Improved traffic flow to reduce risk of vehicle crashes:

– better traffic and speed management
– alleviate traffic congestion
– getting traffic back to normal after crashes
– open-road/barrier free electronic toll/fee collection
– demand-responsive road pricing

Better driver and traveller decisions:

– advanced trip planning tools
– advanced driver assistance systems
– complete pre-trip and enroute information for all modes
– travel information available in private and public transport vehicles, at stops and terminals, at home and office
– intelligent speed and warning information
– support for aging or inexperienced drivers and travellers

Better safety and security:

– improved incident management
– crash avoidance systems
– monitoring and tracking of public transport vehicles
– better surveillance of transportation facilities
– prevention of unauthorized uses for commercial vehicles
– evacuation planning and execution
– reliable communications during disasters
– restoring the transportation system after a disaster
– more reliable border, weight, cargo and driver checks

Reduced fuel consumption and pollutant emissions:

– providing information to make public transportation a more attractive alternative
– reducing delays for trucks at terminals, borders, and other checkpoints
– better trip planning for time and mode / optimizing routes
– congestion reduction
– use of alternative vehicles and fuels
– environmental monitoring and protection

Reduced government expenditures:

– defer capital expenditures
– new models for financing transportation infrastructure
– save millions of dollars in operating and maintenance costs
– better utilization of existing transportation infrastructure capacity

Better goods movement:

– better end-to-end freight management
– better logistics management

Increased economic productivity by having a viable transportation system that:

– creates jobs
– supports a domestic ITS industry
– provides better access to more jobs for more people
– provides a better ability to move freight and promote trade
– can help finance infrastructure development through more reliable, flexible toll collection and road use charges
– saves billions of dollars in wasted time
– enhances operational efficiency

Improved quality of life – the physical and economic well being of all Canadians:

– better accessibility to transportation services for all travellers
– better comfort, convenience and improved safety and security
– deployment of general communications infrastructure (cellular, Internet)

Bus Rapid Transit Evaluation Study (September 2003)

Includes benefits and costs of the 98-B Line service in Vancouver, BC
 

International Benefits Evaluation and Costs (IBEC)

A co-operative working group for the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) community, set up to exchange information and techniques used to evaluate the costs and benefits of Intelligent Transport Systems throughout the world.
 

ITS benefits information is frequently published by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highways Administration. References include:

ITS Benefits and Costs Database – includes "Benefit of the Month"

ITS Benefits and Costs (2003 Update)

Search the U.S. DOT Federal Highways site for other reports