Traveling With Success: How Local Governments Use Intelligent Transportation Systems

742390Copyright ) 1995 by Public Technology, Inc.PDFResearch PaperHS-042 480Intelligent transportation systems programsHighway traffic controlParkingPublic transitIncident managementTraveler information and communication systemsAutomated toll collectionSafety programsLocal governmentUnited StatesUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsPublic Technology InstituteNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Advanced Public Transit SystemsNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-ParkingNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic FlowUS Transportation CollectionThe federal government, through the U.S. Department of Transportation, has launched a national campaign to integrate application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies. This initiative provides the building blocks needed to combine two or more of the following technologies: traffic signal control systems; freeway management systems; transit management systems; incident management systems; electronic fare payment systems; electronic toll collection systems; and multimodal traveler information systems. This pamphlet contains examples and contact names and addresses for ITS programs currently conducted around the U.S. The table of contents divides the examples into the following categories: traffic management, parking solutions, mass transit, incident management, traveler information, traffic safety, toll collection, public safety, and comprehensive success stories