Integrated Transportation Management SystemsOn April 20th, 2011, the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) hosted a statewide policy forum on Integrated Transportation Management Systems (ITMS). ITMS refers to the integration of facilities and technologies that increase the efficiency of roadways, reduce traffic congestion, and provide better communication among drivers, traffic managers, and emergency services. Common examples are the timing of traffic signals, EZ-Pass toll collection, variable-message signs that warn drives of changing roadway conditions, and transit kiosks detailing when the next bus/train will arrive.
The forum’s main goal was to engage Delaware’s various stakeholders in a discussion of what value they derive from ITMS and, more importantly, what future developments and innovations in the field could mean for stakeholders—governments, emergency responders, police, planners, school districts, and other state agencies. DelDOT has sought this input as it prepares a series of plans regarding future ITMS implementation across the state’s three counties.
The presentations given by DelDOT, IPA, and the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) are available below.
> download all presentations (10.8MB - PDF) 
Notes about forum podcast links:
Each podcast is available in an audio-video podcast (MP4), playable with QuickTime or downloadable (caution: these files are extremely large) and playable on iTunes or an iPod with current software version.
| 8:00–8:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:30–9:40 |
 Welcome and Introduction of Speakers - podcast (MP4)Edward O’Donnell, Policy Scientist/Instructor, Institute for Public Administration (IPA), University of Delaware (UD) |
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 DelTrac/ITMS - podcast (MP4)Gene Donaldson, Delaware Department of Transporation |
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 ITMS: A Policy Review - podcast (MP4)William J. DeCoursey, Policy Specialist, IPA, UD Arthur F. Wicks III, Research Assistant, IPA, UD Abobaker Mused, Research Assistant, IPA, UD |
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 ITMS from the MPO Perspective - podcast (MP4)Dan Blevins, Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) |
| 9:40–9:45 | Break |
| 9:15–11:30 |
 Stakeholder Discussion - podcast (MP4)(moderated by Edward O’Donnell, Policy Scientist/Instructor, IPA, UD) |
For more information, contact Edward O’Donnell (302-831-4928).
