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Intelligent Transportation System (ITS): Enhancing Efficiency, Safety, and Environmental Sustainability

ITS is the use of electronics, communications, and information processing to improve surface transportation efficiency, safety, intermodalism, and environmental impact. Examples include pre-trip and en-route travel information, transit management, electronic payment, traffic control, and emergency notification.

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Intelligent Transportation System (ITS): Enhancing Efficiency, Safety, and Environmental Sustainability

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  1. What is ITS ? • Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) means electronics, communications, or information processing used singly or in combination: • to enhance surface transportation efficiency, reliability and facilitation of intermodalism; • to enhance safe operation of motor vehicles and nonmotorized vehicles; and • to protect and enhance the natural environment and other resources affected by surface transportation.

  2. Pre-trip travel info En-route driver info Transit Info and Mgmt Travel Demand Mgmt Electronic Payment Traffic control/ enforcement Emergency Notification Parking Management ITS “Services” Examples

  3. ITS “Services” Examples • Congestion Monitoring • Emissions Monitoring • Road Weather Monitor • Roadway Closure Mgmt • Work Zone Mgmt • Fleet Tracking & Mgmt • Incident/Emergency Response • Disaster Response and Recovery

  4. ITS Examples on Federal Lands

  5. ITS Under SAFETEA • ITS can be found in several titles of the law, including Federal Aid Highways, Highway Safety, Public Transportation, Research, and Transportation Planning. • Funds available for each class of Federal lands highway are available for ITS projects eligible for assistance under Title 23.

  6. ITS Under SAFETEA • The National ITS Architecture and Standards Program is continued in SAFETEA. • The National ITS Architecture is a general framework for planning, defining, and integrating ITS. • “Conformance with the National ITS Architecture”

  7. Leveraging Regional ITS • A regional ITS architecture is a specific regional or transportation service area framework • States, MPOs, and local agencies would be required to develop and maintain a regional ITS architecture • Different Types of “Regions” including rural corridors, tourist areas, National Parks, and potentially National Forest. • Provision should be made to include participation from the Forest Service • Which “Region” can you be a part of ?

  8. Regional ITS Architectures

  9. More Information on ITS • USDOT ITS Joint Program Office its.dot.gov • FHWA Office Of Operations opt.fhwa.dot.gov • Federal Lands Highway Contact: • Bob Bini, Transportation Planning Lead, FLH Program Office, 202-366-6799 • Frank Corrado, Traffic Operations/ITS, Field Office Technical Services, 703-404-6372

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