Federal Highway Administration

# Operations

## ***Current Program Activities***

**As of**

**April 2004**

#  

# Federal Highway Administration

#### Operations

#### Current Program Activities Report

This report has been updated and summarizes recent activity of selected
programs within the Office of Operations. The revisions reflect program
titles that are consistent throughout the Office of Operations. For
additional information about these or other activities, contact the
program manager noted in each section. Additionally, more information
may be available on the Office of Operations' web site:
[http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov](http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/). This report
will be updated quarterly.

> **Table of Contents** **Page**

**I.** **Non-recurring
Congestion...................................................................................**
**03**

A.  Traffic Incident
    Management...........................................................\..................
    03

B.  Work Zone
    Management.................................................................................
    05

C.  Road Weather
    Management.............................................................................
    07

D.  Special Events Traffic
    Management...................................................................
    09

**II**. **Recurring
Congestion........................................................................................**
**10**

> A. Arterial
> Management.....................................................................................
> 10
>
> B. Corridor Traffic
> Management........................................................................\...
> 12

### Freeway Management.................................................................................... 12

### D. Travel Demand Management........................................................................... 17

**III.** **Day to Day
Operations......................................................................................**
**18**

> A. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
> Devices......................................................... 18

B. Operations Asset
Management..........................................................................
19

C. Real Time Traveler
Information........................................................................
20**17**

### **IV.** **Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration and Coordination (RTOCC).............** **22**

### **V.** **Performance Measurement.................................................................................** 23

###  A. Performance Measurement............................................................................... 23

B. Traffic Analysis
Tools..................................................................................\...
24

### **Freight Operations.........................................................................................\...** **25**

A. Freight
Analysis...........................................................................................
25

B. Freight Professional
Development......................................................................
26

C. Freight Size and
Weight................................................................................\...
27

D. Intermodal Freight
Technology..........................................................................
27

### **VII.** **Emergency Transportation Response.....................................................................** **28**

### 

### **VIII.** **Facilitating Integrated ITS Deployment..................................................................** **30**

> A. Regional ITS Architecture
> Implementation............................................................
> 30
>
> B. ITS Standards
> Deployment...............................................................................
> 30
>
> C. Systems Engineering Training
> Series...................................................................
> 31

**Operations Program Activities**

###### [NON-RECURRING CONGESTION]{.underline}

###### 

###### Traffic Incident Management (TIM): Program Manager, Dave Helman 

#######  ([**david.helman@fhwa.dot.gov**](mailto:david.helman@fhwa.dot.gov))

####### TIM Self-Assessment -- As part of the Congestion Vital Few Goal for FHWA, a TIM self-assessment tool was developed. The self-assessment is intended as a diagnostic for metropolitan areas. The tool was completed for each of the top 75 urban areas through a multi-agency panel of state and local transportation, public safety and private sector partners involved in the traffic incident management program being assessed. National results have been published, but individual results will not be. The assessments will be revisited or redone on a two-year cycle with half (41 assessments) revisited each year. The FY 2004 assessment process is underway with results due by August 1, 2004. {#tim-self-assessment-as-part-of-the-congestion-vital-few-goal-for-fhwa-a-tim-self-assessment-tool-was-developed.-the-self-assessment-is-intended-as-a-diagnostic-for-metropolitan-areas.-the-tool-was-completed-for-each-of-the-top-75-urban-areas-through-a-multi-agency-panel-of-state-and-local-transportation-public-safety-and-private-sector-partners-involved-in-the-traffic-incident-management-program-being-assessed.-national-results-have-been-published-but-individual-results-will-not-be.-the-assessments-will-be-revisited-or-redone-on-a-two-year-cycle-with-half-41-assessments-revisited-each-year.-the-fy-2004-assessment-process-is-underway-with-results-due-by-august-1-2004. .unnumbered}

####### National Traffic Incident Management Coalition (NTIMC) -- The coalition, facilitated through AASHTO, and made up of representatives of a number of transportation, public safety and private sector organizations, is in the final formative stage. The first meeting of the new coalition is scheduled for June 23, 2004, in Washington, DC. Coalition members will adopt a mission and scope and discuss a Coalition business plan and initial activities. {#national-traffic-incident-management-coalition-ntimc-the-coalition-facilitated-through-aashto-and-made-up-of-representatives-of-a-number-of-transportation-public-safety-and-private-sector-organizations-is-in-the-final-formative-stage.-the-first-meeting-of-the-new-coalition-is-scheduled-for-june-23-2004-in-washington-dc.-coalition-members-will-adopt-a-mission-and-scope-and-discuss-a-coalition-business-plan-and-initial-activities. .unnumbered}

1.  **TRAA National Drivers Certification --** The Towing and Recovery
    Association of America (TRAA), with assistance from FHWA developed a
    three-level National Driver Certification Program (NDCP) in the mid
    1990s. Nearly 10,000 tow operators have been certified by TRAA, but
    this represents only about 5% of the industry nationwide. FHWA, in
    cooperation with TRAA and the International Association of Chiefs of
    Police (IACP) will undertake an effort to increase awareness of the
    value of certification and the numbers of certified drivers,
    particularly among those who respond to traffic incidents. A Focus
    Group comprised of representatives from the towing and recovery
    industry, law enforcement and FHWA will meet in late May to discuss
    how to increase the awareness of the NDCP and its use by law
    enforcement and the industry.

2.  **TIM Performance Measures** -- The Texas Transportation Institute
    (TTI) performed

> a study of various types of performances measures used to evaluate the
> progress of traffic incident management programs around the country.
> The study included performance data collected by both transportation
> and public safety agencies, and examined how the data was classified,
> used and stored. The final report is available from Dave Helman.

3.  **TIMTOW -** The Towing and Recovery Association of America (TRAA)
    has prepared a Traffic Incident Management Handbook for the
    industry. Industry members who are active in traffic incident
    management programs around the country wrote the document. A panel
    of national traffic incident management experts also reviewed it.
    The purpose of the document is to facilitate the understanding of
    traffic incident management programs within the industry and to
    describe how industry members should involve themselves in local
    programs. The document has been distributed to the 37,000 member
    companies of TRAA. As a follow-up activity, TRAA is revising its
    three level National Driver Certification Program materials to
    incorporate material in the TIMTOW document.

4.  **CAD FOT (Computer Aided Dispatch Field Operational Test) -** This
    FOT provides for the creation of teams in two states (Utah and
    Washington) to provide integration of data among transportation
    management and public safety CAD system databases to make rapid
    exchange of unambiguous incident-related information possible. This
    data integration will facilitate quicker and more appropriate
    response by secondary responders and provide better traffic and
    incident --related information to public safety agencies. The teams
    consist of a transportation agency and its systems integrator and a
    public safety agency and its CAD vendor. The Cooperative Agreements
    have been executed work is currently underway. The FOT is due to be
    completed by January 2005.

5.  

6.  **IIMS (Integrated Incident Management System) -** The IIMS is a
    project in New York City (NYC) to send pictures and incident
    information from a first responder on-the-scene to secondary
    responders (NYC Department of Transportation and Department of
    Sanitation). The information is provided directly to off-site
    supervisors enabling them to make faster and more accurate response
    of their resources without having to travel to the incident scene
    first. The project has been expanded citywide using CMAQ funds. An
    evaluation report of the initial deployment of IIMS is under
    development.

7.  **"Managing Traffic Incidents and Roadway Emergencies", National
    Highway**

> **Institute (NHI) Course No. 133048 --** This workshop addresses many
> on-scene operations and communications issues as well as
> organizational issues. It will continue to be presented to mid and
> upper level transportation, public safety and private sector partners.
> The course is now available from NHI.

8.  **Model Procedures Guide -** The Model Procedures Guide for Highway
    Incidents is

> being prepared under the auspices of the National Fire Service
> Incident Management System. The Guide addresses on-scene incident
> command and control protocols (Incident Command) for traffic incidents
> and introduces an Incident Command System (ICS) position for Traffic
> Control. The Guide has been completed and is in editing at National
> Fire Protection Publications. It is expected to be available for
> purchase in mid-2004.

9.  **TIM Program Case Studies** - This study will investigate and
    document the various

> types of Traffic Incident Management program institutional structures
> in about 12 locations. The final case studies report will discuss how
> the programs were formed, what events or decisions lead to their
> formation, how they are sustained (institutionally, technically and
> financially), successes and failures (lessons learned), changes made
> since inception to support or strengthen the programs and
> recommendations on program structure needed to support multi-agency
> programs to effectively manage and resolve traffic incidents. The
> study is expected to be completed in September 2004.

10. **TIM Pooled Funds Study** -- A Traffic Incident Management Pooled
    Funds Study is

> being formed. Solicitation of interested states and partners is
> underway.

11. 

12. 

13. 10\. **Non-Blinding Emergency Vehicle Warning Light Systems --**
    This study, begun in October 2003, investigates the effect of
    various emergency warning light systems on driver comprehension and
    behavior and on the safety of on-scene emergency responders. This
    study is being conducted under a cooperative agreement with the
    United States Fire Administration (DHS/FEMA). It is scheduled to be
    completed by December 31, 2004.

> **B.** **Work Zone Management:** Program Manager, Scott Battles
> (<Scott.Battles@fhwa.dot.gov>)

1.  **Work Zone Self-Assessment -** As part of the Congestion Vital Few
    Goal for FHWA, a comprehensive work zone self-assessment tool was
    developed and delivered to all 52 FHWA Division Offices late
    in 2002. The self-assessment tool was designed to assist State
    departments of transportation (DOTs) in evaluating the
    state-of-their-practice and determining areas for future focus. Each
    State completed the self-assessment in early 2003. Results were
    compiled and analyzed to produce a national summary report providing
    average scores and identifying areas for improvement. The national
    summary report is available on the web at
    [http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/decision-support/self-assess.htm]{.underline}.
    Individual state results are not available. An update to the 2003
    Work Zone Self-Assessment is currently under way and will be
    distributed to all Division Offices by May 2004. The Self-Assessment
    process has resulted in increased awareness of and communication on
    work zone issues and has provided valuable insight as to what the
    DOTs do to reduce the incidence of delay and crashes associated with
    work zones. This information will be used to refine outreach,
    research, and deployment strategies underlying the FHWA work zone
    program.

2.  **Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) for 23 CFR**

> **630, Subpart J -** In an effort to increase implementation of
> congestion
>
> and crash mitigation strategies, on May 7, 2003 FHWA published an
>
> NPRM to update its current rule (23 CFR 630 Subpart J) pertaining to
>
> work zones. Comments were received and analyzed to determine the best
>
> possible way to proceed with the rule making. Due to the extent and
>
> content of the comments on the NPRM FHWA determined that a SNPRM
>
> was the best way to proceed with this proposed rule allowing the
> public
>
> another chance to comment on the rule language. The proposed rule
>
> explores broadening the existing regulations to include a requirement
> for
>
> state work zone mobility and safety policies, consideration of work
> zone
>
> impacts, and identification of work zone impact mitigation strategies.
>
> Publication of the SNPRM is anticipated to be in the May/June time
> frame
>
> of 2004.

3\. **ITS and Work Zones Crosscutting Study -** Work zones present
mobility

> and safety challenges to travelers and road workers. As infrastructure
> deteriorates and more roadwork is done under traffic to repair
> existing facilities, the use of intelligent transportation systems
> (ITS) in work zones is a growing consideration. Using ITS in work
> zones can help ease traveler frustration, manage congestion, and
> prevent crashes. The purpose of this study is to educate maintenance
> and construction engineers and public sector managers about ITS
> technologies for work zones. A study report and brochure cover work
> zone ITS application in four states, including information on why the
> systems were selected, design and operational characteristics, any
> issues/lessons learned, and the benefits derived from using the
> systems. The report also profiles other ITS-related work zone
> products, systems and techniques. The report and brochure can be
> obtained through the website at
> [http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/technologies/its.htm]{.underline}. FHWA is
> currently developing four case study documents on applications of work
> zone ITS, and an implementation guide. The guide will provide
> information to practitioners on the considerations for selecting and
> implementing a work zone ITS application.
>
> 4\. **Full Closures for Work Zones Case Study -** The purpose of this
> study is to raise awareness among construction engineers and managers
> of the applications and benefits of full road closure during
> rehabilitation and construction activities. Full road closures remove
> the worker-traffic interaction. This allows full access to the entire
> roadway section on which work will be performed and potentially
> improves efficiency and safety, and shortens the duration of work. Six
> field applications were researched, and project descriptions,
> rationale for using full closure, benefits, and lessons learned for
> each site was developed as part of the cross-cutting study.
> Information on the full road closure applications was gathered from
> site visits, interviews, and project related publications. A study
> report and brochure describing the findings have been published and
> are available via the work zone website www.fhwa.dot.gov/workzones.
> FHWA is also developing three case study documents that will provide
> greater detail on three of the six sites studied.
>
> 5\. **Making Work Zones Work Better Workshops -** To facilitate peer
> exchange and introduce the community of practitioners to new
> strategies and technologies for mitigating work zone impacts, a
> workshop series \-- \"Making Work Zones Work Better\" \-- was
> initiated as another component of FHWA\'s comprehensive work zone
> outreach effort. This series, a partnership activity including FHWA
> headquarters and field offices and state DOTs, highlights the use of
> strategies such as ITS, full road closure, and innovative contracting,
> as well as other promising work zone technologies and practices. The
> workshops are structured to include discussions that lead to the
> identification of work zone issues and potential solutions. FHWA is
> capturing the commentary from the workshops to identify opportunities
> where FHWA can support broadly applicable improvements to work zone
> operations. Over the past two years, twenty workshops have been held
> in 19 states. A transition strategy and related materials are under
> development to enable the Resource Center and Division Offices to
> sponsor and conduct workshops in cooperation with state and local
> partners.
>
> 6\. **Assessment of Work Zone ITS Effectiveness** - FHWA has begun a
> study
>
> to collect and evaluate data from up to six WZ ITS deployments to
> establish quantifiable results of the effectiveness of ITS
> applications in work zones. Measures to focus upon include measurable
> items such as delay, queue length, and safety. Vehicle throughput and
> the delivery of information on work zones to travelers are also being
> considered. Data collection will occur primarily during Spring and
> Summer 2004.
>
> 7\. **QuickZone** -- An Excel-based user-friendly software tool to
> assess queues
>
> and delay in work zones. Through alternative analysis, the best
> staging/phasing plan and mitigation strategies can be identified to
> minimize user delay and queuing in work zones. Version 1.0 is
> available through McTrans and PCTrans. Version 2.0 will be available
> this fiscal year pending Section 508 compliance retooling.

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6.  **C.** **Road Weather Management:** Program Manager, Paul Pisano

(<Paul.Pisano@fhwa.dot.gov>)

1\. **Best Practices CD on Road Weather Management -** The CD captures a

variety of traffic, emergency, and maintenance management practices that

alleviate the impacts of weather. The best practices were obtained
through

interviews with state and local practitioners. Each practice documented

includes information on the applications, results, lessons learned and

contacts for further information. It is being expanded to include other

success stories, which will be posed on the Road Weather Management

> website (www.fhwa.dot.gov/weather). Version 2.0 of this CD was
> released
>
> in May 2003. A copy of the CD can be requested via the ITS Cooperative
>
> Deployment Network (ICDN) at
>
> 2\. **Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) -** The MDSS is a
>
> decision support tool for winter maintenance managers. It fuses
> relevant
>
> road weather forecasts, maintenance practices, and maintenance
> resource
>
> data into a "one-stop shop," providing recommended winter maintenance
> actions. FHWA released Version 2.0 of the MDSS software in Winter
> 2003, and it is available from the National Center for Atmospheric
> Research at
> [www.rap.ucar.edu/projects/rdwx_mdss/](http://www.rap.ucar.edu/projects/rdwx_mdss/).
> The system was demonstrated in Iowa in coordination with the Iowa DOT
> and Iowa State University in early 2003 and again in the 2003-2004
> winter. Results of the demonstration are being compiled, and version
> 3.0 will be released in Fall 2004.
>
> 3\. **Fundamentals of Road Weather Management, NHI course** **No.
> 137030A**. -
>
> A one-day course is being developed to introduce transportation
> decisions makers to the basics behind road weather information systems
> and the ways that they can be applied to address a host of
> weather-related problems. Topics include a review of road weather
> problems, meteorology for the non-meteorologist, technology resources
>
> and implementations, and case studies. The course will be available in
> the Winter 2004.
>
> 4\. **Weather Responsive Traffic Management** -- 21^st^ Century
> Operations embraces the concept that transportation managers can
> improve traffic flow, even under adverse weather. Several efforts are
> underway to see this concept become a reality. This includes:
>
> a\) Documenting the ways in which weather information is currently
> incorporated into freeway and arterial management systems, and how the
> information is used. This project will be completed in the Winter
> 2004.
>
> b\) Determining which variables in traffic simulation models are most
> sensitive to changes in weather. This project is complete, and a
> report is available.
>
> c\) Collecting empirical data of vehicle performance to fully
> understand changes in speed, flow and density under a variety of
> weather conditions. The projected completion date of this project is
> Winter 2004.
>
> 5\. **Weather and Highways Policy Forum** -- In partnership with the
> American

Meteorological Society, the FHWA sponsored a two-day forum in November
2003 to explore policy issues related to weather and highways. The
output of the forum is a report that describes the issues that affect
the implementation of solutions to make highways safer and more
efficient, even under inclement weather conditions. The report also
provides recommended steps to address the impediments to implemented

> solutions.
>
> 6\. **Surface Transportation Weather Research -- The Highway
> Environment** In 2003 the FHWA commissioned the National Academies of
> Science to convene a panel of transportation and weather experts to
> explore the research needs that would alleviate the impacts of weather
> on the surface transportation system. The Board on Atmospheric Science
> and Climate conducted the effort, in coordination with the
> Transportation Research Board. Their report, which presents a surface
> transportation research plan, was released in March 2004.
>
> 7\. **FHWA-NOAA Partnering** -- Based on the results of the two
> previous
>
> efforts, as well as a previous report that documented weather
> requirements of road users, FHWA is building its partnership with the
> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). An FHWA-NOAA
> Partnering Plan has been drafted to define near- and long-term
> initiatives, and work is underway to begin conducting some of the most
> promising near-term projects (e.g., a training CD on making the most
> of National Weather Service products, proof-of-concept of collecting
> road weather data from a vehicle).

**D.** **Special Events** **Traffic Management:** Program Manager, Neil
Spiller

(<neil.spiller@fhwa.dot.gov>)

> Special events are an important and recurring part of the operating
> environment that influences the performance and reliability of travel
> on the surface transportation system. Planned special events have the
> potential to impact not only the people traveling to or providing
> services in support of the event, but also the normal traffic using
> the adjoining roadways. The advanced planning, stakeholder
> coordination, proactive management control of traffic the day of an
> event is not a commonly accepted, understood, or a consistent
> practice. Special events require service providers, event operators,
> and public agencies that normally don't work together, to plan,
> cooperate, and coordinate activities prior to, during, and after the
> event. A number of projects are planned or underway to provide a solid
> foundation for practitioners related to the recommended practices with
> planning, coordinating, managing, and controlling traffic for planned
> special events:
>
> 1\. **Cross-cutting Study -** This study provides lessons learned
> related to planning,
>
> managing travel, and controlling traffic for large and small special
> events from case studies from around the country. This study will be
> printed and promoted in the Spring of 2004.
>
> 2\. **Handbook and Outreach Material -** This technical reference,
> brochure, fact sheet and technical presentation will provide
> recommended guidance to assist practitioners that may be involved in,
> or responsible for, the planning and coordination for all planned
> special events within a region or specific individual events. This
> activity is being developed in cooperation with the TMC Pooled-Fund
> Study and its members to gather, compile, and develop these products.
> The electronic versions of these products will be posted on the web,
> distributed, and promoted in the Summer of 2004.

3\. **NHI training course -** The development of a one-day overview
course and two-day

> workshop on managing travel for planned special events was initiated
> in the Fall of 2003. This course will be developed and available for
> presentation in the spring of 2005.
>
> 4\. **National Conference -** FHWA, AASHTO, TRB, ITE, ITS America, and
> other key
>
> national interests are planning to host a national conference on
> planned special events to be held December 1-3, 2004, in New Orleans,
> LA. The purpose of this conference will be to raise the awareness as
> to the importance and need to improve how public agencies plan,
> coordinate, proactively manage travel, and control traffic for planned
> special events. This conference will focus on lessons learned and how
> public agencies can improve the planning, coordination, and proactive
> management of travel for one specific event or for all planned special
> events with in a region. The conference planning team has released a
> Call for Presentations (due by June 1, 2004) and is currently moving
> forward to plan the conference program. Registration for the
> conference is targeted to begin on August 1, 2004, or sooner.

**II. [RECURRING CONGESTION]{.underline}**

> **A.** **Arterial Management:** Program Manager, Pam Crenshaw

(<Ppam.Crenshaw@fhwa.dot.gov>)

1\. **Case Studies For Regional Traffic Signal Timing** - Numerous areas
throughout the

> country are benefiting from traffic signal coordination within their
> own communities and increasingly across jurisdictional boundaries into
> neighboring communities. Experience shows that interconnecting traffic
> signals and optimizing the traffic signal timing can result in travel
> time reductions ranging from 8-25 percent along a corridor or
> arterial. The most important factor in achieving coordination across
> jurisdictional boundaries is cooperation and communication among
> agencies. The greatest achievement of cross-jurisdictional
> coordination of traffic signal timing is when it is performed for a
> region. There are State DOTs, MPOs, and other transportation
> organizations that have in the past or are currently developing
> regional traffic signal timing programs. The intent of this task is to
> develop case studies on the successes and struggles of theses programs
> and to provide FHWA Office of Operations with case studies of regional
> traffic signal timing programs that can be provided to client agencies
> and transportation partners as a model, guide, or framework for
> establishing a successful program.  Completion August 2004.

1.  **Traffic Signal Timing On A Shoestring** **-** This effort will
    explore and document the

    minimal amount of data collection and optimization that should be
    performed in a signal retiming project to acquire some appreciable
    benefits. This is aimed at jurisdiction or municipalities that
    cannot afford to perform full- blown data collection and analysis
    studies.  Completion September 2004

    3\. **ITS in Small** **Communities** **Workshop** **-** This
    workshop will help small communities consider all of the various ITS
    Systems and how to apply them to address their
    particular needs.  This will encourage the deployment of ITS in
    rural areas that are critical to the nationwide network. This course
    will be completed by April 2005.

    4\. **Data Collection/ Management Techniques and Procedures** **-**
    This initiative will develop a methodology for getting quality data
    from a \"short count\", or partial count and determining the
    critical intersections for traffic counts. Also the current
    technology will be assessed and compiled into a data management
    guideline. Completion July 2004.

    5\. **Traffic Detector Handbook Course CD Rom** **-** This CD course
    will be designed to provide general visual information and knowledge
    about traffic detectors and will follow the Handbook. This video
    will instruct traffic engineering practitioner, technicians and
    repair personnel in the theory, application and current evolution of
    traffic detectors, also the process of installing, repairing and
    replacing inductive loop detectors**. ** Completion August 2004

    6\. **Traffic Control Systems Handbook -** The Traffic Control
    Systems Handbook is in the process of a comprehensive revision to
    reflect the changes in technology and it\'s associated standards,
    the state of the practice, and recent FHWA requirements. This
    updated version will continue to help users understand the basic
    elements of traffic control systems and serve as a basic reference
    for the practicing traffic engineer. Draft handbook by December
    2003.  Completed handbook by September 2004.

    7\. **Communications for Traffic Control Systems Handbook -** The
    Communications for Traffic Control Systems Handbook is being updated
    to reflect the significant changes in communication technology that
    has occurred since the last update in 1993. The updated handbook
    will be a reference manual to assist practitioners with addressing
    the various technology issues associated with the development of a
    communication system to support traffic operations. Completion
    by September 2004.

    8\. **Computerized Traffic Signal Systems Course Primer -** This
    primer will consolidate the information contained in the
    Computerized Traffic Signal Systems Course NHI #133010. This primer
    will explain the Systems Engineering Process and how it relates to
    the planning, design, implementation, operation and management of
    signal systems. Complete February 2004.

    9\. **Develop Traffic Signal Design Course NHI #133028 -** This
    course provides participants with skills to evaluate the process by
    which signal control projects are developed, designed, implemented,
    maintained and operated. This course addresses the application of
    the manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices to intersection
    displays, as well as signal timing, computerized traffic signal
    systems, control strategies, integrated systems, traffic control
    simulation and optimization software. Completion by August 2004.

    10\. **Small Communities Handbook** **and Video** - This handbook
    will be developed to deliver traffic management strategies related
    to small communities and rural region\'s traffic management systems.
    Within the handbook, systems that apply various ITS components for
    ATMS and ATIS to appropriate categories of traffic and network
    characteristics will be covered. Other topics covered will be,
    integrated and isolated traffic signals, small traffic signal
    systems, traffic management systems for seasonal and episodic
    events, and the communication systems that maybe applicable for
    incident, emergency and disaster management. Available
    September 2003. This video will provide visual information and
    highlight the progressive and innovative practices documented in the
    Small Communities Traffic Management Benefits Study. A range of
    small communities of various sizes and populations will be
    highlighted in order to capture the unique aspects of each.
    Available for distribution January 2004.

> 11\. **Assessment of the State-of-the-Practice In Low Cost Traffic
> Engineering Improvements (Primer)** - This effort will assess the low
> cost strategies and programs being utilized by local agencies to
> manage their arterials. This will include considering traffic
> signalization, signal hardware and software, signing, markings, and
> geometric design and construction. Outreach efforts to follow may
> consist of short-term support to help jurisdictions keep their signals
> re-timed on a cyclical basis, training jurisdictions on the tools
> available to help with arterial management, or the issuance of
> guidance documents. Available for distribution July 2004.
>
> **B.** **Corridor Traffic Management:** Program Manager, John Harding
>
> (<John.Harding@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> Corridor Management involves the coordination of transportation
> management techniques between facilities in a corridor that together
> can collectively address congestion and improve overall corridor
> performance. Transportation corridors are usually characterized by a
> system of heavily traveled parallel transportation facilities that
> link major activity centers. Each of the facilities provides an
> alternative means of mobility between origins and destinations
> throughout the corridor. Each of the facilities is usually operated in
> isolation except for pseudo coordination at facility junctions. This
> lack of coordinated operations between facilities prevents effective
> use of the combination of these facilities to address day-to-day
> congestion and congestion caused by work zones, incidents, weather,
> and special events. A coordinated effort between facilities along a
> corridor can effectively manage the total capacity of a corridor and
> increase corridor trip reliability.

1.  **Corridor Management Program Plan and Road Map --** An initial
    program plan

> and road map has been developed. The essence of this program is to
> support the advancement and implementation of Corridor Management
> practices and activities. The program plan will investigate how
> transportation management practices, systems, and processes can be
> linked to provide Corridor Management capabilities. The program plan
> identifies the obstacles to Corridor Management and what is required
> to overcome the obstacles. In simple terms, Corridor Management will
> require organizational integration, technical integration, operational
> integration, and transportation integration. The first three
> integration areas focus on specific aspect that support implementation
> of Corridor Management where the last area will focus on bringing the
> pieces together and promoting the implementation of Corridor
> Management.
>
> **C.** **Freeway Management**: Program Manager, John Halkias
>
> (<john.halkias@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> Freeway systems consist of a complex collection of interdependent
> roadway infrastructure elements, facilities, traffic management
> centers (TMCs), operational strategies, service providers, and modes.
> Freeway traffic management involves the practice of combining
> personnel, operational strategies, advanced technologies, TMCs, and
> other techniques to proactively manage travel and control traffic on
> freeway facilities. It provides agencies with the ability to monitor
> roadway conditions, control traffic, identify recurring and non-
> recurring bottlenecks, detect and verify incidents, implement traffic
> management strategies, control traffic, and provide travel conditions
> information to motorists. The proactive use of freeway management
> strategies attempts to keep traffic congestion from occurring in the
> first place, by balancing travel demand with the available roadway
> capacity and when it does occur, attempts to minimize the duration and
> extent of congestion. The initiatives of the freeway management
> program focus on: 1) freeway operations and traffic management; 2)
> traffic management centers (TMCs); 3) managed lanes, and 4) HOV
> facilities.
>
> ***Freeway Management & Traffic Operations Initiative:***

a)  **Freeway Management & Operations Training Course, NHI Course #13375
    -**The purpose of this training course is to provide participants
    with a general appreciation and understanding of the key policies,
    challenges and barriers, institutional issues, technical and other
    issues to consider in the planning, design, implementation,
    management, operation, evaluation, and marketing of freeway
    facilities. The pilot presentation for this course will be held in
    May and available for presentation in the fall of 2004.

b)  

c)  

d)  **Freeway Management and Control Handbook --** This technical
    reference will provide guidance and recommended practices on
    managing and controlling traffic on freeway ramps that are intended
    to enhance the use of and effectiveness of various ramp management
    and control strategies and techniques, leading to an improved
    understanding of ramp traffic flow and its impacts on freeway
    operations. It will also present the impacts that roadway
    improvement planning, designs, roadway and traffic monitoring,
    real-time operation, evaluation, and reporting have on the
    performance and management of traffic at freeway ramps. The
    annotated outline will be completed in June with the draft handbook
    being available for review in December of 2005.

> ***Managed Lanes Initiative:***

a)  **Managed Lane Cross Cutting Study and Primer --** Managed lanes are
    freeway facilities where one or more operational strategies are
    proactively used to maintain free-flow conditions on a specific lane
    or set of lanes. Managed lanes address mobility, safety, and
    financial objectives and can significantly improve the performance
    of freeway facilities. However a number of issues critical to
    advancing managed lanes require greater understanding (e.g.,
    legislative authority, demand forecasting, revenue use, design,
    management, traffic management and operation). The following
    projects will be completed or initiated in 2004 to raise the
    awareness and understanding of the benefits and potential of various
    managed lane strategies.

-   ***Managed Lane Cross Cutting Study*** summarizing the current
    practices, trends, lessons learned, gaps in practice, and research
    needs based on experiences from leading agencies from around the
    country will be promoted in June of 2004.

-   ***Managed Lanes Primer*** identifying for senior managers the key
    challenges, opportunities and benefits to be aware of will be
    promoted in June of 2004.

b)  **Managed Lanes Traffic Control & Signing --** The purpose of this
    project is to advance the understanding of the traffic management
    and signing issues, challenges, innovative techniques that are being
    utilized, gaps in practice, and research that is needed on traffic
    control and signing related issues to support the proactive
    management and operation of various managed lane operational
    strategies.

-   ***Managed Lanes Case Study Reports*** - summarizing the lessons
    learned related to the proactive management and operation of
    specific managed lane operational strategies will be completed in
    the fall of 2004.

-   ***Managed Lanes Traffic Control & Signing Study*** - summarizing
    the current practices, trends, lessons learned, gaps in practice,
    and research needs based on experiences from leading agencies from
    around the country will be completed in the fall of 2004.

***Traffic Management Center (TMC) Initiative*:**

> a\) **Configuration Management for Transportation Management Systems,
> NHI Course #137042:** The purpose of this course is to demonstrate the
> benefits, its role, and how configuration management supports the
> development and operation of transportation management systems. This
> course is designed for individuals engaged with or responsible for the
> planning, design, implementation, management, operation or maintenance
> of transportation management systems. Details and how to schedule this
> course (available in the summer of 2004) can be accessed at:
> http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/default.asp
>
> b\) **Changeable Message Sign (CMS) Projects:**

***Color & Animation Research:*** Project will synthesize current
literature, research completed, lessons learned related to the impacts
of color and animation with displaying messages on CMSs. This project
will also assess future trends and possible impacts of advancements in
CMS technologies and the type of messages that could be displayed. It
will also identify potential recommended revisions on the use of color
and animation in displaying messages on CMS in the MUTCD, priorities for
testing, and work plan to perform and evaluate these tests. The target
date for completion is the summer of 2004.

> ***Dynamic Features of CMS:*** This TMC Pooled-Fund Study funded and
> led project will assess the impacts of dynamically displaying messages
> on CMSs, identify possible revisions to the MUTCD, and provide
> guidance on developing and displaying flashing messages. The target
> completion date is the fall of 2005.
>
> c\) **Testing and Acceptance Plans and Procedures** - The purpose of
> this project is to

provide guidance and recommended practices how to integrate and
successfully

utilize testing and acceptance plans and procedures for TMCs. Guidance
and

directions being addressed in this handbook will allow people who are
involved in

or responsible for planning, building, operating and evaluating the TMS
to ensure

the desired operations of systems by performing proper tests and
acceptance

procedures. The target completion date is the summer of 2005.

d\) **Migration Plans and Procedures for TMCs** - Migration is the
process of replacing

or augmenting existing systems and system components. This handbook will

address the full range of TMC Migration activities including
implementing a new

TMC, upgrading all or portions of system software, upgrading
telecommunications

> equipment, and other migration activities related to the systems,
> software, and field services that support a TMC's operation. The
> purpose of this project is to provide guidance and recommended
> practices related to the plans and procedures for managing the
> migration of transportation management systems. The target completion
> date is the summer of 2005.
>
> e\) **TMC Pooled Fund Study (PFS) -** The TMC PFS is to a forum to
> identify and address issues that are common among public agencies. The
> goal is to assemble regional, state, local agencies, and FHWA to
> identify issues, suggest, select, and initiate projects and
> initiatives to address these issues. Agencies are encouraged to join
> now, to participate with the 28 current members in the activities of
> the TMC PFS for 2004. The latest information and fifteen projects that
> have been initiated or completed over the past five years can be
> accessed at:
> [http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov](http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/).
>
> The following are the current projects:

-   ***TMC Operations Concept:*** This TMC PFS sponsored and led project
    will develop a handbook, primer and brochure that provide guidance
    and recommended practices on the need for, how to develop, and use a
    concept of operations throughout a TMCs life cycle. This project is
    targeted to be completion in the first quarter of 2005. The latest
    project information is available at:
    <http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/cfprojects/new_detail.cfm?id=38&new=0>

-   ***TMC Operator Requirements & Position Descriptions -- Phase 2:***
    This TMC PFS sponsored and led project will revise the draft
    technical document produced in phase 1 and develop an enhanced
    software product. The purpose of this tool is to allow public
    agencies to develop operator requirements; tasks; knowledge, skills
    and abilities (KSA's), and position descriptions based on the
    current or planned market packages or functions supported by their
    TMC. This project is targeted to be completion in the fall of 2004.
    The latest project information is available at:
    <http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/cfprojects/new_detail.cfm?id=55&new=0>

-   ***TMC Business Planning and Plans**:* This TMC PFS sponsored and
    led project will develop a technical document and primer providing
    guidance and recommended practices on the need for, how to develop,
    outlines various processes, identify types of business plans,
    supporting management systems, and use of business planning
    processes for TMCs. This project will also address various business
    planning models that have been successfully employed by
    transportation agencies to ensure the long-term sustainability of
    applications similar to TMCs. This project is targeted to be
    completion in the first quarter of 2005. The latest project
    information is available at:
    <http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/cfprojects/new_detail.cfm?id=54&new=0>

> Information on the projects that will be initiated in the summer of
> 2004 can be accessed at:
> http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/cfprojects/new_search.cfm?new=3

-   TMC Operations Manual

-   TMC Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Handbook

-   Estimating TMC Staffing & Resource Needs

-   TMC Workshop Development & Proposal for Delivery

-   TMC Clearinghouse Development & Initiation

***HOV Lanes Initiative:***

> a\) **HOV Training Course, NHI Course #13375** - The purpose of this
> course is to
>
> provide participants with a general appreciation and understanding of
> the key policies, institutional issues, challenges and barriers,
> technical, and other issues to consider in the planning, design,
> implementation, management, operation, evaluation, and marketing of
> HOV facilities. This course is targeted at a wide range of individuals
> who may be responsible for or involved in activities that influence
> the HOV program, system, facility, or specific support services. This
> course will be available for presentation in the first quarter of
> 2005.

b\) **HOV Pooled Fund Study (PFS)** **-** This study provides a forum to
identify and

> address the key issues and challenges that are common among agencies.
> The goal is to
>
> assemble regional, state, and local agencies, transportation service
> providers, and FHWA to identify, propose, prioritize, and initiate
> projects and initiatives to address these challenges. The HOV PFS will
> focus on the critical program, policy, technical, and other issues
> that arise throughout the life cycle of an HOV facility. Current HOV
> PFS information can be accessed at
> [http://hovpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov](http://hovpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/)[.]{.underline}
> Agencies are encouraged to join the nine current members, to initiate
> the following projects selected to be initiated in addition to the new
> projects to be selected in 2004:

-   ***HOV Enforcement:*** Project will develop a technical reference,
    primer, and brochure that provide guidance, recommended practices,
    and lessons learned on how to successfully enforce HOV lanes,
    integrate these needs in the design of HOV facilities and HOV
    program. The target completion date is the spring of 2005.

-   ***Safety Considerations of HOV Facilities:*** Project will develop
    a technical reference, primer, and brochure that provide guidance
    and best practices on the key issues, considerations, and potential
    impacts on safety related to various HOV facility issues. These
    factors and considerations may include: roadway design features
    (e.g., facility type, shoulder widths, and types of ingress/egress),
    transit facilities, enforcement area and traffic incident management
    provisions, or signing or pavement marking. The target completion
    date is the spring of 2005.

-   ***HOV Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, & Reporting:*** Project
    will develop a technical reference, primer, & brochure providing
    guidance and best practices with monitoring, evaluating, and
    reporting on HOV system performance. These products are intended to
    foster improvements in the planning, design, management and
    operation of HOV facilities and support services. The target
    completion date is the spring of 2005.

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-   ***HOV Hours of Operation and Eligibility Requirements:*** Project
    will develop a technical reference, primer, and brochure that
    provide guidance and best practices on how to evaluate the benefits
    and potential impacts with making potential modifications in the
    hours of operation and or vehicles that are allowed to use different
    HOV facilities. This project will address specific trade-offs with
    setting and changing eligibility requirements and operating periods
    along with the supporting methodologies, process, tools, and
    techniques to support the analysis of these issues. The target
    completion date is the spring of 2005.

> **D.** **Travel Demand Management:** Program Manager, Wayne Berman
> (<wayne.berman@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> 1\. **TDM Reference Guide -- Update** **-** The objective of this
> project is to update the 1993 Reference Guide based upon a new
> "operations --oriented" model for TDM in a contemporary environment.
> The updated Reference Guide shall contain two principal sections --
> one to address TDM for commute trips and one to address TDM for
> non-commute trips. Each section will be developed based on five to ten
> case examples that illustrate contemporary enablers of TDM, such as
> information, technology, and financial incentives. A draft of the
> Reference Guide was prepared at the end of December 2003, with a final
> guide to be ready by June 2004.

2\. **Managing Demand Through Traveler Information Services:** The
objectives of

this project are 1.) To compile existing information on how, where, and
under what circumstances is traveler information services are affecting
or managing demand and 2.) To package the information compiled into a
colorful, easy-to-read, 25-page brochure. The brochure shall highlight
the opportunities and benefits for using traveler information services
to manage demand during periods of recurring and non-recurring
congestion, including special events and emergencies. The project got
started on October 1, 2003 and is to be completed by September 2004.

> 3\. **Commuter Choice Primer** **-** The new publication entitled
> *Commuter Choice*
>
> *Primer -- An Employer's Guide to Implementing Effective Commuter
> Choice Programs*. Has been prepared and distributed. The Primer is
> intended to be a concise, user-friendly reference guide for employers
> and transportation professionals to developing and implementing
> worksite commuter choice programs. This document can be accessed at
> [http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov](http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/). A digital
> tool called the *Commuter Choice Decision Support System*
> (<http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/PrimerDSS/index.htm>) is packaged with the
> Primer to enable an employer to actually develop and test out a
> various commuter choice programs that fit their situation. The Primer
> is supportive of an ongoing joint initiative by the FHWA, the FTA, and
> the EPA to promote government-business partnerships that enhance
> commuting options and opportunities for employees.

**III.** **[DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS]{.underline}**

####### A. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: Program Manager, Ernie Huckaby 

#######  ([**ernest.huckaby@fhwa.dot.gov**](mailto:ernest.huckaby@fhwa.dot.gov))

> 1\. **MUTCD has been updated and issued as a new 2003 edition in** a
> final rule published in a November 20, 2003 Federal Register notice.
> Significant items contained in the final rule include:
>
> \(1\) Interim approval process to get new traffic control devices
>
> implemented sooner.

\(2\) Fluorescent pink color (optional) for Incident Management signs

> \(3\) More guidance on HOV Lane signing and signing on surface
>
> roadways approaching freeway interchanges
>
> \(4\) Advance street name sign standards/guidance & larger legend size
>
> for overhead & high-speed road street name signs
>
> \(5\) Countdown Pedestrian signals & revised pedestrian clearance time
>
> calculation guidance
>
> \(6\) Pedestrian & disabled accessibility in work zones
>
> \(7\) In-street pedestrian and school crossing signs

2\. **Traffic Control Devices Pooled Fund Study** - The experimentation
process for

> updating the MUTCD is time-consuming and involves evaluation reports.
> The experimental process has been used by jurisdictions as a mechanism
> for on-road testing and evaluation of innovative traffic control
> devices. FHWA has established a pooled fund study for traffic control
> devices that is intended to provide a quicker way to assess low risk
> new traffic control devices and applications. FHWA, two local
> jurisdictions and 14 states have committed funds to participate on the
> pooled fund panel. The panel has selected four projects this year,
> which are:

-   Navigation signing for Roundabouts

-   Pavement markings for speed reduction

-   Color for Transponder controlled tollbooth lanes

-   Countdown pedestrian signal enhancements

**B.** **Operations Asset Management -** Program Manager, John Harding

> (<John.Harding@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> 1\. **Linkages between Operations and Asset Management** -- Current
> activity has focused on investigating linkages between the philosophy
> of asset management and the deployment and management of operational
> assets. To establish a baseline for discussion, a paper has been
> completed that explores the linkages between operations and asset
> management. In addition to and included in the paper, a high level
> categorized list of operational assets has been produced to assist in
> framing the scope of any operations-asset management relationships.
> This information was used to develop an operations asset management
> program plan and roadmap. We are also coordinating with The Office of
> Asset Management to further understand these linkages and will
> participate in a FHWA Asset Management Workshops scheduled for May
> 19^th^ 2004. A series of papers is being develop for the workshop that
> explore the relationships between asset management and each of the
> FHWA's major program areas. The paper for Operations Asset management
> builds off the initial white paper to further define the relationship
> between operations and transportation asset management and support
> discussion of relationships across major program areas.
>
> 2\. **Investigation of Signal System Assets Management Methodology and
> Process**
>
> **Elements** **--** This project concluded data collection and is
> preparing a draft State-of-the-Practice report. The
> State-of-the-Practice report identifies and assesses how the physical,
> system, and human resource assets that generically comprise a typical
> signal system are currently managed. The State-of-the-Practice report
> is the first of a series of analyses and reports being conducted to
> better understand operations asset management and its relationship to
> operations assets. Other analyses are being conducted to identify
> policy guidelines, data needs, performance measures, and the
> analytical tools needed to manage the assets of a signal system and
> produce the information necessary to support asset management
> decision-making. Preliminary analysis will also be conducted on the
> benefits of a signal system asset management approach. This
> preliminary analysis will include the development of theoretical
> alternative signal system investment plans that range from
> conservative to aggressive, what the risks and trade-off are between
> plans, and indicate what level of signal system benefits each
> investment strategy may yield. Results from this project will provide
> information need to further determine overall program needs and
> direction.

3\. **Operations Asset Management Program Plan and Road Map --** An
initial

> program plan and road map has been developed. The Operations Asset
> Management Program is structured to establish and promote the
> implementation of Operations Asset Management practices.
> Implementation of Operations Asset Management practices will lead to
> the inclusion of operations asset resource allocation needs in a
> coordinated Transportation Asset Management (TAM) process. The overall
> goal of theof the program is to provide the necessary resources
> operations professionals need to establish Operations Asset Management
> as a way of conducting business in their organizations. For these
> operations professionals to be successful, we need to provide them
> with analytical tools, procedures, processes, policies, and an overall
> system methodology of how Operations Asset Management relates to and
> is integral to Transportation Asset Management (TAM) and system
> performance. We need to show how Operations Asset Management linked to
> TAM will enable them to identify and quantify for decision-makers the
> resources they need to increase the performance of the operational
> aspects of the system, and the entire transportation system. To
> provide operations professionals with the resources they need to
> implement Operations Asset Management, the program has been divided
> into 3 interconnected research areas which are 1.) Establishment of An
> Analytical Foundation, 2.) Creation of Operations Asset Management and
> Linkages to TAM, and 3.) Institutionalization of Operations Asset
> Management.
>
> **C.** **Real Time Traveler Information -** Program Manager, Bob
> Rupert
>
> (<Robert.Rupert@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> 1\. **ATIS/511 Guidance and Lessons Learned** -- This activity
> provides a means to
>
> share information with others that may be planning to develop traveler
> information systems. The information is gathered from locations that
> are deploying 511 and other traveler information services. The
> activity includes coordination and cooperation with the 511 Deployment
> Coalition and its members to gather, process, and disseminate the
> information. The seven Deployment Assistance Reports and version 2.0
> of the 511 Guidelines are available on *Resource 511*
> ([www.deploy511.org](http://www.deploy511.org/)), the website for the
> 511 Deployment Coalition. The website also includes status and contact
> information for the 21 systems in operation in 20 States as of April
> 2004.

#  2. Amber Alert Guidance and Support Program - This activity includes the 

# Amber Alert Plan Assistance Program that provides \$125,000 to States to help them determine how transportation agency resources (e.g., changeable message signs) can best be used when child abduction alerts are issued by law enforcement agencies, including looking at enhancements to the communications between law enforcement and transportation agencies. As of April 2004, a total of \$4,634,520 in grants had been provided covering 37 States and the District of Columbia. This activity will also develop guidance and information about best practices for transportation agencies when issuing child abduction alert messages. This guidance will be based upon the experiences and lessons learned by agencies that have been involved in providing child abduction alert messages, and on sound engineering practices in crafting messages for display by roadside equipment. Guidance will be available in May 2004.

> 3\. **Synthesis of Practice on Posting Travel Time Information on
> CMS** -- This

activity will gather information from agencies that are providing travel
time

information on changeable message signs, and produce a report on the
impacts of

that travel time information on the transportation networks. The report
will also

include information, experiences, and policies from these agencies about
their

> decisions to provide travel time information and the challenges they
> encountered, as well as draw from external activities such as the
> Travel Time Workshop held in
>
> conjunction with the Annual Meeting of ITS America. The report will be
> available in May 2004.
>
> 4\. **Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Program (ITIP)** -
> Program Manager, Chung Eng ([chung.eng@fhwa.dot.gov]{.underline})
>
> This ongoing program is designed to enhance regional surveillance and
> traffic management capabilities in up to 21 metropolitan areas while
> developing an ability to measure operating performance and expanding
> traveler information through public/private partnerships.
> Implementation activities are either complete or essentially complete
> in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Providence.
>
> Implementation is currently underway in Boston, Tampa, San Diego and
>
> Washington, D.C., and is imminent in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

5\. **iFlorida Model Deployment** **-** The iFlorida model deployment
will demonstrate and

> evaluate how the safety, security and reliability of the surface
> transportation system can be enhanced through the widespread
> availability of real-time information. The project was awarded May 1,
> 2003. The iFlorida Concept of Operations, System Requirements, and
> Deployment Plan have been completed. The documents, as well as other
> project information, can be found on the iFlorida website at
> [www.iflorida.net](http://www.iflorida.net/). The iFlorida documents
> are also posted on the ITS Electronic Document Library (EDL). Major
> activities that occurred during this period:

-   Central Florida Field Components: Traffic Control Devices, working
    under the \$6 million design build contract that was awarded in
    August 2003, is almost finished with the design for the field
    hardware components for the Orlando metropolitan area. Deployment
    and testing of the field hardware components is scheduled to be
    completed in December 2004.

-   iFlorida Conditions System: The conditions system is an
    Internet-based information management tool that will collect, fuse,
    and disseminate highway-related information throughout the state of
    Florida, as well as more detailed, multi-modal conditions
    information for the Central Florida region. In December 2003,
    Florida DOT selected Castle Rock Consultants to develop the iFlorida
    Conditions System, which will further enhance the Condition
    Acquisition and Reporting System (CARS) currently used by a
    consortium of 12 states. The initial statewide CARS system will be
    tested and deployed at the Regional Traffic Management Center in
    Orlando in April, 2004. The intent is to get the system out to the
    users as soon as possible in order to incorporate their feedback
    into the development process.

-   An extensive independent evaluation plan for the iFlorida model
    deployment is under development.

> For more information on the iFlorida model deployment, contact Toni
> Wilbur at <toni.wilbur@fhwa.dot.gov>

**IV.** **[REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COLLABORATION
AND]{.underline}**

> **[COORDINATION (ROCC)]{.underline}** Program Manager, Wayne Berman
>
> (<wayne.berman@fhwa.dot.gov>)

####### A. Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration and Coordination (RTOCC) 

####### 

####### Primer -  {#primer-- .unnumbered}

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####### Executive Session on this material was prepared and presented to various associations  {#executive-session-on-this-material-was-prepared-and-presented-to-various-associations .unnumbered}

####### represented local, State, and regional elected and appointed officials. Three sessions  {#represented-local-state-and-regional-elected-and-appointed-officials.-three-sessions .unnumbered}

####### were presented in FY 2003 and more are planned for FY 2004. {#were-presented-in-fy-2003-and-more-are-planned-for-fy-2004. .unnumbered}

> 1\. **Demonstration projects on "Regional Transportation Operations
> Collaboration and Coordination" --** Funding is planned in FY 2004 for
> demonstration projects in two cities to serve as laboratories to
> develop and showcase Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration
> and Coordination. A strategy and selection criteria are being
> developed to have one demonstration project be centered within an MPO
> and the other demonstration project be centered within a State or
> local operating agency.

2\. **Regional Planning for Operations Training Course** - This course
is intended to

> provide instruction on concepts, principles, and experiences of
> Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration and Coordination. It
> is intended primarily for professionals with day-to-day experience in
> management and operations in both transportation and public safety
> communities. A pilot course and a train-the-trainer session will be
> delivered in 2004.

3\. **Regional Transportation Concept for Operations --** Following a
successful

TRB policy study in FY 2003, guidance is planned to define a Regional

Transportation Concept for Operations, articulate the benefit and
importance of it,

and identify the steps necessary to make it an accepted and valued
action for

transportation operators and public safety managers in metropolitan
areas. The

guidance is to be initiated in late 2004.

4\. **Linking Planning and Operations --** Development of guidance, with
best

> practices, on Linking Planning and Operations is underway and planned
> for completion by the end of FY 2004. The guidance will be used to
> support Planning Factor Number 6 in the Urban Transportation Planning
> regulations. This is a joint project between the FHWA Office of
> Operations and the Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty.

**V.** **PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT**

**A. A.** **Performance Measurement:** Program Manager Dale Thompson
(<Dale.Thompson@fhwa.dot.gov>)

> 1\. **Mobility Monitoring Program** - FHWA is working closely with TTI
> to
>
> develop and calculate area wide, travel-time based performance
> measures using
>
> archived data from freeway management systems in 23 metropolitan
> areas. This
>
> program which acquires archived data from ITS and traffic management
> centers will
>
> add 5-8 more cities to its base of 23 cities during FY 04 and will
> produce a third year
>
> of reporting from existing sites. Visit the mobility monitoring
> program web site at
>
> <http://mobility.tamu.edu/mmp>.

2\. **Monthly Urban Congestion Reporting** - This on-going program
acquires travel time data from web sites in 10 metropolitan areas and
uses it to calculate key travel time reliability performance measures.
Real-time congestion data is acquired daily and monthly congestion
measures are reported. Annual trend data is being reported for
participating cities with available data.

> 3\. **Developing reliability measure outreach materials** - This
> on-going program
>
> develops materials for an outreach campaign to advance the state of
> the practice in
>
> travel time reliability performance measurement and to broaden
> acceptance of its use
>
> by public agencies. As part of the Performance Measurement program, a
> travel time
>
> reliability communications plan has been developed and an outreach
> campaign will
>
> begin in FY2004.

4\. **FHWA National State of Congestion Report** -- FHWA will publish
and distribute the first annual FHWA National State of Congestion Report
in FY2004. The report will be a companion document released in
conjunction with the Texas Transportation Institute's Urban Mobility
Study that focuses on congestion at the state and metropolitan levels.

> 5\. **Sources of Congestion Study** -- This study will help to build a
> more thorough
>
> understanding of the causes of congestion and to identify targeted
> strategies to mitigate those sources of congestion.

6\. **Operations Performance Measurement Development** -- Activities
will begin in FY2004 and will focus on assessing current practices in
operations performance measurement identifying candidate measures for
the following program areas: traffic incident management, work zones,
weather management, and freight.

> B. Traffic Analysis Tools - Program Manager, John Halkias

#######  ([**john.halkias@fhwa.dot.gov**](mailto:john.halkias@fhwa.dot.gov))

> 1\. **Next Generation Simulation (NGSIM) Core Algorithms and Data
> Sets** --
>
> This effort is to develop a core of open behavioral algorithms in
> support of traffic simulation with supporting documentation and
> validation data sets that describe the interactions of multi-modal
> travelers, vehicles and highway systems. These products will be openly
> distributed and made freely available to the broad transportation
> community. For more information, please visit the NGSIM website at
> [http://ngsim.fhwa.dot.gov](http://ngsim.fhwa.dot.gov/)

2\. **Traffic Analysis Tool Primer** - An overview of traffic analysis
tools. The report will be available in Spring, 2004 through the website
at
<http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/travel/Traffic_Analysis_Tools/traffic_analysis_tools.htm>

> 3\. **Decision Support Methodology for Selecting Traffic Analysis
> Tools** -- This is an on-going project to assist traffic engineers and
> traffic operations professionals in the selection of the correct type
> of traffic analysis tool for operational improvements. In addition,
> this document will assist in creating analytical consistency and
> uniformity across State Departments of Transportation and
> Federal/regional/local transportation agencies. The report will be
> available in Spring, 2004 through the website at
> <http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/travel/Traffic_Analysis_Tools/traffic_analysis_tools.htm>
>
> 4\. **Guidelines for Applying Traffic Micro-simulation Modeling
> Software** -- These guidelines are designed to provide practitioners
> with guidance on the appropriate application of micro-simulation
> models to the estimation of traffic performance for freeways,
> highways, rural roads, and city streets. These guidelines will aid
> practitioners in the development, calibration, and application of
> micro-simulation models. The report will be available in Spring, 2004
> through the website at
> <http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/travel/Traffic_Analysis_Tools/traffic_analysis_tools.htm>
>
> 5\. **CORSIM Application Guidelines** -- These are CORSIM-specific
> application
>
> guidelines that describe the proper use of the CORSIM tool in
> analyzing real-world transportation problems. These guidelines will
> build upon the generic FHWA simulation guidelines as a framework and
> add CORSIM-specific guidance. In addition, these guidelines will aid
> the CORSIM user in applying the software to more "advanced" problem
> applications. The report will be available late Fall, 2004 through the
> website at
> <http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/travel/Traffic_Analysis_Tools/traffic_analysis_tools.htm>
>
> 6\. **Traffic Analysis Tools Case Studies: Benefits and Applications**
> -- These case studies will serve to document real-world applications
> of the various available tools, and will address topics such as the
> rationale for selecting the particular analysis procedure(s) employed,
> the manner in which each tool was applied, the specific benefits
> achieved, and possibly even the significant pitfalls that were
> encountered. The report will be available late Fall, 2004 through the
> website at
> <http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/travel/Traffic_Analysis_Tools/traffic_analysis_tools.htm>
>
> 7\. **DYNASMART-P** -- represents a new generation of tools to support
> transportation network planning and operations decisions in the ITS
> and non-ITS environments. It combines dynamic network assignment
> models with traffic simulation models. DYNASMART-P will be packaged
> with DSPED (the Network Editor) and will be released to the public
> through McTrans Center in Summer, 2004.
>
> 8\. **Dynamic Traffic Assignment -** The FHWA R&D initiated a Dynamic
> Traffic Assignment (DTA) research project to develop advanced
> network-wide traffic models to address complex traffic control and
> management issues in the information-based, dynamic ITS environment.
> Under this project, two prototypes of [Tr]{.underline}affic
> [E]{.underline}stimation and [P]{.underline}rediction
> [S]{.underline}ystem (TrEPS) for real time traffic management and two
> prototypes for offline Operations [P]{.underline}lanning (TrEPS-P)
> were developed. All prototypes can be used for corridor traffic
> management analyses, both online and offline analyses. The two TrEPS
> prototypes are being field-tested and one of the TrEPS-P prototypes,
> DYNASMART-P, will be released to the public in Summer 2004.

VI. **[FREIGHT OPERATIONS]{.underline}**

> **A.** **Freight Analysis**
>
> 1i. **Freight Analysis** **Framework State Profiles --** Program
> Manager Bruce Lambert (<Bruce.Lambert@fhwa.dot.gov>[)]{.underline}
>
> FHWA's Office of Freight Management and Operations (HOFM) plan future
> enhancements to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF), including new
> benchmarks to the 2002 Economic Census, provisional estimates of
> current freight flows, quality checks and enhancements, and links to
> policy models such as the Highway Economic Requirements System (HERS).
> HOFM will begin supplementing the FAF with data on travel time in
> freight-significant corridors and delay times at border crossings.
> These performance measures will be described on the redesigned HOFM
> web site by summer 2004.
>
> 2\. **Benefit/Cost of Freight** - Program Manager, Scott Johnson,
> (<Scott.Johnson@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> HOFM has completed initial research on improved methods for estimating
> the benefits to shippers and carriers arising from freight
> transportation investments. Traditional benefit-cost analysis methods
> base the value of transportation investments on shot term cost savings
> to highway users. This research suggests the value increases by
> approximately 15 percent when the productivity gains of longer-term
> adaptations of businesses to transportation improvements are taken
> into account. HOFM has published papers on the theoretical framework
> and empirical analyses, and will incorporate the findings in the 2004
> Condition and Performance Report.
>
> 3\. **Freight Model Improvement Program** - Program Manager, Rolf
> Schmitt, (<Rolf.Schmitt@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> In cooperation with the Office of Environment and Planning, HOFM is
> developing a Freight Model Improvement Program (FMIP). Similar to the
> Travel Model Improvement Program, FMIP is intended to assess the state
> of the art and state of practice in freight forecasting and evaluation
> models, identify needs for short-term improvements and long-term
> research, and provide a forum in which the transportation community
> can improve both the state of the art and state of practice. The scope
> of this effort will be discussed as an early initiative of the
> revitalized Freight Council.

**B. Freight Professional Development (FPD)** - Program Manager, Scott
Johnson (<Scott.Johnson@fhwa.dot.gov>[)]{.underline}

In cooperation with the Office of Environment and Planning and the
Resource Centers, a one-day Freight Awareness Workshop for States and
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) was held in 2003. Information
from the workshop was incorporated into the National Highway Institute
(NHI) course on "Integrating Freight into the Transportation Planning
Process," beginning in 2004. Another course on "Multimodal Freight
Forecasting" will also be offered through NHI in 2004. The first of the
"Talking Freight" Seminar Series, cosponsored with the Office of
Planning and Environment, was held on July 23, 2003. Additional seminars
are being held throughout 2004. A new FPD Web site was launched in
November 2003; the new Web site includes a Resource Library of
freight-related information, training opportunities, academic programs,
and contacts. Freight transportation best practices were complied and
posted on the FPD Web site. An FPD brochure and Fact Sheets on training
opportunities, the "Talking Freight" seminars, and other FPD
initiatives, as well as the results of customer outreach meetings, have
been completed and distributed. Additional Fact Sheets will be developed
on topics of interest to states and MPOs, including freight data,
planning, and freight advisory committees. Finally, the Freight Council
will be reorganized after the Transportation Research Board annual
meeting to focus on the FPD and Freight Model Improvement Programs and
to respond to the increasing level of concern with freight issues in the
field.

######  C. Freight Size and Weight

1.  **Size & Weight Databases and Reporting Requirements -** Program
    Manager,

> Bob Davis (<Robert.Davis@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> The databases are being updated with the latest information submitted
> by State DOTs. The updated Measures of Activity Tables and Charts are
> being placed on the Truck Size and Weight web page. Historic databases
> enabling States to track reporting requirement trends are also being
> posted on the HOFM website.

2\. **Training and Technical Assistance -** Program Manager, and Phil
Forjan (<Phillip.Forjan@fhwa.dot.gov>)

> HOFM Size and Weight will be offering training to State and FHWA
> Division staffs on the various requirements of the Size and Weight
> program.
>
> 3\. **Electronic Documents -** Program Manager, Phil Forjan at
> (<Phillip.Forjan@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> The HOFM Size and Weight Team is developing an automated system
> whereby the FHWA Division Offices and State DOTs will be able to
> develop and transmit the required program documents through a closed
> computer network. Anticipated delivery date is 2005. Five States will
> be selected to participate in the pilot of this program, beginning in
> late 2004.
>
> **D.** **Intermodal Freight Technology -** Program Manager, Mike Onder
> (<Michael.onder@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> To improve freight mobility and enhance its security, FHWA is pursuing
> an aggressive intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies
> research program in concert with industry. ITS and other new
> technologies will play a key role in balancing freight transportation
> productivity with security needs. Working with our partners in state
> and local governments and the private sector, FHWA has initiated
> several operational tests, including the Air Cargo Supply Chain
> Manifest (ESCM) System, electronic seals, and asset cargo tracking.
> The tests have been completed and nearly all the results analyzed.
> Growth in trade, changes in business practices, and concerns about
> security have also underscored the need for government/industry
> partnerships to standardize information exchange and implement best
> practices throughout the global supply chain network. FHWA is working
> with international organizations to develop electronic freight data
> exchange standards to streamline cargo transactions, thus improving
> mobility and security, reducing costs, and relieving congestion. FHWA
> is also working with industry through the Intermodal Freight
> Technology Working group (IFTWG) to implement operational best
> practices through deployment tests expected to begin in FY2004.

### **[EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE]{.underline}** 

**A.** **Emergency Transportation Response**

> 1\. **Military Coordination Exercises -** Program Manager Al Benet
> (<alfonso.benet@fhwa.dot.gov>[)]{.underline}
>
> FHWA is conducting 1-day exercises with major military power
> projection platforms to bring together military and transportation
> agencies to review procedures and roadway operations during a military
> deployment. One exercise was conducted in
>
> FY 2003, with exercises for Georgia and Washington State planned for
> FY04, pending coordination with DOD.

2.  **Reducing Vulnerability of Agency-Owned Telecommunications system**
    **--**

> Program Manager Vince Pearce
> (<vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov>[)]{.underline}
>
> The intelligent infrastructure is a critical resource in managing
> during a disaster. Just as the vulnerability of traditional
> transportation infrastructure is being assessed and measures are being
> taken to reduce its vulnerability, comparable efforts are needed for
> our electronic infrastructure. This report looked at several existing
> systems and analyzed what we know about agency-owned
> telecommunications systems and how they can be made less vulnerable to
> attack. The report is being edited for public release.
>
> 3\. **Reducing Vulnerability of Transportation Management Centers -**
> Program Manager Vince Pearce
> (<vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov>[)]{.underline}
>
> This project is examining the security of transportation management
> centers and what measures can be taken to reduce their vulnerability.
>
> 4\. **Emergency Management Requirements and Integration -** Program
> Manager Vince Pearce (<vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> An initiative is nearly complete capturing high-level information
> requirements for emergency transportation operations. The project also
> analyzed various existing transportation models to assess the level to
> which they meet transportation managers' emergency requirements. A
> follow-on project is looking at how this information can be integrated
> to support decision-making.

5.  **Communications Interoperability -** Program Manager Vince Pearce
    (<vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov>)

> This project is examining the voice communication needs of
> transportation agencies during emergencies, what technologies are
> available to provide interoperability, and what initiatives are
> underway in the public safety community that transportation agencies
> should participate in so that they are able to interoperate with other
> responders.

6.  

7.  

8.  **Transportation Emergency Response/Recovery Workshops -** Program
    Manager Vince Pearce ([vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov]{.underline}

9.  Surface transportation is a critical element in responding to and
    recovering from any disaster, whether natural or man-made. A first
    key step in making the best use of transportation during a crisis is
    to have relationships in place and to have worked through core
    issues. This project will fund seven workshops around the nation in
    2004 to bring transportation agencies together with their partners
    to work through simulated terrorist attacks on the transportation
    system.

10. **Alternate Route Development -** Program Manager Vince Pearce
    (<vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov>)

> Not all states have well defined processes for identifying alternative
> routes around critical transportation infrastructure that might be
> damaged or destroyed. This report is documenting a recommended
> methodology for developing such routes.
>
> 8\. **Emergency Operations and Planning Resource CD -** Program
> Manager, Vince Pearce (<vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> The CD set is being developed as a "one stop shop" for transportation
> and emergency managers seeking guidance and/or resources for planning
> for transportation operations and impacts as a result of natural or
> man-made emergencies.
>
> 9\. **Blackout Case Study -** Program Manager Vince Pearce
>
> (<vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> This study is investigating the impact of the August, 2003 blackout on
> surface transportation systems in New York, Detroit, and Cleveland,
> and how those systems were used to manage transportation during the
> blackout. It includes multiple modes of transportation, and highlights
> ITS.
>
> 10\. **Traffic Signal Timing For Evacuation --** Program Manager Vince
> Pearce (<vince.pearce@fhwa.dot.gov>)
>
> This study will look at how traffic signals can be timed within a
> metropolitan area to facilitate evacuation citizens and response to
> the scene at the same time.

### **VIII. [FACILITATING INTEGRATED ITS DEPLOYMENT]{.underline}**

**A**. **Regional ITS Architecture** **Implementation -** Program
Manager, Pam Kordenbrock;
([Pamela.Kordenbrock@fhwa.dot.gov](mailto:mailto:Pamela.Kordenbrock@fhwa.dot.gov))

> All regions that have used, or are planning to use Federal funds from
> the Highway Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit Account) for ITS
> projects, must develop a regional ITS architecture by April 8, 2005.
> Until a regional ITS architecture is in place, all major ITS projects
> must have a project level architecture to ensure proper consideration
> of regional integration. All ITS projects must be developed using a
> systems engineering process. Elements of this process include: concept
> of operations, functional requirements, identification of agencies and
> roles, identification of applicable standards, alternative analysis,
> procurement options, and system operations and management.
>
> 1\. **ITS Architecture Training and Technical Assistance Program -**
> FHWA continues to sponsor a variety of training and technical
> assistance activities designed to assist States and metropolitan areas
> develop and implement effective ITS architectures. For FY2004, this
> effort will focus more on use and maintenance of completed regional
> architectures, and systems engineering. For instance, a one-day
> facilitated session entitled "Using Your Regional ITS Architecture for
> Project Development" will be available June 2004 through the FHWA
> Division offices. Best practices on regional ITS architectures are
> currently available on the architecture conformity website
> (<http://www.its.dot.gov/aconform/aconform.htm>).
>
> 2\. **Regional ITS Architecture Guidance --** Version 1.0 of this
> document has been completed and distributed. This guidance document is
> the basis for the Regional ITS Architecture Process Workshop (2-days
> long) and the Architecture Process Seminar (1-day long) that are being
> conducted around the country. All sessions of the regional ITS
> architecture workshop and seminar will be offered tuition-free to
> participants, and scheduled through the FHWA Division Offices. Visit
> the ITS web site (http://[www.its.dot.gov]{.underline}) for further
> information. Now available is the "Regional ITS Architecture
> Maintenance White Paper" (EDL \# 13957) which provides guidance on
> what should be contained in a regional ITS architecture maintenance
> plan and on the configuration management and process of maintaining a
> regional ITS architecture.

**B.** **ITS Standards Deployment --** Program Manager, Tom Stout;

<Tom.Stout@fhwa.dot.gov>)

.

> The ITS Standards Program is working toward the widespread use of
> standards to encourage the interoperability of ITS systems and
> interchangeability of devices. The Standards Program is maturing from
> a primarily standards development program to a standards
> implementation program by rapidly moving into standards implementation
> support. Such support includes helping to build credibility in the
> standards through testing and case studies, providing standards
> resource information, supporting training and technical assistance to
> deployers, developing deployment experience-based guidance such as
> \"lessons learned,\" and assessing the readiness of standards for
> deployment.
>
> 1\. **Overview and Introductory Courses**

-   **ITS Standards Overview** - A one-day overview of ITS standards,
    intended for transportation professionals and policy makers involved
    in ITS deployment;

>      **Center-to-Center Communications and Traffic Management Data**
>
> **Dictionary** - A one-day introduction to the use of DATEX or CORBA
> to exchange data among ITS centers. Also includes an introduction to
> the Traffic Management Data Dictionary;
>
> **Dynamic Message Signs** - A one-day introduction to the use of the
> NTCIP standard for dynamic message signs and other NTCIP standards,
> for deployers and designers of traffic control and management systems;
>
> **Actuated Traffic Signals** - A one-day introduction to the use of
> standards for transportation professionals who are deploying traffic
> control and management systems using actuated traffic signal
> controllers.
>
> 2\. **Advanced Training**

-   **DMS Procurement Workshop, Version 2** - Development of Version 2
    of the DMS Procurement Workshop with version 2 of the Guide is
    expected to be completed in ***Fall, 2004***.

-   **Environmental Sensor Station (ESS) Specification Guide and
    Training Module -** Developing the ESS Guide and the training
    module, target completion date, ***Fall 2004***

> 3\. **Technical Assistance (IQC)** - The Federal Highway
> Administration has
>
> established an ITS Standards Field Support Team (SFST). This Team is
> composed of FHWA and supported by Private Sector Specialists who are
> prepared to provide short-term, on-call assistance in the area of ITS
> Standards. The goal of the Team is to support and facilitate the
> deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems that advance National
> and Local Needs while implementing ITS Standards.

######  C. Systems Engineering

> Transportation professionals must take a "systems approach" to
> planning, implementation, and operations in order to ensure that the
> full effectiveness of ITS technologies will be realized, with
> individual deployments connected to a meaningful network. The clear
> requirement within the Final Rule/Final Policy is that all ITS
> projects must be developed using a systems engineering process.
> Currently, information on and assistance with systems engineering is
> available and included in the Architecture Implementation program. The
> following training courses are available through NHI
> ([www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/)).
>
> 1\. **Systems Engineering Training Series**

-   Introduction to Systems Engineering

-   Applied Systems Engineering for Adv. Transportation Projects

-   Managing High Technology Projects in Transportation

-   ITS Procurement/ITS Software Acquisition

-   Configuration Management for Traffic Management Systems

-   Regional Planning for Operations

-   Recommended Practices for Operations of Advanced Transportation

> Systems
>
> 2\. **ITS Systems Engineering Guidance --** The following documents
> are available
>
> through the EDL and on the Architecture Conformity area of the ITS
> website
>
> ([www.its.dot.gov](http://www.its.dot.gov/)), however several other
> are under development.

-   "Building Quality Intelligent Transportation Systems Through Systems

> Engineering" (EDL \# 13620) - Introduces the topic of systems
> engineering to managers and staff working on transportation systems
> projects, with particular emphasis on Intelligent Transportation
> Systems (ITS) projects.

-   "Developing Functional Requirements for ITS Projects" (EDL #13621)
    -- Discusses the value and importance of good functional
    requirements, particularly focused on ITS projects, as part of an
    overall systems engineering development process.

-   "A Guide to Configuration Management for Intelligent Transportation
    Systems" (EDL #13622) -- Discusses the configuration management
    process as a way to manage change and maintain consistency of
    performance and design of ITS projects.