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enhancements, the KYTC, ODOT, OKI, and other did not have the historical “before” and “after” data
agencies in the region commissioned two studies: available for the evaluation study so they were
wrestling with an approach to conduct the analysis.
• An evaluation of ARTIMIS; and
• The development of a regional ITS
architecture/ITS program plan. Since historical data (before the deployment of
ARTIMIS) for comparison of performance
This case study describes the use of IDAS for these indicators were not available for a “before” and
two studies. “after” evaluation, IDAS, was used to provide
estimates of the benefits of ARTIMIS.
Project Goals and Objectives
Additional advantages of IDAS that led to OKI’s
The major goals of the ARTIMIS program are to: selection of the tool for the system benefits
• Improve motorist safety; evaluation included:
• Improve travel times; and • OKI and the partner agencies were interested in
estimating the systemwide impacts of ARTIMIS,
• Improve air quality.
particularly safety, travel times, and air quality.
ARTIMIS strives to achieve these goals through the IDAS provides the capability for estimating the
functions performed by the Advanced Traffic impacts for these, as well as other performance
Management System (ATMS) and the Advanced indicators;
Traveler Information System (ATIS), including: • IDAS default impact values are user modifiable
• Quick identification and clearance of incidents; with numbers that better represent conditions in
the Cincinnati region. Several studies have been
• Enhancement of public safety through roadway
conducted locally evaluating the individual
network surveillance; and
components of ARTIMIS and results from these
• Improvement in the quality of life by providing studies could be used as inputs into IDAS; and
advanced traveler information to motorists.
• IDAS provides a consistent approach for
The evaluation of ARTIMIS was centered on the estimating the future impacts of the regional ITS
following key issues that the participating agencies architecture, which was developed concurrently
needed addressed: with the evaluation effort.
• Evaluate the public perception of ARTIMIS;
• Assess emergency response agency perception Existing Agency Technical Capabilities
of ARTIMIS;
OKI’s data services department, which maintains the
• Evaluate system performance; and
region’s travel demand model among other
• Identify system benefits. responsibilities, had the technical capabilities to
The first three objectives were addressed through the apply the IDAS program for these studies.
use of surveys, focus groups, and personal However, OKI opted to have consultants conduct the
interviews. The last objective, quantify the benefits IDAS analysis due to limited staff resources. In
of ARTIMIS, involved the application of the ITS order to evaluate the system benefits of ARTIMIS
Deployment Analysis System (IDAS). and estimate the impacts of the proposed ITS
program plan using IDAS, the region’s travel
The system benefits task focused on identifying and demand model data was obtained from the OKI data
quantifying the benefits of ARTIMIS including services department and used in the analysis.
mobility, congestion, accidents, air quality, and
energy impacts. OKI and the study partner agencies
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The OKI ITS program plan consisted of two of traveler information components. These time
milestone years of deployment, 2006 and 2010. The savings are primarily realized through changing
2010 OKI, existing plus committed (E+C) a.m. peak of travel routes, and/or departure time. ARTIMIS
period travel demand model was used for both the was found to produce approximately 360 hours
2006 and 2010 scenarios. The 2006 trip estimates saved daily by travelers during the a.m. peak
were derived based on interpolation between the period and 500 hours saved during the p.m. peak
1995 and 2010 trip tables. The a.m. time period was period.
used for the ITS program plan analysis as the OKI • Travel time reliability – Travel time reliability
a.m. peak period model is better validated. The measures the time savings realized by motorists
combined a.m. and p.m. peak period results were under situations of non-recurring congestion
estimated based on factors from the ARTIMIS caused by incidents such as crashes or vehicle
evaluation results. For the ITS program plan results, breakdowns on freeways. IDAS estimated that
the a.m. peak period monetized benefits were an average of 12,000 hours of unexpected delay
multiplied by a factor of 1.63 to estimate the total is saved daily during the a.m. peak period, and
peak period benefits (a.m. and p.m. peak periods 6,940 hours saved during the p.m. peak period
combined). due to ARTIMIS. As shown in the table below,
this measure had the greatest benefit, over 85
The ITS projects modeled in IDAS for the ITS
percent of the total benefits, as the emphasis of
program plan only include those for which the
ARTIMIS is on incident detection, response, and
deployment specifics were identified, including
management.
geographic location, timing of improvements,
estimated costs, implementation methodology, and • Improving motorist safety – IDAS estimated a
target impacts. Due to the constraints of IDAS, 3.2 percent reduction in fatalities during the a.m.
some ITS components were not included in the and p.m. peak periods due to ARTIMIS.
analysis (e.g., bridge snow and ice removal). In Research has not revealed any statistically
addition, due to the limitations of the OKI model, significant change in the overall accident rate
truck-related components were not included in the due to the deployment of incident management
analysis, as the regional model does not have truck systems. However, the reduced time for incident
trip tables and trip times. detection/verification was found to reduce the
number of fatality accidents (with an offsetting
For the benefit/cost analysis, the project team increase in the number of injury accidents).
developed the capital costs and operating and • Improving air quality – The ARTIMIS
maintenance (O&M) costs were estimated based on program resulted in a reduction of 0.46 tons
the ratio of current average annual O&M to capital (3.8 percent) of hydrocarbons during the a.m.
costs for the ARTIMIS system. peak period and 0.67 tons (3.6 percent) during
the p.m. peak period. Carbon monoxide was
reduced by 3.16 tons (3.8 percent) during the
IDAS Analysis Results a.m. peak period and 4.50 tons (3.6 percent)
during the p.m. peak period. It is also estimated
The IDAS analysis results are presented separately that ARTIMIS resulted in a reduction of 1.01
for the ARTIMIS evaluation study and the ITS tons (4.7 percent) of nitrous oxide emissions
program plan. The ITS program plan results are during the a.m. peak period and 1.47 tons
further divided into year 2006 versus 2010. (4.5 percent) during the p.m. peak period.
These impacts were monetized to produce a
ARTIMIS Evaluation benefit/cost ratio for the ARTIMIS evaluation (see
The IDAS analysis of the ARTIMIS system following table). As shown, ARTIMIS results in an
produced the following findings: annual savings of approximately $136 million to the
Cincinnati region. The benefits of ARTIMIS
• Mobility (time savings) – This measure is the outweigh the costs by a significant margin and result
time savings realized by motorists through the use
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in a net benefit of $125 million per year with a estimated that the 2006 ITS program plan will result
benefit/cost ratio of 12:1. in a benefit/cost ratio of 12:1.
ARTIMIS Evaluation – Benefits and Costs 2006 ITS Plan – Benefits and Costs
(Year 2000 Dollars) Performance Measure Annual Value
Performance Measure Annual Value
Benefits
Benefits User mobility $26,292,000
User mobility $1,811,000 Travel time reliability $123,237,000
Travel time reliability $119,511,000 Fuel consumption $13,871,000
Fuel consumption $180,000 Accidents $2,487,000
Accidents $2,596,000 Emissions $8,563,000
Emissions $11,753,000
Total Annual Benefits $174,450,000
Total Annual Benefits $135,850,000 Total Average Annual Cost $13,985,000
Total Average Annual Cost $11,160,000 Benefit/Cost Comparison 12:1
Benefit/Cost Comparison 12:1
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2010 ITS Plan – Benefits and Costs abandoned vehicles and the collection of
Performance Measure Annual Value
incident data to track progress (incident
type, dispatch time, arrival time, clearance
Benefits time, etc.).
User mobility $33,401,000
− Coordinate with emergency responders on
Travel time reliability $49,300,000 how to minimize duration of an incident,
Fuel consumption $3,899,000 while still preserving their safety and the
Accidents $6,688,000 integrity of an investigation.
Emissions $2,239,000 • Continue and expand public education and
marketing campaign of ARTIMIS, specifically
Total Annual Benefits $95,528,000
the telephone/web traveler information services
Total Average Annual Cost $10,665,000 to increase the use of the system.
Benefit/Cost Comparison 9:1 • Re-evaluate highway advisory radio (HAR)
purpose and strategies, and improve operability.
Determine long-term future of HAR, and
reasonable level of investment.
Recommendations for ARTIMIS • Increase dynamic message sign (DMS)
deployment, specifically approaching freeway
The following are the key recommendations, which interchanges and on major arterials approaching
resulted from the ARTIMIS system benefits freeway entrances.
evaluation. These recommendations focus on
improvements to the ARTIMIS system. • Develop OKI staff capability to evaluate
benefits and costs of ITS alternatives.
The greatest benefit of ARTIMIS is from the These recommendations were incorporated into the
incident management components. Therefore, ITS program plan and several of the
expansion plans should focus on additional recommendations from the evaluation study have
incident management improvements. already been implemented including:
• 24/7 ARTIMIS operations;
The following additional actions are recommended • Live video feed availability to emergency
based on the evaluation: responders and the public;
• Expanded freeway service patrol to 13 hours per
• Review ARTIMIS incident records and state
day from just the peak periods;
highway accident reports to identify locations
with a high number of incidents. Expand and • Connections from the ARTIMIS operations
densify incident detection, verification, control center (shown below) via radio, fiber,
response, and management strategies in those etc. to various emergency response and
areas. transportation facilities; and
− Expand ramp and reference markers to • Increased media/marketing campaign.
entire freeway system.
− Expand and densify coverage of the freeway
service patrol (FSP) vans.
− Provide real-time video and data feed at the
local agency dispatch centers.
− Develop standardized regional incident
management plans. These should include
consistent policies about removing
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• Develop a matrix for each IDAS ITS analyzed for reasonable travel demand reduction and
improvement that lists the default IDAS impact operational management strategies, which includes
values and the adjusted impact value, along with ITS. If analysis shows that these strategies cannot
the explanations for the adjustments (as shown fully satisfy the need for added capacity, it is only
in the table on page 4). then that traditional additional capacity (e.g., adding
lanes) can be justified. Until recently, OKI felt there
was no tool available to effectively quantify the
Project Cost and Schedule performance of ITS technologies as required for the
CMS. With IDAS, there is an available tool to
The IDAS analysis was conducted for two projects, analyze ITS strategies.
including the ARTIMIS Evaluation and the Regional
ITS Architecture/ITS Program Plan. The projects In addition to providing a planning tool for CMS,
began in December 1999 with the majority of the IDAS can also provide a policy tool for
IDAS related tasks being conducted between justifying ITS investments. Typically, MPOs
October 2000 and August 2001. The cost for the sign off on the transportation investments in
IDAS runs was approximately $99,000. This cost metropolitan areas. In the eyes of many MPO
included work associated with the systems benefits Board members, ITS improvements do not have
analysis including setup, running, and reporting the same visibility as added lanes, improved
intersections, or transit expansion. It has been
IDAS results; meetings; travel; computer time;
difficult to convey the magnitude of potential
presentations; technical memorandums; and the final ITS benefits in comparison to the relatively low
report. These costs exclude agency staff time. cost for an assortment of dispersed technologies.
Now, with IDAS, decision makers can begin to
see the estimated benefits of an ITS system or of
Future Usage of Data and/or Technical ITS expansion.
Approaches Developed
As an MPO, OKI is interested in using IDAS in the As funding becomes more and more competitive,
future to satisfy the Congestion Management System OKI needs this ability to compare ITS performance
(CMS) requirements. These include: with other potential projects. OKI is now including
ITS recommendations in regional long-range
• Monitoring and evaluation of transportation
transportation plans. IDAS can help with planning
system performance;
as well as programming. It adds a new dimension to
• Identification of alternative strategies to mitigate understanding how technologies can assist travelers
congestion; and and makes it easier to bring these technologies to the
• Assessment of the effectiveness of implemented OKI region.
actions.
These CMS requirements are to be addressed by
Transportation Management Areas (TMAs) with
populations of 200,000 or more. IDAS is well suited
to address these requirements as it can be used to
analyze alternative ITS strategies and test tradeoffs
of traditional highway and transit infrastructure
options.
This is one of four case studies describing the
TMAs that are in non-attainment for ozone or carbon application of the ITS Deployment Analysis System
monoxide must conduct additional analysis. In (IDAS) software program. These case studies
metropolitan areas such as Cincinnati, highway illustrate innovative approaches in conducting ITS
corridors in need of capacity expansion must be planning and program development.
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