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U.S.
Department of Transportation
Research
and Innovative Technology Administration
PROBLEM
§Traffic
congestion $87.2 billion annual drain on the U.S. economy1:
ú4.2 billion lost hours (one work week for every traveler)1
ú2.8 billion gallons of wasted fuel (three weeks worth of gas for every traveler)1
GOAL
§To achieve transformational
system performance of
the surface transportation network
through:
úCapture of real time data from
infrastructure and vehicles (cars, trucks, transit)
úDevelopment of
applications supporting public agency transportation
management
Livability & Mobility Benefits
1 Texas
Transportation Institute Urban
Mobility Report, 2007 data
Mobility Report, 2007 data