Intelligent vehicle highway systems at work in San Jose, California

Intelligent vehicle highway systems (IVHS) are at work on San Jose´s streets and freeways. Moving thousands of vehicles to and from the San Jose Arena, while minimizing impacts to businesses and residents has required the development of advanced traffic management strategies. State-of-the-art IVHS applications are being used to provide attendees with current traffic and parking conditions in order to facilitate and simplify the decision-making process as they travel to and from events. San Jose´s Motorist Information System (MIS) is one of the most advanced systems of urban roadway traffic technologies being employed in the USA today. In addition to the efforts being made in moving motorists efficiently to and from events, San Jose is developing a program referred to as Emergency Vehicle Link (EV-Link). This application of IVHS technologies employs automated vehicle locating systems and traffic signal timing strategies to assist moving emergency vehicles swiftly and safely on city streets when responding to incidents. The City of San Jose and its staff are committed to developing a transportation system that utilizes the latest technologies that results in safe and efficient movement of people and goods on the roadways. Managing our facilities through enhanced technology allows us to meet our commitments in an environmentally sensitive way and helps to maximize utilization of our existing facilities