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ITS America Annual Meeting Session 38 Managing and Operating the Transportation System

ITS America Annual Meeting Session 38 Managing and Operating the Transportation System. Christine M. Johnson. “ During my tenure as Secretary of Transportation, the benchmark of success for ITS will be the deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems.”

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ITS America Annual Meeting Session 38 Managing and Operating the Transportation System

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  1. ITS America Annual MeetingSession 38Managing and Operating the Transportation System • Christine M. Johnson

  2. “During my tenure as Secretary of Transportation, the benchmark of success for ITS will be the deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems.” Secretary Norman Mineta, ITS America National Summit, April 18, 2001

  3. “Never before in this century, except during the two world wars, has the country’s transportation system been as stressed as it is now”– Washington Post 5/15/01 Vehicle travel up 72%Road Miles, up 1%1980-1998 No longer a big city problem-Congestionin small areas grew 300%

  4. Preferred Improvements 2/3s of all responses called for improved operations! Percentage of “Great Help” responses shown

  5. Congestion Ahead No Kidding! So what am I supposed to do now!

  6. Metropolitan Travel Management 2255 VMS signs on Freeways and Arterials in 78 metroareas 50 Metro TOCs 25% of large city transit with AVL 75% Toll Roads w/ETC

  7. The new challenge:Turning ITSProjects into Services Using ITS to operate the system for better efficiency greater safety more productivity Delivering on the Promise

  8. From a project based culture…..

  9. Good morning, Mr. Jones, the system is running at about 80% reliability this morning. Allow about 5 min. extra and use the 14th St. exit From a project based culture….. ...To one driven by performance and customer service

  10. From “not my primary mission” Agency Primary Focus State DOT Design, Construct Projects Police Law enforcement Emergency Response Saving lives, protecting Parking ROI Media Ratings, advertising, ROI Special Event Task Force Make it work – 24/7 To a “Core Mission”

  11. Take Back The Road At least I called ahead and delayed the meeting And tell the customer !! Special Events Operations Weather 4 Lanes of Highway Work Zones Incidents Demand Management using ITS effectively adds capacity

  12. Many areas have pulled it off… Political National Conventions NASCAR PGA Championship Super Bowl If only for a few days.

  13. What is it going to take to achievePeak Performance? ITS infrastructure Communicate with public Performance Measures, tools, data Integrated planning, Execution & accountability - institutionalized Raise the Bar Spend the money it takes

  14. So What are we doing in each of these areas?

  15. Peak PerformanceITS Infrastructure With IT’S A --developing ITS Infrastructure requirements. What minimum information should we expect from a 21st Century highway?

  16. Peak PerformanceRaising the Bar Operations Self Assessment Operations • Designed to help agencies and regions diagnose where they can improve system management and operations • Signal Timing? • Incidence response co-ordination? • Better weather response? Self Assessment

  17. Peak PerformanceIntegration • Architecture Rule • The Long Range Plan for Operations • Required in 4 years • Brings right players to table • Workshop on Regional Operating Organizations Sept 18th-19th - Atlanta

  18. Average ± 10% Peak PerformanceMeasuresTravel Time Reliability • 1-week snapshot example • Day-to-day comparison: Same trip/same time Reliable: 3 of 5 days or 60%

  19. Peak PerformanceCommunicate with Customer 511 – DOT a phone call away At least I called ahead and delayed the meeting • AASHTO Steering Committee • Model Deployment • Guidelines • Planning Grants 511 will force integrated accountability

  20. Peak PerformanceSpend the Money Operations is not a low cost alternative it is essential! Launched Survey -- Are we spending enough? Does operations compete well? Cities • Baseline data • States - flat 5- 6% • Cities have grown from 3% to nearly 7% States

  21. National Dialogue on Operations Aashto ITE AMPO Association Dialogues Agendas Agendas Operations Summit Regional Meetings ITS 10 Yr Plan Agenda Public Safety Initiative Get involved! Agenda Operations in Planning www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/nat_dialogue.htm

  22. Condition & Performance Report Condition Overall the system is operating at a 65% reliability But not system performance

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