INTEGRATED MOTORIST INFORMATION SYSTEM FEASIBILITY AND DESIGN STUDY--PHASE I: FEASIBILITY STUDY; VOLUME I--FINAL REPORT; VOLUME II--APPENDICES; VOLUME III--EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A study was performed to determine the feasibility of implementing an Integrated Motorist Information System (IMIS) in the northern Long Island Corridor of New York State. The objectives of IMIS are to demonstrate the benefits of an integrated approach to traffic management and to permit research in motorist information systems and advanced concepts in traffic flow optimization. In the study, extensive corridor data were collected and analyzed to determine candidate alternative routes and connecting roadways to be included in the system network. Trade-off studies were performed to identify the most suitable approaches and equipment types for implementing the IMIS features. Two traffic simulation programs were used to perform system configurational studies and develop fundamental benefit relationships for various control policies. A set of nine alternative system designs were developed, varying in network configuration, equipment complement, and functional capability. For each design, benefits, costs, and benefit/cost ratios were calculated. This is the Executive Summary volume. It is a reprint of Sections 1 and 2 of the Final Report. /Author/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by DOT, Federal Highway Administration. Other NTIS Numbers are PB-276090, PB-276091 & PB-276092.
• Corporate Authors:

  Sperry Rand Corporation

  Sperry Systems Management Division
  Great Neck, NY  United States  11020
• Authors:
  • ZOVE, P
  • Gordon, R
  • Scott, J
  • Berger, C
  • Domjan, W
  • Soccoli, F
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 450 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Computer programs; Driver information systems; Feasibility analysis; Freeways; Highway traffic control; Networks; Optimization; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation; Traffic surveillance; Transportation system management
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172442
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-77- 47 Final Rpt., FHWA-RD-77- 48, FHWA-RD-77- 49
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-8871
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM