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Title	Technology in rural transportation simple solution #12 : public agency outreach for transportation management
Record ID	23573
Corporate Creator	Enterprise; Federal Highway Administration (U.S. Department of Transportation)
Publisher	Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Publication Date	19970000
Abstract	This application was identified as a promising rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) solution under a project sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the ENTERPRISE program. This summary describes the solution as well as opportunities for expansion into the broader context of rural ITS. The roles of public sector transportation agencies are often misunderstood or misinterpreted at many levels by citizens. This solution builds upon an agencys outreach activities by promoting communications between the public sector and residents on various issues. This type of communication link provides easy access to residents, travelers, and businesses on the issues of public interest dealt with by various government agencies.
TRT Terms	Rural transportation ; Intelligent transportation systems ; Websites (Information retrieval) ; Advanced rural transportation systems ; Governments ; Public participation ; Communications ; Forecasting ; Detours ; Benefits
General Subjects	ARTS; ITS; Michigan; Public outreach
Classification	NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Public Participation and Outreach
Geographical Coverage	United States
Report Number	FHWA-RD-97-118
Resource type	Research Paper
URL	http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPTS_TE//5513.pdf
Format	PDF
Language:	English
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