Tag: Intelligent Transportation Society of America

Roadbuilding

Guest Blog: Performance Management – The Key to Infrastructure Decision Making

Today’s economy has changed the way we conduct business, both at work and at home. Just like many families have had to cut back to the bare essentials, every company and government agency that I know has had to take a fine tooth comb to their finances and decide how best to allocate their dollars. […]

May 10, 2013

Roadbuilding

FHWA Administrator Mendez: Safety is top priority in innovation

Safety is the top priority when considering new innovation in transportation and infrastructure, Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said in an interview with Better Roads during the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s (ITS America) Annual Meeting. Mendez explained that in 2011, the number of highway deaths decreased by 26 percent, compared to 2005. The grand […]

April 24, 2013

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Guest Blog: The Gas Tax Dilemma – Financing Transportation and Fueling Prosperity

Ever feel like a victim of your own success? Let me explain. As you probably are aware, the lion’s share of revenue for infrastructure repair, ongoing maintenance, traffic operations and new construction comes from federal and state fuel taxes. That worked well in 1993 when the federal tax was 18.4 cents per gallon for gasoline […]

March 17, 2013

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Road Science

It’s taken nearly two decades, but intelligent transportation system technology is beginning to exert an influence.

July 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Intelligent transportation, intelligent investment

Investment in intelligent transportation is critical as Congress works toward developing a jobs bill to address the current unemployment level. That’s the sentiment of Scott Belcher, CEO and president, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, in The Hill’s Congress Blog. Belcher is spot on. Infrastructure is one of the areas that should receive major investment when […]

December 8, 2009