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Updated 8:00 AM EST, November 12, 2008
 Deployment Statistics        










Highlights from the 2007 Deployment Tracking Database

National Summary
(108 metropolitan areas surveyed)
Freeway Management Reported Total Percent
Miles under electronic surveillance 7589 19370 39%
Ramps controlled by ramp meter 4197 26336 16%
Miles under lane control 1119 19370 6%
Number of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) 3359 N/A** N/A**
Miles covered by Highway Advisory Radio(HAR) 3727 19370 19%
Incident Management
Freeway miles under incident detection algorithms 2835 19370 15%
Freeway miles under free cell phone call to a dedicated number 5486 19370 28%
Freeway miles covered by surveillance cameras (CCTV) 6884 19370 36%
Freeway miles covered by service patrols 8057 19370 42%
Arterial miles under incident detection algorithms 1297 103619 1%
Arterial miles under free cell phone call to a dedicated number 4460 103619 4%
Arterial miles covered by surveillance cameras (CCTV) 5863 103619 6%
Arterial miles covered by service patrols 14534 103619 14%
Arterial Management
Signalized intersections covered by electronic surveillance 48196 137320 35%
Signalized intersections under centralized or closed loop control 72255 137320 53%
Number of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) 1104 N/A** N/A**
Arterial miles covered by Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) 3025 103619 3%
Electronic Toll Collection
Toll collection plazas with Electronic Toll Collection capabilities 590 612 96%
Toll collection lanes with Electronic Toll Collection capabilities 3501 4113 85%
Transit Management
Fixed route buses equipped with Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) 26381 43233 61%
Fixed route buses with electronic real-time monitoring of system components 14543 43233 34%
Demand responsive vehicles that operate under Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) 6844 10938 63%
Bus stops with electronic display of dynamic traveler information to the public 1893 491695 0%
Electronic Fare Payment
Fixed route buses equipped with Magnetic Stripe Readers 29876 43233 69%
Fixed route buses equipped with Smart Card Readers 14183 43233 33%
Rail Stations equipped with Magnetic Stripe Readers 994 2497 40%
Rail Stations equipped with Smart Card Readers 601 2497 24%
Highway Rail Intersections
Highway rail intersections under electronic surevillance 490 12028 4%
Emergency Management
Vehicles under Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) 89037 111493 80%
Vehicles equipped with on-board navigation capabilities 28399 111493 25%
*NR=No Response, **N/A=Not Applicable