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Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Caltrans/ITS America MEDIA ADVISORY

Press Briefing on October 6 on Intelligent Transportation Technologies

Contacts:

Brenda Kahn • Senior Public Information Officer • Metropolitan Transportation Commission • Tel. 510-817-5773 office, 510-459-3881 cell • bkahn@mtc.ca.gov

Lauren Wonder • Chief, Office of Public Affairs • Caltrans District 4 • Tel. 510-286-6120 office, 510-710-5891 cell • lauren_wonder@dot.ca.gov

Sabrina Quirarte • Director of Communications • Intelligent Transportation Society of America • Tel. 202-721-4205 • squirarte@itsa.org

Join State Senator Tom Torlakson for a Press Briefing on October 6 on Intelligent Transportation Technologies and a Sneak Preview of New Technologies Making Driving, Parking and Riding Public Transit Faster, Safer and Easier

WHO:

California Senator Tom Torlakson, Chair of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee

Larry Orcutt, Acting Deputy Director for Maintenance and Operations, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Representatives from more than 30 technology companies, government agencies and transportation research organizations

WHAT:

Press briefing and exclusive sneak preview of the latest in traffic monitoring, collision avoidance, intelligent intersections, smart parking, electronic toll lanes and traveler information tools. Industry representatives from major car and technology companies will be on hand to demonstrate cutting-edge products and services, including systems that allow cars to communicate with each other and with roadways. The event is designed to provide highlights of the upcoming 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems being held November 6-10, 2005, at San Francisco's Moscone Center and SBC Park. For more information about the World Congress, go to: www.itsworldcongress.org.

WHEN:

12 noon - 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Lunch Will Be Provided

WHERE:

Caltrans District 4
111 Grand Avenue (at Webster Street)
6th floor Atrium
Oakland, California
Press credentials or media business card required

PHOTO/TV OPPORTUNITIES:

Tours of Caltrans' Transportation Management Center will be available after the briefing.

PARKING:

Prepaid parking available at Douglas Parking directly across the street from the Caltrans building – enter from Webster Street; tell the attendant you’re with the Caltrans Press Conference.

RSVP:

To ensure that everyone gets lunch, please respond to: Brenda Kahn, MTC, bkahn@mtc.ca.gov, Tel. 510-817-5773.

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

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