NOCoE News: NOCoE Honors 2026 TSMO Award Winners

Apr 2 2026 by adamhopps

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Plus, TOM Talks Webinar on April 8

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April 2, 2026

2026 TSMO Award Winners
ATDM Database
M Street Road Safety
Featured Webinar: April 8

Webinar Recordings
Upcoming Webinars
Industry News
NOCoE News

NOCoE Honors 2026 TSMO Award Winners at CTSO Event

On March 26, NOCoE announced the 2026 Joey Sagal TSMO Leadership Award and TSMO Award 2026 Overall Winner during the NOCoE Award Luncheon at the Committee on Transportation System Operations (CTSO) Annual Meeting held in North Carolina.

2026 Joey Sagal TSMO Leadership Award
The 2026 winner is Scott Marler, CEO of the Iowa Department of Transportation. The Joey Sagal TSMO Leadership Award (previously TSMO Champion) honors an individual who has made significant contributions to advancing TSMO both inside their organization and within the industry at large.

TSMO Award 2026 Overall Winner
The 2026 Overall Winner is Connecticut DOT for CTDOT Wrong‑Way Driving Detection System. The TSMO Award 2026 Overall Winner is chosen from the four category winners. The Overall Winner exemplifies an exceptional and well-implemented TSMO project that helps save time, lives, or money.

TSMO AWARD WINNER INTERVIEWS

Share Your ATDM Success Stories

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is actively seeking case studies on real-world Active Transportation and Demand Management (ATDM) to share with the transportation operations community. Key areas of interest are:

Active Traffic Management, including dynamic shoulder use and lane management, variable speed limits, queue warning, adaptive ramp metering, adaptive signal control and reversible lanes
Active Demand Management, including on-demand transit, predictive traveler information, and dynamic ridesharing, pricing, routing, HOV, transit scheduling, and incentivization
Active Parking Management such as dynamically priced parking, and dynamic parking reservation, wayfinding, parking capacity, and overflow transit parking

Visit the NOCoE ATDM Database to explore current resources. To contribute data or details regarding your own ATDM projects, please contact David Hale at david.k.hale@leidos.com.

EXPLORE ATDM DATABASE

Calling Road Safety Experts to Pitch Technology Solutions

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America, DC Highway Safety Office, District of Columbia Department of Transportation) Vision Zero Office, and the DC Southwest Business Improvement District recently announced the M Street Road Safety Reverse Pitch and Pilot to identify technologies that could address the greatest road safety challenges on M Street between 5th Street SE and Delaware Ave SW in Washington DC.

Submit your innovative technology pitch by April 17, 2026.

LEARN MORE

Featured Webinar: April 8

TOM Talks: Agency Readiness to Advance TSMO

April 8, 1:00–2:30 pm EDT

Description
TOM Talks is a webinar series from the National Operations Center of Excellence that focuses on using the Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) to implement TSMO strategy and tactics and to expand practitioner knowledge on TSMO.

The April 2026 webinar will focus on Agency Readiness for TSMO, the topic of Chapter 4 of the TOM.

Speakers will include Brad Burgess, Arizona DOT, and Sam Harris, Georgia DOT.

Webinar Recordings

Integrating Emerging Trends and Technologies to Advance TSMO Programs

Talking TIM: March 2026

Upcoming Webinars

PSE Spotlight Series: Post-Event Activities

April 2, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT

Description

The FHWA PSE Program is pleased to welcome transportation mobility planning professionals to the inaugural PSE Spotlight quarterly webinar series. Each quarter, the PSE Spotlight series will highlight two planned special events, identify good practices, and showcase processes and tools that can help transportation professionals tasked to manage the mobility and related needs for various planned special events.

Talking TIM: April 2026

April 22, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Description

The Talking TIM webinar series provides a forum where TIM practitioners can exchange information about current practices, programs, and technologies. Each month, Talking TIM will highlight successful programs, identify best practices, and showcase technology that advances the profession. Topics and presenters are announced several weeks ahead of time.

Jim Austrich, FHWA Office of Operations, organizes and moderates this webinar series hosted by the NOCoE. To suggest topics or presenters for a future webinar, please reach out to the FHWA TIM Program Team (Jim Austrich).

V2X Technical Training

April 23, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT

Description

This webinar will provide participants with an understanding of what types of resources are available on V2X. Speakers from the USDOT, ITS America, and others will provide updates on new and existing resources, including re-released V2X trainings updated with new technologies and applications.

Speakers will include JD Schneeberger from ITS JPO, US DOT.

Cybersecurity for Small and Mid-Size Transit Properties

April 29, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT

Description

This webinar, taking place in advance of the CTAA EXPO 2026, will discuss ongoing efforts to integrate cybersecurity into transit systems.

Speakers will include representatives from CTAA, Illinois DOT, and other prominent leaders from transit agencies.

Industry News

Embracing Innovation & Change April 21 & 22 (University of Denver training)

Pennsylvania and New Jersey Launch Multi-State Aggressive Driving Enforcement Effort (PennDOT news release)

North Texas emerges as testing hub for groundbreaking transportation technology (WFAA-TV)

Missouri DOT Using Telematics Data To Identify High-Risk Intersections (Route Fifty)

Riding with Michigan DOT’s highway safety patrol (USA Today video)

Indiana adds more traffic camera ‘safe zones’ in construction sites (WSBT-TV)

Pittsburgh officials unveil public transportation plans for NFL draft, urging people not to drive (KDKA-TV)

US Pedestrian Deaths Fell 11% in First Half of 2025, According to New GHSA Research (Governors Highway Safety Association)

NHTSA Invests $665 Million to Improve Traffic Safety Initiatives, Save Lives (NHTSA news release)

USDOT makes $1 billion in ‘Safe Streets & Roads for All’ grants available (USDOT news release)

Colorado’s hands-free law linked to 4.7% drop in distracted driving, preventing 600 crashes statewide (Colorado DOT news release)

Wisconsin DOT, West Bend community partner to prevent distracted driving crashes (Wisconsin DOT news release)

NOCoE News

NOCoE Strategic Advisory Council Appointments

Two new members have joined the NOCoE Strategic Advisory Council: Kristina Boardman and Marc Jocobson.

Boardman was the first woman named as secretary of the Wisconsin DOT in September 2024. She previously served in a variety of roles in the agency, including administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles. She also serves as the chair of the AASHTO Committee on Safety.

Jacobson currently serves as the program manager of the City of San Antonio’s Transportation Systems Management & Operations Program in the Public Works Department, which is responsible for the City’s Intelligent Transportation Systems.

About the National Operations Center of Excellence

National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) provides services to the transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) community to saves lives, improve travel times, and enhance economic vitality. With an emphasis on workforce development, NOCoE aims to assist in the deployment of technologies and the mainstreaming of TSMO solutions by fostering education, networking, communication, and knowledge transfer.

For more information, please visit www.transportationops.org.

Contact Us

National Operations Center of Excellence

555 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004

Ph: 202.624.5478

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