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 We have a last-minute addition to our Annual Meeting program that you won't want to miss! Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will convene a U.S. DOT Surface Transportation Reauthorization Outreach Meeting to solicit the views of key stakeholders on ways to improve the delivery of surface transportation programs. The meeting is scheduled from 12:30 – 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, immediately following ITS America's Closing Plenary featuring keynote presentations by Secretary LaHood and Sam Palmisano, chairman and CEO of IBM. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Charlie Tennyson at ctennyson@itsa.org. Other updates:
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ITS America Smart Solution Spotlight: Avego's shared transport matches drivers with potential riders through iPhone app ITS America Share    
The Avego Shared Transport program was presented an ITS America Smart Solution Spotlight award for its innovative new program that will use an iPhone app to match drivers with potential riders using real-time information. Drivers are alerted to real-time requests and riders are notified of the exact pick-up time by SMS or e-mail. By incentivizing drivers to pick-up passengers along their route, Avego's free smart phone application can potentially turn millions of empty car seats into a new and sustainable transportation system. More ITS America President Scott Belcher addresses smart transportation at Regional Plan Association meeting in New York City ITS America Share
ITS America President and CEO Scott Belcher presented his perspective on how technology is transforming transportation in a session entitled "Smart Transportation: Changing Urban Mobility" at the Regional Plan Association 20th Annual Regional Assembly, April 15 -16, in New York City. This year's theme was "Innovation & the American Metropolis," and the program was focused on innovation in the sectors of economy, mobility, ecosystems, design, housing, services, and energy. Belcher was part of a panel that was moderated by Gerard Mooney, general manager for Global Government and Education at IBM and ITS America Board Member. The panel also included Christopher Dempsey, director of innovation for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; Mark Norman, president and chief operating officer of Zipcar; Thomas F. Prendergast, president of New York City Transit; and Janette Sadik-Khan, commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation and ITS America Board Member. Over 700 people attended the two-day conference, and about 150 people packed the room to hear the Urban Mobility session. Over the coming weeks, RPA will be releasing information from the day's proceedings, including audio and video recordings, photos, presentations and more. 
New FTA IntelliDrive Workshop added during ITS Annual Meeting! ITS America Share
The Federal Transit Administration will host an "IntelliDrive for Transit 101" workshop on Tuesday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 350E of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The workshop will give participants an overview of the transit components of IntelliDrive, and the opportunity to discuss and provide feedback regarding the appropriate transit applications and communications technologies for IntelliDrive. Topics to be covered include the vehicle safety, real-time data capture and management, and dynamic mobility applications. This workshop is free and open to the public.
Federal Highway Administration hosts Road Weather Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., May 25 — 26 ITS America Share
Join the Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Management Program and the ITS Joint Program Office at a stakeholder session designed to get input on their next-generation Road Weather Research Agenda. It will be the first in a series of sessions engaging stakeholders in helping to define future research priorities. The session will take place May 25 and 26, at the University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave., NW Washington, D.C. More details to follow; mark your calendars now!
Traffic deaths down, but not low enough USA Today Share
Fewer Americans are killed in automobile crashes than at any time since the 1950s, but the nation can do better — much better, according to a growing number of highway safety advocates and transportation officials pushing the U.S. to adopt a goal of zero traffic fatalities. More
Lane departure warning systems for the rest of us The New York Times Share
Sophisticated driver assistance safety technologies, like beeping lane departure warning systems and dashboard lights that flash when you follow another car too closely, have generally only been available as a factory-installed option on new cars. Drivers of older vehicles have had to make do without it. But now at least one company hopes to make such systems more readily available to those who aren't in the market for a new car. More Amtrak advancing PTC installations Metro Magazine Share
Amtrak announced it is moving ahead aggressively to expand and build out its existing and proven train collision prevention safety technology — commonly known as Positive Train Control — to cover all of the tracks it owns along the Northeast Corridor and on it's Michigan Line by the end of 2012, three years ahead of a federal deadline. More
New freeway signs will razzle, dazzle, and save you time Komo News Share
Drivers are about to get an eye-full driving in Seattle as $20 million in new electronic signs will start going up this weekend. They razzle and dazzle and are supposed to save you time. More Feds' record on transport public-private partnerships prompts skepticism Streetsblog Share
When it comes to creative transportation financing in an age of rising red ink, public-private partnerships are one of the most popular ideas on the table in Washington, D.C. Rail planners in Denver and Dallas are exploring the strategy to speed progress on new lines, and the White House's proposed $4 billion infrastructure fund could provide seed money for PPPs all over the country. More How 'transit-oriented development' will put more New Yorkers in cars Gotham Gazette Share
In its effort to achieve a "greener and greater New York," while accommodating one million new residents, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's PlaNYC2030 embraced transit-oriented development" — the concentration of new housing in neighborhoods with good access to the city's subways and buses. The plan contends that such development will encourage these new New Yorkers to use mass transit rather than cars, helping to improve air quality and transportation efficiency. More New cameras designed to alleviate congestion Sioux City Journal Share
These cameras are designed to keep you from stopping. By the end of the year, the Iowa Department of Transportation will have 27 cameras and 26 traffic sensors operational on Interstate 29 and highways 20 and 75 in Sioux City that will generate live traffic data to help alleviate congestion during road construction. More Iowa bill raises weight limits on country roads Truckinginfo Share
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has signed a bill into law setting higher weight limits for six- and seven-axle trucks that travel on country roads. Currently, most vehicles or combinations of vehicles are subject to a gross weight limit of up to 80,000 pounds, while livestock or construction vehicles with six or seven axles can hold 80,500 pounds to 90,000 pounds for six axles, and up to 96,000 pounds for seven axles. The new bill extends the same weight limits to all commercial vehicles of similar size, not just livestock and construction vehicles. More Los Angeles' potential transit future revealed Fast Company Share
Los Angeles is the ultimate car-friendly city. Perhaps that's why so many people are furiously working on plans to give L.A. an alternative transportation infrastructure. We recently took a look at the L.A. Bike Working Group's proposed freeway system for bikes, and now a group called Move L.A. is pushing a plan called Los Angeles 30/10. More |
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