NOCoE News: NOCoE Releases Four New TSMO Case Studies

Mar 19 2026 by adamhopps

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Plus, new webinar recording available.

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March 19, 2026

New TSMO Case Studies
Webinar Recordings
Upcoming Webinars

Industry News
NOCoE News

2026 TSMO Award Winner Case Studies Released

Learn more about the 2026 TSMO Award winners:

Agency Improvement - Missouri DOT
MoDOT 2025 Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Summit

Performance Measurement - Florida DOT
Regional Express Lanes Integration & Operational Performance

Emerging Trends and Technologies - Connecticut DOT
CTDOT Wrong‑Way Driving Detection System

Best TSMO Project - Oklahoma DOT
OK Snowplows: Turning Winter Operations into Real-Time Traveler Information

CASE STUDY LIBRARY

Webinar Recordings

Road Weather Spotlight Series: Rural Applications for Road Weather Management

Upcoming Webinars

Talking TIM: March 2026

March 25, 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).

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

Industry News

Technology Adoption & Digital Transformation (AI-enabled) March 24 & 25 (University of Denver training)

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

WYDOT and partners have started a new safer roads project (Wyoming Public Radio)

How Indianapolis’ new road safety team intends to eliminate traffic deaths by 2035 (WFYI Radio)

Traffic Congestion: How Incentives Can Reduce Gridlock (UCLA’s It Turns Out podcast)

MassDOT Launches National Work Zone Awareness Week Billboard Design Contest for Massachusetts College Students (MassDOT news release)

North Carolina to Test Connected Tolling on Private Vehicles (Government Technology)

Ohio, Indiana Launch Automated Truck Testing Program (WOWO Radio)

Meet the Nebraska DOT team that clears Omaha interstate crashes before you get stuck (WOWT-TV)

State Leaders and Safety Advocates Convene at Statehouse for Third Annual ‘Drive To Zero Day’ (Kansas DOT news release)

New Website Helps Brewer Fans Navigate Game Day Traffic Amid I-94 Construction (WDJT-TV)

New plan uses KC Streetcar, pedestrian bridge to connect Kansas City, riverfront (KSHB-TV)

Michigan DOT commits $6 million to local agencies for vulnerable road user safety improvements (Michigan DOT news release)

TxDOT: How to help protect vulnerable road users (TxDOT news release)

NOCoE News

NOCoE Names New TAC Vice Chair

NOCoE recently named Aaron Johnson, engineer for the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOTs) Superior Region, as vice chair of its Technical Advisory Council.

Johnson has over 27 years of engineering experience, first at a consulting firm and then at MDOT with various roles in design, traffic and safety, operations, and management. Johnson is also active on various statewide committees as well as AASHTO committees, including being Chair of AASHTO’s Committee on Knowledge Management.

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

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Washington, DC 20004

Ph: 202.624.5478

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