Volpe Center Highlights - July 1999
Mobility
Director's Notes |
Focus |
Safety |
Mobility |
Human and Natural Environment |
Economic Growth and Trade |
National Security |
Published and Presented
Ensure that the transportation system is accessible, integrated and efficient, and offers flexibility of choices.
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Volpe Center Directs Intelligent Transportation Systems Training Program (ITS JPO)
Responding to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Mr. Joseph LoVecchio, of the Telecommunications Division, coordinated and directed the presentation of the FTA's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Course at FTA's San Francisco regional office. PCB is a joint program of the FTA and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), directed by U.S. DOT's ITS Joint Program Office (JPO). The PCB program assists in the deployment of ITS through the development of appropriate ITS knowledge and skills in federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as in the transportation industry. Intelligent transportation systems are designed to improve the safety and efficiency of surface transportation of people, vehicles, and goods through the application of technology. The Volpe Center acts as Program Manager for the FTA ITS PCB program. In that role, the Center develops and delivers awareness training on the transit applications of ITS. One of the training resources developed by the Volpe Center is the 4-hour "National ITS Architecture Course: An Introduction for Senior FTA Staff." In attendance were FTA regional staff and Mr. Ronald Boenau, Chief of the FTA's Advanced Public Transportation Systems Division.
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