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Adaptive Controls and Web Site Development Meeting, Washington, D.C -
Participating Agencies: Washington State DOT; City of Portland, OR; Broken Arrow Police Department, OK
The purpose of this invitational travel was for each peer to present at the Planned Special Events and Traffic Incident Management Workshop, during the Transportation Research Board’s 85th Annual Meeting. The workshop’s intent was for those familiar with traffic incident management programs to learn from planned special events programs, and vice versa. The law enforcement representative from the Broken Arrow Police Department gave a presentation on tactical planning, while the City of Portland participant discussed traffic engineers’ needs as they relate to performance measures. Additionally, the Washington SDOT representative delivered a presentation on traffic incident management.
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Open Source Software Sharing and Multimodal Door-to-Door Trip Planner Peer Exchange, Portland, OR - October 2005
Participating Agencies: New York State DOT; San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Orange County Transportation Authority; Tri-Met (Portland, OR)
Tri-MET, Portland’s transportation system, hosted the Open Source Software Sharing and Multimodal Door-to-Door Trip Planner Peer Exchange. This peer exchange aimed to provide a platform for public sector agencies to discuss integrating multimodal door-to-door trip planning with Open Source software
This peer event was the basis for a T3 Webinar. View the webinar's archive
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5th Annual United States-Japan Joint Meeting on Signal Control Systems, San Francisco, CA - November 2005
Participating Agencies: Purdue University; University of Arizona
The purpose of this invitational travel was to provide travel assistance for two peer experts to attend the 5th Annual United States-Japan Joint Meeting on Signal Control Systems. Peers presented on an application for “scheduling techniques” for traffic signal operations and new research in vehicle detection techniques for traffic signal operations.
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2005 Transportation Engineering and Safety 11th Annual Conference, State College, PA - December 2005
Participating Agencies: Michigan DOT; Wisconsin DOT
The 2005 Transportation Engineering and Safety 11th Annual Conference (TESC) sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center was held in early December 2005. One of the main topics at the conference was Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII). The states of Michigan and Wisconsin are at the forefront of VII initiatives. The participants of this peer event were part of a panel that included auto industry representatives and American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials. Both participants had unique perspectives on the development of VII technology and its significance to state departments of transportation. They brought their perspectives to the TESC, which was well attended by traffic and Intelligent Transportation Systems engineers, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s senior management, policy makers and elected officials.
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Train Tracking and Control Software Evaluation, Washington, DC - December 2005
Participating Agencies: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA); Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
At the time of this peer-to-peer event, CTA was lagging behind other rapid transit agencies in its ability to monitor and control operations in real-time from its control center. At the same time, CTA's capabilities to use archived data were more advanced than WMATA’s. Learning about the customizations of train tracking and control software developed by Aeronautical Radio Incorporated for WMATA was thought to be helpful in formulating strategies for improvement at CTA. Discussion topics included software features, project management, operational objectives, level of automation, and future strategies for improvement. Also, the peer performed several studies regarding the use of archived data from train control systems to identify strategies for improving operational service reliability and demonstrated CTA's time-distance graphing application to WMATA.
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Train Tracking and Control Software Evaluation, Atlanta, GA - December 2005
Participating Agencies: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA); Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
Purpose: The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) lagged behind other rapid transit agencies in its ability to monitor and control operations from its control center in real-time. Learning about the customizations of train tracking and control software developed by Alstom for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will be helpful in formulating strategies for improvement at CTA. Discussion topics included software features, project management, operational objectives, level of automation, and future strategies for improvement.
Also, the peer has performed several studies regarding the use of archived data from train control systems to identify strategies for improving operational service reliability and demonstrated CTA's time-distance graphing application to MARTA.
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Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Meeting, San Diego, CA - December 2005
Participating Agencies: Michigan DOT; ITS California
The main topic at the meeting was VII and its integration with signal systems. The states of Michigan and Wisconsin are in the forefront of VII initiatives. The participant has a unique perspective on the development of the technology and its significance to a state department of transportation. The expert brought this perspective to the meeting, which was attended by California’s traffic and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) engineers, and policy makers.
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Arterial Congestion Website Development, Los Angeles, CA - January 2006
Participating Agencies: Seattle DOT; Los Angeles DOT
At the time of the peer-to-peer event, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) was about to release a Request for Proposal for the development of a web site that would provide arterial congestion information. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) had such a site, which had been running for four years. Both participating organizations were interested in gathering the following information from the peer-to-peer exchange: (1) The algorithms that powered the site and whether they could be provided to SDOT; (2) the field data that fed the algorithms; (3) the public response to the site; (4) lessons learned; and (5) future plans for LADOT’s site.
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Incident Management Team Coordination Meeting, Roseville, MN - January 2006
Participating Agencies: Wisconsin DOT; Minnesota DOT
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) hosted the Incident Management Team Coordination Meetings with first responders. These meetings serve as a model of emergency service collaboration and coordination. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WDOT) Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (TIME) program addresses similar emergency service issues within the state of Wisconsin. Mn/DOT requested that WDOT’s TIME program manager give a presentation on the program, and discuss specific experiences and lessons learned in work zone incident management during the ongoing Marquette Interchange Reconstruction project. The hope was that the two states’ departments of transportation would have the opportunity to share their experiences, which would further strengthen the developing partnership.
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Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) America Mid-West State Chapter Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL - February 2006
Participating Agencies: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA); ITS America Mid-West State Chapter
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) representative delivered a presentation on MBTA’s fare payment system at the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) America Mid-West State Chapter Annual Meeting. Other topics at the meeting included how Smart Card technology can provide convenience for customers, operating efficiency for transit operators, a wealth of data for use in transportation planning activities, and opportunities for integration with non-transit functions.
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Northwest Transportation Conference, Corvallis, OR - February 2006
Participating Agencies: Minnesota DOT; Missouri DOT; Iowa State University; ITS Oregon
The representative from Iowa State University participated in panel discussions at Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Oregon, a statewide conference on ITS issues. He discussed the use of cellular phone probe data for highway performance measures in Missouri, winter maintenance performance measures, the traffic management center pooled fund study, and the Interstate 394 High Occupancy Toll Lanes (HOT Lanes) project in Minneapolis. The conference included three sessions dealing with performance measures, congestion mitigation and management, and ITS operations and maintenance.
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Synchronized and Simulated Traffic Training, Chicago, IL - February 2006
Participating Agencies: Indiana DOT
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations gave approval for five peers from the Indiana Department of Transportation (DOT) Systems Engineers to attend a "Synchronized and Simulation Traffic" training course. The course covered the Synchro signal timing software used to perform capacity analysis for signalized intersections, and the SIMTraffic microscopic simulation model.
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Contra Flow Evacuation Operations, Orlando, FL - February 2006
Participating Agencies: Alabama DOT; Georgia State Patrol; Louisiana State Police; Mississippi DOT; North Carolina DOT; North Carolina State Highway Patrol; South Carolina Department of Public Safety; Texas DOT; Virginia State Police; Florida DOT
The purpose of this workshop was to bring states together to discuss lessons learned and best practices used during contra-flow evacuation operations. The following states presented information on their Contra-Flow Plans: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The majority of these states had implemented their Contra-Flow Plans in recent years. A core team worked together to gather and summarize the information, and present the initial outcomes to the group on the second day of the workshop. This allowed for all participants to learn from the other states’ Plan deployments.
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Annual Meeting for ITS America’s Heartland Chapter, Des Moines, IA - March 2006
Participating Agencies: Ohio DOT; ITS Heartland (Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma DOTs)
One objective of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Heartland Chapter of ITS America is to facilitate information-sharing for ITS projects and activities. The chapter also showcases ITS applications in five Heartland states: Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. At the time of the peer-to-peer event, all five state departments of transportation (DOTs), major universities in each state, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) had been involved in the development of the Heartland Chapter. Potential benefits of membership in the ITS Heartland Chapter include information exchange, educational opportunities, project coordination, creation of public-private partnerships, access to future customers, and research-sharing. The Chapter holds annual meetings to allow members to discuss ITS issues, share ideas, learn about activities in other states, and have vendors showcase new products. A representative from the Ohio DOT participated in a panel session with five other state DOT engineers.
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Evacuation Procedures Presentation, Minneapolis, MN - March 2006
Participating Agencies: Texas DOT; Minnesota DOT
At the time of this peer-to-peer event, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) was in the first phase of developing a Metro Evacuation Traffic Management Plan. At the same time, Mn/DOT had developed a plan to turn its Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) into an Emergency Operations Center during an emergency or disaster event.
The meeting and informational exchange covered several presentation topics, including a session on emergency evacuations and security. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has experience in mass evacuations, as evident in the case of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The TxDOT Emergency Management Coordinator gave a presentation on the use of ITS technology before, during, and after a mass evacuation event.
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Fare Collection Workshop, Atlanta, GA - March 2006
Participating Agencies: Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
At the time of the peer-to-peer event, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) had begun a pilot program adding fare collection technology to ticket vending machines (TVM) for its light rail operating system. The Fare Collection Workshop in Atlanta, GA provided an opportunity for TriMet’s Maintenance of Way Supervisor of Fares to meet with and solicit feedback from other transit agencies and fare equipment suppliers, and to inform them of TriMet’s plans.
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TMC Site Visits to Three Locations- Palm Beach, FL, New York City, NY, and Baton Rouge, LA - March 2006
Participating Agencies: Florida DOT; New York City DOT; Louisiana DOT; Texas DOT
At the time of this peer-to-peer event, the Dallas District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) was constructing a new traffic management center (TMC), to be called DalTrans. The center was scheduled to be completed in late 2006. The Freeway Management Department would not be provided with additional employees to staff the DalTrans center, and was about to research contractual management and operations opportunities. This trip was requested so that Freeway Management Engineers could visit a similar traffic management center to theirs, where management and operations are handled by an agency other than the state’s department of transportation. TxDOT conducted three separate site visits as part of this Peer to Peer exchange.
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Using Regional ITS Architecture, Orlando, FL - March 2006
Participating Agencies: New York State DOT; New York Metropolitan Transportation Council; California DOT
The three peers presented at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s workshop called “Using Regional ITS Architectures.” This workshop helped attendees learn how to better utilize the Regional (and Statewide) ITS Architectures that were developed several years prior to the peer-to-peer event. Another primary objective of the workshop was to have participants share experiences and lessons learned from agencies that had used their regional ITS architectures in regional transportation planning or in the deployment of ITS projects. The workshop also presented U.S Department of Transportation views regarding conformity with the Architecture and Standards rule/ policy, and provided information about updated guidance under development by the DOT.
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ITS Data and Transit Service Planning, Chicago, IL - March 2006
Participating Agencies: Capital District Transit Authority (Albany, NY); Chicago Transit Authority
Both the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) were interested in how each agency’s systems collect and process Automatic Passenger Counting (APC), Computer-Assisted Dispatch (CAD)/Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL), and real-time data. Collecting passenger-miles and hours data is becoming more important for all agencies. CTA wanted to present their intranet web page, which makes use of the AVL/APC/Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) data. This visit helped both agencies share and compare Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) data and processing methods for uses in service planning and other customer-related areas.
This peer event was the basis for a T3 Webinar. View the webinar's archive
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ITSA 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA - May 2006
Participating Agencies: St. Tammany Parish Communications District; City of New Orleans Emergency Management Services
Representatives from St. Tammany Parish Communications District and the City of New Orleans Emergency Management Services presented at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s (ITSA) 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition. Both peers’ presentations focused on New Orleans’ role in emergency management services. The presentations identified current and planned strategies to adequately address the needs of transportation and public safety.
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