U.S. DOT ITS Evaluation Workshop

This document presents a summary of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Evaluation Workshop conducted on September 20, 2010 in Irvine, California. Sixty-four participants shared ideas and exchanged information on the evaluation of ITS research and deployments in the context of emerging technologies, and the need to support sustainability and livability. Participants also discussed ways of assessing ITS research initiatives as well as evaluating sustainability and livability goals. Among the ideas expressed in the workshop are the following: (1) The emergence of technologies that enable continuous data collection requires changes in the way entities share and analyze data. (2) Evaluation should be used as an iterative feedback mechanism aimed at improving projects on an ongoing basis. (3) ITS is a valuable tool for reducing greenhouse gases. (4) Maintenance and operations costs are elements that belong in the evaluation analysis. (5) The ITS Knowledge Resources databases are valuable and the benefits databases should include high-level summaries of benefits. (6) Legacy ITS projects and applications such as ramp metering still require evaluation.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3311
• Corporate Authors:

  Noblis

  600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 755
  Washington, DC  United States  20024

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wochinger, Kathryn
  • Bunch, James A
  • Hatcher, S Gregory
  • Lowrance, Cheryl F
• Publication Date: 2010-12-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 29p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Evaluation and assessment; Greenhouse gases; Intelligent transportation systems; Knowledge acquisition (Expert systems); Quality of life; Ramp metering; Sustainable development; Technological innovations; Traffic data; Transportation planning; Workshops
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01344909
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-JPO-11-038
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-05-D-00002
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 20 2011 7:24AM