Road traffic management

Expertise.com Study Reveals Best and Worst States for Drivers

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Sunday, April 11, 2021
Transport, Land transport, Human activities, Road traffic management, Road safety, Traffic law, Road transport, Infrastructure, Road, NEW JERSEY, Traffic, Driving

b'LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Expertise.com, a top resource for online reviews and the best local experts, has published a recent study on the best states for drivers in 2021.

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  • b'LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Expertise.com, a top resource for online reviews and the best local experts, has published a recent study on the best states for drivers in 2021.
  • The report provides an overall score for each state and rankings based on safety, car ownership and maintenance costs, and traffic and road conditions.\nThe report ranks Iowa, Vermont, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin as the top five best states for drivers in 2021.
  • While Iowa earned the best overall score, New Jersey ranks first for safety, Wisconsin for vehicle ownership and maintenance costs, and Utah for traffic and road conditions.\nThe worst states overall for U.S. drivers include California, Maryland, New Jersey, Florida, and Colorado.
  • South Carolina earned the lowest score for safety, California for costs to drivers, and New Jersey for traffic and road conditions.\n'

GTT Announces General Availability of its Incident-Based Opticom Technology for Law Enforcement

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Transport, Land transport, Service industries, Road traffic management, Road transport, Opticom, Traffic law, Traffic congestion, Preemption, Teletraffic engineering, Intelligent transportation system, Traffic

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) announced general availability of its incident-based preemption system for law enforcement today.

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  • ST. PAUL, Minn., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) announced general availability of its incident-based preemption system for law enforcement today.
  • "Law enforcement gets to realize the same benefits of preemption as their fire and EMS counterparts, while traffic engineering can rest assured that the technology will only be used when it's really needed."
  • GTT's Opticom intelligent transportation solutions help to increase safety, minimize traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while maximizing resource efficiency and performance.
  • Thousands of emergency, transit and traffic agencies have trusted the innovative, comprehensive Opticom traffic solutions for more than 50 years.

Verra Mobility Applauds National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Inclusion of Automated Speed Enforcement on the 2021-2022 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Transport, Land transport, Road traffic management, Traffic law, Road transport, Road safety, Law enforcement, Speed limit, Traffic enforcement camera, Road traffic safety, Traffic collision

Among the list of technologies highlighted by the NTSB to achieve this goal is automated enforcement.

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  • Among the list of technologies highlighted by the NTSB to achieve this goal is automated enforcement.
  • Between 2009 and 2018, speeding-related crashes resulted in nearly 100,000 fatalities-that's close to one-third of all traffic fatalities in the United States.
  • Speed-limiters on large trucks, automated enforcement, expert speed analysis tools, and education campaigns are underused in our communities.
  • Verra Mobility CEO David Roberts added, "We appreciate the NTSB's validation of the benefits speed safety cameras can have on traffic safety.

Conduent Transportation and Hayden AI Announce Technology Partnership to Improve Bus Lane Performance and Traffic Safety

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Transport, Land transport, Road traffic management, Transportation planning, Sustainable transport, Road transport, Traffic congestion, Bus lane

Through technology and innovation, the companies will help agencies to manage traffic congestion and curbside space while lessening environmental impacts.

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  • Through technology and innovation, the companies will help agencies to manage traffic congestion and curbside space while lessening environmental impacts.
  • Effective enforcement of bus lanes, for example, can enhance the flow of passenger buses, thereby improving public transportation services and traffic safety while reducing emissions from idling vehicles.
  • Were excited to bring Hayden AIs technology and expertise to transportation agencies.
  • The partnership's offerings can improve the reliability and performance of traffic enforcement solutions, which are increasingly important to transportation agencies and the people they serve, especially in densely populated urban areas.

IRD Awarded $13 Million Contract in New York State

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Monday, March 29, 2021
Land transport, Transport, Traffic law, Road safety, Road traffic management, Road transport, Traffic

Under this agreement, IRD will install, manage and maintain the NYSDOT permanent traffic data collection sites located in Metro New York City and Long Island.

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  • Under this agreement, IRD will install, manage and maintain the NYSDOT permanent traffic data collection sites located in Metro New York City and Long Island.
  • "We have been providing traffic data services to the State of New York for over 20 years and are pleased to announce that we are entering another long-term performance-based agreement with the state.
  • The types of Traffic Data Collection sites incorporated within this contract include Continuous Count, Automatic Vehicle Classification, Weigh-in-Motion, and Permanent Short Count.
  • IRD is a dynamic technology company engaged in developing key components and advanced systems for the next generation of transportation networks.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: EIB provides €40 million for improving the urban transport network in the Canton of Sarajevo

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Transport, European Union, Europe, Multilateral development banks, European Investment Bank, Road traffic management, Traffic congestion, Sustainable transport, SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, Public transport

To support the transition to more sustainable transport modes, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing 40 million for the reconstruction of the urban transport network in the Canton of Sarajevo.

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  • To support the transition to more sustainable transport modes, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing 40 million for the reconstruction of the urban transport network in the Canton of Sarajevo.
  • These improvements will significantly increase safety and reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the surrounding municipalities.
  • The establishment of a more efficient and reliable public transit system is expected to enable a shift of passengers from private to public transport modes.
  • The majority of these funds were allocated to Corridor Vc, which is one of the most important regional investments for the EIB.

Enhanced Last-Mile Delivery Can Reduce Traffic Congestion and Air Emissions in Cities, Accenture Report Finds

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Environment, Technology, Security, Transport, Software, Networks, Data management, Logistics, Supply chain management, Retail, Online Retail, Road traffic management

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210323005045/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210323005045/en/
    The Accenture study identifies achievable reductions in the levels of harmful air emissions arising from a reduction in delivery vehicle volumes in the cities of Chicago, London and Sydney.
  • Chicagos delivery traffic could also be reduced by 13%, equal to 127 million fewer miles (205 million fewer kilometers) travelled across Cook County.
  • For Sydney, the report forecasts about a 2% reduction in delivery traffic, or about 16 million miles (27 million kilometers) of reduced vehicle traffic across the Greater Sydney region.
  • The study also found that deploying route optimization technologies alongside MFCs could reduce delivery traffic by an additional 3% to 4% across the three cities.

Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Market to Grow by USD 33.83 Billion during 2021-2025|Increasing Traffic Congestion and Road Accidents to Emerge as Key Driver |Technavio

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Transport, Land transport, Road traffic management, Road transport, Transportation planning, Sustainable transport, Traffic congestion, Transport economics, Traffic, Intelligent transportation system, Transportation demand management, Congestion pricing

Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Market: Increasing traffic congestion and road accidents to drive growth.

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  • Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Market: Increasing traffic congestion and road accidents to drive growth.
  • Increased vehicle sales and the rising urban population in Asian countries have triggered road traffic congestion.
  • Improper traffic management is another major factor for the increasing traffic congestion and rising number of road accidents.
  • Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Market: Growing road freight logistics market.

Sund & Baelt’s Expectations Exceeded in First Seven Months of Denmark’s Low Emission Zone Deployment

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Transport, Transportation planning, Natural environment, Car costs, Road traffic management, Human activities, Air pollution, Environmental protection, Low-emission zone, Road pricing, Marston

Of note, illegal driving in the Danish low emission zones will cost DKK 12,500 ($2000 US) for lorries and buses and DKK 1,500 ($150 US) for vans.

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  • Of note, illegal driving in the Danish low emission zones will cost DKK 12,500 ($2000 US) for lorries and buses and DKK 1,500 ($150 US) for vans.
  • Sund & Baelt (S&B), a state-owned transport infrastructure provider, engaged with ITS Teknik/Neology and Marston Holdings to solve one of the most pressing traffic related challenges in Denmark.
  • These solutions provide a seamless customer experience to register vehicles (individual and fleet), process PCNs and support the collection of fines.
  • ParkTrade is part of Marston Holdings and the leading European provider of road tolling and charging solutions.

China's New Urbanization Drive Puts People at the Fore

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Human migration, Demography, Cultural globalization, Urban development, Human activities, Road traffic management, Land use, Urbanization, Traffic congestion, Migrant worker

Most of the bigger ones also eased restrictions for incoming groups including migrant workers with stable jobs and college students from rural areas.

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  • Most of the bigger ones also eased restrictions for incoming groups including migrant workers with stable jobs and college students from rural areas.
  • According to Hu Zucai, deputy head of the NDRC, the urbanization drive has created 19 city clusters, where over 75 percent of the entire urban population live.
  • "It led to traffic congestion, high housing prices and pollution in large cities, leaving many small and medium-sized cities insufficiently developed."
  • "As new urbanization advances, more personnel, funds and other resources will flow to rural areas, which will improve resource allocation across the country," Yin said.