Momentum Issue #113

January 9, 2023

We hope our friends in California are staying safe during this winter weather emergency! Be sure to add @CaltransHQ to your list of sources of information as they are keeping communities updated on transportation conditions as these storms and their impacts continue to move through the region.

2023 TRB Annual Meeting Edition

This week the ITS America team will be working closely with our colleagues at TRB as we talk about the future of transportation in America. Including announcing the new ITS America vision, mission, and goals.

Make sure that you join ITS America Leadership at the following sessions:

Monday:

ITS Committee – 8am-12pm – Marriott Marquis – CEO Laura Chace will give an overview of ITS America Priorities to TRB’s ITS Committee as they revision their new strategic goals as a committee.
“State of ITS” – 1:30-3:15pm – Salon C Washington Convention Center – CEO Laura Chace will share ITS America’s 2026 Strategic Plan and our goals for the year.
USDOT V2X Listening Session – Immediately following “State of ITS” – Convention Center Conference room 302.

Tuesday Sessions:

Women and Gender in Transportation Committee – 8am-12pm – COO Kristin White will discuss research needs for programs like MobilityXX to increase diversity in transportation – Marriott Salon E.
Vehicle-Automation Committee – 8am-12pm – ITS America will provide an overview of the association activities and goals related to AVs – Marriott Marquis 7-8.
How Do We Make Freeways Operate Safer Both Now and Over the Next 10 Years? – 1:30pm – Kristin White will share ITSA’s vision and call to action to save lives – In Salon C
Future of Freight Panel – 5:30 – COO Kristin White will share ITS America’s perspectives on the intersection of the future of freight, connectivity and automation – Crimson Whiskey Bar
ITS America member reception – 6-9 – Clyde’s Gallery Place

Thursday:

Roadway Digital Infrastructure Workshop hosted by ITS America and USDOT – 9am-12 pm – Laura Chace, CEO, Monali Shah, Board Chair will provide an overview of digital infrastructure and Kristin White, COO will summarize ITS America’s views of what is needed for digital infrastructure.

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 transformational technology to save lives, promote sustainability, and improve access to mobility.

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