A REAL-TIME FREEWAY TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEM: EXPANSION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION

This report documents the third phase of efforts to develop Traffic Reporter, an advanced traveler information system for the Puget Sound Region. Traffic Reporter is a PC-based, graphical, interactive program that displays real-time traveler information. The goal of this project was to help commuters make more efficient use of Puget Sound area freeways by providing them with accurate information about traffic conditions. On-road surveys of Puget Sound commuters and other data provided the basis for the first Traffic Reporter design and prototype. Useability tests guided the development of a second prototype. In Phase 3, additional useability tests were conducted and a third version was developed. This report describes in detail the features of the second prototype, the results of the useability tests, and the program enhancements implemented in Phase 3. Also, tests were conducted on two methods of delivery: TV and radio traffic reporters and a touch-screen kiosk version.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/385.1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Washington State Transportation Center

  University of Washington, 1107 NE 45th Street, Suite 535
  Seattle, WA  United States  98105

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building, 310 Maple Park Avenue SE, P.O. Box 47300
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504-7300

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Haselkorn, M P
  • Spyridakis, J
  • Dailey, Donald J
  • Miller, C
  • Goble, B
  • Garner, M
• Publication Date: 1996-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 94 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traveler information systems; Driver information systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Prototypes; Radio; Real time control; Real time data processing; Television
• Uncontrolled Terms: Touchscreen displays
• Geographic Terms: Puget Sound Region
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00727224
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 385.1, TNW 95-09, Final Technical Report
• Contract Numbers: T9233, Task 4
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 7 1996 12:00AM