Best Practices of Rural and Statewide ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) Strategic Planning:Final rept. Apr 00-Apr 02

摘要

The 'Best Practices of Rural and Statewide ITS Strategic Planning' document investigates the transferability of rural and statewide ITS planning efforts to other locations and provides 'lessons learned' during the ITS planning process in many locations. The goal of this document is to identify factors that should be considered by agencies undertaking rural and statewide ITS planning projects. It describes factors that should be examined if components of successful rural and statewide ITS planning efforts are to be transferred and replicated els ewhere. It also documents the benefits of rural and statewide ITS planning so that these benefits can encourage future ITS strategic planning efforts nationwide. The primary objective of this document is to capture and document best practices rural and statewide ITS planning and to present an overview of the typical ITS planning process. To do this, 12 in-depth case studies and 18 shorter survey forms were developed to record and analyze the opinions, views, and experiences of the people involved in each ITS planning initiative and to derive recommendations and pointers that can be adapted for future projects. This document addresses more institutional rather than technical issues; its emphasis is on the complex decision-making processes required for the ITS strategic planning.