Evaluation of the cooperative traffic management in Munich and conclusions for the future integrated road transport environment as well as for mobility services in the region.

The Cooperative Traffic Management in Munich consists of a data network and seven pilot applications for integrated road telematics applications. From the pilot applications that are embedded in a strategic cooperation of different transportation means and various public and private transportation operators and suppliers, the impacts on traffic performance, travel time, and modal split of intermodal travel and traffic information and advanced traffic control can be derived and a substantial cost-benefit-analysis can be presented. The costs of investment, operation and maintenance of an extended application of an intermodal travel and traffic information system and of advanced traffic control are calculated and compared with the benefits in travel time savings, air pollution reduction and improved accessibility. Based on extensions presented in different scenarios that anticipate planned installations and future equipment rates, a cost-benefit ratio between 1:5 and 1:6 is derived. The reasonable cost-benefit relation is the premise for an area-wide dissemination of travel and traffic information and the installation of comprehensive traffic control. Organisational and technical models for implementing and operating such advanced mobility services are outlined.