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IntelliDrive for Safety, Mobility, and User Fee Project. Cory Johnson Mn/DOT IntelliDrive Program Engineer. The Issue. US and State Department of Transportations (DOT’s) are concerned about their funding. Not only a Minnesota issue Not only a DOT issue. But Why are we Concerned?.
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IntelliDrive for Safety, Mobility, and User Fee Project Cory Johnson Mn/DOT IntelliDrive Program Engineer
The Issue • US and State Department of Transportations (DOT’s) are concerned about their funding. • Not only a Minnesota issue • Not only a DOT issue
But Why are we Concerned? • Decreasing fuel consumption for same or increasing VMT • Increasing fuel efficiency standards • Alternative fuels • Erosion of buying power • Cost of construction increases • Project scopes have multiple mode considerations and requirements • Gas Tax increases are not common • Highway Fund balances have not been keeping pace and require fund transfers
Mn/DOT’s History with the MBUF • 1997 - Minnesota Road Pricing Study • 2003 - A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges • 2007 - Mileage-Based User Fee Demonstration Legislation • 2009 – Legislative Report examining DOT funding alternatives
Program Approach • Leverage existing off the shelf products and their consumers / public • Utilize commercially available communications • Integrate new functions on single existing mobile platform • Address MBUF specific concerns • Privacy • Equity • Enforcement and Evasion • Administration Costs
Program Progress • Project Planning • Market research • Risk analysis • Phase 1 Scoping • Concept of Operations • High Level Requirements • Preliminary Evaluation Plan • Phase 2 Implementation • Design and Build (finish July 2011) • Field Test (July 2011 - July 2012) • Outreach (finish July 2012) • Evaluation (finish Dec 2012) • Close (finish Dec 2012)
Rates based on zones Monthly Billing and Payment Enforce at Time of Vehicle Registration MBUF Requirements • Current Rate
Travel Time Collection • Drivers choose to transmit travel times • Individual settings to allow for privacy concerns to be addressed • Device transmits travel times without interaction during trip as allowed • All trip data is collected at one point
In-Vehicle Signage Application • Proposing two types of signage notification
Document implementation experience Assess technical performance Assess customer satisfaction Investigate safety impacts Investigate mobility impacts Assess potential and feasibility Evaluation Goals
Questions or Comments Project Website http://www.dot.state.mn.us/guidestar/2006_2010/intellidrive.html