PORTLAND/VANCOUVER TO BOISE ITS CORRIDOR STUDY

This study was initiated as a joint project between the Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Departments of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The main purpose of the project was to develop recommendations for the implementation of appropriate Intelligent Transportation Systems (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. The corridor study developed short, medium and long term project recommendations. Short term projects (1997-2002) focus on establishing the synchronous optical network microwave communications backbone along the corridor and each state's operations center. Medium term projects (2003-2007) focus on adding field equipment to meet corridor needs. Specific projects were not identified for long term deployment, however, the corridor study identified additional systems that may be applicable to the corridor as technology develops.

• Corporate Authors:

  Kimley-Horn and Associates, Incorporated

  9320 SW Barbyr Boulevard, Suite 130
  Portland, OR  United States  97219

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building, 310 Maple Park Avenue SE, P.O. Box 47300
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504-7300
• Authors:
  • West, J
  • Brame, D
  • Wall, H
  • ABERNETHY, B
• Publication Date: 1997-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 668 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced rural transportation systems; Advanced traffic management systems; Advanced traveler information systems; Commercial vehicle operations; Corridors; Intelligent transportation systems
• Geographic Terms: Idaho; Oregon; Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765304
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 11 1999 12:00AM