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T r anspor tation Syste ms Manage me nt and Ope r ations Pr ogr am Planning We binar Hoste d by NOCoE Se pte mbe r 5, 2018

We binar Age nda  Overview of FHWA Primer on Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Program Planning  Jim Hunt, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations  Pat Noyes, Pat Noyes & Associates  State Perspectives  Washington State DOT, Monica Harwood  Nevada DOT, Rod Schilling  Arizona DOT, Susan Anderson  TSMO Program Plan Development Roundtable Trends  Daniel Grate, FHWA Resource Center  Discussion 2

F HWA’s Pr ime r on T SMO Pr ogr am Planning  The Primer provides the rationale for and the key elements of successful TSMO program planning.  It is intended to help agencies understand:  Why is TSMO program planning important? How can it benefit a transportation agency or region?  What are key elements of effective TSMO program planning, and what steps or activities should be taken?  What would an effective TSMO Program Plan look like? Available at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop17017/index.htm 3

Motivation for Pr ime r  TSMO efforts within a State or region need to move from an ad hoc set of activities or strategies into a cohesive program that is vital to the mission of the agency to be most effective.  TSMO program planning helps agencies develop and sustain a formal TSMO program. 4

F HWA’s Commitme nt to T SMO  TSMO Program Planning Primer and series of workshops to support TSMO program planning  Other projects and documents include:  Mainstreaming TSMO  Integrating Travel Time Reliability in Transportation System Management  Capability Maturity Frameworks  Integrating Business Processes to Improve Transportation System Performance  TSMO in Action  Guidance on planning for TSMO within subareas and corridors 5

Understanding TSMO 6

What is T SMO?  TSMO focuses on actively managing the multimodal transportation network to deliver improved safety and mobility outcomes.  TSMO is an integrated set of strategies to optimize the performance of infrastructure through the implementation of multimodal and multi-jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability of the transportation system. - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) 7

T SMO Str ate gie s and E ffor ts  Traffic incident management.  Managed lanes.  Traffic signal coordination.  Ridesharing programs.  Transit signal priority.  Parking management.  Freight management.  Electronic toll collection.  Work zone management.  Traveler information.  Special event management.  Coordination of highway, rail, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian  Road weather management. operations.  Congestion pricing.  Active transportation and demand  Integrated corridor management. management.  Connected/automated vehicles. 8

Why Do We Ne e d T SMO?  Greater safety. Source: iStock/Pavlina2510  Variable speed limit systems can reduce crashes.  More free time.  Transit signal priority reduces transit delay.  Parking management decrease search time.  Less wasted fuel.  Incident management programs reduced fuel consumption.  Cleaner air.  A signal retiming projects reduce emissions.  More livable communities.  Improved access, more mobility choice, more accurate and timely information. 9

Shifting Par adigms TSMO Operations and Maintenance Operating Completed Integrated throughout the Operating Completed Operating Completed Integrated throughout the Integrated throughout the Projects Projects Projects Project Lifecycle Project Lifecycle Project Lifecycle Reactive Reactive Reactive Proactive and Reactive Proactive and Reactive Proactive and Reactive Recurring and Non- Recurring Recurring Recurring 10

Shifting Par adigms TSMO Operations and Maintenance Average Travel Time, LOS Travel Time Reliability Focus on Highways and Entire Transportation Jurisdictions System Moving Cars and Trucks Moving People and Cargo Individual Strategies Integrated Strategies 11

TSMO Program Planning 12

Why T SMO Pr ogr am Planning?  Moves TSMO from an ad hoc set of activities or strategies into a cohesive program that is vital to the mission of the agency.  Facilitates integration and mainstreaming of TSMO within a transportation organization to support new and evolving roles and responsibilities of these organizations. 13

Ke y E le me nts of T SMO Pr ogr am Planning 14

le me nts: Se tting Cle ar Dir e c tio n Str ate gic E and Co mmo n Unde r standing TSMO program planning starts with defining a hig h- le ve l stra te g ic 1-Strategic busine ss c a se for TSMO and clearly The Business Case for TSMO Vision & Program Mission defining TSMO as a c ore pa rt of the Strategic Goals and Performance Objectives a g e nc y’s mission a nd vision. Strategic Focus Areas or Priority Functions 15

De ve loping the Busine ss Case  Internal motivation – Why is TSMO important for the agency? Florida DOT’s TSMO Business Case  The value to customers – Why is TSMO important to the traveling public and TSMO Strategic Plan describes: • Florida’s challenges, including population communities? growth, traffic fatalities, and safety for  Issues: older drivers in particular. • Benefit-cost ratios of intelligent  Challenges facing the region. transportation system (ITS) technologies.  Cost-effectiveness and benefits of • Economic benefits associated with ITS TSMO strategies. investments due to technology sector job creation.  Anticipated future challenges. Source: Florida DOT , Florida Transportation Systems  Emerging opportunities, such as new Management and Operations Strategic Plan , December 13, data and technologies. 2013. 16

De ve loping a T SMO Vision and Mission Maryland DOT’s TSMO Program Vision and  Identifying a vision for Mission TSMO. TSMO Program Vision  Shared direction Maximize mobility and reliable travel for people and goods focused on high- within Maryland by efficient use of management and operations of transportation systems. level outcomes. TSMO Program Mission  Developing a To establish and maintain a TSMO program and implement supporting projects within Maryland State Highway description of the role Administration (SHA) improving mobility and reliability for all people and goods through operations of transportation of TSMO in supporting facilities. the agency’s mission. Source: Maryland DOT – State Highway Administration , Maryland Transportation Systems Management & Operations Strategic Implementation Plan, August 2016. 17

De ve loping Str a te g ic Goa ls a nd Pe r for ma nc e Obje c tive s Denver Regional Continuity of  Focusing on outcomes Government – TSMO Goals, Objectives, and to the customer. Performance Measures  Common steps: 1.Build off of agreed-upon planning goals. 2.Gather data and understand baseline conditions. 3.Collaborate internally and externally. 4.Define performance targets. Source: DRCOG, Regional Concept of Transportation Operations, Adopted August 15, 2012. 18

Ide ntifying Str ate gic F oc us Ar e as  Geographic:  Scales such as corridors, urban areas, Caltrans’ Corridor Focus or rural areas.  Functional areas: Caltrans has put significant emphasis on the corridor-level through development of  TSMO functions, such as traveler Corridor System Management Plans information, incident management, because it recognizes that these plans are and work zone management. unique in their ability to analyze existing corridor conditions, to forecast corridor  Internal capabilities: performance through scenario testing  Issues such as data management and utilizing complex traffic simulation models decision support. on a corridor-wide scope, and to recommend consensus-driven long-range  Often identified based on an agency implementation strategies. self-assessment. Source: Caltrans , Corridor System Management Plans: Findings and Recommendations , January 2013. 19

Pr ogr ammatic E le me nts: Or ganizing, Staffing, and De ve lo ping Pr o c e sse s to Advanc e T SMO The programmatic elements of TSMO program planning a ddre ss the institutiona l a nd org a niza tiona l struc ture needed to deliver the TSMO mission for the agency in c oordina tion with its pa rtne rs . 20

De fining an Or ganizational Str uc tur e  Addressees the roles Arkansas DOT TSMO Division and responsibilities for the TSMO When the Arkansas DOT initially conducted a capability maturity model assessment of TSMO for its organization, it program. recognized a number of weaknesses in how it was organized to advance TSMO. As a result, the agency  Where is TSMO in developed a new transportation systems management and the organizational operations division in 2015 to provide focus within the agency. The agency shifted several core functions into the hierarchy? TSMO Division, including traffic safety and operational  What organizational programs, such as roadway-safety improvements, traffic signal systems, ITS operations, pavement conditions, traffic unit(s) have operations center, incident management, emergency primary management, and innovative technologies. responsibilities for Source: Arkansas DOT, Organization Chart. TSMO? 21