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Planning and Integration
 | Planning and Integration Points-of-Contact |
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 | Planning for Transportation System Management and Operations Website |
| This website is a compilation of resources related to the use of multimodal planning practice to support transportation system management and operations. The website contains links to resources to help with performance measurement, congestion management systems, regional ITS architecture, institutional arrangements, data collection and sharing, funding and resource sharing, and regional transportation systems management and operations. In addition, the website contains links to software tools and upcoming training opportunities, a glossary, frequently asked questions (with answers), a calendar of upcoming events, points-of-contact, and related links. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.plan4operations.dot.gov. | |
| Traffic Analysis Tools Section of the FHWA Office of Operations Website |
| This website is a compilation of resources related to traffic analysis tools. This website explains what traffic analysis tools are and what challenges these tools were designed to address, and recommends a process for identifying and organizing stakeholders. The website examines how traffic analysis tools can be used to plan for freeway management, traffic incident management, arterial management, work zone management, emergency management, travel demand management, and traveler information systems. The website contains information and updates on the FHWA Next Generation Simulation (NGSIM) Program. NGSIM Program materials include workshop proceedings, a summary of a simulation feasibility study, a summary of responses to a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting information on the program, a 19-slide presentation on the program, and a list of people who attended an information meeting on the program held in January 2001. The website also lists new features available with the latest version of one traffic analysis tool – Traffic Software Integrated System (TSIS) Version 5.0. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficanalysistools/index.htm. | |
 | ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) |
| The ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) performs sketch planning analysis of ITS deployments. Planners and other transportation professionals can use IDAS to calculate relative costs and benefits of ITS investments, which are either alternatives to or enhancements of traditional highway and transit infrastructure investments. The current version of IDAS can predict relative costs and benefits of more than 60 types of ITS investments. For more information about IDAS, access the IDAS website at http://idas.camsys.com. Cost: $795 To Access This Resource: Order IDAS through the McTrans Center for Microcomputers in Transportation at the University of Florida, (352) 392-0378, fax: (352) 392-3224, mctrans@ce.ufl.edu, http://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu. | |
| Turbo Architecture Version 4.0 |
| Turbo Architecture is an interactive software tool for regional and project-specific ITS architecture development. By helping the user integrate multiple project architectures with a regional architecture and with each other, Turbo Architecture makes it easier to develop an architecture consistent with the National ITS Architecture. Version 4.0 is compatible with the National ITS Architecture 6.0, has added new interfaces and flows, has updated equipment package descriptions, function requirements and ITS standards information, and is compatible with Microsoft Vista. Cost: $190 for a single-site license, less per license when multiple-site licenses are purchased; $50 with a trade-in of Turbo Architecture 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0. To Access This Resource: Order Turbo Architecture through the McTrans Center for Microcomputers in Transportation at the University of Florida, (352) 392-0378, fax: (352) 392-3224, mctrans@ce.ufl.edu, http://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu. | |
 | Getting More by Working Together: Opportunities for Linking Planning and Operations (FHWA-HOP-05-016) (2004) |
| Traditionally, planning and operating the transportation system have been two relatively detached sets of activities with different requirements and different working cultures. The goal of this reference manual is bridge that gap, to help planning and operations managers understand the value of working together and realize the benefits of pursuing management and operations strategies on a regional scale. The manual discusses why building stronger links is beneficial, highlights nine areas that provide opportunities to better linkages, and includes a self-assessment tool that agencies can use to see how well they are currently working together and identify potential areas for improvement. This manual is the product of a partnership between the FHWA Office of Operations and the FHWA Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the following website addresses:
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| Crossing Boundaries: On the Road to Public-Public Partnerships (FHWA-OP-03-139) (2003) |
| This report documents the findings of a series of focus groups and an online survey conducted by the Public Technology Institute (PTI), among state and local agencies. The surveys solicited observations and recommendations concerning collaboration among government agencies at the Federal, state, and local levels. The report examines what factors would facilitate both horizontal and vertical collaboration, especially in light of reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and the new transportation security environment following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact the ITS/Operations HelpLine, (866) 367-7487, itspubs@dot.gov. | |
| Incorporating Intelligent Transportation Systems into Planning Analysis: Summary of Key Findings from a Seattle 2020 Case Study (FHWA-OP-02-031) (2002) |
| This report presents a new transportation modeling technique that shows how ITS can improve the reliability of the transportation infrastructure. This new technique is especially useful because traditional analytical tools often fail to capture how transportation improvements perform under a wide range of conditions. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov. For the online version, access the following website addresses:
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| Metropolitan ITS Integration: A Cross-Cutting Study (FHWA-OP-02-083/FTA-TRI-11-02-05) (2002) |
| This report, one in a series designed to educate public sector managers about particular ITS technologies, profiles how 24 cities in the U.S. have achieved integration of previously disparate ITS systems, the benefits they have gained as a result, and the lessons they have learned. The report concludes with a series of successful practices for making ITS integration a reality, in the areas of planning, design, implementation, and operations and maintenance. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov. For the online version, access the following website addresses:
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| Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration and Coordination: A Primer for Working Together to Improve Transportation Safety, Reliability, and Security (FHWA-OP-03-008) (2002) |
| This document introduces a new concept called "Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration and Coordination," which is based on the belief that in order for regional transportation operations activities to be effective, managers responsible for operating a transportation system on a day-to-day basis need to collaborate and coordinate on a continual basis. These managers need to agree on a shared operations vision, a concept for how regional activities should be operated over time, how improvements should be made to the transportation system, and what measures should be used to evaluate performance. This primer explains what regional transportation operations collaboration and coordination means, why it is important, and how to get started. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov. For the online version, access the following website addresses:
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| Using Metropolitan ITS Deployment Tracking for Regional ITS Planning: Telling the Deployment Story in Tucson, Arizona (FHWA-OP-02-035) (2002) |
| This case study examines how the Pima Association of Governments (PAG) used the methodology contained in the Metropolitan ITS Deployment Tracking Database to develop its ITS Strategy Deployment Plan. Using the methodology contained in the database allows agencies to compare their current ITS assets with what is possible (the "could" case), as well as with the region's long-term goals (the "should" case). Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov. For the online version, access the following website addresses:
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| Guidance on Including ITS Elements in Transportation Projects (2001) |
| This document provides guidance for including ITS equipment and technologies as part of traditional transportation construction and maintenance projects. The document outlines a step-by-step process for conducting a site-specific ITS assessment, providing a hypothetical case study. Appendices contain a detailed bibliography, a list of helpful hints, an overview of the transportation planning process and project cycle, tables from the ITS unit costs database, and a sample mapping of ITS infrastructure to related traditional capital projects. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/13467.pdf, EDL# 13467. | |
| Organizing for Regional Transportation Operations (2001) |
| This series of reports examines how several locations across North America are focusing on regional operations activities through partnerships among transportation and public safety agencies that provide coordinated transportation operations on a 24-hour-per-day, seven-days-per-week basis. An Executive Guide examines the key features and critical elements impacting the development and long-term stability of regional operating organizations (ROOs). Individual case studies present the regional context, development history, organizational structure, key achievements, challenges encountered, and best practices employed in particular locations. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact Wayne Berman, FHWA Office of Transportation Management, (202) 366-4069, Wayne.Berman@dot.gov. For the online version, access the following website addresses:
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| Let's Talk It Over – Interagency Cooperation Facilitates Success: The New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Metropolitan Area TRANSMIT Operational Test (FHWA-JPO-99-019/FTA-TRI-11-99-14) (2000) |
| This report is one in a series designed to educate public sector managers about particular ITS technologies. It is often said that the more daunting barriers to ITS deployment are not technical in nature, but institutional. This report explores how the numerous transportation agencies in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut metropolitan area came together to meet institutional challenges and achieved a successful implementation of the TRANSMIT operational test. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/11493.pdf, EDL# 11493. To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov. | |
| What Have We Learned about Intelligent Transportation Systems? Chapter 7: What Have We Learned about Cross-Cutting Technical and Programmatic Issues? (2000) |
| This document is an excerpt from a compendium report that looks back on the 10 years of the National ITS Program to examine which ITS technology applications have been successful, which have not been successful, and what are the underlying factors that determine success versus failure. This section examines cross-cutting technologies for surveillance and communications, as well as programmatic issues, such as planning and analysis tools, archived data, standards, and architecture. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/13323.pdf, EDL# 13323. | |
| What Have We Learned about Intelligent Transportation Systems? Chapter 8: What Have We Learned about Cross-Cutting Institutional Issues? (2000) |
| This document is an excerpt from a compendium report that looks back on the 10 years of the National ITS Program to examine which ITS technology applications have been successful, which have not been successful, and what are the underlying factors that determine success versus failure. This Planning and Integration section examines institutional and other non-technical barriers to ITS deployment and presents solutions that have been used to overcome these barriers. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/13324.pdf, EDL# 13324. | |
| Successful Approaches to Deploying a Metropolitan Intelligent Transportation System (FHWA-JPO-99-032) (1999) |
| This report, published on interactive CD-ROM, presents the findings of an analysis of institutional and other non-technical barriers that the public sector encountered while deploying ITS in four metropolitan areas selected as part of the Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative (MMDI). This report recommends nine approaches that were used successfully by the public sector participants at the MMDI sites. An extensive compilation of appendices reproduces documentation that the MMDI public sector participants found instrumental in their efforts to overcome institutional and non-technical barriers. Types of documents include Federal and state policies, operating procedures, contracts, memoranda-of-understanding, organizational charts, and marketing and outreach plans. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/redirect/repts_te/8483.pdf, EDL# 8483. To order the CD-ROM, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487, itspubs@dot.gov. | |
 | Turbo Architecture Software Training (NHI Course# 137029A) |
| This course provides training on how to use Turbo Architecture, which is a software tool for regional and project-specific architecture development. Target Audience: Public sector transportation professionals at the state, county, city, and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) levels, as well as private sector consultants, who are developing regional and project architectures. Skill Level: Specialized training. Course Length: Two days. Cost: $270. The sponsoring organization is responsible for providing 400 Mhz microcomputers running Windows SE or better, color monitors, and a hard disk with 50 MB free storage memory. To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx and search for course number "137029A." | |
| Roles of the Public & Private Sectors in ITS: Cooperative Partnerships |
| This course examines some of the critical success factors of cooperative partnerships and offers a suggested approach to partnering. The course presents important issues (legal, regulatory, procurement, public policy, etc.) associated with the establishment of partnerships. In addition, the course provides real-life examples of both successful and unsuccessful attempts at partnerships in the area of ITS. Target Audience: Public sector transportation professionals including Federal engineers, planners, project managers, and field staff and others as appropriate. Transportation professionals from state, regional, and local agencies would also benefit from participation in the course. Course Length: Eight hours. A blended Web-based version provides online interaction between participants and instructors. Cost: $150 per participant To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.citeconsortium.org/courses/2mod12-blended.html or contact Kathleen Frankle, Consortium of ITS Training and Education (CITE), (410) 414-2925, KFrankle@umd.edu. | |