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Follow ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition on LinkedIn and connect on Twitter
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To facilitate communication about the 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, ITS America has created a LinkedIn event page and Twitter stream. More
Volunteer paper reviewers sought for 17th World Congress on ITS and ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition
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ITS America is looking for volunteer paper reviewers for papers received for the 17th World Congress on ITS in Busan, Korea in October 2010 and for ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition in Houston in May 2010. More
Telvent to introduce technological breakthroughs in transportation infrastructure management through state-of-the-art SmartMobility
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Telvent, the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced it will introduce its latest innovations in transportation infrastructure management through state-of-the-art Smart Mobility during Gulf Traffic 2009 in Dubai from Dec. 6-8.
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IntelliDrive request for proposals announced by MnDOT
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced a Request for Proposals for its IntelliDrive for Safety, Mobility and User Fee Implementation Project.
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Utah Transit Authority announces RFP for Advanced Continuous Mobile Fleet Communications
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The Utah Transit Authority is requesting proposals from responsive, responsible, qualified individuals or firms to provide support for Advanced Continuous Mobile Fleet Communications.
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Another Dimension from METTLER TOLEDO
Vehicle dimensioning-in-motion (DVIM) provides a scanned image of each vehicle for permit enforcement. The operator can route the image, thereby providing enforcement agencies with the ability to view all vehicle angles. Verification is simple as the operator can rotate the image to view details of the longest, highest and widest points of the truck.
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'Diverging diamond' traffic flow: Way of the future?
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It's not often that you can make traffic flow more smoothly and safely without spending significant time and money. But drivers in Springfield, Mo., are the first in the United States to use a new interchange design that transportation officials say is quick, cheap, and safe. The "diverging diamond" is being put to the test. Fans of the new highway interchange design say it improves traffic flow by eliminating problematic left turns. There's just one catch: It briefly sends all cars over to the left side of the road.
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Chicago-area toll roads sell $280 million Build America Bonds
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The Illinois Tollway, seeking to ease congestion on toll roads around the third most-populous U.S. metropolitan area, sold $280 million of 5.85 percent taxable Build America Bonds due in 2034. States and municipalities have raised $55 billion for public works by selling Build America Bonds data compiled by Bloomberg show.
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Rail administration says rail freight more efficient than trucks
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The Association of American Railroads commended the Federal Railroad Administration for its report showing that significant fuel savings can be achieved shipping freight by rail instead of by truck.
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GE, Chinese partners sign agreements to advance clean technologies
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General Electric Co and its Chinese partners announced the signing of a series of "Country to Company" agreements aimed at promoting collaboration between GE and Chinese public and private sector aviation, energy and transportation organizations. In a separate release, GE and China's Ministry of Railways announced that they signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly advance high-speed rail opportunities in the United States. This collaboration will allow GE Transportation to be the first U.S. locomotive manufacturer to more effectively compete for high-speed rail projects against global competitors.
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Community transit debuts 'swift' line
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When Community Transit's new Swift Bus Rapid Transit service debuts, it will be the first Bus Rapid Transit line in Washington state and at 17 miles, one of the longest in the country. During weekdays, Swift buses will run every 10 minutes from 12 stations, along the State Route 99 corridor, each one to two miles apart.
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Officials seeking study of charging vehicles for trips
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Last month, regional transportation officials submitted a proposal for a federal grant to study whether Washington state should serve as the first major test of congestion road pricing. Currently drivers pay taxes at the pump: The more gas bought, the more they pay. But the revenue brought in by those gas taxes is slipping as vehicles become more fuel efficient.
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Autonomous cars will make us safer
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General Motors first offered this tantalizing glimpse of the future at the 1939 World's Fair, where its Futurama exhibit boldly predicted we'd be zipping along at 100 mph under automatic control by 1960. No longer would cars be subject to the control of humans; Our roads would become the carefree domain of machines smarter than the people in them.
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Transportation Calendar
Dec. 8, 2009
ITS Florida Annual Meeting
Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 14, 2009
Border Wait Time Measurement Technology Test, Evaluation and Deployment Project – Vendor information session
March 30-April 1, 2010
ITS Heartland Annual Meeting
Omaha, Neb.
May 3-5, 2010
ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition
Houston, Texas
Oct. 25-29, 2010
17th World Congress on ITS
Busan, South Korea
Oct. 16-20, 2011
18th World Congress on ITS
Orlando, Fla.
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