Caltrans and Federal Highway Administration leaders recently signed a charter establishing the California State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC), which will serve as a forum for advocating and overseeing the rapid deployment of innovations in the transportation sector. The goal of the STIC is to identify new strategies to respond to the challenges impacting California’s transportation infrastructure and to promote innovations that will deliver a safer, more efficient and sustainable transportation system. “California’s infrastructure is aging and our resources are increasingly becoming limited, so the need for innovation is essential,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.