Transportation Management Centers: Traveler Information Dissemination Strategies. Final Report

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• Creators:
  Alsop, S. C.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway traffic control
  • Information dissemination
  • Passenger information systems
  • Real time control
  • Traveler information and communication systems
  • Data and Information Technology
  • Highways
  • Operations and Traffic Management
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Public Transportation
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-T-96-21
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00738603
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This document reports on survey results of transportation management centers across the nation, where information about the roadway system is collected and transferred out using various dissemination strategies. Some travel information dissemination strategies include: variable message signs (VMS), highways advisory radio (HAR), radio broadcast, cable television (CATV), personal computers/modems, interactive information kiosks, and real-time-dial-in telephone systems. Information is disseminated on traffic conditions, alternative routes, adverse weather & driving conditions, construction zones, and special lane use. Traffic management centers offer public/private partnership the opportunity to work together to accomplish a variety of task
• Content Notes:
  Sponsoring Agency Code: DOTJRSPA
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40656/dot_40656_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.22 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:acbb5c85abb0852082d07319f903795e40b73c96598d649fb0e946b788b9ec80