A Research Test Bed, a Teaching Laboratory, and a Deployment Project

A major transportation research, educational, and deployment initiative at the University of Massachusetts Transportation Center (UMTC) has led to the creation of the Regional Traveler Information Center (RTIC), a collaborative venture between the UMass Transit Services, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, and the Massachusetts Highway Department.

The overall goal of this project is to develop and put into operation a fully integrated, sustainable, traveler information system for a 2,500 square mile area of Western Massachusetts, including Franklin, Hampshire, and Berkshire Counties, the North Quabbin portion of Worcester County, and the Springfield area of Hampden County.