Transportation Operations & Safety: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

Advances in technology are enabling us to build a smarter transportation system, permitting everyone to make better travel decisions and experience fewer delays. ITS technology leads to reduced traffic congestion, safer roads, smarter transit vehicles and service, less wasted fuel, better air quality, and increased capacity and functioning of our transportation systems.

One of the roles of SPC’s Transportation Operations and Safety Committee is to bring together ITS stakeholders from across the region to share information on current projects and future ITS applications that will serve Southwestern Pennsylvania’s transportation users.

Regional ITS Architecture Report

In December 2004, SPC adopted a Regional ITS Architecture (PDF Format, 3.66 MB). This document, developed under the Pennsylvania Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture initiative, presents the ITS Architecture for Pennsylvania’s Southwestern Region. The report is the result of intensive data-gathering, research, and planning activities conducted between March 2003 and November 2004. The current version of the ITS Architecture was generated in November 2004.

To download the Regional ITS Architecture Report, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If you don’t have Acrobat Reader, it’s available as a free download from Adobe.

For more information on Intelligent Transportation Systems, or for a listing of committee members, contact Doug Smith at (412) 391-5590 x327 or e-mail dsmith@spcregion.org.

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