Rural ITS Free Press
Welcome to the Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Free Pressa site where you can discuss rural transportation issues, particularly rural ITS. Your comments are not only welcome, but an open dialogue is highly encouraged.
Rural ITS Projects
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Rural ITS Projects
Below are links to Rural ITS Projects descriptions. If you are aware of others and would like them posted in this website, please let us know.
* Rural COATS - California and Oregon Departments of Transportation have designated a geographic area in Northern California and Southern Oregon as the study area to identify and potential ITS applications.
* Sierra Nevada ITS Strategic Deployment Plan - The seven counties which comprise the Sierra Nevada Planning Area are Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne. These counties, in conjunction with Caltrans, the Federal Highway Administration and other public and private stakeholders, are working together to develop a Strategic Development Plan for ITS in their region.
* Tahoe Gateway ITS Strategic Deployment Plan - The four counties which comprise the Tahoe Gateway Planning Area are Sierra, Nevada, Placer and El Dorado. These counties, in conjunction with Caltrans, the Federal Highway Administration and other public and private stakeholders, are working together to develop a Strategic Deployment Plan for ITS in their regions
* San Joaquin Valley - The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Strategic Deployment Plan for San Joaquin Valley Region is 20-month study that was funded by Caltrans in 1998. The San Joaquin Valley region represents one of the last geographic areas in California to develop an ITS Plan.
* Fresno - The Fresno COG obtained a grant from the Federal Highway Administration to conduct an ITS Early Deployment Planning (EDP) Study for Fresno County. The objective of the study is to develop a strategic plan for the deployment of ITS technologies that will be most beneficial to Fresno County.
* Kern - The Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG) embarked on a study to determine how advanced technologies can reshape the future of transportation in the Kern Region.
* Frontier - Several states, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming are pooling their resources with the Western Transportation Institute and the Federal Highway Administration for this research effort to prove that advanced technologies can be successfully transferred to rural environments.
