Louisiana ITS business plan.

PDFTech ReportFHWA/LA.00/32499-ITS/CVOIntelligent transportation systemsStrategic planningTransportation planningTraffic safetyFinancingLouisianaParker Young SolutionsGorder, ValindaParker Young SolutionsLouisiana Transportation Research CenterUS Transportation CollectionSeven Key ITS Application Goals emerged from the document review, key contact interviews and input from attendees at ITS committee meetings. They were to use the ITS applications to improve the overall safety of the transportation network, to improve traffic management, to reduce non-recurring congestion, to more effectively dissenminate traffic information to the traveling public, to promote more efficient modal utilization and to improve administrative efficiencies and operational safety.The study identified ITS initiatives ($71,486,165) already in place, programmed or planned, developed a package of recommended improvement projects and established priorities based on the availability of funds and developed a strategy for addressing ITS needs.On going process to address future integration needs will be conducted by the ITS advisory council which was recommended by the committee