// Planning for System Efficiency Park and Ride Lot Development Study SLOCOG has prepared a 2005 update to the Park and Ride Lot Study that assess the current conditions of all park and ride lots throughout the County of San Luis Obispo. Information including necessary improvements, funding for necessary improvements, existing lot conditions and deficiencies, potential lot locations, and much more is included in the updated study. To download the new Park and Ride Lot Development Study, click here. SLO Regional Rideshare has downloadable maps to all existing Park & Ride Lots in the region. To find a Park & Ride Lot, click here. Rideshare Program Funding <This section to be updated shortly with new updated information> Bus Rapid Transit Evaluation <This section to be updated shortly with new updated information> Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Development and Deployment The broad heading, ITS, includes a wide variety of technologies and categories that use advanced computer, electronic, and communication devices to improve operations, efficiency, and safety of our existing transportation system. ITS encompasses a myriad of devices that capture or disseminate information classified under several primary headings, such as: Traffic Management and Safety, Transit Management, Tourism and Traveler Information, and Emergency Management and Enforcement. Some expected benefits from ITS include: Travel time savings, accident rate reduction, improved transit customer services, and increased roadway capacity. Believe it or not, most of us encounter some form of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on the Central Coast everyday. Perhaps you have seen a fire truck or ambulance trigger the signals to allow for its faster and safer travel. Emergency Vehicle signal preemption exists in every jurisdiction. Maybe you have experienced the flashing lights warning of pedestrians. Advanced crosswalks have found their way into four, and soon into five, of our seven cities. Radar speed signs have popped up in multiple jurisdictions, and 24 hour real-time video of Route 101 is now accessible through Caltrans’ website (http://video.dot.ca.gov/ ) SLOCOG continues to support and fund ITS projects and, later this year, will complete its ITS Architecture and Maintenance Plan which will ensure coordination between ITS systems.   Transportation system performance monitoring Performance monitoring provides the region with a tool to assess the functionality of local and regional projects throughout the county. Performance indicators report This report assesses the transportation system throughout the County, providing information the overall performance of the system, identifying opportunities for improvement and guiding the allocation of resources. The Transportation Performance Indicators Report was recently updated by SLOCOG and includes valuable information regarding mode choice, travel time to work, average vehicle occupancy (AVO), park and ride lots, transit and rail ridership, bike and pedestrian improvements, and much more. To download the Transportation Performance Indicators Report, click here.