Author(s)

A. Chatziioanou

Abstract

The present paper investigates the impacts of \“Intelligent” Transportation Systems (ITS) towards sustainability goals. It is a high level analysis identifying \“positive” and \“negative” impacts of \“intelligent” systems being introduced in the transportation field. The new technologies influence both private and public transportation modes, planning as well as operational levels. The use of Traffic Management Centres (TMCs) attempts to coordinate the activities in all modes and requires new technologies itself. It is a major operational and data collection tool for ITS. At the planning level we have more accurate information about origin destination tables and mode choice characteristics. At the operational level we have better travel detection in real time and more ways to influence traffic patterns. M

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