USING ITS TO BETTER SERVE DIVERSE POPULATIONS

This paper begins to examine the potential demand for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies in Minnesota's populace, both in the Twin Cities and statewide, with a focus on those attracted to services that do not require owning a single occupant vehicle to serve as the primary mode of transportation. The primary objective of the paper is to better understand how the needs of travelers are changing and how ITS can be used to provide better transportation services to meet those changing needs. The research identified three populations that would benefit from ITS solutions. As travel behavior has become much more diverse, corresponding groups of diverse travelers are emerging. Car sharing, flexible transit and telecommuting / Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) are ITS solutions for these diverse groups that can be tailored to meet the assorted travel needs of these groups. The research problem is to identify the nature of the gap between the emerging needs and existing services, and to propose ways to use technology to bridge the gap, both in terms of providing better transportation options and in reducing the cost of these options.

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  http://www.lrrb.org/pdf/200442.pdf
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  • Full conference proceedings are available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Douma, F
  • McCabe, D
  • Osmond, J
• Conference:
  • At the Crossroads: Integrating Mobility Safety and Security. ITS America 2004, 14th Annual Meeting and Exposition
  • Location: San Antonio, Texas
  • Date: 2004-4-26 to 2004-4-28
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 56p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Data collection; Demand; Flexibility; Intelligent transportation systems; Methodology; Public transit; Research; Technological innovations; Telecommuting; Travelers
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976129
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 2004 12:00AM