MARYLAND'S CHART PROGRAM: A NEW MODEL FOR ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Real-time traffic management systems are extremely cost effective if they can quickly detect and clear congestion-causing incidents and if they can convey to travellers timely and accurate information about alternative traffic routes. CHART (Chesapeake Highway Advisories Routing Traffic), such a system, is Maryland's advanced traffic management system. Built upon successes in Chicago and Los Angeles, it is itself a pioneering effort in terms of forging multiple partnerships and structuring a network approach to cover large areas and multiple corridors. This paper describes the partnerships and the network approach that has expanded the geographic coverage to an extensive area. The CHART network is statewide, embracing the Eastern Shore and extending to western Maryland along Interstates 70 and 68, while concentrating most of its efforts in the Baltimore-Washington corridor.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Kassof, H
• Publication Date: 1992-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 33-36
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Advanced traffic management systems; Cost effectiveness; Highway traffic control; Traffic congestion; Traffic incidents
• Uncontrolled Terms: Incidents
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00620845
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1992 12:00AM