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 ITS America cordially invites you to actively participate in the national conference that will bring you a fresh look at emerging projects, products, technologies and services that are making America strong by helping to solve the nation's transportation challenges. The annual meeting of America's leading intelligent transportation systems industry association brings you speakers, sessions, demonstrations and technical tours that will show you how technology innovations are connecting communities and transforming transportation, while fostering job creation and economic growth. Begin the ITS America Annual Meeting on Monday morning, May 3, with a Texas State Senate hearing focusing on transportation and homeland security. Immediately following, the Opening Plenary addresses the Texas transportation experience, featuring leading Texas state and local officials. Tuesday's U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Plenary brings together DOT Modal Administrators to focus on how ITS can help improve job creation and economic growth, create a more integrated, performance-based transportation system and provide Americans with safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable transportation choices. Monday and Tuesday afternoons you'll want to witness the striking demonstration of the emergency response to an overturned 18-wheeler. And headlining the Closing Plenary on Wednesday are IBM Chairman, President and CEO Sam Palmisano and USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood. Topic-specific briefings in the exhibition hall followed by guided tours to those topic-specific exhibits, opportunities to build your business development network at our exposition and networking events, earning "professional development hours" and taking advantage of co-located meetings and workshops of organizations such as NASCO, AASHTO and USDOT make the ITS America Annual Meeting this year's must-attend conference! The Early Registration Deadline is March 8th, so be sure to register and make your hotel reservations now.
ITS America Smart Solution Spotlight: High-tech snow and ice removal in Detroit metropolitan area ITS America Share    
The three largest public road agencies in the Detroit metropolitan region are using Intelligent Transportation Systems to create one of the nation's most efficient and coordinated winter road maintenance systems.The Southeastern Michigan Snow and Ice Management (SEMSIM) program is the first project of its type in the United States involving multiple governmental agencies joining together to collectively use space-age fleet management technologies that were originally developed by the U.S. military. These technologies are allowing the agencies in the Detroit metropolitan area to improve their fleet operations and the efficiency of public road maintenance. More
Build smarter, not bigger The Hill Share
Policymakers, transportation industry executives and metro planners gathered in Washington to discuss a smarter transportation system for the 21st century. The timing turns out to be quite apt – just over a year ago the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law. This one-year anniversary offers an ideal chance to pull over and consult the map: how far have we gotten with infrastructure improvements and, more importantly, are we there yet? More Traffic congestion returns as economy shows signs of recovery according to INRIX National Traffic Scorecard INRIX Share
INRIX, a leading provider of traffic and navigation services, released its third Annual INRIX National Traffic Scorecard revealing that traffic congestion and commute travel times in 2009 are back on the rise as the economy emerges from the recession. The 150-page free report is available at http://inrix.com/scorecard/. More 
Reclaiming our Competitive Advantage: How Intelligent Technologies are Revolutionizing Transportation and What America Can Do to Lead the World in 21st Century Innovation ITS America Share
Please join ITS America on Wednesday, March 3, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. for a Capitol Hill briefing titled "Reclaiming our Competitive Advantage: How Intelligent Technologies are Revolutionizing Transportation and What America Can Do to Lead the World in 21st Century Innovation," which will be held in Room 2167 of the Rayburn House Office Building. As Congress and the Administration work to spur job creation and address transportation and environmental challenges, you are invited to join leading transportation, transit, automotive, and economic policy experts for a discussion of how smart technologies are modernizing our nation's transportation system and what steps can be taken to advance the deployment of current and next generation ITS solutions. Following remarks by ITS Caucus co-chair Russ Carnahan (D-MO), participants will hear from experts including Ann Flemer, Deputy Executive Director, Policy at the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission; John Inglish, General Manager and CEO of the Utah Transit Authority; Kirk Steudle, Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation; Keith Cole, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs at General Motors; and Robert Atkinson, President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Please RSVP to Charlie Tennyson at ctennyson@itsa.org if you would like to attend.
Intelligent Transportation Society of America welcomes eight new members ITS America Share
In the past month, eight new companies from around the country have joined the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, the nation's leading voice for the use of smart technology to address transportation challenges. Our new members include ABMB Engineers, Arada Systems, CBC America, Fehr & Peers, GEWI, Metro Transit, Rear Window Media, and Smart Traveler. Visit the ITS America Web site for more information on the companies. WBZ-TV news story on innovative financing in Massachusetts WBZ-TV Share
ITS America President Scott Belcher and ITS America member Raytheon were featured in a recent WBZ-TV (CBS) news story in Boston about Massachusetts' consideration of innovative financing mechanisms, including a vehicle miles traveled-based user fee and congestion pricing, to finance local transportation projects. The story, "Mileage Tax Could Be A New Way To Pay For Massachusetts Roads," aired on WBZ-TV earlier this month. New report finds greener, cheaper alternatives to "free" parking Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Share
Smarter parking management can benefit consumers and businesses in time and money saved, according to a recent report released by Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Among the report's recommendations is to expand the use of technology in parking systems, such as multi-space parking meters, and to employ systems that adjust rates based on occupancy and provide information on parking availability. More America's most congested highways ABC News Share
Drivers trying to get through the New York City area might want to rethink their routes or take public transportation: five of the country's worst 10 highway interchanges are in the Big Apple. And most of those are along the 8.3-mile-long Cross Bronx Expressway, a narrow highway blasted through dense bedrock that takes Interstate 95 across the northern part of the city. More Federal transportation funding pipeline turned off Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Share
A stalemate in Congress will choke off the flow of federal transportation funding to states and cause the furlough of thousands of employees, the chairman of the House Transportation Committee said recently. More Washington State Ferries launches real-time Vessel Watch Seattle Post-Intelligencer Share
Ferry riders now can click on Washington state's ferry system's new Vessel Watch to see their ferry's real-time location on Puget Sound. "Vessel Watch is a popular Web feature for ferry users, much like WSDOT's highway traffic maps are for drivers," Washington State Ferries spokeswoman Marta Coursey said in an e-mail. More Decongesting rail traffic is a major step to raise fuel efficiency ClimateWire via The New York Times Share
When the Department of Transportation doled out $1.5 billion in infrastructure grants last week, one of the largest checks went to a rail overhaul in the Chicago area. Almost all of the country's freight railroads converge there. The region handles so much cargo that only three cities outrank it: Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. More New sample bill will aid states in banning texting while driving United States Department of Transportation Share
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood unveiled sample legislation to be used as a starting point for states crafting new laws to prohibit texting while behind-the-wheel, the latest step in the campaign against distracted driving. The sample state law, prepared by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a cross-section of safety and industry organizations, would authorize law enforcement officers to stop a vehicle and issue a citation to drivers who are texting while driving. More State departments of transportation lead the way using new media American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials Share
State departments of transportation are actively using Twitter, Facebook and a variety of other social media tools to reach the public, according to a new survey released by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia responded to the survey. More The future of transportation rides on three wheels WIRED News Share
The 3R-C, a three-wheeled, single-passenger electric urban commuter will be seen at the Geneva Motor Show. It's the latest in a series of inspired concepts that includes the futuristic FC Sport, the adorable E-VN and the funky P-Nut. And don't forget the CR-Z hybrid concept, which was really cool but lost some of its panache by the time it was ready for production. More Truckers peer into their crystal balls Today's Trucking Share
Imagine a truck smart enough to tell you that up the road, about 500 feet, another vehicle is approaching the intersection, on your right, and not slowing down fast enough to come to a complete stop in time. So, you take your foot off the accelerator, cruise up to the intersection a little slower and a few seconds later than you would have, and sure enough that vehicle you were warned about obliviously blows through their stop sign. More |
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