Connected Corridors

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributors:
  Peterson, Todd ; Corbin, John ; Johnson, David
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Data Sharing Highway Corridors Intelligent Transportation Systems Traveler Information And Communication Systems
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-26-CAI-005
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The National Highway System supports our economy, safety, and daily travel. But delays that are caused by planned activities, like work zones and events, or unexpected problems, like crashes and bad weather, interrupt its function. Both transportation workers and travelers need accurate, up-to-date information, but this can be hard to get due to: Information spread across too many separate data sources; No shared standards for data quality; Service providers must build special systems for each agency, which makes scaling them difficult; Agency rules can slow down the use of shared, subscription-based services; Many tools can’t connect or don’t work together; New solutions often stay local instead of spreading nationwide The Connected Corridors initiative tackles these challenges by encouraging states to work in a coordinated, shared approach, not by replacing or merging their systems. It promotes reliable data sharing, encourages common quality standards, and supports scalable services that can work well with other systems, while ensuring each agency retains control over its own data and platforms.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e7582541bf451a302776a1a1c1675721b35df466bc58efcff11a0456dd98f0b39ef9418e34e6fdab7bc55671655ef53c9e517e87158d8615b2d4046de034c285
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89756/dot_89756_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.09 MB ]