ITS America has announced the list of finalists for the 2014 Best of ITS Awards, the highly competitive program which recognises the most innovative projects and influential achievements in the high-tech transportation community.
Finalists will be recognised, and the winners announced, during the ITS America Awards Breakfast session at the 21st World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 from 7:30 to 8:30am at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan.
The Best of ITS Awards recognises organisations whose projects have demonstrated specific and measurable outcomes and exemplified innovation by establishing a “new dimension” of performance. The finalists, who are recognised for best new product, service or application or best new practice, are:
Best New Innovative Product, Service or Application
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Best New Innovative Practice - Outreach
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• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): “Enhancement of Traveler and Worker Safety within the SFOBB Detour Structure (S-Curve)”
Best New Innovative Practice - Partnership Deployment
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Best New Innovative Practice – Research, Design and Innovation
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• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): “One-Stop Shop for Rural TIS”
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Best New Innovative Practice - Rural ITS Project
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• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): “Automated Safety Warning System Controller”
Best New Innovative Practice - Sustainability in Transportation
• City of Norwalk: “ITS Strategic Plan Implementation for "Smart Travel" in City of Norwalk CT”
• Michigan Department of Transportation: “Statewide AVL and MDSS Implementation”