A $3.7 million project to construct a first-in-the-nation thermal detection system, which will detect wrong-way vehicles and alert the other drivers and law enforcement of them on Interstate 17, was recently approved by the State Transportation Board. Construction of...

Make sure you have this year's ITS Arizona Annual Conference on your calendar for September 27-28 at the Mesa Convention Center. The Call for Presentations deadline is just a few weeks away, on July 7th, and full details and the submission form are available...

Arizona is in the midst of deploying Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) under AZTech, a transportation operations and management partnership of public agencies in the greater Phoenix area.  AZTech, in collaboration with the Federal Highway...

Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs) are fueling a transformation in how transportation agencies approach the management, operations and maintenance of signalized intersections. A Transportation Pooled Fund Study led by Indiana DOT, facilitated the...

In December 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) launched the Smart City Challenge, asking "mid-sized cities across America to develop ideas for an integrated, first-of-its-kind smart transportation system that would use data, applications and...

The Regional ITS Data Sharing webinar was held on Friday, March 31, 2017, with ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) Data Program Manager Ariel Gold as the featured speaker. The webinar discussed historical and emerging needs to share ITS data between local jurisdictions and...

Whether or not you've already had the chance to take a test drive in a self-driving car, Waymo is now opening that opportunity up to hundreds of residents of the Phoenix metro area, including Chandler, Tempe, Mesa and Gilbert.  Over the course of this trial,...

Registration for the 2017 ITS Arizona 24th Annual Conference is now open for individuals and sponsors/exhibitors and this year's theme is "Building Smart Infrastructure".  The conference will be held on Wednesday, September 27th and Thursday, September 28th, 2017...

On March 28th, ITS Arizona held the first technical workshop of the year at Tomar Electronics' facility in Gilbert, Arizona. Tom Bleasdale, Southwest Region Sales Manager for Tomar Electronics, Inc., spoke on the subject of "Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) and...