ITS in Academics

ITS University Workshop #5
November 8-9, 2017 | Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia

Day 1 Presentation | November 8, 2017

NACo’s Perspective on Current Trends in Transportation Planning and Technology

Presenter: Jenna Moran
Presenter’s Org: National Association of Counties (NACo)

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The slides in this presentation are branded with the “Stronger Counties. Stronger America.” NACo logo.

Slide 1: NACo’s Perspective on Current Trends in Transportation Planning and Technology

National Association of Counties
November 8, 2017

Slide 2: NACo Overview

• Represent 3,069 counties
• Provide advocacy, research, training, peer-to-peer learning
• Main programming focus areas:
  • Health & Human Services
  • Justice
  • Community and Economic Development
  • Resilience and Sustainability
  • Transportation and Infrastructure

Slide 3: How are transportation technologies impacting NACo?

• Building local understanding and capacity to implement ITS
• Increasing education on ITS, its various applications and examples of deployment and policy making
• Partnering with FHWA Office of Planning and Office of Safety, National Association of County Engineers and others

Slide 4: What are the implications of technology on county planning?

• Differ in their responsibilities but nationally they own 45% of nation’s highways and operate 33% of transit agencies
• Of over 100,000 will be impacted the most
• Need to examine the potential applications, costs and deployment of ITS
• Will have to alter how they deliver services
• Will have to adapt their workforce

Slide 5: What are the pressing educational needs within the transportation workforce?

• Planners need to better understand:
  • What ITS technologies are
  • What they are capable of doing
  • What their potential benefits and costs are
• Road system managers/engineers need to better understand:
  • The technical skills needed to install, manage and maintain the various technologies

Slide 6: Additional thoughts

• Where do we incorporate this necessary education and training?
  • Undergraduate civil engineering and planning degree programs and courses
  • Transportation Masters Degree programs
  • Certificate programs for specific ITS skills
  • Trade and technical community colleges
  • National associations

Slide 7: Thank You

Additional questions or feedback?
Contact Jenna Moran at jmoran@naco.org.

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