THE AZTECH MODEL DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE FOR THE PHOENIX, ARIZONA METROPOLITAN AREA

AZTech is a new partnership of public agencies and private companies administering a $7.5 million federal grant of a $35.5 million Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program. AZTech is deploying technology to reduce travel time and costs, improve traveler safety and air quality, thereby improving the overall quality of life. The Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area is one of four metropolitan areas in the United States (U.S.) demonstrating how technology can improve travel conditions. AZTech's efforts will culminate when the technology comes on-line during the spring of 1998. Better traveler information, more accurate transit operations and integrated transportation systems will improve the commute for the millions of residents and visitors traveling the Valley of the Sun. As a model deployment site, the Phoenix metropolitan area will provide a real-life showcase of how technology can improve the overall quality of life and set a worldwide standard of excellence for transportation systems deployment. For the covering abstract, see IRRD 490001.

• Corporate Authors:

  ERTICO

  326 Avenue Louis
  Brussels,   Belgium  B-1050

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  VERTIS

  TORANOMOM 34 MORI BUILDING 1-25-5
  TORANOMON, MINATOKU, TOKYO 105  Japan 
• Authors:
  • Pretorius, P
  • Buick, T R
  • SCHMITT, T G
• Conference:
  • MOBILITY FOR EVERYONE. 4TH WORLD CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, 21-24 OCTOBER 1997, BERLIN. (PAPER NO. 1046)
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Driver information systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• ITRD Terms: 8531: Case study; 8525: Conference; 9009: Decrease; 697: Journey time; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00757086
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 17 1998 12:00AM