and en route DOT traveler information resources, with more coming in the near future (such

as the soon-to-be deployed capabilities to show travel speeds across the entire State on the “MI

Drive” web site). There also are a number of traveler information resources and capabilities

being explored by other states, such as the use of social media (i.e., Twitter) and hand-held

mobile computing devices. This research project allowed the DOT to take a systematic view of

the state of the practice of the ATIS, explore the capabilities of research currently being

conducted, and provide a clear roadmap for the DOT as it grows and enhances its own ATIS

capabilities. The project has three main tasks: 1) a literature search, 2) a survey of the

traveling public, and 3) a scan of other significant statewide ATIS deployments.

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2009-0669

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