ITS PCB Update

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November 25, 2020
U.S. Department of Transportation
2020 TTT Winning Team

Looking Ahead to the Next Transportation Technology Tournament (TTT)

Students: Are you interested in solving real-world transportation problems that have stumped departments of transportation (DOTs) and working with professionals and educators to refine your idea into an implementable solution? Are you interested in presenting your designs to a panel of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and U.S. DOT leaders, and working with a DOT to implement your solution or design? If yes, sign up to participate in the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program and the National Operations Centers of Excellence (NOCoE) 2021 TTT! Finalist student teams will have the opportunity to present to judges representing the U.S. DOT, local and State DOTs, and/or professional organizations at the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Meeting. The deadline to sign up for the next TTT is in February 2021.

Pictured above: The 2020 TTT winning team from the University of Michigan. Click "Read More" to learn more about this year's tournament.

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ITS Training & Other News
Pedestrians in Crosswalk

Archived T3 Webinars: Pedestrian Safety

Road safety can be addressed through things like signage, roadway design, and pedestrian safety action plans. To help increase awareness of pedestrian safety, the ITS PCB Program invites you to access two archived T3 webinars on the subject: “Vulnerable Road User Safety: Making Travel Safer Using Pedestrian Safety Technologies,” which centers on emerging technologies such as vehicle-to-pedestrian communication systems; and “ITS Applications for Bicycles and Pedestrians,” which explores various ITS technologies, such as the DOT-sponsored Pedestrian Automated Enforcement Program.
Workzone

National Work Zone Traffic Management and Safety Virtual Conference Available Online

On September 17, 2020, the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse presented a two-hour virtual National Work Zone Traffic Management and Safety Conference. Topics covered included connected work zones and commercial motor vehicle crashes in work zones. The event was part of the biennial Work Zone Traffic Management and Safety Conference, which was postponed until March 15-17, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A recording of the video conference is available online.
ITS lessons learned

ITS Lessons Learned Available on the ITS Deployment Evaluation Website

The ITS JPO has developed an ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource. Major objectives are to: (1) capture experiences of stakeholders in their planning, deployment, operations, maintenance, and evaluation of ITS, (2) provide all ITS stakeholders with convenient access to the lessons learned knowledge so that they can make informed decisions in their future ITS actions. Each lesson captured in this knowledge resource is described in a concise format. 
CAVe-in-a-Box

Connected and Automated Vehicle Education (CAVe)-in-a-Box

CAVe-in-a-box is a hands-on learning experience to aid curriculum, help test CAV systems for early deployers, support instruction for community colleges and trade schools, facilitate benchmarking connected vehicle equipment, and support onboarding of ITS technicians. The toolkit features two prototype designs for roadside and in-vehicle installations as well as a detailed system design document for configuration and deployment. To learn more about CAVe-in-a-box or borrow one to test on your own, email CAVSupportServices@dot.gov.