Research to develop an ITS strategic plan for Texas.

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• Creators:
  Seymour, Ed ; Kuhn, Beverly ; Balke, Kevin ; Chaudhary, Nadeem ; Jasek, Debbie ; Rajbhandari, Rajat ; Voigt, Tony ; Miller, Kristine ; Geiselbrecht, Tina ; Venglar, Steven
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Highway safety
  • Traffic congestion
  • Strategic planning
  • States
  • Transportation planning
  • Best practices
  • Stakeholders
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-13/0-6672-2-Vol-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Abstract:
  TxDOT’s mission is to provide safe and reliable transportation solutions for the citizens of Texas. Intelligent ; transportation systems (ITS) can play a pivotal role in meeting that mission. TxDOT can take advantage of ; advanced and emerging technologies to enhance safety and promote reliability by ensuring that travelers see ; the transportation network as a seamless system that helps get them to their destinations and deliver goods ; and services to the citizens of Texas with as little disruption as possible. ITS is a critical component of the ; transportation infrastructure that helps ensure the system operates in the most efficient way possible every ; day, every night, and during all types of situations and weather conditions. TxDOT has four primary goals ; related to meeting its mission. These goals are: maintain a safe system, address congestion, connect Texas ; communities, and become a best-in-class state agency. The agency cannot hope to successfully meet these ; goals without ITS in its arsenal of strategies to advance transportation across the state. This report ; documents the research that was undertaken to develop the ITS Strategic Plan for Texas. This research ; included an assessment of current U.S. trends in ITS and related initiatives, interviews with ITS stakeholders ; across Texas to determine needs, and a peer state review. The plan provides a framework to guide the ; development and deployment of an integrated statewide program for Intelligent Transportation Systems. The ; Texas Transportation Commission, TxDOT, as well as the broad community of ITS providers, stakeholders, ; and agency partners, will use this plan to promote the development, deployment, and use of ITS statewide. If ; this plan is to succeed, it needs the cooperation of all affected groups involved in ITS and transportation ; planning, design, funding, and implementation in the state.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 0-6672
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27287/dot_27287_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.80 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ac1c6bb6eb53f17fcb0695260bdcdf8c36b974acfc72e528c480c61a882e0ea7