Download or read book Statewide Transit Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment Plan written by TranSystems Corporation and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early 2002, the Iowa Department of Transportation engaged a consultant to help develop a statewide transit ITS plan. Iowa DOT intended to provide a means for transit agencies in the state's rural and small urban communities to utilize Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications to support and enhance transit operations. Although several of the state's transit agencies have implemented ITS applications, most agencies continue to rely on manual procedures for operations, management, and customer service functions. This endeavor is a logical extension of Iowa's planning and deployment in the ITS arena. In 2001 Iowa DOT completed a project to produce a statewide ITS deployment plan. While the project has been technology-oriented, it also supports the broader objectives of the State of Iowa as well as the participating communities. Foremost among these objectives is to provide efficient and effective transit services that meet the needs of rural and small urban communities. The implementation of technology is, therefore, not for technology's sake; it is to improve transit services. ITS technology is a tool, and the project has defined a way of deploying these tools to serve transit agencies and transit users throughout the state.