International Benefits, Evaluation and Costs (IBEC) Working Group: International Benefits, Evaluation and Costs (IBEC) Working Group Presenter Name Presenter Title Presenter Organization Event Name Session Number Session Time, Event Date, Event Location


Agenda: Agenda What are benefits, evaluation and costs? Why is evaluation important at the project level? What is evaluation important at the national level? IBEC Organization and Events IBEC Activities IBEC Future Plans Why join IBEC?


What are benefits, evaluation and costs?: What are benefits, evaluation and costs? Focus on system impacts Not technical performance Measure how well project goal are being achieved Frequently used goal areas & example measures: Safety # of crashes, severity of crashes Mobility travel time, delay, travel time reliability Productivity cost savings Capacity # of vehicles facility can accommodate Energy/Environment emissions reduction, fuel savings Customer satisfaction results of customer surveys


Why is evaluation important at the project level?: Why is evaluation important at the project level? Evaluation provides an opportunity to learn from those who have come before. Evaluation provides evidence of benefits to justify further investments in ITS. Evaluation enables deployers to modify system operation for continuous improvement.


Why is evaluation important at the national level?: Why is evaluation important at the national level? Evaluation helps countries make better use of limited resources. Evaluation makes it easier to choose between competing proposals. Easier to choose the most cost-effective option Evaluation helps concentrate national efforts on those projects that offer the better return on investment.


IBEC Organization: IBEC Organization Mission To provide an international forum for information exchange on ITS evaluation methods and results Membership FREE and open to all interested persons Over 350 members in over 40 countries To join, send e-mail to membership@ibec-its.org


IBEC Organization: IBEC Organization Chair Steve Morello, Egis Projects (France) Vice Chair Mark Carter, SAIC (USA) Secretariat FaberMaunsell, U.K. Website www.its-ibec.org


IBEC at ITS World Congresses: IBEC at ITS World Congresses Toronto, Canada, November 1999 Seminar prior to World Congress Turin, Italy, November 2000 Workshop on final day of World Congress Sydney, Australia, October 2001 Workshop as four Special Sessions Chicago, U.S., October 2002 Workshop as four Special Sessions Training course on ITS evaluation Official launch of IBEC Working Group at evening reception


IBEC at ITS World Congresses: IBEC at ITS World Congresses Madrid, Spain, November 2003 All-day workshop as four Special Sessions Training course on ITS Evaluation Breakfast business meeting Evening reception Nagoya, Japan, October 2004 Workshop as four Special Sessions Evening reception Lunchtime business meeting San Francisco, US, November 2005 Workshop as four Special Sessions One-day international “tour” on ITS Evaluation prior to World Congress Breakfast business meeting Evening reception


IBEC at ITS World Congresses: IBEC at ITS World Congresses London, U.K., October 2006 Workshop as four Special Sessions Update on the Impacts of Road Pricing: Beyond the Technology The “Big Shift”: From Building Roads to Operating Transportation Networks The Economy, Security, and Efficiency Benefits of Emerging Freight Technologies ITS Case Studies from Economies in Transition and Developing Countries One-day international “tour” on ITS Evaluation Business meeting Evening reception Beijing, China, 2007 New York City, US, 2008 Stockholm, Sweden, 2009


IBEC at Regional ITS Forums: IBEC at Regional ITS Forums I2tern - Euro Regional Projects - Conferences Dusseldof, Germany, 2003 Vienna, Austria, 2004 Dublin, Ireland, 2005 Barcelona, Spain, 2006 ITS in Europe Conferences Budapest, Hungary, 2004 Hannover, Germany, 2005 Aalborg, Denmark, 2006


IBEC at Regional ITS Forums: IBEC at Regional ITS Forums Other venues at which to promote IBEC World Bank In-House Training on Transportation, Washington, D.C., April 2006 ITS Canada Annual Meeting, Whistler, Canada, June 2006 World Bank Seminar on International Experience in ITS, Beijing, China, June, 2006 ITS Asia Pacific Forum, Hong Kong SAR, July 2006 PIARC Committee C.14 on Management of Network Operations Seminar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2006 Pan American ITS Congress, Santiago, Chile, November 2006 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2007 ITS South Africa Annual Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa, March 2007


IBEC Future Plans: IBEC Future Plans E-mail communication to members International compilation of best practices on selected topics Under consideration: “ITS and Special Events”, “ITS for Civil Protection” Increase participation from under-represented regions Africa, South America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Eastern Europe


Why join IBEC?: Why join IBEC? To tap into a worldwide pool of expertise on ITS benefits, evaluations, and costs Thought-provoking and informative sessions at ITS World Congresses E-mail discussion group where members can post questions and get answers Networking opportunities at regional ITS meetings, e.g.: ITS America, ITS in Europe, ITS Japan International compilation of best practices on selected topics Topics under consideration: “ITS for Special Events”, “ITS for Civil Protection” How to join Send e-mail to membership@ibec-its.org