WASHINGTON, DC, February 5, 2009 - In a recent BusinessWeek article, Senior Writer Steve Hamm discusses the benefits of funding intelligent transportation system projects to repair our nation's failing infrastructure as well as create jobs in today's failing economy. Former ITS America Board Chairman C. Michael Walton, University of Texas, is quoted as saying about intelligent transportation systems, "This stuff is relatively cheap, and, if you save lives and avoid property damage, you get a significant cost-benefit ratio." To read the full interview, click here.