摘要: |
There are three conditions that help bring ITS solutions into the metropolitan transportation planning process: Condition 1: Endorsement of ITS by Elected Officials and Transportation Managers Condition 2: Improved Communication and Coordination Across Geographic Boundaries and Between Agencies Condition 3: Collection of Data and Use of Information Transportation officials in metropolitan areas have employed various strategies to generate these conditions. The strategies used in the disparate localities vary from region to region due to the regions' diverse political and organizational structures and the level of maturity of ITS planning and deployment. There are four strategies that are most commonly used: Strategy 1: Create an ITS committee involving regional stakeholders. Strategy 2: Educate elected officials and transportation executives. Strategy 3: Include ITS in MPO planning documents. Strategy 4: Develop a program of regional ITS projects. Although the elected officials and transportation managers in different metropolitan areas will not use the same strategies, they should follow the same three basic steps to facilitate the incorporation of ITS solutions into their metropolitan transportation planning processes. First, they must determine which strategies are most useful for their area. Second, after selecting the strategies they must then make and keep a commitment to implement those strategies. As part of this crucial step, they must provide the resources to make the selected strategies successful. Third transportation officials must reassess their approach after a period of time and modify it as their needs change. |