Early results from the NMDOT CSPP, released in February 2009, offer some valuable insights that may be useful to other DOTs and FHWA Division Offices evaluating the viability of carbon sequestration…

Early results from the NMDOT CSPP, released in February 2009, offer some valuable insights that may be useful to other DOTs and FHWA Division Offices evaluating the viability of carbon sequestration…

Early results from the NMDOT CSPP, released in February 2009, offer some valuable insights that may be useful to other DOTs and FHWA Division Offices evaluating the viability of carbon sequestration…

Through providing more efficient coordination and delivery of human services transportation, ITS technologies can be used to improve accessibility for the transportation disadvantaged. The diverse…

The implementation of ITS software should actively involve a broad range of users during design, development, testing, and deployment to ensure the software investment results in a system that meets…

Federal and state mandates require agencies to coordinate human service transportation efforts to share funding resources and provide more efficient systems. In New Mexico, the New Mexico Department…

There are several challenges to implementing smart card technology in a rural setting. Rural areas typically lack the resources necessary to deploy an ITS system such as smart card technology.…

Identify regional needs "from the bottom up" and ensure that specific rural needs are not neglected in state/regional ITS strategic plans:   Needs Assessment and Regional Inventory Regional…

Include certain components to make the Regional ITS Strategic Plan useful in implementation The Regional ITS Strategic Plan should focus on a list of ITS projects to deploy, their implementation…

Recognize that rapid technological advances are taking place in the ITS industry when selecting specific ITS technologies. Defining operational and implementation strategies requires reviewing,…

Take advantage of FHWA's investment in the National ITS Architecture, training, and technical assistance to minimize the effort required to develop a Regional ITS Architecture. When defining the ITS…

Use the systems goal/objectives as the initial source of desired system functionality and then use concepts in the National ITS Architecture to develop appropriate ITS projects. The region should…

Make use of the National ITS Architecture's "Market Packages" and associate them with identified needs to streamline the decision-making process for regional ITS plans   The first activity…

Use the National ITS Architecture's "User Services" and "User Service Objectives" to reduce the effort required for planning and streamline the process of developing a regional ITS vision. By using…

Create multi-modal ITS plans focusing on needs and update them frequently, balancing process and projects and considering communication and coordination while ensuring that adequate resources are…

Ensure adequate time and resources are available at the end of the creation of the Regional ITS Strategic Plan for ongoing stakeholder outreach   Once the ITS Strategic Plan is complete, it is…