NTL Catalog Record

Title	And now for the rest of the story : signal optimization in greater Washington, DC
Record ID	12695
Personal Name Creator	Meese, Andrew
Publisher	National Associations Working Group for ITS
Publication Date	20030100
Abstract	In this interview, Andrew Meese, Principal Transportation Planner with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, provides insight into the process of programming ITS projects into a region's long-term plans, and suggests that the concept of "prototype corridors" is an excellent way to promote more widespread deployment.
TRT Terms	Intelligent transportation systems programs ; Traffic signals ; Optimization ; Decision making ; Interagency relations ; Metropolitan planning organizations ; Demonstration projects ; Advanced traffic management systems ; Arterial highways ; Deployment
General Subjects	Interviews; Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments; National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board; Prototype corridors; Washington Metropolitan Area
Classification	NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Flow
Geographical Coverage	Washington Metropolitan Area
Resource type	Article
URL	http://www.nawgits.com/icdn/meese_wcg.html
Format	HTML
Language:	English
Database	Other Transportation Web Sites

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