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Bluetooth speed and travel data collection shows cost savings
February 2, 2012
Houston TranStar is using Bluetooth sensors to collect speed and travel data in a project which is already demonstrating significant cost savings
Transport and traffic management for major sporting events
February 2, 2012
Maurizio Tomassini, Isis, and Monica Giannini, Pluservice, detail the STADIUM project, which is intended to provide those responsible for planning major international events with a blueprint for success
What's next for transport communication systems?
February 2, 2012
Moxa Americas, Inc.'s Charles Chen ponders the way forward for transportation communications networks in the US
Stop thinking and act on cooperative infrastructures
February 2, 2012
OmniAir's Tim McGuckin looks at why metropolitan transportation networks might be the key to securing the long-term funding of cooperative infrastructure
Pioneering IntelliDrive technologies in Michigan
February 2, 2012
Pete Goldin reports on upgrades to the USDOT's Michigan Test Bed, where IntelliDrive technologies are being pioneered
Transition to all electronic tolling leads to cost savings
February 2, 2012
How a temporary congestion-relief solution resulted in the North Texas Tollway Authority's transition to all-electronic toll collection and potential savings of up to $472 million by 2045. By Carla Kienast, ETC Corporation
Active traffic management increases safety and capacity
February 2, 2012
WSDOT is deploying Active Traffic Management in order to increase safety and capacity on its strategic roads. WSDOT's Patricia Michaud elaborates
Economic crisis needs non-partisan perspectives to stimulate growth
February 2, 2012
Kary Witt, President of the IBTTA and Pat Jones, Executive Director and CEO, talk about the need to put aside partisan perspectives in order to deal with the current economic crisis
Vehicle tracking in New Hampshire saves time, improves efficiency
February 2, 2012
Provider Enterprises is the largest transportation company dedicated to special needs children in New Hampshire, US serving more than 1,500 children daily. Several years ago, the company decided to deploy GPS-based fleet tracking technology primarily to monitor the location of its 178-vehicle fleet for routing and quality-control purposes.
IBTTA 2010 meeting focuses on sustainability
February 2, 2012
Ken Philmus, chief meeting organiser, talks about what attendees can expect to see at this year's IBTTA annual meeting and exhibition
Economic stimulus and investment in ITS solutions
February 2, 2012
Scott Belcher, President and CEO of ITS America looks at the year ahead
Travel restrictions cause ITS professionals' knowledge gap
February 2, 2012
Andrew Barriball once again campaigns for senior USDOT officials to see sense and lift some of the restrictions on out-of-state travel for transportation professionals. The ability to attend conferences and exhibitions is not a luxury, he says; it is a valid and cost-effective way of advancing the state of the traffic management art
A carbon free and accident free Europe by 2015?
February 2, 2012
By 2050, the Europe Commission aims to make transport in Europe carbon- and accident-free. Between now and then, however, a significant technological development and deployment effort is needed. Here, Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, talks about what's being done. In many respects, COOPERS, CVIS and SAFESPOT, set up by the European Commission (EC) to explore the potential of cooperative infrastructure systems, are already legacy projects. Between them, the three devel
Intermodal solutions the only viable, sustainable way forward
February 2, 2012
For the European Intermodal Association, intermodal solutions are the only viable, sustainable way forward for the global supply chain. Founded in 1992 by the most important West-European railways and some intermodal operators, the European Intermodal Association (EIA) is dedicated to developing, improving and promoting sustainable intermodal mobility combining innovative rail, waterway, road, air and maritime transport solutions. The founders understood that railways cannot serve all customers from door to
Enforcement - still a dirty word?
February 2, 2012
A friend of mine's wife used to work on a ladies' magazine. A mid-shelf affair, it would contain the usual round of photo stories on this season's look, interviews with celebrities - some of whom I'd almost heard of - and those 'What does he really think of me?/Why do men act the way they do?' questionnaires.