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ATAC |
| Title: | North Dakota Regional ITS Architecture |
| End Date: | March 2005 |
| Status: | Completed |
ATAC helped the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments, the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the North Dakota Department of Transportation develop ITS architectures to meet Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) requirement.
The FHWA is requiring transportation planning regions nationwide to develop ITS architecture, a plan and vision for ITS implementation and use. The regional ITS architecture serves as a roadmap guiding future ITS planning, detailing system requirements, coordinating agency roles and integrating functions across jurisdictional lines. Regions that do not comply will no longer receive federal highway funding for ITS projects.
ATAC was able to pool resources from North Dakota's MPOs and the NDDOT for developing the four regional architectures. The FHWA ND Division assisted ATAC and provided support for training to regional stakeholders and reviewing the completed architectures. This not only ensured consistency across the state, but also resulted in a streamlined process which produced the regional architectures ahead of the April 7, 2005 federal deadline.
Keywords: ITS, Regional Architecture, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Fargo, NDDOT
