National ITS Architecture and Standards Final Rule
Announcement
The FHWA rule and FTA policy on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture and Standards were issued on January 8, 2001, to implement section 5206(e) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). This final rule/policy requires that ITS projects funded by the Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account conform to the National ITS Architecture, as well as to USDOT adopted ITS Standards.
What does this mean for ITS practitioners around the nation?
The final rule/policy means that:
- Regions currently implementing ITS projects must have a regional ITS architecture in place in four years. Regions not currently implementing ITS projects must develop a regional ITS architecture within four years from the date their first ITS project advances to final design.
- ITS projects funded by the Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account must conform to a regional ITS architecture.
- Major ITS projects should move forward based on a project level architecture that clearly reflects consistency with the National ITS architecture.
- Projects must use USDOT adopted ITS standards as appropriate. To date, the USDOT has not adopted any ITS standards, and a formal rulemaking process will precede any USDOT ITS standard adoption.
- Compliance with the regional ITS architecture will be in accordance with USDOT oversight and Federal-aid procedures, similar to non-ITS projects.
Questions?
For more direct assistance:
- Contact your Federal Field Staff office. Phone numbers are on the back of this flyer.
- Email questions through the web site noted below.
- Call the Architecture and Standards Program contacts listed on the reverse side of this flyer.
What's Coming?
- The web site: An electronic Resource Guide has been developed to navigate through the range of conformity issues. If you visit the home page, you will find the text of the final rule/policy, FAQs, and links to contacts and training. In the coming months, real-life ITS deployment examples, case studies, and other guidance will be added to the web site.
- Presentations: Presentations will be made frequently throughout the upcoming year. Refer to the web site for a schedule of presentations near you.
- Pocket Guides and Brochures: Outreach materials will be available in Spring 2001 and can be obtained from the web site, at conferences, or through Federal Field offices
- Training: Training is currently available through the ITS Professional Capacity Building Program, the National Highway Institute, the National Transit Institute and the Institute for Transportation Engineers. Training links are posted on the web site.
- Case Studies and Examples: Six Architecture development case studies and a Standards "lessons learned" study can be found on the web site. More examples will be placed on the web site in the months to come.
FHWA Division Offices - Contact Information
Alabama
334-223-7370 |
Idaho
208-334-1690 |
Mississippi
601-965-4215 |
Oklahoma
405-605-6173 |
Washington
360-753-9413 |
Alaska
907-586-7180 |
Illinois
217-492-4640 |
Missouri
573-636-7104 |
Oregon
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West Virginia
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Indiana
317-226-7475 |
Montana
406-449-5303 |
Pennsylvania
717-221-3461 |
Wisconsin
608-829-7500 |
Arkansas
501-324-5625 |
Iowa
515-233-7300 |
Nebraska
402-437-5521 |
Puerto Rico
787-766-5924 |
Wyoming
307-772-2101 |
California
916-498-5001 |
Kansas
785-267-7281 |
Nevada
775-687-1204 |
Rhode Island
401-528-4542 |
Chicago Metro Office
312-886-1616 |
Colorado
303-969-6730 |
Kentucky
502-223-6720 |
New Hampshire
603-228-0417 |
South Carolina
803-765-5411 |
New York City Metro Office
212-668-2136 |
Connecticut
860-659-6703 |
Louisiana
225-757-7600 |
New Jersey
609-637-4200 |
South Dakota
605-224-8033 |
Philadelphia Metro Office
215-656-7070 |
Delaware
302-734-3819 |
Maine
207-622-8487 |
New Mexico
505-820-2022
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Tennessee
615-781-5770 |
Los Angeles Metro Office
213-202-3950 |
District of Columbia
202-523-0163 |
Maryland
410-962-4440 |
New York
518-431-4127 |
Texas
512-916-5881 |
FHWA Eastern
Resource Center
(410) 962-0095 |
Florida
850-942-9650 |
Massachusetts
617-494-3657 |
North Carolina
919-856-4346 |
Utah
801-963-0182 |
FHWA Midwestern
Resource Center
(708) 283-3532 |
Georgia
404-562-3703 |
Michigan
517-377-1844 |
North Dakota
701-250-4204 |
Vermont
802-828-4424 |
FHWA Southern
Resource Center
(404) 562-3906 |
Hawaii
808-541-2704 |
Minnesota
651-291-6102 |
Ohio
614-280-6896 |
Virginia
804-775-3320 |
FHWA Western
Resource Center
(415) 744-2659 |
FTA Regional Offices
Region 1
(617) 494-2055 |
Region 6
(817) 978-0550 |
Region 2
(212) 668-2170 |
Region 7
(816) 329-3920 |
Region 3
(215) 656-7100 |
Region 8
(303) 844-3242 |
Region 4
(404) 562-3500 |
Region 9
(415) 744-3133 |
Region 5
(312) 353-2789 |
Region 10
(206) 220-7954 |
