Strategic Direction for Agency Traffic Management Systems Workshop
Workshop #1005 in Room 207A focused on setting a strategic direction for Agency Traffic Management Systems (TMSs) with sponsoring committees from various organizations. The workshop discussed opportunities to consider TMS strategic direction, improvements, and resource needs in agency processes and plans, covering areas such as TMS asset monitoring, performance evaluation, and project planning. Breakout sessions and discussions highlighted key priorities and successful practices for enhancing TMS effectiveness and support in transportation operations.
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Workshop #1005: Room 207A Workshop #1005: Room 207A Setting a Strategic Direction for Agency Traffic Management Systems (TMSs) Themes, Action Plan & Next Steps Sponsoring Committees and Organizations: TRB Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee (ACP15) TRB Freeway Operations Committee (ACP20) TRB Traffic Signal Systems Committee (ACP25) TRB Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Computing Applications Committee (AED50) TRB Joint Subcommittee on Active Traffic Management (ACP20-5) AASHTO Committee on Transportation System Operations, ITS Work Group European Association of Operators of Toll Road Infrastructures (ASECAP) International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association (IBTTA) Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study (PFS) ERTICO Innovation Platform TM 2.0 Sunday January 8, 2023 9:00am noon 1
Opportunities to Consider TMS Strategic Direction, Improvements, and Resource Needs in Other Agency Processes and Plans: Agency Processes & Plans: Agency Processes & Plans: Capability Maturity Framework for TSMO (TSMO, Traffic Management, Active Traffic Management) Facilities Performance Monitoring and Reporting TMS Asset Monitoring and Condition Reporting TMS Performance Evaluation and Reporting TMS Self- Assessment TMS Monitoring, Evaluating & Reporting (e.g., asset condition & system monitoring) Planning & Developing Strategic TMS Plans(e.g., 5- 10 year plans) TSMO Program Plan Strategic Elements Programmatic Elements Tactical Elements TMS Operations (e.g., monitoring, managing, operating, repairing, and maintaining) Planning & Design of TSMO Initiatives, Operational Strategies, or Projects (feasibility study, planning study) TMS Planning and Feasibility Studies TMS Acquisition Procurement, Development & Implementation Design, Development and Procurement of Projects (e.g., systems engineering) TMS Programming, Administration, and Resource Allocation TSMO Project Selection and Prioritization, TMS Improvement Projects, Allocating Resources for Maintenance and Operations Source: FHWA 2
Sessions: Breakout Discussion Session 1: Framing Presentations: Opportunities to Plan for Next Generation TMSs (Daniel Lukasik, Parsons) Setting a Strategic Direction for TMSs, (Matt Junak, HNTB) Planning and Plans to Support TMS Improvements (Les Jacobson, WSP) Identifying Needed TMS Improvements and Resources (Pete Marshall, HDR) Session 2: Small groups for each topic discussed, shared ideas, and identified priorities: 1) Setting a Strategic Direction for TMSs 2) Planning and Plans to Support TMS Improvements 3) Identifying Needed TMS Improvements and Resources Session 3: Small groups reported on the following priorities for each of the 3 topics: Key issues Successful practices (e.g., agency name and report) Resources (existing or needed) to support each of these three processes 3
Topic 1: Setting a Strategic Direction for TMSs What does setting a strategic direction mean? What is the motivation or value for developing a TMS strategic direction? Developing a business case for TMSs What issues to consider when establishing a strategic direction for a TMS? What process might you follow to set a strategic direction? What issues might you consider with revising or developing a vision, mission, and goals for a TMS? What might be a motivation for developing a multi-year plan documenting the strategic direction for a TMS? What to consider including in a TMSs strategic multi-year plan? What issues to consider when assessing TMSs capabilities, performance, and strategic direction? 4
Topic 2: Planning and Plans to Support TMS Improvements TMS Life Cycle Continually Pursuing Improvements and Resources Planning and Plans to Support TMS Improvements Current TMS capabilities and performance provides a basis for improvements What to consider when assessing TMS capabilities and performance Key issues to consider when assessing TMSs Preparing to conduct a feasibility or planning study - issues to consider Conducting a feasibility or planning study - issues to consider Possible TMS improvements opportunities to consider Identifying, prioritizing and selecting improvements - issues to consider 5
Topic 3: Identifying Needed TMSs Improvement and Resource Do proposed plans exist to incorporate TMS improvements into agency or regional planning activities and plans? Tier 2: System Planning (5-10 years) and Tier 3: Program Planning (3-5 years) TMS Road Map of Planned Improvements (or trajectory) Scoping proposed improvement projects issues to consider Changes and resources to support new projects issues to consider Managing TMS improvement projects issues to consider TMS physical and technical requirements - issues to consider Project development issues to consider Procurement issues to consider Life-cycle and magnitude of expenses for TMS improvements 6
Action Planning Possible Activities for Sponsoring TRB Committees and Organizations to Advance: 1. Participate in Innovation Advances Toward the Future of Managing Traffic International Symposium, June 26-30, 2023, Vienna, Austria -Share best practices, identify research needs & opportunities to pool resources, & jointly pursue topics -Program and registration: www.austriatech.at/ISFO2023 -Sponsors: AASHTO CTSO, ASCE TD&I, ASECAP, ASFINAG, AustriaTech, CEDR, IBTTA, ERTICO TM2.0, IRF-Geneva, ITS Nationals, & TRB (Freeway Operations, ITS, Managed Lanes, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications, Active Traffic Management Joint Subcommittee, International Coordinating Council) 2.Conduct workshop at 2024 TRB Annual Meeting. Possible topics: -Preparing for, conducting, and summarizing the results of a TMSs assessment -Opportunities for TMSs to share and using different types of data 3.Facilitate sharing TMS information and highlight practices: -Share information on TMS portal (on National Operations Center for Operations Excellence website) -Volunteer to answer questions or provide limited assistance to agencies -Support peer-to-peer exchanges (e.g., TRB or NOCoE webinars) on key TMS topics 7
Action Planning (Cont.) Possible Activities for Sponsoring TRB Committees and Organizations to Advance 4. Join and contribute funds to TMC Pooled Fund Study (Extended to April of 2027) to develop needed resources : -Completed, current & new projects: https://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov -Annually identify needs, develop proposals, prioritize, and select new projects to develop technical resources (e.g., 3 new projects starting in 2023, 15 proposals identified for 2024) 5. Explore partnerships to propose, sponsor, and conduct TMS research: -Collaborate to advance & jointly sponsor research priorities (e.g., FHWA, TMC PFS, NCHRP) -Identify & prioritize needs for possible research & technical resources oCapabilities, Requirements, Planning, and Preparing to Virtually Operate TMSs Selected by NCHRP 2022 oAssessing TMS capabilities & performance FHWA advancing as new project in 2022 oData Management Plans, Practices, and Data Subsystems for TMSs, Submitted NCHRP Program (Oct. 2022) oPlanning, designing, procuring, & managing software subsystems to meet current & evolving TMS needs oOpportunities, issues to consider, and options to enable TMSs sharing agency owned software and tools oIncorporating TMS asset info into TSMO, agency & regional asset management activities, planning, and plans
Immediate Next Steps Approximate Schedule Jan 30 Draft summary of the workshop distributed to planning team Feb 21 Final draft workshop summary distributed to planning team March 2 Final workshop summary: oDistributed to workshop co-sponsors oSummary and recorded concluding sponsors remarks added to TMS portal -National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) https://transportationops.org/traffic-management-systems-and-centers 9
Thank you for your support and participation! If you have feedback, please email representatives from the workshop co-sponsors: Greg Krueger (TRB ITS Committee, lead sponsor); gkrueger@hntb.com Beverly Kuhn (TRB Freeway Operations Committee); b-kuhn@tti.tamu.edu Edward Smaglik (TRB Traffic Signal Systems Committee); edward.smaglik@nau.edu Yinhai Wang (TRB Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications Committee); yinhai@uw.edu Lisa Burgess / Dan Lukasik (TRB Active Traffic Management Joint Subcommittee); lisa.burgess@kimley- horn.com, daniel.lukasik@parsons.com Raj Ponnaluri (AASHTO Committee on TSO, ITS Work Group); raj.ponnaluri@dot.state.fl.us John Bassett / Alex Wassman (Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study); John.Bassett@dot.ny.gov, Alexander.Wassman@modot.mo.gov Malika Seddi (ASECAP); malika.seddi@autoroutes.fr Mark Muriello (IBTTA); mmuriello@ibtta.org Martin Russ / Johanna Tzanidaki (ERTICO TM 2.0 Innovation Platform); martin.russ@austriatech.at If you have feedback or suggestions for a specific committee, please email representatives from the workshop co-sponsors 10
