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No. H221/05 GOVERNMENTS OF CANADA
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Irène Marcheterre Director of Communications Office of the Minister, Ottawa (613) 991-0700 |
Bob Kelly Manager, Public Affairs and Communications Northwest Territories Department of Transportation (867) 873-7712 |
Robin Browne Communications Transport Canada, Ottawa (613) 993-0055 |
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Intelligent transportation systems are a broad range of diverse technologies used to make transportation systems safer, more efficient, more reliable and more environmentally friendly, without necessarily having to physically alter existing infrastructure. Since 1999, Transport Canada has been promoting them aggressively and has provided more than $23 million in support of intelligent transportation systems projects and research in Canada.
Intelligent transportation systems encompass new products and information and communications technologies for the development, operation and management of the transportation system. They include applications such as advanced systems for traveller information, traffic management, public transport, commercial vehicle operations, emergency response management and vehicle safety. They all have in common the integrated application of advanced technologies including information processing, communications, and sensing and control.
The Government of Canada’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Plan for Canada: En Route to Intelligent Mobility (1999) sets out the strategy for stimulating the development and deployment of intelligent transportation systems across urban and rural Canada. The goals are to maximize the use and efficiency of existing infrastructure and meet future mobility needs more responsibly. The Intelligent Transportation Systems Plan provides leadership and support to advance the application and compatibility of intelligent transportation systems technologies and to increase the safety, integration, efficiency and sustainability of Canada’s transportation system.
Federal funding is provided under the Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program, a $600-million program to improve highway infrastructure across Canada. Announced in April 2001, the program has two components, a
For further information, please visit the intelligent transportation systems website at www.its-sti.gc.ca.
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