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Greater Portland Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Early Deployment Plan
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1998-03-01
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Abstract:The Greater Portland Intelligent Transportation Systems Early Deployment Plan is a strategic vision of how “smart” technology can be applied to help improve mobility in Maine’s largest metropolitan area. The Early Deployment Plan was produced by staff from the Greater Portland Council of Governments working in close collaboration with a group of stakeholders constituted as the Plan Advisory Committee. Funding was provided through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration, with matching funds from Greater Portland Council of Governments member communities. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are developing as the creative convergence of advances in communications and electronics. ITS technologies are being deployed to disseminate traveler information, improve traffic flow, optimize transit system performance, and in a myriad of other transportation applications. The promise of ITS is to improve the operations of transport facilities and services while also making both more user-friendly. A national effort has been taking place - given great impetus with creation of Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Act included in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) in 1991 - to bring this promise to life.
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