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Regional Traffic Information |
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| BusView uses real time locations of KC Metro buses to show you exactly where your bus is and estimates when it will arrive. BusView was also created through the SmartTrek project. | |
| King County is building their new system. Their first camera is up at Novelty Hill. | |
| Another outgrowth of the SmartTrek project is MyBus, a customizable transit tracking package. With MyBus you always know where your bus is! | |
| SmartTrek was a large deployment of ITS technologies in the Puget Sound region. Part of the project was to create the SmartTrek web site. The site is a clearinghouse for Traveler Information in the region. Now available! The Smart Trek Final Evaluation Report! |
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| ITS will figure prominently into the final solutions to traffic congestion surrounding this South Puget Sound landmark. | |
| If you loved SmartTrek, you'll really love VAST. VAST is Vancouver Area Smart Trek — an ITS deployment plan for the Vancouver, Washington, region. | |
| The WSDOT Flow Map is one of the most popular traveler information sources in the US. | |
| It's open for business! This page provides all weather information for the state, including RealAudio streams of HAR information. |
ITS Information Sources |
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ITS America is a national organization of ITS professionals. Their web site is filled with useful information regarding all aspects of ITS. ITS Washington is a chapter of ITS America. |
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TS Canada is a professional non-profit society, with the inter-related goals of fostering ITS applications, promoting government-industry cooperation and strengthening the Canadian ITS industry. ITS Canada is recognized as the most knowledgeable source for information and advice on intelligent transportation systems in Canada. The Society positions itself to be fair and unbiased, and does not lobby for or promote any specific commercial interest. ITS Canada’s profile extends beyond Canada’s physical borders, with prominent positions in the international ITS community. |
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| ITS Oregon is the state chapter of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America). ITS Oregon is a volunteer organization whose members foster ITS deployment through partnership building, education and outreach. | |
| The new NTOC Talks web site is organized for easy access to a wide variety of resources. From the left-side menu you can access the list of NTOC members, discussion forums (ITS Technology Forum and new Talking Operations Forum), ITS and Operations resources, event and training calendars and, of course, the newsletter. Soon you'll be able to access customized versions of the NTOC site from within the NTOC member organizations' own websites. | |
The RTTG is a group that coordinates the implementation of transit technologies and plans throughout the Puget Sound Region. The site keeps tabs on current projects, emergent technologies and upcoming meetings. |
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| The purpose of this project is to develop a handbook that will serve as a technical reference that provides guidance and recommended practices on managing and controlling traffic on ramps with freeway facilities. This document is intended to be a comprehensive technical reference providing guidance on the influence that roadway improvement planning, designs, roadway and traffic monitoring, real-time operation, evaluation, and reporting on the performance and influence of managing traffic at freeway ramps. The use or application of these recommended practices will also in time, serve to enhance the use and effectiveness of various ramp management and control operational strategies and control techniques. | |
| The Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) is a Statewide resource for transportation research. Many of the studies that brought ITS to Washington started, or are still at, TRAC. TRAC has also employed technologies to create groundbreaking documents like the 2001 update of the Freeway Usage and Performance Report and the earlier HOV Lane Performance final report and executive summary. | |
| The Transportation Communications Newsletter is a free daily e-mail publication which provides news and information related to all aspects of communications in the transportation field. This includes a wide variety of topics such as: public and community relations, ITS, traveler information, outreach, and transportation operations. All modes of transport are included. To subscribe, please send a blank e-mail to: transport-communications-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
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US DOT Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program |
Federal Transit Institute |
