USING TECHNOLOGY IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TO SAVE LIVES, TIME, AND MONEY

Despite aggressive highway construction and efforts to promote non-highway modes of travel, the U.S. has seen traffic congestion increase to unprecedented levels that threaten to gridlock both commuting and commerce. Many municipalities are now using intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to reduce congestion and improve the efficiency of existing transportation networks. Recent legislation has spurred research in and deployment of ITS, but it is private enterprise that will build on these investments over the next 20 years. This article discusses the efforts of ITS America, a 1,000 member organization dedicated to promoting and deploying ITS nationwide and globally, to use technology to help reduce congestion, decrease surface transportation costs, and increase safety.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Works Association

  2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 500
  Kansas City, MO  United States  64108-2625
• Authors:
  • Collins, J
  • Mineta, N Y
• Publication Date: 2000-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 267-273
• Serial:
  • Public Works Management & Policy
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1087-724X
  • EISSN: 1552-7549
  • Serial URL: http://pwm.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Ground transportation; Highway safety; Intelligent transportation systems; Private enterprise; Technology; Traffic congestion; Transportation safety
• Identifier Terms: ITS America
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00791353
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 6 2000 12:00AM