摘要: |
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are intended to improve the movement of people and goods through the use of advanced systems and technologies. In Minnesota, the Minnesota Guidestar program is charged with shaping a better transportation system through leadership in technology research, testing and deployment, institutional progressiveness, and innovative partnerships. In its first six years of existence, the program launched 60 ITS initiatives involving more than 70 PUB Published by: lic, private and academic sector partners. This paper describes the evolution of this statewide ITS program which is based on a series of customer-driven initiatives including the Rural Scoping Study, completed in 1994, and a subsequent project the Polaris statewide architecture study, completed in 1995. Most recently, Minnesota Guidestar developed a statewide strategic plan. This paper describes the early successes in deploying 10 distinctly rural projects which are moving Minnesota toward realizing a statewide ITS system. |