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Intelligent Transportation Systems seek funding Daily Journal of Commerce Share    
Anyone who gets around Portland, Ore., by car probably knows the frustration of waiting at a poorly-timed red light while traffic piles up. But what local commuters don't know, transportation experts say, is that it could be worse. More Portland, Ore., wins national ITS award roadtraffic-technology.com Share
The U.S. city of Portland has won an Intelligent Transportation Society of America award for using transportation technology to tackle road congestion, traffic safety and environmental problems. More 
City of Portland wins 'ITS America Smart City Award' for ITS deployment Traffic Technology Today.com Share
The City of Portland, Oregon, has been presented with the 'ITS America Smart City Award' in recognition of the city's deployment of ITS to address congestion, traffic safety and environmental problems. The award was presented to Susan Keil, director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, and Peter Koonce, division manager of Signals and Street Lighting, by Scott Belcher, ITS America's president and CEO. "The ITS America Smart City Award is presented only to communities that are leaders in deploying ITS to address critical transportation challenges," Belcher says. "The city of Portland is certainly worthy of this recognition." More Lag in intelligent transportation could hurt economy WIRED News Share
The United States lags years behind countries like Japan, Singapore and South Korea in implementing sophisticated intelligent transportation systems that make moving goods and people more efficient, and it could hurt the economy, according to a new report. More Glimpse the wireless future of transportation WIRED News Share
The coming convergence of how we communicate and how we travel is spawning technologies that will change how we get around — and make transportation safer and more efficient, at the same time. The promise of vehicles communicating with each other and with the road, coupled with advancements in transportation infrastructure, has planners, technocrats and futurists creating an intelligent transportation system. More
Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants U.S. Department of Transportation Share
The U.S. Department of Transportation is proud to announce $1.5 billion in TIGER Grant funding for over 50 high-priority, innovative transportation projects across the country. The projects, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will create thousands of jobs all over the country and help get the economy back on track. More The TIGER grants: Which states were the big winners? The Infrastructurist Share
The Department of Transportation announced the awarding of $1.5 billion in Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants. The money went to more than 50 projects in states ranging from Maine to Hawaii to South Carolina. So which states walked away with the biggest piece of pie? Here's a rundown. More Cities prepare for life with the electric car The New York Times Share
If electric cars have any future in the United States, this may be the city where they arrive first. The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. More Smart roads: Driving technology accelerates Deseret News Share
Once purely the stuff of dreams, the technology that lets a pair of similarly equipped Mercedes-Benzes, or two Cadillac Escalades, for that matter, communicate with each other about potentially dangerous road conditions, or traffic snarls, has already been developed, said Utah Department of Transportation Director John Njord. More U.S. companies sought for Mexican government ITS projects Mexican Secretary of Communications and Transport Share
The Mexican Secretary of Communications and Transport will deploy four ITS projects in Mexico:
(Note: This RFP is in Spanish and all proposals must be submitted in Spanish.) All documents can be found at: www.compranet.gob.mx. The RFC Number is 00009083-001-010. It was published on Feb. 16. Geotectura's green gasoline station offers solar-powered EV charging Ecofriend Share
With the rise in the number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the streets, it will be important for gasoline stations to adopt the new trend and equip their stations with EV charging stations. However, since most of the electricity generated in different parts of the world still comes from coal-fired power plants, greening the world will take much more than green cars. More Rinspeed Urban Commuter: Want to get more miles out of your electric car? Take it on a train Fast Company Share
The Urban Commuter, a concept that marries electric cars and public transport in an effort to save the environment, is due to get a public outing at the Geneva Motor Show in March, where you'll actually be able to see it in action, but Rinspeed's revealing the concept now, probably to stir up a public debate about the unusual mixed-mode transport idea at its core. More Railway shutdown looms in Maine The Associated Press via The Boston Globe Share
The collapse of the housing market is largely to blame for a railroad company's plans to abandon miles of track in the far-flung northern third of Maine that have served the region for more than a century carrying potatoes, paper, lumber, and other products. More |
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