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Table 2.2
National ITS Architecture Program Travel and Traffic Management User Services Bundle
User Service Notes
1.1 Pretrip travel information The provision of traveler information services to travelers
before they embark on a trip.
1.2 En-route driver information The provision of traveler information services within the
vehicle for drivers of vehicles.
1.3 Route guidance Turn-by-turn instructions to enable drivers to get efficiently
from point A to point B. This can be based on historic data
or can incorporate current traffic conditions.
1.4 Ride matching and reservation Matching demand for ride-sharing with available capacity
and providing travelers with prereservation capabilities.
Uber is a great example.
1.5 Traveler services information The delivery of information to travelers regarding services
that are available and that may be needed on the journey.
1.6 Traffic control This includes traffic control services provided by traffic
signals and by traffic control and dynamic message signs
on freeways.
1.7 Incident management Services required to manage the incident process from
detection through verification and response to clearance.
1.8 Travel demand management Services to identify and assist in the management of the
demand for travel.
1.9 Emissions testing and Services to measure, monitor, and mitigate the
mitigation environmental effects of the transportation process.
1.10 Highway rail intersection Services to manage the potential conflict between rail
vehicles and road vehicles at grade railroad crossings.

Table 2.3
National ITS Architecture Program Public Transportation Management User Services Bundle
User Service Notes
2.1 Public transportation management Services to automate the operations planning and
management of public transit systems, including buses
and railed vehicles.
2.2 En-route transit information Services to provide real-time information to transit
system passengers.
2.3 Personalized public transit Services that provide demand-actuated transit services
to individual travelers.
2.4 Public travel security Services that protect and enhance the security of the
traveling public.

delivered specifically for visitors, and this would of course require additional
questions.

How Do We Optimize Land Use?
This rather broad question has several related subquestions. The first of these
would be, What exactly is the impact of land use on transportation? This is