This document provides an overview of process and background of the Chittenden County Regional Traffic Signal Pre-emption and Priority Standard Evaluation needed to expidite the movement of fire, emergency medical services, and police vehicles through intersections along congested corridors, reducing emergency response times.

The Strategic Plan recommends specific, project-based initiatives for implementing the Regional ITS Architecture for Chittenden County, which provides an overall logical framework for ITS implementation in the region. This Plan and the Regional ITS Architecture for Chittenden County report, taken together, provide a roadmap for coordinated ITS deployment in the County.

This document outlines an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture for Chittenden County, Vermont. The Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO), in cooperation with numerous local, regional, and state transportation and emergency management stakeholders, has developed this architecture to provide a framework for coordinated ITS deployment in the county over the next ten (10) years. The Chittenden County Regional ITS Architecture has been developed in conjunction with a parallel Vermont Statewide ITS Architecture initiative.

The objective of this project was to translate the recommendations of the Chittenden County ITS Strategic Deployment Plan into specific projects that can be incorporated into the regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The study findings culminate with a deployment plan and schedule illustrating the recommended implementation timeline over the next 10+ years.