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<item><title>ITS Lessons >> Consider user acceptance of driver fatigue detection systems to be dependent on ease of use, ease of learning, perceived value, driver behavior, and advocacy. </title><description><![CDATA[An Evaluation of Emerging Driver Fatigue Detection Measures and Technologies (6/2009)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>01/31/2013 09:50:05 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/ID/C1D05C29CCBA8C2385257AFB0053600E?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Pursue technology based, high risk policies incrementally to better manage likely organizational and technological challenges.</title><description><![CDATA[SFpark: Putting Theory Into Practice - Post-launch implementation summary and Lessons learned (August 2011)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>01/31/2013 09:49:58 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/ID/E02EE9DDF206BA0785257995005F93D4?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Allow one agency to be in charge of the procurement process when implementing ITS technologies designed to coordinate services between urban and rural transit systems.</title><description><![CDATA[Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority d.b.a. LYNX & Polk County Transit Services (PCTS) Rural Intelligent Transportation System Demonstration Project  (December 2010)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>12/31/2012 10:51:11 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/ID/1972F1F2444C414285257998004E5B1B?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Training is important for Archived Data User Service (ADUS) acceptance and increased use.</title><description><![CDATA[Nobody Is Going To Pick This Up By Themselves: Training is Important for ADUS Acceptance (January 2007)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/02/2012 08:55:30 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/ID/D956AA01A4985CAB852578BE007C51B5?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Incorporate real-time data collection capabilities when updating traffic signals to better target signal maintenance needs.</title><description><![CDATA[National Traffic Signal Report Card: Technical Report 2007 (December 31, 2007)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/02/2012 08:53:49 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/ID/A634CF9A5D55187B85257A6A00036C68?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Integrate Road Weather Information Systems program and Transportation Management Centers to improve internal operations practices.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the Utah DOT Weather Operations/RWIS Program on Traffic Operations  (November 2009)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/02/2012 08:53:40 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/ID/BE74F382277372DF85257A5C0063699B?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Ensure proper placement of variable speed limit (VSL) signs in a work zone and operate the VSL system consistently on a long term basis.</title><description><![CDATA[Work Zone Variable Speed Limit Systems: Effectiveness and System Design Issues (03/01/2010)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>11/16/2011 12:51:37 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/90B73D4F926CE2F08525793D0012224A?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Install message signs at strategic locations en route and provide commuters with real-time information of the parking availability status at a major transit station.</title><description><![CDATA[Automated Parking Information System Operational Test Evaluation for WMATA Glenmont Parking Facility  (December 2010)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>11/01/2011 10:38:02 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/C04AAC49ADD2B12B85257935005FCA97?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Enforce congestion toll collection and create integration linkages between pricing system and motor vehicle registries to process violations.</title><description><![CDATA[Reducing Congestion and Funding Transportation Using Road Pricing In Europe and Singapore          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/18/2011 01:28:09 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/1213B14623F024D385257926006F6CD7?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Invest in high accuracy road weather information to ensure greater usage and reduce winter maintenance costs.</title><description><![CDATA[Cost Benefits of Weather Information for Winter Road Maintenance (April 2009)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/25/2011 03:02:00 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/A39DF54813A91CF88525789900616F39?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Develop electronic communications infrastructure to enhance supply chain visibility and monitoring, mitigate disruptions and unanticipated events, and improve productivity.</title><description><![CDATA[Columbus Electronic Freight Management Evaluation:  Achieving Business Benefits with EFM Technologies  (March 2009)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/10/2011 08:16:51 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/8258627723122424852578870066DA1F?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Involve end users and regional stakeholders, follow agency protocol for software development and release, and gain upper management support when designing and developing an Integrated Incident Management System, </title><description><![CDATA[New York Integrated Incident Management System Evaluation Project: Final Report (23 March 2007)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>03/31/2011 12:53:32 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/F7684A9FCD6D567B85257863006ED65D?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Deploy ITS technologies including Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) for dispatchers and responders in traffic incident management.</title><description><![CDATA[Best Practices for Traffic Incident Management in Florida (2005)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>03/31/2011 10:30:36 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/D845321461178EB9852578630063F7ED?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Participate in trucker meetings to advertise new freight advanced traveler information systems, communicate changes in existing systems, and obtain feedback from stakeholders.</title><description><![CDATA[WSDOT Intermodal Data Linkages Freight ITS Operational Test Evaluation Final Report - Part 2: Freight ITS Traffic Data Evaluation. (January 2003)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>03/23/2011 11:43:26 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/6899FFE3F60EBC078525785A007CD316?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Make use of data from various sources, such as the highway police patrol’s incident data, to develop a statewide traveler information system.</title><description><![CDATA[iFlorida Model Deployment Final Evaluation Report (01/30/2009)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/02/2010 08:48:17 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;D5BBDD8BB154E20A8525777600606AB6^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Make aggressive use of marketing to increase call volume and improve cost efficiency of 511 services deployment.</title><description><![CDATA[511 Deployment Costs: A Case Study (November 2006)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>07/29/2010 03:26:19 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;F2A8B11B82686B44852577620069ED77^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Sustain ITS network operations and interagency communications during emergencies by ensuring provisions for alternate power supply and telecommunications services.</title><description><![CDATA[The Effect of Catastrophic Events on Transportation Systems Operations and Maintenance – Comparative Analysis (May 2004)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>02/10/2010 01:13:39 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;C6FAA7FF3E49E9B2852576B300518F5F^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Package road value-pricing strategies with technology upgrades and conduct extensive outreach that involves champions, stakeholders, and the general public.</title><description><![CDATA[Value Pricing Pilot Program:  Lessons Learned - Final Report (08/01/08)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>12/15/2009 01:44:26 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;3F1F13C96AEBD53D85257689004C08EE^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Use Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation (AMS) to identify gaps, determine constraints, and invest in the best combination of Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) strategies.</title><description><![CDATA[Integrated Corridor Management: Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Results for the Test Corridor (September 2008)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>12/11/2009 12:20:18 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;43CAB9C9CAF3435B8525767800548502^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Secure high level management support and broad participation throughout an organization during the implementation and operation of transit automatic vehicle location systems.</title><description><![CDATA[AVL Systems for Bus Transit: Update (TCRP Synthesis 73) (2008)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/22/2009 11:02:28 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;27DF3E6D22EE7B56852576350044BD6B^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Apply system engineering principles for the success of complex ITS projects.</title><description><![CDATA[Colorado Transportation Management Center (CTMC) Integration Project (FY01 Earmark) Local Evaluation Report (November 9, 2007)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/08/2009 03:23:11 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;9FF137633150131F85257621007A82D5^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Consider including in-house ITS expertise and task order project configuration for complex ITS projects.</title><description><![CDATA[Colorado Transportation Management Center (CTMC) Integration Project (FY01 Earmark) Local Evaluation Report (November 9, 2007)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/03/2009 09:08:44 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;14BF299A5DC828F18525761F004F83E4^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Use dynamic lane merge systems to improve operations in long term construction zones.</title><description><![CDATA[Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones: A Case Study - Dynamic Lane Merge System (October 2004)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>06/18/2009 01:47:42 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;9032535605767080852575CB006F8EC5^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Follow a rigorous financial approach for estimating the true costs &amp; savings from outsourcing highway maintenance services.</title><description><![CDATA[Synopsis of WSDOT Review of Highway Maintenance "Outsourcing" Experience (7 January 2004)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>06/08/2009 02:28:24 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;C05883BF631E18EF852575CE0077A759^Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Use portable ITS equipment to monitor and control traffic flow at major signalized intersections located at entrance and exit points near planned special events.</title><description><![CDATA[Intelligent Transportation Systems for Planned Special Events: A Cross-Cutting Study (November 2008)          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>12/24/2008 10:03:08 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;35041844D2222E888525752800649215^Home</link></item></channel>
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