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Title:

Travel Time Savings from a Traveler Information Website

Accession Number:

01031379

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This paper examines user benefits from traveler information services by assessing travel time savings from a traveler information website. Travel times are estimated for two theoretical commuters traveling from Bellevue to Seattle across one of two bridges that cross Lake Washington. One commuter, ignorant of traffic conditions, habitually takes the same route, while the other commuter takes the route with the shortest predicted travel time as displayed on the Washington State Department of Transportation traffic website. The analysis reveals travel time savings from checking the website as great as 26 minutes during the peak periods. However, the average savings rarely exceed one minute for any period during the day and occasionally result in worse travel times.

Monograph Accession #:

01020180

Report/Paper Numbers:

06-1324

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Lowry, Michael Blackmore
Rutherford, Scott

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

2006

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2006-1-22 to 2006-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

Figures (5) ; References (14)

Geographic Terms:

Seattle (Washington)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2006 Paper #06-1324

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 3 2006 10:39AM