DOT publishes new ITS/Operations guide
Print and online versions now available.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration has released the ITS/Operations Resource Guide 2007, both in print and online.
Now in its seventh edition, the book compiles over 400 documents, videos, Websites, training courses, software tools and points-of-contact related to ITS and transportation operations. New features in this edition include resources relating to the U.S. DOT's Congestion Initiative; resources developed as part of the Transportation Management Center Pooled-Fund Study (TMC PFS); and new documents related to congestion pricing, traveler information, road weather management, advanced parking management systems, standards, configuration management, systems engineering and project funding.
Free copies are available by calling the ITS/Operations HelpLine at 1-866-367-7487 or sending an e-mail to itspubs@dot.gov. A PDF version is also available for download at http://www.resourceguide.its.dot.gov.
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