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U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Seven ITS Projects for National Evaluation


American Government Topics:  Rodney E. Slater

U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Seven ITS Projects for National Evaluation

Federal Highway Administration
17 March 2000


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 24, 2000
Contact: Susan Slye
Tel.: (202) 366-0660
FHWA 16-00

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the selection of seven Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects in California, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington for national evaluation.

The selected sites are in the Silicon Valley near San Jose, Calif.; in Riverside, Calif.; in Seattle and Spokane, Wash.; in New Jersey; at the Delaware River Port Authority in Pennsylvania; and in Dade County, Fla.

The seven projects are part of the ITS integration program. The program's objective, which is specified in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), is to accelerate the integration and interoperability of ITS in metropolitan and rural areas.

"President Clinton and Vice President Gore are committed to responsible planning for projects that will improve the safety and efficiency of America's surface transportation networks and improve the quality of life for all Americans," Slater said. "These projects will confirm the value of integrating technologies as a means of connecting communities and show the way for others in metropolitan and rural communities to deploy integrated ITS infrastructure."

Funding for the seven evaluations is $1.5 million. The sites were selected from among 67 sites that receive funds from the ITS integration program. The seven were selected as the most promising for filling information gaps about the benefits and costs of some of the newer ITS technologies or for documenting newer, successful ways of doing business.

The evaluations are designed to increase the understanding of the benefits and impacts of deploying and integrating ITS infrastructure in metropolitan and rural settings. Independent consultants will perform all evaluations. Some evaluations will focus on obtaining "before-after" measurements of impacts, whereas others will focus on interviews that document lessons learned about ways communities can work together.

The projects to be evaluated consist of:

The U.S. Department of Transportation's ITS program was reauthorized in TEA-21, which was signed into law by President Clinton in 1998. ITS combines information and communications technologies to manage surface transportation networks and improve operational efficiency and safety.

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