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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Appointments
to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Advisory Council
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Kim Riddle
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February 15, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s
Research and Innovative Technology Administration has announced the selection
of Joseph M. Sussman, Ph.D., to chair the
Department's Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Advisory Committee. Professor Sussman is the J.R. East
Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the
Engineering Systems Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Robert Peter Denaro,
vice president of NAVTEQ Corporation, has been chosen as vice chair. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU) mandated the creation of the council to act in an advisory
capacity to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation concerning the study,
development and implementation of intelligent transportation systems. The next meeting is scheduled for March 13 in Washington, DC.
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