July 18, 2008
ITS Oregon will be hosting the 2009 National Rural ITS Conference in Seaside, Oregon from August 23 to 27, 2009. In order to make this a great conference, we are soliciting conference planning committee members. Activities currently being planned include:
- Sunday bonfire welcoming reception
- Monday and/or Tuesday evening social events
- Identification of session topics and session speakers
- Finding a keynote speaker
- Technical tours
We will be holding monthly conference call meetings of the planning committee to keep all committee members up to date on the status of the activity planning. There may be an occasional in-person meeting to work out details.
If you are interested in joining the conference planning committee or have any questions about the conference, please contact Ed Anderson, ITS Oregon President, at edward.l.anderson@odot.state.or.us or 503.986.3588.
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July 9, 2008
The Federal Highway Administration announced that two of the nation’s busiest interstates will receive $11 million, more than $5 million each, in federal support for innovative strategies to reduce the frustration of truckers looking for parking on congested routes. The two interstates, I-95 and I-5, also were selected under the Corridors of the Future Program, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s national congestion initiative, in September of last year.
The Department chose the East Coast’s I-95 and the West’s I-5 for the Truck Parking Facilities program because of innovative uses of ITS technology to provide truckers with real-time information on available parking. The technology will monitor parking availability and transmit the updates to truckers. Both corridors will explore ways to allow truckers to reserve parking spaces ahead of time. The selection of I-95 and I-5 was based on a corridor-wide approach to addressing congestion along interstates heavily used to transport freight.
For more information, see http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa0813.htm.
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July 9, 2008
Dr. Rainer Schwarzmann, Director of Consulting, at PTV AG, will be presenting examples of ATM strategies from Europe including speed harmonization and temporary shoulder usage.
ATM is the ability to dynamically manage recurrent and non-recurrent congestion based on prevailing traffic conditions. ATM strategies focus on maximizing the investment of public funds in the roadway infrastructure. The results are improved trip reliability, increased throughput and enhanced safety. Locations around the world are seeing real benefits.
The event will take place on August 11th from 2-4 pm at the Puget Sound Regional Council boardroom in Seattle. See http://www.psrc.org/about/where/index.htm for directions.
Space is limited so please RSVP by August 7th to Matthew Rohrbach at 206.971.3291, or MRohrbach@psrc.org.
This event is sponsored by PTV, the Puget Sound Regional Council and ITS Washington.
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July 9, 2008
The Federal Transit Administration invites you to attend a series of Webinars showcasing the eight Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Pioneer Sites (Seattle, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Oakland, San Diego, Minneapolis, and Montgomery County, Maryland) and their results to date with the ICM initiative.
The Pioneer Sites are developing multimodal ICM strategies that apply new institutional and operational approaches and advanced technologies to existing infrastructure to help to increase travel time reliability, manage congestion and empower travelers. These eight sites have completed development of their ICM Concept of Operations and Requirements documents. They will each present the challenges they faced and lessons learned in a series of ICM Webinars scheduled for July 17, 22, and 24.
Each 3-hour Webinar will feature presentations from two or more Pioneer Sites. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with the presenters. Participate in one or all three depending on your schedule and your interests.
To register online, please go to http://www.its.dot.gov/icms/icms_webinar.htm. You must register for each Webinar individually. Registration is limited to the first 150 people.
For further information, contact Annette Le at 206-220-4461, email annette.le@dot.gov or visit http://www.its.dot.gov/icms/pioneer.htm.
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