Minnesota Transportation Agency Wants And Needs
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1996-04-24
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Abstract:MINNESOTA IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS). SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED TO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR ITS, ITS BENEFIT TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND THE BEST APPLICATION OF ITS TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ITS TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES MUST COMPETE FOR THE SAME FUNDING THAT IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. ITS PROJECTS MUST THEREFORE ADDRESS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND PROVIDE MEASURABLE BENEFITS TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC.
THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT, CONDUCTED FOR MINNESOTA GUIDESTAR AS A PART OF THE POLARIS PROJECT, IDENTIFIED THE MOST IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS OF A CROSS SECTION OF MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT DID NOT PREDISPOSE ITS AS THE POTENTIAL SOLUTION, BUT RATHER SOUGHT TO DEFINE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN LANGUAGE FREE OF IMPLEMENTATION OR SOLUTIONS. THE RESEARCH CONSISTED OF MODERATED GROUP DISCUSSIONS, SIMILAR TO FOCUS GROUPS, IN WHICH 84 REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION-RELATED AGENCIES IN THE THREE LARGEST CITIES IN MINNESOTA PARTICIPATED.
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