ITS Oregon

The next steering committee will be held on April 18, 9:00 to 11:00 am, at the offices of David Evans & Associates in Portland.  Please contact Ed Anderson at Edward.L.ANDERSON@odot.state.or.us if you have items you wish to add to the agenda.

David Evans & Associates
2100 SW River Parkway
Portland, OR 97201
Map & Directions

Free parking is available for meeting attendees at the DEA parking lot located east of the Marriott Residence Inn.  Please contact Orlena Chiu at (503) 499-0425 for further information.

Intelligent Transportation System Program Manager
Seattle Department of Transportation
Job Number: SDOT 91

Salary: $32.42 to $48.63 (Hourly)
Work Location: Seattle, Washington
Closing Date: Open until filled

Oversee and coordinate the development and implementation of the Intelligent Transportation System in Seattle. Includes work in the areas of systems development and deployment, traffic management technology, and technology innovation. Coordinate with staff, including engineers and technicians, and with consultants and contractors. Oversee all aspects of a complex program including finance, budget, policies, objectives and initiatives, develop and establish procedures and policies for the ITS program, track ITS Performance Measures, and develop an annual publication showing ITS program and performance measure results. Current ITS projects underway total $20+M. Provide guidance and support to regional ITS efforts currently underway as part of the Regional Traffic Operations Committee. Specialties include the evaluation, cost-effectiveness, and implementation feasibility of applying ITS technologies to existing transportation systems in the areas of advanced public transportation systems, advanced traffic management systems, advanced traveler information systems, automatic vehicle location, automated traffic data collection, electronic toll and traffic management systems, transportation safety, and other monitoring systems. Act to support department goals to promote diversity and social justice with employees, customers and stakeholders.

Equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Ability to effectively work in a multi-cultural workplace with a diverse customer base. At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering or ITS.

Apply online at http://seattle.gov/jobs,  or contact Larry Flores at larry.flores@seattle.gov or 206-615-0889.

Please join us for the upcoming Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinar:

A Technical Discussion on Wireless Data Transport Systems: Wireless Trends, Tools and Tips Session II - Wireless Link Engineering

When: April 8, 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET.

All T3 Webinars are free of charge.

For more information and to register: http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s080408_wireless.asp.

T3 Webinars are sponsored by the US DOT’s ITS Professional Capacity Building (ITS PCB) Program. Visit the ITS PCB website for more information about T3 and other ITS learning opportunities: http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/default.asp.

Visit the T3 archives to review earlier T3 webinars: http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/res_t3_archive.asp. 

ITS America Vice President of Member Services Tom Kern presented an analysis of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission Report at the recently concluded ITS America Board of Directors meeting.

A copy of the summary report is available at:
www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/ITSASummaryCommissionReport.pdf.

His presentation to the Board can be downloaded at:
www.itsa.org/itsa/files/presentations/CommissionReport_TomKern.ppt.

You are invited to attend a panel discussion sponsored by ITS Washington.

Title: Congestion Mitigation, Tolling, and Active Traffic Management:
Where are we heading in the Puget Sound area?

Moderator : Charlie Howard, Transportation Director, Puget Sound
Regional Council

Date: March 27, 2008

Time: 9:00am to Noon

Location: Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington
(For directions see:
http://depts.washington.edu/urbhort/html/info/contact.html)

Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to briglia@u.washington.edu.

The Light Brigade, Inc. would like to announce upcoming 2008 dates for its new Fiber Optics for Intelligent Transportation Systems course, designed for those involved with the design and installation of fiber-optic transportation networks.  In addition to chapters that focus on fiber-optic theory, installation, testing, and restoration, this course covers technologies and disciplines that are specific to ITS, including:

· Video Transmission
· Real-time Video
· Control Systems
· Next Generation Systems

This course is available as both a two-day classroom-only format for designers, and a four-day format with two additional days of hands-on exercises for installers. The upcoming ITS training dates for Seattle, WA are May 12-15, 2008; September 8-11, 2008; and November 17-20, 2008.

For more information, visit www.lightbrigade.com.

The next steering committee will be held on March 21, 11:30 am to 1 pm at the Portland State University ITS Lab.  Please contact Ed Anderson at Edward.L.ANDERSON@odot.state.or.us if you want to be on the agenda.

WASHINGTON, DC - On February 28, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) issued a Broad Agency Announcement to private industry, research organizations, and state and local governments seeking proposals under its SafeTrip-21 initiative that seeks field test sites and commercially available technology applications designed to fight congestion and improve the safety and performance of the nation’s transportation system.

SafeTrip-21 seeks sites and technology applications that can be evaluated in a year-long, multi-application field test of safety and congestion-reducing technologies. Field operational test and evaluation activities will begin at one or more selected sites following an initial exhibition of capabilities during ITS America’s 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, November 16-20, 2008 in New York City. SafeTrip-21 builds upon research into the use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) information, navigation, and communications technologies to prevent accidents and alleviate congestion by providing drivers with real-time safety warnings, traffic and transit information, and advanced navigational tools.

Broad Agency Announcement No. DTRT57-08-R-20021, “SafeTrip-21 Field Test Sites and ITS Applications is available for viewing and downloading via FedBizOps at: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/RITA/VNTSC/DTRT57%2D08%2DR%2D20021/listing.html, or directly at: http://volpedb.volpe.dot.gov/outside/owa/proc_docs/F2451/SOL_08R20021.pdf.