Public Value of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in China

With urbanization prevailing in almost every country in the world, China inevitably becomes the spearhead together with the construction of smart cities fueled by intelligent transportation system (ITS). With the rapid development of smart city, the research on intelligent transportation system has become a research hotspot. ITS applied in public mass transport and private transport provide the public manager a platform to maintain and operate the transportation in China through information exchange between vehicles, traffic participants, and road. On the other hand, the information network established by ITS also offer efficient, safe, convenient, and economic route choices to individuals. The construction and operation of ITS programs in China present in various modes, which makes the profit of ITS shared by the public difficult to analyze. The study introduces theories of public values to estimate the way in which ITS in China contribute to the society. The researcher discusses the public value appraisal of intelligent transportation system according to four aspects: motivation, purpose, evaluation standard, and public value sharing.