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ITS America Smart Solution Spotlight: INRIXTraffic.us, a free Web service with real-time traffic flow across city and state boundaries ITS America Share     INRIX, a Kirkland, Wash.-based traffic information provider, was featured in this week's ITS America Smart Solution Spotlight for its release of INRIXTraffic.us — the first free Web service to provide state, regional and municipal agencies with a complete view of accurate real-time traffic flow on all major highways, interstates, arterials and secondary roads in major cities, rural areas and across state lines. The free service provides a real-time picture of current traffic speeds for more than 160,000 miles of roads nationwide, growing to over 260,000 by the end of the year. "Real-time traffic information is vital for keeping people and goods moving on our transportation system," said Scott Belcher, President of ITS America. "Yet municipal and state boundaries and tight budgets have often made that challenging. By sharing the latest technological innovations at no cost, INRIX is providing local and state agencies with a key tool to manage congestion and improve traffic operations." More information is available here.
Only one kiosk remaining at the ITS America US pavilion for the 2010 World Congress on ITS in Busan ITS Korea Share
Get in on the ground floor and be a part of our second U.S. pavilion at the 2010 World Congress on ITS, Oct. 25-29, in Busan, Korea. ITS America has retained a top design and construction firm for what will be a state-of-the-art pavilion that will stand out from the rest. We have reserved a space of 90 m² for the U.S. pavilion. Participating in the U.S. pavilion will set you apart when attendees go shopping for the most innovative, effective ITS solutions. As a pavilion exhibitor, you'll gain access to the projected 5,000 potential customers and business partners hailing from over 30 countries around the world. Fellow exhibitors at the U.S. pavilion include the U.S. Department of Transportation. The U.S. pavilion will include the following advantages and amenities:
ITS Japan News: New IT Strategy launched by the government of Japan ITS Japan Share
On May 11, IT Strategic Headquarters met to decide the "new IT Strategy," which describes the short-term targets up to FY2013 and long-term targets up to FY2020. The new IT Strategy formulated under the administration of the Democratic Party of Japan consists of three main points; 1) "realization of E-Government service," 2) "re-bonding local communities" and 3) "creation of new market and international expanding." ITS is encouraged in the second point by introducing and deploying the safety driving support systems to revitalize local communities. It is also addressed in the third point by decreasing traffic congestion on main roads by 50 percent in Japan by FY2020 compared to those of FY2010 through ITS technologies. The ITS Strategic Headquarters is planning to prepare a road map with a specific work schedule for implementation. More Still time to register for next week's IntelliDrive Deployment Workshop ITS America Share
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) ITS Joint Program Office is holding a workshop June 22 - 23, at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott in Dulles, Va. to present and discuss its four draft IntelliDrive℠ deployment scenarios that have been recently developed in response to key stakeholder input. The purpose of the meeting is to provide input to the U.S. DOT as it refines IntelliDrive research plans about potential futures paths for IntelliDrive deployment. The workshop is free and open to all interested parties. Please e-mail your completed registration form to bwhitty@itsa.org or fax it to 202-484-3483. More
Airlines work to catch up to the digital age The New York Times Share
Airlines have made great technological leaps in recent years, allowing passengers to check in from home or download boarding passes on their smartphones. But if you've ever been stranded at an airport during a raging thunderstorm, chances are you will end up standing in a long line watching a gate agent typing furiously on an outdated computer. More
Is it time to raise the gas tax? Time Share
Back in 2008, when Barack Obama was running for President, he took a politically unpopular stand on the gas tax. Both John McCain and Hillary Clinton, U.S. presidential hopefuls at that time, were calling for a gas-tax "holiday" to stimulate the economy. Obama took the side of most economists in saying that a lower gas tax might play well at the polls but wasn't actually smart economic policy. More Study shows driver acceptance of audio messages sent to vehicles PRNewswire via Yahoo! Finance Share
Recent research of U.S. vehicle owners indicates growing recognition by consumers of the value of specific information sent directly into their vehicles, including reminders related to vehicle maintenance and ownership, or notifications that can enhance or make safer their driving experience. More
Metro goes electronic to track safety-related incidents The Washington Post Share
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority plans to unveil a sophisticated safety tracking system next month that will enable it to detect hazardous trends in real time and help prevent accidents, Metro's top safety officer said recently. More Inside Dubai Metro's nerve center Gulf News Share
The operating system that runs Dubai Metro's driver-less trains works better without human interference. "We chose to have driverless trains for it is safer to operate them with computers as humans tend to make mistakes," said Ramadan Abdullah, director of operations at the Rail Agency of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority. More Funding rules fuel clash within mass transit world The Washington Post Share
Like hundreds of other communities, Ohio's Lorain County, a blue-collar area west of Cleveland, used federal economic stimulus funds to buy equipment — 13 buses for $713,000. There was just one problem: The county ran out of money to actually run the buses, and nearly shut down service before a last-minute intervention left it with just two routes. More Go511 website and phone service debuts The Source Share
As The Source reported last year, a regional 511 trip-planning website — along with phone service — has been under development. It's still not fully baked, but has come far enough along that transit officials in southern California are officially launching the service. More New wave of US cities look at bike-sharing plans The Associated Press via Google News Share
The new message to commuters in Minneapolis: Hit a bicycle pedal instead of a gas pedal. Minneapolis is joining Denver in a new wave of cities in car-crazy America trying to cut down on obesity, traffic jams and air pollution with bike-sharing programs. More John Kerry, Joe Lieberman tout EPA projection on climate bill Politico Share
Senate authors of a controversial climate change bill heralded EPA modeling results unveiled recently as proof that their plan would have a limited pinch on Americans' pocketbooks. Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., found many reasons to gloat after getting the 74-page study that showed the overall costs from their legislation's major global warming provisions would cost an average household between $80 to $150 per year. More Nimble cities Slate Share
You probably have a friend like Campbell Scott. Or, rather, the character Campbell Scott played in the 1992 film Singles. You remember: the idealistic transportation planner flummoxed by all the congestion generated by single people driving alone. "If you had a supertrain," he tells a friend, "you give people a reason to get out of their cars. Coffee, great music ... they will park and ride. I know they will." More |
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