August 18, 2008
This National Highway Institute webcast will describe how both planned and unplanned events require a great deal of preparation and planning to ensure that the execution of the plan works. The difference is that for a planned special event, the planners have the luxury of knowing the date, the expected attendance, and the anticipated effect on the roadway system. With an unplanned event, the planning is often through training, tabletop exercises, and the design of an evacuation plan that can be executed quickly during a time of crisis. Whether it’s a planned or unplanned event, the players and their roles are the same. In addition, the desired outcome is also the same – the safe transport of those involved.
This webcast will examine three aspects of either a planned or unplanned events – the planning, the implementation of the plan and the after action of the event.
For more information and to register
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August 18, 2008
Please join ITS Oregon for pizza and soft drinks during our next lunch meeting.
Topic: ITS at TriMet
Date: Friday, September 26, 2008.
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: David Evans and Associates, Inc., 2100 River Parkway, Portland, Oregon, 97201
Program: The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), the transit provider for urban Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, has been a leader in applying ITS technologies to its operations since the mid-1990s. The use of ITS technology has enhanced service for its customers while providing significant operational efficiencies.
In this presentation, analyst David Crout will describe many of TriMet’s ITS projects, including the automatic vehicle location (AVL) system, computer-aided dispatch (CAD), real-time customer information, transit signal priority, and automatic stop announcements, and show how they have resulted in improved service and cost savings for the agency.
Cost: Free.
Reservations: RSVP to Ed Anderson.
Please RSVP by the close of business Wednesday, September 24 to ensure that enough pizza is ordered. Feel free to contact Ed if you have any questions.
Hope to see you there!
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August 18, 2008
The next meeting of ITS Oregon is scheduled for Thursday, August 21st, at 12:00 p.m. at DEA in Portland. Please email Ed Anderson if you have any items you want placed on the agenda.
Leslie Bellas, General Council and Director of Environmental Affairs, from ITS America has been invited to call in to our meeting. She is planning to discuss the World Congress, strategic initiatives, technical activities and the August 2008 Board meeting.
As a special summer bonus, below is a copy of the 2009 NRITS Conference promotional sticker Tegan, Kirsten and Celena have created. Great job and thank you!
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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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June 23, 2008
There is now one more reason to visit Anchorage, Alaska this year for the 2008 National Rural ITS Conference! The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is offering a National Transit Database Rural Training Seminar to be held on Tuesday, September 2nd just prior to the conference’s official kick-off. This training will be included in the Transit Track registration fee. For those individuals wishing to participate in the Seminar separate from the Transit Track, the cost is only $15.00.
To learn more and to register, simply download the conference registration packet from http://www.nritsconference.org/downloads/NRITS08regpk.pdf. If you’ve already registered for the conference and wish to take advantage of this additional training, send an email to info@nritsconference.org referencing your ID Number (found in your registration confirmation email), or call 866-633-8110.
The 2008 National Rural ITS Conference is sponsored in part by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska University Transportation Center, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., International Road Dynamics, Inc., ITS Alaska, ITS America, USDOT ITS JPO, Open Roads Consulting, Inc., Quixote Transportation Technologies, Telvent and the Western Transportation Institute.
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June 18, 2008
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) has announced that a free Webinar, “World Congress Technology Demonstrations,” will take place on June 25, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will provide participants with an overview of the largest fully-integrated demonstration of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside communication technologies and services. These planned technology demonstrations will be operating on the streets and highways of New York from November 16-20 during the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems. For the latest information on the 15th World Congress on ITS, please visit www.itsworldcongress.org.
These technology demonstrations will provide conference attendees with a unique opportunity to experience Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII), a U.S. Department of Transportation initiative that is working toward deployment of an advanced vehicle and roadside communications network that could provide dramatic safety and mobility benefits. For more information on the Webinar, visit
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d2346/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html.
Webinar participants will also be able to get real-time feedback via the Internet during the presentation, and will also be able to ask questions during a closing Q&A session. There is no cost to participate in the webinar, but registration is required. To register, visit http://itsamerica.premiereglobal.com/attendee/RegisterLogin.aspx?hubconfID=419614&qtID=1&act=reg&cp=6695.
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June 9, 2008
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) today announced a call for entries for the “Best of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Awards.” The deadline for entering is September 8, 2008.
Presented by ITS America, the Best of ITS Awards is the only program in the world that honors the most innovative, effective, and influential achievements in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry. This highly competitive program recognizes the organizations whose projects have demonstrated specific and measurable outcomes and exemplified innovation by establishing a “new dimension” of performance.
Private businesses and public organizations will be recognized before an international audience on November 17, 2008 at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems in New York City.
Awards will be given in the following categories:
· Best New Product, Service, or Application
· Rural ITS Project of the Year
· Sustainability in Transportation
· Outreach
· Partnership Deployment: Business-to-Business or Government-to-Government
· Partnership Deployment: Public-Private
· Research and Innovation
More details and information on how to enter the Best of ITS Awards is available at www.itsa.org/itsa/files/2008BestITSAwardsApp.doc.
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