This document provides a technical summary for the seven working papers prepared for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Buffalo and Niagara Falls Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Study. ITS is the use of modern computers and communications to improve traffic and transit system flow and safety. Examples of ITS are advanced traffic control systems to monitor and control flow, and incident detection and management systems to quickly locate and respond to accidents and breakdowns disrupting traffic operations. The main objectives of the ITS Study were to evaluate the transportation needs of the Buffalo/Niagara Falls region: to make an assessment of the ability of ITS to meet these needs; and to develop an ITS implementation strategy. In order to meet these objectives, smaller goals had to be met throughout the study. These goals included: determining existing transportation system deficiencies, identyfying any current ITS systems, developing a critical stakeholder outreach program, determining required user services, researching alternative technologies, developing the system architecture, and finally recommending a strategic ITS plan. The project study area is located at the eastern end of Lake Erie and consists of Erie County, Niagara County, and the Niagara Region of southern Ontario, as shown in Figure 1-1. The major population centers of Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls, Ontario, as well as the towns of Amherst, Tonawanda and Cheektowaga have a population of over 1.9 million people. About 10 million tourists visit the Niagara Falls area annually.
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Study for the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Metropolitan Area, Erie and Niagara Counties, New York. Final Report. Technical Summary
1997
512 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Transportation Safety , Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation management , Urban areas , New York , Regional planning , Highway planning , Traffic safety , Toll roads , Detectors , Monitoring , Parking , Financing , Mass transportation , Motor vehicles , Vehicular traffic control , Intelligent Transportation Systems , Buffalo(New York) , Niagara Falls(New York)
Buffalo and Niagara Falls electric railway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1895
Buffalo-Niagara Falls high-speed line
Engineering Index Backfile | 1917
Quick service between Buffalo and Niagara falls
Engineering Index Backfile | 1918
Niagara power for the Buffalo railway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1896