Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  • Background
  • TMC Self-Evaluation, Planning and Implementation Process
  • Evaluation of the Sacramento Regional TMC Weather Alert Notification System
  • Strategic Marketing of Weather Integration
  • Refinement of the Self-Evaluation Guide
  • Accomplishments and Lessons
  • Recommendations
  • Conclusion
• 1.0 Introduction and Background
  • 1.1 Project History
  • 1.2 Policy Background for Weather Information Integration
  • 1.3 Contents of this Report
• 2.0 Identifying Candidate TMCs for Weather Information Integration
  • 2.1 TMC Site Selection Process
  • 2.1.1 Selection Criteria
  • 2.1.2 Identifying Candidate TMCs
  • 2.1.3 Selection of the Most Promising TMCs
  • 2.2 Deployment Plans for Selected TMCs
    • 2.2.1 Tier 1 TMCs
    • 2.2.2 Tier 2 TMCs
• 3.0 Identification of Weather Information Integration Strategies and Plan Preparation at TMCs
  • 3.1 TMC Self-Evaluation and Development of Weather Information Integration Plans
  • 3.2 Louisiana Statewide and Regional TMCs
    • 3.2.1 Operational Characteristics
    • 3.2.2 Weather Information Integration Strategies
    • 3.2.3 Implementation Plan
  • 3.3 Kansas City Scout TMC
    • 3.3.1 Operational Characteristics
    • 3.3.2 Weather Information Integration Strategies
    • 3.3.3 Implementation Plan
    • 3.3.4 Post-Implementation Evaluation Planning
  • 3.4 Colorado Springs TMC
    • 3.4.1 Operational Characteristics
    • 3.4.2 Weather Information Integration Strategies
    • 3.4.3 Implementation Plan
  • 3.5 Wyoming Statewide TMC in Cheyenne
    • 3.5.1 Operational Characteristics
    • 3.5.2 Weather Information Integration Strategies
    • 3.5.3 Implementation Plan
  • 3.6 Redding, California TMC
    • 3.6.1 Weather Information Integration Strategies
• 4.0 Implementation and Evaluation of Sacramento RTMC Weather Alert Notification System
  • 4.1 Sacramento’s Weather Information Integration Plan
  • 4.2 Alert Notification System Implementation Objectives
  • 4.3 Alert System Implementation Tasks
  • 4.4 Evaluation Approach
  • 4.5 Baseline Conditions and Challenges
  • 4.6 Alert Notification System Implementation
  • 4.7 Alert Notification System Performance
  • 4.8 Evaluation Findings and Lessons Learned
• 5.0 Strategic Marketing Plan
  • 5.1 Approach
  • 5.2 Audience for Marketing
  • 5.3 Marketing Activities Conducted
  • 5.4 Results of Marketing Approach
  • 5.5 Challenges in Marketing Weather Information Integration
• 6.0 Refinement of the Self-Evaluation and Planning Guide
  • 6.1 Feedback and Changes Suggested by Users of the Guide
  • 6.2 Updating the Guide
• 7.0 Accomplishments and Lessons
  • 7.1 Accomplishments and Outcomes
  • 7.2 Lessons Learned
• 8.0 Recommendations
  • 8.1 Recommendation 1: Assure Progress and Sustainability of Weather Integration
  • 8.2 Recommendation 2: Identify and Document Evidence of Weather Integration Benefits
  • 8.3 Recommendation 3: Assure Currency and Relevance of Weather Integration
  • 8.4 Recommendation 4: Refine Self-Evaluation Process and Improve Tool
  • 8.5 Conclusion
• 9.0 References
• APPENDIX A. List of Acronyms
• APPENDIX B. Metric/English Conversion Factors
• APPENDIX C. TMC Weather Information Integration Plans

List of Tables

• Table 1. TMC Weather Integration Assessment, Plan Development and Implementation Selection Criteria
• Table 2. Five Selected TMCs and their Responses to the Selection Criteria
• Table 3. Weather Information Integration Deployment Plan Overview: Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Table 4. Weather Information Integration Deployment Plan Overview: Kansas City, Missouri
• Table 5. Weather Information Integration Deployment Plan Overview: Louisiana
• Table 6. Weather Information Integration Deployment Plan Overview: Redding, California
• Table 7. Weather Information Integration Deployment Plan Overview: Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Table 8. Weather Integration Strategies by Category and Level
• Table 9. Needs that Determined Weather Integration Strategies at Tier 1 TMCs
• Table 10. Current, Intermediate and Target Levels of Weather Integration for the Louisiana TMCs
• Table 11. Integration Strategy Timeframes and Sequencing
• Table 12. Population Size for Selected Kansas and Missouri Counties
• Table 13. Summarized Levels of Chosen Integration Targets
• Table 14. Identified Project Tasks for Implementation
• Table 15. Current, Recommended and Selected Weather Integration Strategies
• Table 16. Implementation Tasks and Time Frames
• Table 17. Summary of Integration Strategies.
• Table 18. Project Timeline and Costs
• Table 19. Summary of Integration Strategies.
• Table 20. Summary of Baseline Conditions and the Relationship to Implementation Plan Tasks
• Table 21. Weather Integration Marketing Activities Conducted during Phase III
• Table 22. Changes to the Guide Based on User Feedback
• Table 23. Summary of Accomplishments and Outcome Achievement among TMCs

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Framework for the WRTM Program
• Figure 2. Weather Integration Self-Evaluation and Planning Process
• Figure 3. Louisiana Regional TMCs
• Figure 4. AADT Data as of September 2009
• Figure 5. Implementation Timeline
• Figure 6. Pathway to Benefits from KC Scout’s ATMS Integrated with Weather Information
• Figure 7. Regional Map of Colorado Springs
• Figure 8. RWIS Locations Statewide
• Figure 9. RWIS in Southeast Wyoming

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