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U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
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Preliminary Research Results
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§Many agencies look to their regional peers for the ‘right fit’ in implementing ITS.
§ITS innovation is happening in many areas, but documented benefits specific to regional characteristics can be lacking.
§Multi-state coordination plays a significant role in accelerating    impact of ITS  deployment as             in the case with 511.
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Conclusion: Peer influence more significant now than with the first wave of early ITS adopters.
As a part of the stakeholder interview process, we visited five regions: Boise, Idaho, Atlanta, Georgia, Baltimore, Maryland, and Tucson as well as Scottsdale/Phoenix Arizona.  Recurring themes heard from these regional discussions are  highlighted here.

The designation of peers is very different and reflects size and congestion levels.

In reviewing ITS deployment stories, many agencies described how they pendulate between being innovators and early adopters for some technologies while being the late majority for other technologies. A law enforcement agency recounted how the disappointments with one technology for which they were innovators soured upper management for more than a decade on other ITS innovations. The pendulum is now swinging back toward the early majority for ITS adoption.