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One of the biggest issues facing New Jersey is the financial status of the state's Transportation Trust Fund. Assemblyman John Wisniewski, the chairman of the Transportation Committee, has called for a 25 cent increase in the state's gas tax so that the trust fund can do more than pay down debt. He spoke with Transportation Radio's Bernie Wagenblast to talk about the fund's status and efforts to find new revenue.

The January meeting of the ITS New Jersey Board of Directors saw Steve Dilts elected president of the organization. Dilts is a Vice President for HNTB and he talked with Transportation Radio's Bernie Wagenblast about his goals for the organization as well as his background.

This week it was announced the I-95 Corridor Coalition had selected TomTom as a preferred provider of real-time traffic information. Nick Cohn, Senior Business Developer at TomTom sat down with Transportation Radio's Bernie Wagenblast to talk about what else is happening with the company.

Transportation Systems Management and Operations is key to keeping people and freight moving smoothly. The field is constantly evolving and the new National Operations Center of Excellence is designed to help all transportation professionals stay up-to-date on TSM&O best practices. The center is a collaboration of AASHTO, ITS America and ITE, with support from FHWA. Transportation Radio attended the ribbon-cutting for the center at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting.

Former ITS New Jersey President Dennis Motiani is the executive director of the new National Operations Center of Excellence. Following the center's ribbon-cutting, Transportation Radio's Bernie Wagenblast spoke with Motiani.

Come February 1, the Transportation Research Board will have a new executive director. Neil Pedersen, who spent much of his career at the Maryland State Highway Administration, and most recently with TRB's SHRP 2 program, will follow Robert Skinner. During TRB's annual meeting in Washington, DC, Bernie Wagenblast spoke with Pedersen.

The I-95 Corridor Coalition has selected TomTom, along with Here and Inrix, as preferred providers of real-time traffic information. The coalition members come from 16 states along the US east coast, stretching from Florida to Maine. TomTom's Nick Cohn spoke with Transportation Radio about what it will be doing for the coalition.

The National Transportation Safety Board's top 10 most wanted safety improvements for 2015 was released at a news conference Tuesday. Bernie Wagenblast has the story for Transportation Radio.

The National Operations Center of Excellence was introduced at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting in Washington, DC on Sunday. Bud Wright, Executive Director of AASHTO kicked-off the event.

You may be quite familiar with ITS organizations in your own nation, but what about other ITS groups around the world? Transportation Radio profiles ITS Australia in this interview with its CEO, Susan Harris.