THIS PAPER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN UPDATED COMPARISON OF WORLDWIDE ACTIVITIES IN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) AND TO RECOMMEND A STRATEGY FOR CONTINUING INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ASSESSMENT FOR DISCUSSION AT THE BENEFITS, EVALUATION AND COSTS (BEC) COMMITTEE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER 1995. IN SPITE OF INCREASING DEMAND FOR BETTER DEMONSTRATION OF BENEFITS OF ITS PROJECTS, CENTRALLY PROVIDED PUBLIC FUNDS FOR ITS IN EUROPE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER 50% WITHIN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION? S FOURTH FRAMEWORK. THE JAPANESE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IS CONTINUING ITS SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN ITS CORE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH HAS INDUCED CONSIDERABLE PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN ITS. THROUGH ITS AMERICA, THE U.S. HAS RELATIVELY THE BEST ORGANIZATION TO INVOLVE THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ITS PROGRAM DISCUSSIONS. HOWEVER, LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS FOR STABLE AND CONTINUING SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY FOR ITS CORE INFRASTRUCTURE, ARE STILL NOT IN PLACE.
THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE U.S. ECONOMY DEPEND HEAVILY ON RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. TRUCKING ACCOUNTS FOR ABOU...
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