Title: SMART TREK (SEATTLE AREA MMDI) PROJECT DESCRIPTION, CONTRACTING, AND LESSONS LEARNED
Abstract: A group of 26 Northwest public agencies and private companies are working together to improve the Seattle region's transportation management and information systems as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation Systems Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative (MMDI). This program, known as Smart Trek builds upon existing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) infrastructure and institutional relationships in the central Puget Sound region to showcase a fully integrated Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (ITI). The purpose of the Smart Trek project is to integrate existing and new transportation data sources; establish a transportation information network that is integrated, regional, and multimodal; and greatly expand the distribution of traveler information. The program is being led by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), in cooperation with the United States Department of Transportation, and includes public and private agencies committed to providing a range of services and products
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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