Table of Contents

  Featured Resources
  Points-of-Contact
  ITS Initiatives
  System Operations
  Analysis Tools
  Archived Data
  Arterial Operations and Traffic
      Control Systems
  Commercial Vehicle Operations
  Freeway Management and
      Operations
  High-Occupancy Vehicle Facilities
  Intermodal Freight
  Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
      Devices
  National Transportation Operations
      Coalition
  Planning and Integration
  Road Weather Management
  Rural Issues
  Tolling and Pricing
  Traffic Incident Management
  Transit
  Transportation Management
      Centers
  Transportation Security
  Travel Demand Management
  Traveler Information
  Work Zones
  Safety
  ITS Deployment Support
  Related Websites

System Operations

National Transportation Operations Coalition


	National Transportation Operations Coalition Point-of-Contact
	Zia Burleigh FHWA Operations Support Team (202) 366-1896, Zia.Burleigh@dot.gov
	National Transportation Operations Coalition Website
	This website is a compilation of resources provided by the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC). The Coalition is a partnership among traditional stakeholders, such as transportation professionals, and nontraditional stakeholders, such as public safety agencies. This alliance of national associations, practitioners, and private sector groups allows stakeholders to work collectively to identify barriers and opportunities for improving the management and operations of the nation's transportation system. The site contains the history of the Coalition, current action plan, vision, and mission. The site also contains resource documents that present a number of transportation operations issues and improvement strategies, links to other operations and ITS resources (including electronic forums for transportation operations, and the Talking Operations webcast series), proceedings from Coalition events, and a list of Coalition members and key partner organizations. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ntoctalks.com.
	National Transportation Operations Coalition Forums
	"Operations" and "ITS" mean different things to different people. The National Transportation Operation Coalition (NTOC) has developed two electronic forums – the Talking Operations forum and the ITS Technology forum – to provide a venue for online discussion of operations and ITS issues among a diverse group of stakeholders, such as engineers, operators, planners, academia, private sector, policy makers, elected and appointed officials, and local state and Federal governments. These discussion forums are designed to help frame the issues surrounding effective operations and the use of ITS. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ntoctalks.com/forums.php.
	Show Me the Money: A Decision Maker's Funding Compendium for Transportation Systems Management and Operations (2006)
	This document explores the different options to fund transportation management and operations investments. The document contains 22 case studies that show how state and local governments combined different funding resources to meet the needs of their diverse transportation programs. The document explores the definition of "transportation systems management and operations" by showing how it relates to familiar concepts, such as maximizing operational capacity, minimizing the impact of incidents, integrating elements of a multimodal system, maximizing safety, and integrating transportation into livable communities. The document concludes with a list of Federal funding sources and examples of programs that are eligible to receive these funds. Cost: Free for members of the Public Technology Institute (PTI); $12.25 for non-members. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.pti.org/index.php/ptiee1/inside/C47.
	Association White Papers on the National Dialogue on Transportation Operations (2001)
	These white papers were written by professional associations that have been engaged in the National Dialogue on Transportation Operations, which focuses on opportunities and barriers to improving the operation and management of the transportation system. The white paper written by each professional association expresses its constituents' positions and recommendations on a wide range of issues, such as the definition of management and operations, funding, institutional challenges, and appropriate Federal actions. A synthesis paper identifies the similarities and differences among the organizations' views. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses: Synthesis: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/Synthesis-Final.pdf Association of American State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/AASHTO.pdf Association of Metropolitan Planning Associations (AMPO): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/AMPO%20Final.pdf American Public Transportation Association (APTA): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/APTA%20Final.pdf American Public Works Association (APWA): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/ APWATranspOpsPositionPaper8.30.01.pdf American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/ATSSA%20Final.pdf International City/County Management Association (ICMA): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/ICMA.pdf Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/ITE%20Final.pdf Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/ITSA.pdf National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/NACTO.pdf Public Technology, Inc. (PTI): http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/association/PTI%20Final.pdf
	Vision White Papers on the National Dialogue on Transportation Operations (2001)
	This series of white papers was written by nationally recognized experts to identify both Transportation Equity Act for the 21^st Century (TEA-21) reauthorization and programmatic opportunities to improve the operation and management of the nation's transportation system. The papers serve as an intellectual underpinning for operations and focus on a wide variety of topics, such as TEA-21 reauthorization options, system performance, funding performance measurement, and data and information requirements. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses: Description of Transportation Systems Operations and Management: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/DescriptionofTS.pdf Development of an Intellectual Foundation to Support the Establishment of Transportation Operations as a Transportation Agency Core Mission: Developing the Concept of Planning for Operations: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/IntellectualFoundation.pdf Highway Funding: It's Time to Think Seriously about Operations – A Policy Framework: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/HighwayOps.pdf Institutions for Transportation Operations with Recommendations for Reauthorization: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/institutions.doc Integrated Public Safety and Highway Operations: A Policy Framework and Analysis: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/PublicSafety.pdf Managing the Urban Transportation System: The Need for a New Operating Paradigm: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/Managing.pdf Measuring System Performance: The Key to Establishing Operations as a Core Agency Mission: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/Performance.pdf Operations in the 21^st Century: 25^th Annual Meeting of ITS America: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/Operations.pdf Summary of Transportation Operations Data Issues: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/DataIssues.pdf Traffic Congestion and Travel Reliability: How Bad Is the Situation and What Is Being Done about It?: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/Congestion.pdf Transportation Operations: An Organizational and Institutional Perspective: http://www.ite.org/NationalSummit/vision/TransOps.pdf
	Operations and Management: What Does It Mean for Local Agencies? (2000)
	This report defines transportation systems operations and management (O&M) by discussing several O&M strategies, including ITS, traveler information, public policy, improved connections between transportation modes, benchmarking and performance measures, and interjurisdictional coordination. The report also discusses how growth is increasing the need for effective O&M and explores the new kinds of staff training that O&M requires. Cost: Free for members of the Public Technology Institute (PTI); $6.50 for non-members. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.pti.org/index.php/ptiee1/inside/C47.
	Advancing Transportation Systems Management and Operations (NHI Course# 133098)
	This course provides an understanding of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) in a regional context. The transportation challenges of the 21^st century require a significant cultural shift in the way transportation systems are managed and operated. This means moving from limited interactions between planners and operators to a solid linkage that facilitates data sharing, joint development of regional operations opportunities, resource sharing, and supportive institutional arrangements. From an operations perspective, this cultural shift requires anticipating user needs 24/7, focusing on customers, and changing policies and procedures to be performance-based. To be successful, the new norm requires a cross-jurisdictional, multi-agency, and multimodal perspective. From a planning standpoint, this cultural shift means bringing "operations thinking" into the planning process. Smart planning requires that ongoing operations be considered in regional planning and investment decisions. This course explores 21^st century transportation challenges and how to advance TSM&O through a cultural shift in operations and planning. Target Audience: Transportation managers, service providers, public safety officials, public works directors, and business sector members of chambers of commerce. Operators and planners from states, cities, counties and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) also benefit from this course. Course Length: One day. Cost: $200 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "133098."