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DATE: April 1, 1996
SUBJECT: Travinfo Project and Intelligent Transportation Systems
SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
ACCEPT the report on Travinfo and Intelligent Transportation Systems and DIRECT staff to
continue to work with MTC and other agencies on the local portion of the program.
II. Financiallmpact:
None.
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
Travinfo is an ambitious project to provide travelers with up-to-the-minute information on all
modes of surface transportation enabling them to choose less congested routes, switch modes,
or reschedule trips, resulting in decreased congestion and vehicle emissions. Travinfo is a
federally funded field operational test project which aims to test the thesis that the availability of
accurate timely information can influence travel decisions. MTC expects that Travinfo will become
a powerful factor affecting travel behavior in the Bay Area. There has been significant
participation by local agencies.
The first fully functionally Traveler Information Center (TIC), housing the public domain database
and supporting the database update and dissemination will open in Oakland in April 1966. A
second TIC will be added in San Jose, and is scheduled to begin operation in late 1966. Once
this is complete, Travinfo will operate for two years as a demonstration project.
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE:
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR y
X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
—APPROVE —OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): Jeff Smith Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 16,1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER_
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES:
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1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
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Contact: Lowell Tunison,Tel.313-2382 ATTESTED. 770
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III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background: (Continued)
Of local concern is the diversion of traffic from the major freeway routes to the local system. The
County along with other local agencies will work cooperatively with Caltrans and MTC to assure
that this will be minimized.
MTC is also working with the local agencies in Central County to establish an adjunct to the
Travinfo System. This system under the Early Deployment Program of MTC's Intelligent
Transportation System, will identify regional corridors to monitor traffic flow. It is intended that the
data produced will be used to develop a system that provides for the efficient management of the
arterial routes. The ultimate end of this program could be a regional traffic management system
to supplement the freeway system.
The Board should endorse the concept of efficient management of the regional arterial system
and direct staff to work with the cities, the Transportation Authority, Caltrans and MTC to develop
the system and an adequate funding source.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
None.