Focus Areas

Program Activities

In addition to the Major ITS Initiatives, the U.S. Department of Transportation supports a variety of ITS activities and programs across all modes. You can view these activities by modal administration or by topic below.

Activities and Programs by Specific Modal Administration

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
• Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
• Maritime Administration (MARAD)
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Activities and Programs by Topic

• 511 Travel Information
• Amber Alert
• Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Research
• Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks
• Facilitating Integrated ITS Deployment
• Architecture Implementation
• ITS Integration Program (Earmarks)
• ITS Telecommunications
• Rural ITS
• Standards Implementation
• Systems Engineering
• Intelligent Grade Crossings
• Intelligent Railroad Systems
• Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
• Intermodal Freight Technology
• Maritime Research, Technology, Demonstration and Deployment
• Nationwide Differential GPS (NDGPS)
• NHTSA ITS Web Site
• Operations and ITS Research Program
• Positive Train Control (PTC)
• Real-Time Traveler Information
• Tactical and Strategic Traffic Planners (Rail)
• Transit Systems
• Work Zones

Updated: August 20, 2008 10:23 AM