ITS America In The News
“New Alcoa Traffic Light System to Cut Wait Times, Save Money”
6 WATE News
March 6, 2009
Intelligent Transportation Society of America President and CEO Scott Belcher attended the demonstration of GridSmart, a new, single camera traffic light system in Alcoa, TN. The system was developed in Oak Ridge by Intelligent Transportation Society of America member Aldis. "It drives down the amount of time people are in their cars and the fuel that they are burning," explains Scott Belcher, president and CEO of ITS America. (Full article and video)
“GridSmart Makes Alcoa ‘Smart City’”
The Daily Times
March 7, 2009
Intelligent Transportation Society of America President and CEO Scott Belcher presented Don Mull, the Mayor of Alcoa, TN with the Smart City Award for deploying GridSmart, a traffic management system that reduces emissions, saves gas and cuts travel time. "Alcoa is a great example of a city that is leading the way in deploying smart, cost-effective technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of our transportation system," said Scott F. Belcher, president and chief executive officer of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America. (Full article)
“Smart Cars”
PBS Blueprint America
March 3, 2009
By Sandrine Magloire and Reuben Savits
“Blueprint America” is a PBS report on the infrastructure crisis in America. Last November, a PBS crew spent several days at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, hosted by ITS America, for a report on “smart cars” and “smart infrastructure” that were showcased on the streets and highways of New York. (View video)
“Smart Roads”
WNYC Radio New York
Feb. 18, 2009
Scott Belcher, president and CEO of Intelligent Transportation Society of America, looks at the ways technology can make for "smart" roads and bridges. (Listen here)
Wall Street Journal
Feb. 17, 2009
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) and several of its member organizations were featured in The Wall Street Journal. “Smart Roads. Smart Bridges. Smart Grids.” addresses several technologies that have the potential to improve the nation’s infrastructure. “The goal is not just funding projects for short-term job gains,” says Paul Feenstra, vice president of government affairs at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, a group that promotes smart-road technologies. “It should be to create systems that are intelligent and improve productivity in the long run.” ITS America members California Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Michigan are also featured in the Feb. 17 article. (Full article)
Business Week
Feb. 3, 2009
With the U.S. Congress in the middle of a debate over the massive economic stimulus package, it seems likely that as much as one-quarter of the proposed $800 billion-plus will go to upgrading the nation's badly neglected infrastructure. And based on wish lists that are being drawn up by the states, it looks as if most of that money will be spent on traditional road and bridge projects. (Full article)
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