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Current News
- Take The Survey! Traffic Signal Operation Self Assessment 11/09/06
- T3 Training Session: Central Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination "Smart Card" Project: Experience and Lessons. 11/06/06
- ITS Lesson of the Month - Draw on the strengths of complementary relationships between the public and private sectors for successful implementation of ITS projects. Add your comment. 11/20/06
- ITS Benefit of the Month – Freeway service patrol programs that enlist full-time support reduce incident duration by 15 to 30 percent over programs with part-time staff. 11/02/06
- New Additions to the Electronic Document
Library
- Traveler Information and Tourism: Assessment of Traveler Information and 511 Impacts upon Tourist Destinations and National Parks - EDL #14054
- Working Paper - National Costs of the Metropolitan ITS Infrastructure: Updated With 2005 Deployment Data - EDL #14323
- Computer-Aided Dispatch - Traffic Management Center Field Operational Test: State of Utah Final Report - EDL #14324
- Computer-Aided Dispatch - Traffic Management Center Field Operational Test: Washington State Final Report - EDL #14325
Federal Initiatives Focus
Clarus
Clarus will make use of the over 2,100 environmental sensor stations that are already deployed along America’s highways to help reduce the impact of adverse weather for all road users and operators.Read about all our major initiatives
Technical Assistance
Resources
- ITS/Operations Resource Guide
- Evaluation
- Facilitating Integrated ITS Deployment
- ITS Architecture Implementation
- ITS Field Office Specialists
- ITS Peer to Peer Program
- ITS Professional Capacity Building Program
- ITS Integration Projects Book 2006
- ITS Technology Forum
- National Transportation Operations Coalition Newsletter
- Rural ITS – Real World Solutions
- Transitweb – a Web Site Design and Traveler Information Resource for Transit Agencies
- Need ITS technical support?
Call our toll-free 'help-line' at 866-367-7487, or send an email to: itshelp@volpe.dot.gov
Other USDOT Program Activities
In addition to the Major and Exploratory ITS Initiatives, the U.S. Department of Transportation supports a variety of ITS activities and programs across all modes:
Decision Making Resources
The ITS Joint Program Office has developed several decision making resources to aid transportation practitioners with planning for ITS deployments. The ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) is one of these resources. State, regional, and local planners can use IDAS to estimate the benefits and costs of ITS investments.
Other decision making resources include: