U.S. Department of Transportation
Introduces Two New ITS Resources
At Annual Meeting in Miami
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 4, 2001
FHWA 21-01
Contact: Susan Slye
Tel.: 202-366-9536 |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is unveiling two new Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) resources at the 11th Intelligent Transportation
Society of America annual
meeting in Miami June 4-7.
They are the first ever ITS Resources Guide, a comprehensive
directory of the Department's ITS
resources, including staff contacts,
websites, and training;
and a 20-minute videotape that shows how advanced traveler information systems
can improve mobility in urban areas.
"The handy, pocket-size resource guide
is the single tool that every transportation professional needs to access the
rich store of ITS information and materials available from the Department of
Transportation," ITS Joint Program Office Director Christine Johnson said. "The videotape
illustrates how Advanced Traveler Information Systems return control to travelers
by giving them choices about time, route and mode of travel."
Free copies of "ITS Resource Guide: Bringing ITS into Operations,"
and of the videotape, "Scheduled Lives, Stressful Drives: How Advanced Traveler
Information Systems Are Changing the Way We Think about Urban Mobility," are
available throughout the conference at DOT's exhibit booth, number 511.
The DOT booth features interactive computer demonstrations of ITS
technologies, and DOT
officials are on hand to discuss the new ITS architecture and standards conformance
rule and policy among other programs. Printed materials on a full range of
ITS and transportation operations issues are available free at the DOT exhibit.
Intelligent Transportation Systems save lives, time and money by
combining information and communications technologies to help manage surface
transportation networks and improve operational safety and efficiency. For
additional information, visit DOT's ITS Website at www.its.dot.gov.
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