Real-time, Targeted Incentives for Strategic Travelers

New communication technologies allow targeted network control aimed at reducing congestion by identifying, in real time, alternative routes for travelers. In current practice, such measures involve messages broadcast to all (or many) travelers, or tolls which are assessed identically among vehicles. A more finessed approach has the potential of reducing congestion while alleviating some of the social equity concerns with tolling, or concerns about over-reaction to real-time travel information.

• Record URL:
  http://ctr.utexas.edu/research/d-stop/research/projects/ongoing/#125

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT13-G-UTC58

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Bhat, Chandra

• Performing Organizations:

  Data-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning Center

  University of Texas at Austin
  Austin, TX  United States  78701
• Principal Investigators:

  Boyles, Stephen

• Start Date: 20180901
• Expected Completion Date: 20200831
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: 153

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced driver information systems; Congestion management systems; Congestion pricing; Equity (Justice); Real time information; Tolls
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01670183
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Data-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC58
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 23 2018 4:28PM