ITS America Response to USDOT Surface Reauthorization RFI

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August 22, 2025

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) is grateful for the opportunity to respond to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (Department) Request for Information on the 2026 Surface Transportation Reauthorization. ITS America’s policy proposals support the Administration’s goal of ensuring the United States’ transportation infrastructure is best-in-class and are focused on modernizing and improving the safety, efficiency, and reliability of our system.

Prioritizing and investing in innovative transportation technologies will allow us to collectively achieve each of the Administration’s transportation policy objectives and more. We have been encouraged by Secretary Duffy’s immediate focus on leveraging transportation innovation to achieve the Department’s goals, and we respectfully submit the following recommendations for how the upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization can deliver transportation system modernization. Our recommendations are centered on three primary concepts:

I. Integrating Digital Infrastructure and Innovative Technologies throughout Transportation Policy and
Programs
II. Establishing a Driving Innovation and Growth by Integrating Technology for American Leadership
(DIGITAL) Formula Funding Program
III. Streamlining and Improving Transportation Technology Procurement

Let’s Transform the Future Together.

Technology evolves faster than we can imagine the future. Rapidly evolving transportation innovations are being developed and deployed that promise to entirely reshape the way our transportation network operates, facilitating vast improvements to transportation safety and overall mobility. The promise of these innovations is apparent, but the deployment and application of these technologies is not without challenges. While technology disrupts the transportation ecosystem with new innovations and ideas, government, communities, private companies, and researchers must race to catch up to and contend with ideas never thought possible. How do we accelerate change and safely embrace new technology while promoting collaboration across industry to advance shared societal goals? Through nonprofits like the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).

ITS America and its members have been at the center of these innovations, advocating for the future of transportation to be safe, smart, and connected.

Join us.

As advocates for transportation innovation throughout the world’s largest transportation network, ITS America’s public, private and academic members are dedicated to championing smart mobility strategies to ensure safe and thriving communities.
Ramin Massoumi, Global Solutions Director – Mobility, arcadis
Private companies, public agencies and academic institutions committed to influencing the future of intelligent transportation come together at ITS America. Every day, our members advance technology solutions that save lives and improve mobility across the country – in cities, suburbs, and rural communities.
Malcolm Dougherty, National Practice Executive, Transportation, Michael Baker International
At ITS America, our public, private and academic sector members are committed to deploying intelligent transportation technologies to save lives and improve mobility on our nation’s roads. While transportation constantly evolves, we will do all we can to ensure it continues to be the engine that drives our nation’s economy and contributes to improving our quality of life.
Carlos Braceras, Director, Utah Department of Transportation

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