Portland/Vancouver to Boise ITS corridor study : final report

Transferred from EDL on 5/14/2008PDFTech ReportHighway corridorsAdvanced traffic management systemsAdvanced traveler information systemsCommercial vehicle operationsAdvanced rural transportation systemsPlan implementationSystem architectureCommunicationIdahoOregonWashingtonUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsKimley-Horn and AssociatesIdaho. Transportation Dept.Oregon. Dept. of TransportationWashington (State). Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Traveler InformationNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Commercial Vehicle OperationsNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeThis 18 month study, which began in September 1995, was initiated as a joint project between the Idaho Transportation Department, Oregon Department of Transportation, and Washington Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration. A primary purpose of this project was to develop recommendations for the implementation of appropriate ITS technology to address corridor transportation needs over the next 20 years. The study focused on specific applications of Advanced Traffic Management Systems, Advanced Traveler Information Systems, Commercial Vehicle Operations, and Advanced Rural Transportation Systems technologies, with an emphasis on providing implementation guidelines that will facilitate the integration and expansion of future ITS components within the corridor. A secondary purpose was to prepare communications recommendations and system architecture that considers the needs of the three states and the FHWA