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Research and Innovative Technology Administration releases ITS strategic plan ITS America Share    
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration has released the new, five-year Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategic Research Plan. The plan explores the potentially transformative capabilities of wireless technology to make surface transportation safer, smarter and greener and ultimately enhance livability for Americans. More
Report: US falling behind world leaders in use of new technologies to address major transportation challenges ITS America Share
"This report should be a serious wake–up call to our nation's transportation leaders and policymakers as to why the United States is not staying competitive in the international market," said Scott Belcher, President and CEO of ITS America. "Other industrialized nations have learned that a major key to transportation efficiency and economic growth is by deploying intelligent transportation systems to allow for the safe and easy movement of goods and people. More City of Portland wins 'ITS America Smart City Award' for ITS deployment Traffic Technology Today.com Share
The City of Portland, Ore., 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
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 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 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 Federal Communications Commission releases national broadband plan ITS America Share
The Federal Communications Commission released the National Broadband Plan, calling the lack of broadband capacity "the great infrastructure challenge of the early 21st century." According to the FCC, while the number of Americans with broadband at home has increased significantly, there are still about 100 million Americans without access to broadband capacity. As a result, Congress directed the FCC to develop a plan that provides recommendations for eliminating barriers, and creating policies and incentives towards the universal availability of broadband technology. A section of the plan is devoted to "smart transportation," which focuses on broadband and related ITS technologies that will help make the transportation system safer, cleaner and more efficient. Solutions such as vehicle-to-vehicle communication, traffic signal optimization and toll technology all contribute to the need for increased broadband capability. At the same time, there must be a commitment to use the technologies responsibly and minimize adverse effects such as distracted driving. You can read the full plan here. The section devoted to transportation starts on page 258. Wireless technology to make parking spaces 'smart' in Los Angeles and San Francisco PublicCEO Share
Two of California's great cities are driving experiments in "smart parking spaces." They will steer the latest interactive technologies to inform motorists where to park their jalopies — and at what price. Both cities are beginning two-year pilot projects that will infuse supply-and-demand principles in parking pricing with an assist from wireless technologies. More |
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