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The Promise of Intelligent Transportation
Systems Thoughts on US Highway Authorization
Transportation Border Working Group Plenary
MeetingChicago April 28-29, 2009
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Significant Transportation Challenges

• Over 40,000 fatalities, 2.7 million injuries each
  year, economic cost exceeding 230 billion
• Congestion estimated to cost the economy nearly
  200 billion annually the average rush-hour
  commuter spends nearly a full work week stuck in
  traffic
• 28 of greenhouse gases attributed to
  transportation
• Estimated cost of needed infrastructure
  investment ranges from 225 340 billion per
  year, current gas tax-based funding system
  insufficient to meet needs

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What ITS Can Do to Help

• ITS technologies are available today that can
• Prevent accidents before they happen
• Provide more effective incident, emergency
  response
• Reduce traffic congestion and provide real-time
  traffic and traveler information
• reduce energy use and emissions
• enable innovative financing including VMT user
  fees
• Next transportation bill must make better use of
  available technologies and innovative solutions

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The Way ForwardThe Fiscal Stimulus Package and
Authorization of a New Transportation Bill
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Fiscal Stimulus Package

• Total investment of 787 billion
• Approximately 46 billion for transportation,
  majority for other projects including energy,
  health care, broadband
• Strong focus on ready to go infrastructure
  projects
• ITS America advocated for ITS investment that
  will create short-term economic stimulus and
  provide lasting productivity, safety,
  environmental benefits
• Final bill signed in February
• States and metropolitan areas in the process of
  allocating funding

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Priorities for Solving Americas Transportation
Challenges

• Prevent Accidents Before they Happen and Improve
  Emergency Response
• Reduce Traffic Gridlock
• Preserve the Environment
• Finance the Future of Transportation
• Create Jobs and Strengthening the Economy

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Recommendations for the Next Surface
Transportation Legislation

• Incentivize Performance Improvements
• National Performance Goals
• State and Local Performance Targets
• Performance Incentives
• National Scorecard

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Recommendations for the Next Surface
Transportation Legislation

• Put Smart Technologies to Work
• Plan for Performance
• Address Strategic Challenges
• Technology/Operations/Systems Management Program
• Smart Towns and City Streets Initiative
• VMT-Based User Fee Demonstrations
• Mainstream Vehicle Collisions Avoidance Systems
• Advance Efficient Transportation Systems thru Cap
  Trade

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Recommendations for the Next Surface
Transportation Legislation

• Advance Next Generation Transportation Solutions
• Focused Federal Research Program
• Complete IntelliDrivesm
• ITS Costs, Benefits, and Deployment Strategies
  Report
• Conduct a VMT User Fee Research, Development and
  Demonstration Program
• Strengthen University Research
• Centers of Excellence for Operations and Applied
  Transit Technology

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ITS America and the Vision for ITS
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The Intelligent Transportation Society of America

• What is ITS America
• Trade association representing 400 public and
  private sector organizations involved in all
  aspects of ITS research, planning, development,
  and deployment
• Headquartered in Washington, DC with 24 regional
  and state chapters representing 36 states
• Our Vision Help save lives, time and money and
  help sustain the environment through broad
  deployment of interoperable ITS technologies
• Our Mission Be proactive leaders for all ITS
  stakeholders promoting collaboration and
  networking in research, development and design of
  ITS technologies to accelerate deployment

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ITS Americas 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition
Moving America Forward June 1-3, 2009 Gaylord
National Resort and Convention Center
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Why You Should Attend

• Hear first hand what is happening with the fiscal
  stimulus resources
• Showcase ITS solutions to senior Members of
  Congress and their staff during critical
  transportation authorization debate
• Connect with leaders around the country to
  discuss ITS development and deployment
• Participate in live, hands-on technology
  demonstrations on the streets of National Harbor
• Experience the most comprehensive exhibition of
  ITS technologies, services, and solutions in the
  world
• Participate in Capitol Hill Day featuring
  speeches by senior Members of Congress,
  technology demos, meetings on Capitol Hill, and a
  closing reception at the new Capitol Visitor
  Center

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2009 Annual Meeting Program

• 2 Plenary Sessions
• Monday Plenary Federal Perspective
• Wednesday Plenary Congressional Perspective
• 10 Executive Sessions
• 52 Special Sessions
• 24 Technical/Scientific Sessions
• 1 Interactive Session
• 5 Forum Showcases
• 6 Congressional Fact-Finding Sessions

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Exhibition

• Expanding now for a second time to nearly 100,000
  square feet of exhibits
• Already 25 larger than the ITS America 2007
  Annual Meeting
• Over 130 companies and organizations
  participating
• ITS State Chapters Pavilion
• Local Agency Pavilion
• Virginia DOT Pavilion
• I-95 Corridor Coalition Pavilion
• Intelligent Sustainability Pavilion
• Automotive Telecommunications Pavilion
• Homeland Security Public Safety Pavilion

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Capitol Hill Day

• Wednesday, June 3, 2009
• Members of Congress will experience ITS
  technologies in action during technology
  demonstrations and exhibit hall tours
• Congressional fact-finding sessions
• Congressional Policy Breakfast and closing
  plenary focusing on transportation authorization
  and other key legislation
• Scheduled meetings on Capitol Hill
• Special Closing Reception at Capitol Visitor
  Center
• Regular bus service between Capitol Hill and the
  Gaylord

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Technology Demonstrations

• Three days Demonstrations at National Harbor
  Resort based on 15th World Congress on ITS
• Vehicle and Infrastructure Demonstrations
• Mobility tolling, vehicle mile charging,
  infrastructure monitoring, traffic information,
  and freight security
• Safety Intersection safety and vehicle priority
• Set up in parking lot and city streets

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See ITS In Action

• 2009 ITS America Annual Meeting
• and
• Exposition, June 1-3, 2009
• Gaylord National Resort and
• Conference Center, National Harbor, MD
• For more information www.itsa.org