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<item><title>ITS Benefits >> Operating costs of Mileage-based user fee programs can be as low as 7 percent of total system revenue and are more cost-effective than many other types of variable pricing systems.</title><description><![CDATA[NCHRP Report 689:  Costs of Alternative Revenue-Generation Systems (2011)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>12/22/2011 03:09:21 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00771?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The annual operating costs for a parking pricing system in central London averaged $77 million.</title><description><![CDATA[NCHRP Report 689:  Costs of Alternative Revenue-Generation Systems (2011)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>12/14/2011 02:10:46 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2011-00243?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Variable Pricing Systems worldwide indicate an increase in transit use and improved travel times and speeds system wide (priced lanes and general purpose lanes).</title><description><![CDATA[NCHRP Synthesis 686: Road Pricing - Public Perceptions and Program Development (February 2011)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>11/30/2011 03:05:21 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00768?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> For implementation of smart parking systems, consider sites that experience high parking demand, are located close to a major freeway or arterial, and are configured to accommodate parking sensors at entrances and exits to promote accurate parking counts.</title><description><![CDATA[Smart Parking Management Field Test: A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District Parking Demonstration - Final Report (June 2008)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/11/2011 08:06:17 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/D0E26B0B700E79E5852579200069B469?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The capital cost to implement a smart parking system having two roadside DMS units, an integrated web-based reservation system, and IVR support was estimated at $205,000</title><description><![CDATA[Smart Parking Management Field Test: A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District Parking Demonstration - Final Report (June 2008)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>07/01/2011 11:00:40 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2011-00215?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Survey data indicate the most popular reason commuters use smart parking is that a parking spot will be available when they need it.</title><description><![CDATA[Smart Parking Management Field Test: A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District Parking Demonstration - Final Report (June 2008)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>06/22/2011 05:53:33 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00696?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) smart parking system encouraged 30 percent of surveyed travelers to use transit instead of driving alone to their place of work.</title><description><![CDATA[Smart Parking Management Field Test: A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District Parking Demonstration - Final Report (June 2008)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>06/22/2011 05:52:14 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00695?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>New Lessons Database Entry >> Find innovative funding resources to help finance management and operations (M&amp;O) strategies and ITS.</title><description><![CDATA[     Getting More by Working Together - Opportunities for Linking Planning and Operations.  November 2004 .          ]]></description><pubDate>10/11/2006 12:13:40 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;ADD62E2288FBD36D8525707E0061C4CC</link></item></channel>
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