Intelligent Transportation Systems Early Deployment Planning Study

Transferred from EDL on 5/14/2008PDFTech ReportSACOO-96-016Sacramento (California)United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeINTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) REFER TO INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SOLVING TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO TRAVELERS. ITS SOLUTIONS ARE TYPICALLY BASED ON A USER'S VIEW OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND RELY ON PARTNERSHIPS AMONG TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OPERATORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS. THE EARLY DEPLOYMENT PLANNING STUDY (EDPS) IS INTENDED TO IDENTIFY INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) STRATEGIES WHICH ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS OCCURRING IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION, AND RECOMMEND A BLUEPRINT FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE STRATEGIES.THE EDPS STARTED WITH A WORKSHOP OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS, WHICH IDENTIFIED A LISTING OF TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS FACING THE REGION. SIX GOALS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION WHICH ADDRESSED THESE PROBLEMS WERE DEVELOPED, USING INPUT FROM THE WORKSHOP GROUP, AND THE SACOG REGIONAL PLANNING PARTNERSHIP:- REDUCE ROADWAY TRAFFIC CONGESTION - REDUCE POLLUTION FROM ON ROAD SOURCES- IMPROVE TRAVELER SAFETY- IMPROVE TRANSIT SERVICE UTILIZATION- FACILITATE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TRAVEL - MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS OF THROUGH AND INTER-REGIONAL TRAVE