ITS UK members to edit PIARC handbook

ITS America has appointed ITS United Kingdom members Finella McKenzie and Dr John Miles as editors for a revision of the PIARC ITS Handbook. PIARC is the common acronym of the World Road Association and the appointment comes under the auspices of a US Department of Transportation contract which will see the publication updated from the last (2004) edition and developed as an online knowledge resource.
November 29, 2013 Read time: 1 min
560 ITS America has appointed ITS United Kingdom members Finella McKenzie and Dr John Miles as editors for a revision of the 2237 PIARC ITS Handbook.

PIARC is the common acronym of the 2137 World Road Association and the appointment comes under the auspices of a 324 US Department of Transportation contract which will see the publication updated from the last (2004) edition and developed as an online knowledge resource.

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