Engaging State DOT’s

1. Engaging State DOT’s 2008 ITS America State Chapters Council Annual Meeting and State Chapters Strengthening Workshop Bernie Arseneau, PE, PTOE Mn/DOT

2. Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Lakes

3. What is ITS? The Simple Definition: • The application of technology to improve the safety and efficiency of the transportation system.

4. Where are the State DOT’s at with Deployment of ITS? Varies widely……… An Opportunity for ITS America!

5. MN’s ITS Strategic Plan • ITS Organization • ITS Funding • ITS Planning Approach • ITS Planning Activities

6. ITS “Players” in Minnesota • Government • Agencies • Arrange Funding • Select Projects • Manage Projects • Private • Sector • Consultants • Vendors • Contractors • ITS • Minnesota • Industry Professional Society • Local Chapter of ITS America • Minnesota Guidestar • Advise Mn/DOT • Public and Private • Independent Entity

7. ITS Categories Within Mn/DOT • ITS Metro Area Operations • RTMC • MnPass • ITS Statewide Operations • TOCCs • 511 Traveler Information • ITS Research and Operational Tests

8. Who Does ITS in Mn/DOT? • District Offices • Traffic, Maintenance, Construction • Office of Traffic, Safety and Technology • RTMC • ITS Section • Other CO Offices • Freight/Commercial Vehicles • Maintenance • Transit

9. ITS Funding

10. Past Funding Sources for ITS • Federal funds • ITS earmarked funds • Competitive grants (CICAS, ICM, etc) • Road construction funds • NHTSA 164 Sanction funds (TOCC’s) • State funds • Local partnership contributions • Private partner contributions

11. Recent Earmark Funding • FFY99 - $3,699,434.00 • FFY00 - $5,504,947.00 • FFY01 - $5,158,494.00 • FFY02 - $4,963,910.00 • FFY03 - $7,570,674.00 • FFY04 - $1,250,000.00 Mostly affects Research & Operational tests

12. SAFETEA-LU Funding for ITS • SAFETEA-LU Eliminates Federal Designated ITS Deployment Funds • Mainstream ITS Funding for Deployment • Within “normal” federal funding programs • Still Funds ITS Research

13. ITS Planning Approach

14. Historic ITS Planning Approach Vendor has cool idea or gizmo We agree to test it It works! Now, what can we use it for?

15. Emerging ITS Planning Approach What are we trying to accomplish with ITS? What exists and what is missing? How does it all work together? Generate project sequence

16. ITS Development Objectives 1.Improve the Safety of the State’s Transportation System • Reduce crash frequency • Reduce fatalities and life changing injuries • Safeguard the motoring public from homeland security and/or Hazmat incidents • Reduce crashes in work zones

17. ITS Development Objectives 2.Increase Operational Efficiency and Capacity of the Transportation System • Reduce overall delay associated with congestion • Increase average vehicle occupancy and lane carrying capacity • Reduce clearance time for incidents • Reduce delays due to work zones • Reduce infrastructure and vehicle operating costs • Reduce traffic delays during evacuation from homeland security and Hazmat incidents

18. ITS Development Objectives 3.Enhance Mobility, Security, Convenience, and Comfort for the Transportation System User • Reduce congestion and incident-related delay for travelers • Improve travel time reliability • Increase choice of travel modes • Enhance traveler security • Reduce stress caused by transportation

19. ITS Development Objectives 4.Enhance the Economic Productivity of Individuals, Organizations and the Economy as a Whole • Reduce travel time for freight, transit and businesses • Improve the efficiency of freight movement, permitting and credentials process • Improve travel time reliability for freight, transit and businesses • Increase agency efficiency • Safeguard existing infrastructure

20. ITS Development Objectives 5.Reduce Energy Consumption, Environmental Impacts and Costs of Transportation • Reduce emissions/energy impacts and use associated with congestion • Reduce need for new facilities • Reduce negative impacts of the transportation system on communities

21. ITS Planning Activities

22. Guidestar Strategic Plan • Mission The Minnesota Guidestar Board provides strategic direction and advice for the statewide application of advanced technology and information systems in transportation to save lives, time, and money, to enhance security and to protect the environment. The Board serves as a catalyst for innovative partnerships and provides resource investment advice to achieve desired outcomes. • Vision Minnesota’s citizens, businesses and visitors will benefit from the application of ITS to the state’s transportation system. ITS will be fully integrated into transportation strategies to enhance safety, mobility, security, and economic vitality, to protect the natural environment, and to develop sustainable communities.

23. Guidestar Strategic Plan • Goals • Expand ITS Educational Outreach and Education Efforts • Conduct Outreach for Partnership Formation • Provide Strategic Direction to Policy-Making Bodies • Mainstream ITS into the Statewide Transportation Planning and Implementation Process • Promote State and National Architectures, Standards and Protocols • Promote Research to Advance State-of-the-Art ITS Technologies and Applications

24. ITS Safety Plan • Compliments other plans • Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan • Statewide Heavy Vehicle Safety Plan • 6 ITS Critical Strategies, 22 Initiatives • In-vehicle safety systems • Emergency response and enforcement systems • Vehicle Infrastructure Integration • Infrastructure Systems and Signage • Intersection Collision Warning Systems • Driver Education and Licensing Using ITS

25. What Has Been Accomplished? • I-394 MnPASS Hot Lane • “511” Statewide Traveler Information system • Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) • 9 Transportation Operation Communication Centers (TOCCs) • Urban Partnership Agreement Project

26. ITS America’s Role? • Facilitate Exchange of Best Practices • Provide Local Chapters with Resources to assist in ITS Deployment • ITS Tool Box for Road Authorities • ITS Safety Plans • Implementation Strategies • Market Research

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