THEIR BROTHER'S KEEPER : OREGON TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT ITS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING

This article describes efforts taking place in the Portland metropolitan area in coping with increasing traffic congestion. It discusses how the various agencies in the area are working together in their Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) development activities. The gives an overview of the Transportation Portland (TransPort) ), a collaborative effort of various agencies and regional jurisdictions formed to implement the following systems: freeway management, traffic signal control, transit management, incident management, and multimodal regional traveler information.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: May/June 2000
• Authors:
  • Mitchell, Dennis J
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 10-12
• Serial:
  • ITS world. Vol. 5, no. 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Planning; Policy
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800022
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Oct 12 2000 12:00AM