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U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
ITS Strategic Plan – Mode Specific Research
§Active Traffic Management (FY 2010 investment up to $1,000,000)
Objectives:
úTo conduct research to identify the performance targets, operational constraints, and business rules required to support active traffic management to include the optimal times when active management strategies should be enabled and disabled with the associated impacts on the transportation system
úTo conduct the foundational research to establish a true, real-time test bed simulation framework that will lead to the identification of operational tests
§International Border Crossing E-Screening (Freight Applications) (FY 2010 investment up to $1,500,000)
Objectives:
úTo identify the best technology/ITS solutions for a bi-national (U.S. and Mexico) tolling and payment system that accommodates dynamic (variable) pricing at the border for congestion management and idling-related emissions reduction to facilitate the safe movement of trucks, leaving room for Smart Roadside to operate at border crossings
úTo determine if the successful deployment of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology-based solutions can yield significant time savings and safety benefits in international border crossing regions
This is only part of the Policy and Non-technical budgeted items. Did not include the Policy and Technical items that are already included in the major research efforts. Just dealt with the line item under Cross Cutting Research called IntelliDrive Policy.