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These documents are AASHTO’s annual look at the use of social media among state DOTs, informed by a survey to which all but nine state DOT’s responded. The 2014 annual AASHTO social media survey reveals a continuing trend toward increasing social media adoption by state departments

This report provides the results of an analysis of the potential approaches for deploying the infrastructure components of Connected Vehicle (CV) systems by state and local transportation agencies, as well as the role of AASHTO. Identifying applications that best serve state and local transportat

These three documents are guidance on improving agency capability in TSM&O with respect to the culture dimension, as developed through NCHRP 03-94 and SHRP2 L06, available in this database. Culture is defined as “the combination of values, assumptions, knowledge and expectations of the agency

These three documents are guidance on improving agency capability in TSM&O with respect to the organization/workforce dimension, as developed through NCHRP 03-94 and SHRP2 L06, available in this database. Organization/workforce is important to TSM&O because “efficient execution of process

Active Traffic Management is a complete package of strategies that recognize that there is an increase in travel demand, a growth in congestion, a commitment to safety, and a shift in agency culture toward active management and system operation that focus on the customer. This document assesses E

This guidebook presents an approach for integrating TSM&O strategies into the metropolitan transportation planning process that is designed to maximize the performance of the existing and planned transportation system. Planning for operations is recommended as a means to meet federal transpor

This document is a resource designed to enable transportation planners and their partners to build a transportation plan that includes operations objectives, performance measures, and strategies that are relevant to their region, that reflect the community’s values and constraints, and that move

This primer offers transportation planners and operations managers a menu of opportunities for applying the regional ITS architecture to enhance planning for operations. Because many TSM&O strategies are underpinned by ITS, the coordination of planning for ITS among agencies at the institutio

Traffic incident management (TIM) is a planned and coordinated program to detect and remove incidents and restore traffic capacity as safely and quickly as possible. This report describes task-specific and cross-cutting issues or challenges commonly encountered by TIM responders in the performanc

The purpose of this document is to support the agencies and groups that are beginning the process of rural or statewide Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) deployment planning. Along with the previously published Rural Toolbox (FHWA-OP-01-030), this best practice document guides users throug

This report discusses future actions and the role of The Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART). This is Maryland’s highway operations element for the state’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program - whose focus is on mitigation of non-recurring congestion that occurs due to

This guidebook provides practitioners with an understanding of the individual elements of a Congestion Management Process (CMP) and includes practical examples of how to implement a successful process based on lessons learned from MPOs across the country. The document addresses the role of the CM

This primer is focused on designing for operations; i.e., the collaborative and systematic consideration of TSM&O during transportation project design and development. Effectively designing for operations involves the development and application of design policies, procedures, and strategies

This guide is designed to help transportation agencies develop and implement Transportation Management Plans (TMPs) in accordance with FHWA’s work zone regulations (the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule published in 23 CFR 630 Subpart J) updated in September 2004. This rule provides a decision-m

This report examines leadership development programs in 25 states and seven private-sector firms to address succession management among transportation agency leaders at a time when many experienced leaders are retiring or moving on to other opportunities. Today, technical skills are not sufficien

Reliability information is desired by various audiences in different ways. Those with an interest in information range from decision makers, operators, and developers of reliability monitoring systems, to road users and shippers.  This handbook offers numerous ideas on how to communicate rel

The objective of this project is to identify and evaluate strategies and tactics to satisfy travel time reliability requirements of users of the roadway network. This study involved the following tasks:

The primary contributions of safety/service patrols are to reduce traffic congestion, improve travel time reliability, and improve safety on freeway and arterial systems. The intent of the guide is to reinforce procedures and provide reminders for various incident scenarios. The document provides

The document is a resource document originally publishing in 2003 and updated in 2006 that provides an overview of the various institutional and technical issues associated with the planning, design, implementation, operation, and management of a freeway network. Freeway management and operations

This report identifies current and project constraints on freight mobility at the national level and its associated economic, environmental, and health costs to consumers, shippers, carriers, and urban environments in general. It highlights several challenges to advancing freight improvement proj

This report focuses on geometric design treatments that can be used to reduce delays due to nonrecurrent congestion. The report provides a method for incorporating the economic savings due to delay reduction and due to reliability improvement, respectively for specific design treatments duri

This document classifies highway design treatments that may be used to reduce nonrecurrent congestion and improve the reliability of urban and rural freeways.

This product is accompanied by a report titled Identification and Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Feature

This document provides guidance on work zone performance measurement, including data source identification, selection of performance measures, and data collection, assessment, and application (computational methods). In the context of highway work zones, there are three major data needs for perfo

The Guide examines the way transportation agencies should be organized to successfully execute operations programs that improve travel time reliability. After the Guide was submitted for publication, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) converted the SHR

This report provides guidelines for the design, installation, operation, maintenance, and enforcement of wet weather variable speed limit (VSL) systems. The use of VSL systems during inclement weather or other less than ideal conditions can improve safety by decreasing the risks associated with t

This guidebook provides an overview of the mission and functions of transportation management centers (TMCs), emergency operations centers (EOCs), and fusion centers (FCs). Functional areas for each of these centers include:

This annual report or *synthesis* is a living document that captures the considerable progress that has been made in developing a comprehensive approach to ITS deployments, particularly through the systems engineering process.

A high level planning instrument meant to capture general agreement with respect to how first responders will work together to advance the concepts and principles of traffic incident management.

The full PDF version of the TR News July-August 2014 issue assembles a comprehensive how-to on performance management in transportation. Authors explore current thinking, lessons learned, tools and techniques, and issues related to performance management—what works and what does not. Features det

Since September 11, 2001, 145 security-, emergency management-, and infrastructure protection-related planning and implementation projects have been initiated through programs managed by the Transportation Research Board (TRB). One hundred eleven of these projects have been completed; 24 projects

This report provides a guideline to estimate the staffing and resource needs required to effectively operate and maintain traffic signal systems. The results of a survey performed under this project, as well as a review of the literature and other surveys indicated that agencies achieving a high

This reference manual on Statewide Opportunities for Integrating Operations, Safety, and Multimodal Planning is intended to assist managers and staff at State DOTs in their efforts to more effectively integrate operations, safety, and planning. The manual builds on a previous Federal Highway Admi

This primer is designed to raise awareness of the benefits and opportunities for coordinating planning and operations activities within State DOTs - targeted at mid-level DOT planning and operations staff. The primer explains the relevance of planning to operations and operations to planning and

This publication is a summary report describing visualization practices used as part of the congestion management process (CMP), and is a supplement to the CMP Guidebook. These visualizations include maps, charts, graphs, photographs, videos, and computer illustrations and simulations. The report

This primer describes the role of transportation systems management and operations (M&O) in advancing livability and sustainability. The document highlights the connections between M&O and livability and sustainability objectives and the importance of a balanced, comprehensive approach to

This Primer was created to raise awareness of the opportunities for improving the effectiveness of State and local Transportation System Management and Operations (TSM&O) activities. The Primer provides high-level guidance focused on key program, process, and organizational capabilities that

This Desk Reference is intended to meet the needs of a wide range of practitioners looking to conduct benefit/cost analysis of operations strategies. The guidance provided in the Desk Reference includes basic background information on benefit/cost analysis, including basic terminology and concept

More and more, transportation system operators are seeing the benefits of strengthening links between planning and operations. A critical element in improving transportation decision-making and the effectiveness of transportation systems related to operations and planning is through the use of an

This primer on Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration and Coordination is based on the premise that to improve the reliability, safety, and security of transportation systems operating across jurisdictional and organizational boundaries, continuous collaboration and coordination is esse

This practitioner’s guide is a collection of the observed successes and lessons learned from four metropolitan regions as they developed Regional Concepts for Transportation Operations (RCTOs), a management tool used by planners and operations practitioners to define a strategic direction for imp

A Regional Concept for Transportation Operations (RCTO) is a management tool to assist in planning and implementing management and operations strategies in a collaborative and sustained manner. Developing an RCTO helps partnering agencies think through and reach consensus on what they want to ach

This resource guide is designed to help planning and operations managers understand the value of working together and realize the benefits of pursuing management and operations strategies at the regional scale. This goes a step beyond jurisdiction and agency coordination on planning and investmen

This reference manual is designed to help managers and decision makers within local, regional, and state agencies who participate in transportation operations and planning to understand the range of benefits that can be gained from participating in multi-agency collaborative efforts. It illustrat

Presentation on connected vehicles and automated transportation prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn a

Presentation on how to organize for operations prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about le

Presentation on traffic incident management, emergency operations, and planned special events prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency lead

Presentation on traveler information for operations prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about le

Presentation on work zones prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about leadership and management issues

Presentation on communicating the value of operations prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about leade

Presentation on facilitating good movement through operations prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn abo

Presentation on managing a corridor prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about leadership and manageme

Presentation on performance measurement prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about leadership and mana

Presentation on planning and programming for operations prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about lea

The Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule (Rule) was published on September 9, 2004 in the Federal Register. All state and local governments that receive federal-aid funding were required to comply with the provisions of the rule no later than October 12, 2007. The Rule updates and broadens the form

Presentation on road weather management prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about leadership and mana

Presentation on safety and operations prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about leadership and manage

Presentation on systems engineering prepared for the SHRP2 Project L36 Regional Operations Forums pilots.

The Regional Operations Forums are a new total-immersion week-long training activity that offers transportation agency leaders the opportunity to learn about leadership a

Optimizing the System is a basic informational report discussing how TSM&O strategies can reduce the impacts of non-recurring congestion and “optimize the system.” Topics discussed include traffic incident management, work zone management, road weather management, strategies employed in rural

This is a brochure designed to provide a high-level understanding of travel time reliability and its impact on the transportation system. It includes a description of travel time reliability with explanatory figures, an explanation of why travel time reliability is important and how it impacts tr

This report documents a range of business models for real-time traveler information services, and provides ‘real world’ examples of how States and regions are developing partnerships and business plans within the business model frameworks. Although there are numerous variations on these models, t

The 2010 version of the TIM Handbook includes the latest advances in Traffic Incident Management (TIM) programs and practices across the country and offers insight into the latest innovations in TIM tools and technologies. A major focus of this document is to provide guidance for regions establis

Unique among planned special event activities are those events that carry the National Special Security Event (NSSE) designation. NSSEs occur with some frequency, with 35 of these events held between September 1998 and February 2010. These events include, but are not limited to, presidential inau

This report examines and analyzes technical and institutional issues associated with the use of private sector travel time and speed data for public sector performance management. The primary data needs for congestion performance measures are outlined, and core data elements and various metadata

This Primer is the signature product of the Localized Bottleneck Reduction (LBR) Program, which is administered out of the Office of Operations, Office of Transportation Management, at FHWA HQ in Washington, D.C. This is the updated 3rd version of this document. The LBR program is focused on reli

This Guide is intended to be a comprehensive source of collective experience gained from priced managed lanes implemented in the United States through 2012. The Guide presents a wide range of information on priced managed lanes. The purpose of this guide is to assist transportation professionals

Active transportation and demand management (ATDM) is the proactive and dynamic management, control, and influence of travel demand, traffic demand, and traffic flow of transportation facilities. Using available tools and assets, traffic flow is managed and traveler behavior is influenced in real

This primer provides an overview of traffic analysis tools in the transportation analysis process. Different categories of traffic analysis tools are defined, and the challenges and limitations of using traffic analysis tools is presented. A specific comparison between Highway Capacity Manual (HC

The Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) initiative leverages the investments of agencies to improve the movement of people and goods along metropolitan corridors through a multimodal, integrated, transportation management approach. The integration of operations such as traffic incident managemen

The Road Weather Management Program (RWMP), which is part of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Operations, works in conjunction with the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). The pro

This report takes a broad, multimodal look at the real-time traveler information market in the U.S. One of the study’s key objectives was to identify gaps in current approaches, systems, partnering strategies, and technologies relative to the real-time traveler information marketplace across the

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) provide a proven set of strategies for addressing the challenges of assuring safety and reducing congestion, while accommodating the growth in transit ridership and freight movement. This report presents information on the performance of deployed IT'S unde

The Enable Advanced Traveler Information System (EnableATIS) is looking ahead to a future operational environment that will support and enable an advanced, transformational traveler information services framework. This future framework is envisioned to be enabled with a much more robust pool of r

This Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook provides an easily accessible compilation of work zone operations practices used and recommended by various States and localities around the country. The Guidebook is a reference document that can be updated with new approaches, technologies, and practices

This document identifies successful practices and lessons learned from operations concepts at eight transportation management centers (TMCs) throughout the United States and Canada. The report provides background information about the importance of a concept of operations for a TMC and then descr

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Road Weather Management brochure describes the challenges of road weather and its effect on highway safety, capacity, and reliability. At a high level, the brochure describes the current actions transportation system operators are taking to warn travele

The report Traffic Congestion and Reliability: Trends and Advanced Strategies for Congestion Mitigation provides a snapshot of congestion in the United States by summarizing recent trends in congestion, highlighting the role of travel time reliability in the effects of congestion, and describing

This publication evaluates the effectiveness of GDOT’s Towing & Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP). TRIP was introduced in early 2008 to provide monetary incentives to qualified towing operators for the quick clearance of large commercial vehicle incidents. A TRIP certified towing operator rec

The National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) Action Team on Performance Measurement conducted this initiative to begin to define and document a few good measures for transportation operations agencies to use in measuring and documenting performance.

This article in the January-February 2013 issue of TR News provides a concise overview of research finding of SHRP 2 L06 on the institutional and organizational architectures necessary to perform effective TSM&O and the related guidance on improving agency capability in carrying out effective

This primer provides an overview of vehicle mileage fees and is structured to highlight:

This document discusses the VDOT NOVA Smart Travel Program Plan and envisions that ITS will make travel “smart” through the application of technology, as well as through automated, streamlined agency processes and procedures. The document emphasizes that the focus is on attaining operating effici

The intent of the Statewide Systems Operations Program (SSOP) is the “mainstreaming” of operations, such that the concept of “operating” its roadway system permeates the essential fabric of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) strategic and tactical activities on a daily basis. The

It’s been almost two months since I joined the National Operations Center of Excellence, so I thought it would be a good idea to pause and share what has transpired during this time. We had a very successful launch and presence during t

Guidebook: Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-R10-RW-2: Guidebook: Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects facilitates the application of a five-dimensional management approach for complex projects. The

This Guide is intended to be a high-level reference document for transportation planners, operators, and system managers. The reliability of the transportation system refers to the uncertainty or variability that system users experience in the time it takes to travel from one place to another—fro

This summary presentation summarizes the five key steps to incorporating reliability performance measures into the transportation planning and programming processes

The overall project was to develop the technical procedures for state DOTs and MPOs to fully integrate mobility and reliab

Introduction

ATDM is the dynamic management, control, and influence of travel demand, traffic demand, and traffic flow of transportation facilities. Through the use of available tools and assets, traffic flow is managed and traveler behavior is influenced in real-time to achieve operati

The intent of this project is to identify, develop, demonstrate and document measures of effectiveness that can be applied to validate the achievement of traffic signal operations objectives. Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT) is an operational strategy that applies tactics aimed at achiev

Best Practice: The San Antonio Wrong Way Driving Initiative

Recently, a state DOT’s inquired about warning signs for motorists driving the wrong way. This has been an issue that many public agencies face. The Texas Department of Transportation had some of the same issues and has taken t

Almost 5 years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita battered Louisiana and Texas, respectively, public officials remain focused on the Nation's ability to safely evacuate large numbers of people. As a part of the Fiscal Year 2010 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) appropriations (Public Law 111

The primary objective of this research was to identify significant environmental (i.e., weather) variables that may contribute to snow and ice buildup on LED traffic signal lenses. If a subset of variables can be identified that may predict the potential occurrence of snow and/or ice buildup on L

Testing describes a series of processes and procedures developed in the information technology community to verify and validate system performance. While some of the terms used in testing may be unfamiliar to transportation professionals, the core concepts and processes are not technically comple

This tenth edition of Freight Facts and Figures was developed collaboratively by the Federal Highway Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. It provides a snapshot of the volume and value of freight flows in the United States, the physical network over which freight moves, the

This guidebook examines traffic incident management practices that are implemented by transportation management centers on managed lanes. The document examines the unique operating environment of managed lanes from an incident management perspective. The roles of the transportation management cen

Ramp metering is a strategy used to regulate the volume of vehicles entering a freeway at a given time thereby seeking optimal freeway operations. Access to the freeway is controlled using a traffic signal that is powered by an algorithm that uses real-time system traffic data to determine the ra