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| Nationa |    |                                                      |
| l Dialo |    |                                                      |
| gue On  |    |                                                      |
| Transpo |    |                                                      |
| rtation |    |                                                      |
|  Operat |    |                                                      |
| ions**  |    |                                                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
| #       |    |                                                      |
|  **2002 |    |                                                      |
|  Action |    |                                                      |
|  Plan** |    |                                                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
| **Key:  |    |                                                      |
| Updates |    |                                                      |
| in Red: |    |                                                      |
| Update  |    |                                                      |
| date:   |    |                                                      |
| April   |    |                                                      |
| 30,     |    |                                                      |
| 2002**  |    |                                                      |
+=========+====+======================================================+
| **Stra  | ** | **Expanding The Dialogue**                           |
| tegy:** | I. |                                                      |
|         | ** |                                                      |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Acti  | A. | Continuation Of The National Steering Committee On   |
| vity:** |    | Transportation Operations                            |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| *       |    | This is a committee of national leaders in           |
| *Descri |    | transportation operations convened to develop a      |
| ption** |    | vision, objectives and initiatives that enhance      |
|         |    | operations and management of the existing system.    |
|         |    | The Steering Committee was initially established in  |
|         |    | partnership with FHWA and the Institute of           |
|         |    | Transportation Engineers.  In 2001, the American     |
|         |    | Association of State Highway and Transportation      |
|         |    | Officials, American Public Transportation            |
|         |    | Association, and Intelligent Transportation Society  |
|         |    | of America joined FHWA and ITE as co-sponsors of     |
|         |    | this effort.                                         |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| **      | 1. | *Conduct three (3) NSC and Executive Committee       |
| Planned |    | meetings*                                            |
| Activi  |    |                                                      |
| ties:** |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | ITE (Ed Stollof, 202-289-0222x132) & FHWA (Scott     |
|         |    | Johnson 202-366-9498)                                |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes: Meetings will address status of   |
|         |    | key action items, reauthorization, and other issues  |
|         |    | deemed appropriate by the NSC Executive Committee.   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: March, June, and          |
|         |    | September 2002                                       |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: No meetings held to date. Formulating        |
|         |    | strategy on the future direction/evolution of the    |
|         |    | National Steering Committee.                         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Additional Information:                              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Provide staff support to NSC.                        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | One agenda idea for the Spring 2002 NSC meeting is   |
|         |    | to have a Workshop that would bring together the     |
|         |    | multiplicity of interests from various organizations |
|         |    | (ITSA, the FHWA linking planning and operations      |
|         |    | working group, ITE (the ITE M&O Committee), and TRB  |
|         |    | (including many of its subcommittees and task        |
|         |    | forces) that are having on-going discussions about   |
|         |    | planning for operations, regional operating          |
|         |    | organizations, and transportation systems            |
|         |    | management. It was apparent from the recent FHWA     |
|         |    | Planning for Operations Workshop that many of the    |
|         |    | organizations, subcommittees and task forces are     |
|         |    | talking about the same concepts and issues. There    |
|         |    | may be duplication. There may be distinct            |
|         |    | differences in the charters of each of these groups. |
|         |    | However, at this point, there appears to be          |
|         |    | substantial overlap. The idea is to have a           |
|         |    | representative from each of the groups address the   |
|         |    | NSC relative to their charter and ongoing            |
|         |    | activities. In this venue, the NSC could act as a    |
|         |    | convener of the mutual interests to determine the    |
|         |    | potential gaps, needs or overlaps regarding planning |
|         |    | and operations issues.                               |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | **Issue for NSC to address during CY 02:** *Develop  |
|         |    | better term for operations (e.g., security,          |
|         |    | reliability, safety).* This action was widely        |
|         |    | embraced at the 2001 Operations Summit. The Planning |
|         |    | for Operations Working Group has developed a good    |
|         |    | System Management definition. We need to coalesce    |
|         |    | all of the available definitions; make one           |
|         |    | definition that is simple, understandable            |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | and one that resonates to both the public and        |
|         |    | decision-makers.                                     |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: No action                                    |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 2. | Update the Federal Highway Administrator regarding   |
|         |    | upcoming Management and Operations and National      |
|         |    | Dialogue activities during CY 02.                    |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Write letter to Mary Peters                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Executive Committee of NSC to meet with Mary     |
|         |    |     Peters                                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | *Frank Francois*                                     |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | *Products/Outcomes:* Leadership awareness and buy-in |
|         |    | of the NSC effort.                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: January 2002              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: No action                                    |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 3. | Limited expansion of NSC to include public safety,   |
|         |    | freight, tourism and other                           |
|         |    | transportation/non-transportation stakeholders.      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   National Steering Committee: Frank Francois      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   FHWA: Freight-Harry Caldwell, 202-366-9215       |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Public Safety Bill Baker 202-366-8034            |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Greater knowledge of non-traditional interests and   |
|         |    | how they may create opportunities to advance         |
|         |    | Operations for the good of all interests.            |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date:                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Make invitations to additional people in January 02; |
|         |    | attend first meeting of NSC in Spring 2002.          |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: No action                                    |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 4. | Maintain National Dialogue on Transportation         |
|         |    | Operations Action Plan                               |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | ITE (Ed Stollof, 202-289-0222x132)                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Updates of Action Plan as activities are completed   |
|         |    | or modified.                                         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date:                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Continuous through 2002                              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: Ongoing                                      |
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| # **    |    |                                                      |
| Nationa |    |                                                      |
| l Dialo |    |                                                      |
| gue On  |    |                                                      |
| Transpo |    |                                                      |
| rtation |    |                                                      |
|  Operat |    |                                                      |
| ions**  |    |                                                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
| #       |    |                                                      |
|  **2002 |    |                                                      |
|  Action |    |                                                      |
|  Plan** |    |                                                      |
+=========+====+======================================================+
| **Str   | ** | **Expanding The Dialogue**                           |
| ategy** | I. |                                                      |
|         | ** |                                                      |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Acti  | B. | Increase usage and expand population of users of the |
| vity:** |    | Electronic National Dialogue (E-Dialogue)            |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| *       |    | The E-Dialogue consists of a series of electronic    |
| *Descri |    | discussion forums providing a mechanism for National |
| ption** |    | Dialogue volunteers and others to post their ideas,  |
|         |    | thoughts, or comments regarding operations on the    |
|         |    | Web and allows others to respond.                    |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| **      | 1. | Moderate the E-Dialogue, provide editorial services, |
| Planned |    | undertake initiatives to increase forum              |
| Activi  |    | participation and produce postings to forum          |
| ties:** |    | subscribers. Develop summary reports each quarter on |
|         |    | the content and major themes of the postings.        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   *Reshape the END (e.g. target to policy makers,  |
|         |    |     transit and people outside the transportation    |
|         |    |     industry)*                                       |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Institute of Transportation Engineers (Subcontractor |
|         |    | assistance from Richard Easley and Jerry Werner)     |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | The goal is to increase the average number of        |
|         |    | monthly accesses to \_\_\_.                          |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Average number of new monthly messages on the        |
|         |    | E-Dialogue in 2001 was \_\_\_. The goal is to        |
|         |    | increase the average number of new monthly messages  |
|         |    | to \_\_\_\_.                                         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Goals in 2002 include (1) Bridge ITS and Operation'  |
|         |    | audiences, e.g., engage ITS State Chapters, other    |
|         |    | forums and (2) expand the dialogue to                |
|         |    | non-traditional interests, e.g., public safety.      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: On-going through 2002     |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: Average number of accesses to the E-Dialogue |
|         |    | in March 2002 was 4000... down from 4500 in February |
|         |    | 2002.                                                |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Additional Information:                              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | This activity was initiated in CY 2000. Summary      |
|         |    | documents for 2000 and 2001 can be found at \_\_\_.  |
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| # **    |    |                                                      |
| Nationa |    |                                                      |
| l Dialo |    |                                                      |
| gue On  |    |                                                      |
| Transpo |    |                                                      |
| rtation |    |                                                      |
|  Operat |    |                                                      |
| ions**  |    |                                                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
| #       |    |                                                      |
|  **2002 |    |                                                      |
|  Action |    |                                                      |
|  Plan** |    |                                                      |
+=========+====+======================================================+
| **Stra  | ** | **Expanding The Dialogue**                           |
| tegy:** | I. |                                                      |
|         | ** |                                                      |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Acti  | C. | Continue Broad Communications Effort                 |
| vity:** |    |                                                      |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| *       |    | The National Dialogue on Transportation Operations   |
| *Descri |    | has been successful in engaging approximately 250    |
| ption** |    | transportation and other professionals during 2000   |
|         |    | and 2001. The primary objective of a broad           |
|         |    | communications and outreach effort in 2002 is to     |
|         |    | educate and extend the reach of the Operations       |
|         |    | message that the National Steering Committee and     |
|         |    | others have defined. The desire is for the NSC       |
|         |    | members to be "Ambassadors" of the Operations        |
|         |    | message. As ambassadors, NSC members (and their      |
|         |    | staff representatives) will actively promote and     |
|         |    | seek feedback from both traditional transportation   |
|         |    | professionals and the non-traditional operations'    |
|         |    | communities. Attendance and presentations at         |
|         |    | meetings and conferences are only one aspect of the  |
|         |    | broad communications effort. The NSC members will    |
|         |    | provide feedback to the Executive Committee and      |
|         |    | staff representatives so that everyone will be able  |
|         |    | to understand the unique needs and issues that are   |
|         |    | set forth and clarified by the associations and      |
|         |    | groups that are engaged in the operations            |
|         |    | discussions.                                         |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| **      | 1. | Develop standard presentation on Operations that     |
| Planned |    | helps frame the parameters of operations and its     |
| Activi  |    | payoffs to both the public and decision-makers.      |
| ties:** |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | FHWA, Scott Johnson, 202-366-9498                    |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Development of 5 separate, yet related, PowerPoint   |
|         |    | presentations on: security, congestion, public       |
|         |    | safety, weather/rural, and generic version           |
|         |    | addressing all factors. The goal is to demonstrate   |
|         |    | payoffs of operations to decision makers and         |
|         |    | associations' memberships.                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date(s):                        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Security and Congestion presentations: January 7,    |
|         |    | 2002                                                 |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Rural/Weather, public safety, and generic versions:  |
|         |    | February 15, 2002                                    |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: Completed and distributed: May 15, 2002      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Additional Information:                              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Note: The ITE M&O Committee has developed a Standard |
|         |    | presentation on Operations. They have begun making   |
|         |    | presentations to a number of groups. We should look  |
|         |    | at this presentation in light of what is currently   |
|         |    | being produced. The goal would be to have comparable |
|         |    | information in the presentation materials so that    |
|         |    | the overall message is the same. Each organization   |
|         |    | may want to tailor the presentations to their own    |
|         |    | members.                                             |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 2. | Identify appropriate public safety organizations,    |
|         |    | and other "non-traditional" organizations to attend  |
|         |    | and engage, respectively. Obtain feedback that will  |
|         |    | integrate into the National Dialogue on              |
|         |    | Transportation Operations.                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Specific activities will include:                    |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Go to Public Safety and other table(s),          |
|         |    |     meetings, conferences, and offer assistance to   |
|         |    |     support [them]{.underline}.                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Identify and target specific associations        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Identify and target points of contacts           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Identify the appropriate events.                 |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   NSC members, FHWA staff, attend the events.      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Leverage FHWA safety CBU activities. Merge       |
|         |    |     Operations Agenda with the Safety Core Business  |
|         |    |     Unit's agenda.                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Educate emergency response agencies (DOD, FEMA)  |
|         |    |     about transportation resources (TOC,             |
|         |    |     communication)                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Continue Freight and Public Safety Roundtables   |
|         |    |     (report back to NSC)                             |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | *National Steering Committee members*                |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Meeting attendance                               |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Develop calendar of activities; place on NDTO    |
|         |    |     web site.                                        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Feedback mechanism may include: developing a     |
|         |    |     list of issues from each meeting; E-Dialogue     |
|         |    |     messages and an outreach plan that targets each  |
|         |    |     association's leadership.                        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date:                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Continuous, throughout 2002                          |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Develop overall calendar of activities (initial) by  |
|         |    | February 15.                                         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Develop attendance responsibilities by February 28.  |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: Key public safety meetings have been         |
|         |    | identified, i.e., IACP Annual conference in Oct 02,  |
|         |    | IAFC and APCO Annual Conferences in August 02. FHWA  |
|         |    | is working with the various organizations regarding  |
|         |    | these efforts.                                       |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Additional Information:                              |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 3. | Organizations that are included on the NSC will      |
|         |    | continue to advance Operations within their          |
|         |    | respective memberships.                              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | *NSC Members*                                        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Operations content included in associations'     |
|         |    |     conferences and key leadership meetings.         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: as required               |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: Operations CBU will encourage and support    |
|         |    | outreach activities for approximately 10 major       |
|         |    | associations. Associations will receive some limited |
|         |    | dollars to advance the operations message to their   |
|         |    | memberships. Associations, in turn, will develop an  |
|         |    | action plan describing how they will achieve that    |
|         |    | end. The target period to have association contracts |
|         |    | in place and begin the outreach efforts is June      |
|         |    | 2002.                                                |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Additional Information:                              |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 4. | *Hold Operations Conference, October 2002.*          |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | National Steering Committee/ITE                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | We will expand the level of participation in 2002    |
|         |    | and hold an open conference on Operations. Efforts   |
|         |    | underway throughout the year could report on their   |
|         |    | progress, e.g., associations' sub-committees on OPS, |
|         |    | other.                                               |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date:                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   March 2003 (Location, Date: TBD)                 |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: The conference will be held in March 2003.   |
|         |    | The conference will showcase Operational programs    |
|         |    | and will target both practitioners and local/state   |
|         |    | officials. Conference sponsors will be identified in |
|         |    | the next 3-6 months.                                 |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 5. | *Mobilize Association Support for Operations: Phase  |
|         |    | II. Ensure Operations gets a prominent place on      |
|         |    | their Agendas.*                                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Continue individual Association Task Force       |
|         |    |     meetings over the next year.                     |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Implementation by Associations of Action Items   |
|         |    |     included in CY 01 White Papers.                  |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Operations Presentations at their Associations'  |
|         |    |     Annual/Technical/Policy Meetings                 |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Engaging a number of organizations that were not |
|         |    |     part of the CY 01 effort to begin an Operations  |
|         |    |     effort by establishing a task force and the      |
|         |    |     development of an associated White Paper.        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   John Harding (FHWA): Working to turn             |
|         |    |     commissioned papers into 2 to 4 page summary     |
|         |    |     articles.                                        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: As required.              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: Same as C.3 above - Operations CBU will      |
|         |    | encourage and support outreach activities for        |
|         |    | approximately 10 major associations. Associations    |
|         |    | will receive some limited dollars to advance the     |
|         |    | operations message to their memberships.             |
|         |    | Associations, in turn, will develop an action plan   |
|         |    | describing how they will achieve that end. The       |
|         |    | target period to have association contracts in place |
|         |    | and begin the outreach efforts is June 2002.         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Additional Information (Optional):                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | The FHWA provided seed \$ to a small number of       |
|         |    | associations in 2001 to begin the process of opening |
|         |    | a dialogue on transportation operations. (CY 02      |
|         |    | funding for continued association dialogues have not |
|         |    | been decided upon at this point.) The CY 02 effort   |
|         |    | would have the existing organizations that were      |
|         |    | engaged in 2001 to continue the implementation of    |
|         |    | their efforts to the next level. For example, the    |
|         |    | NSC might want to request that the Associations      |
|         |    | begin implementation of the Action Items in the      |
|         |    | White Papers that were developed by task forces in   |
|         |    | 2001. Organizations could report progress at the     |
|         |    | Fall 2002 Operations Conference.                     |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 6. | Support Incident Management (IM) Summit.             |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Seek opportunities for NSC members to speak at   |
|         |    |     the IM Summit.                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | AASHTO, ITSA, and FHWA (Dave Helman 202-366-8042)    |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Forge a stronger link between the public safety and  |
|         |    | transportation communities and create a greater      |
|         |    | awareness regarding the value of Incident            |
|         |    | Management.                                          |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: March 11-13, 2002,        |
|         |    | Irvine, CA                                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: Complete. Proceedings to be posted on the    |
|         |    | FHWA Operations website in May 2002                  |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 7. | Develop Integrated National Dialogue on              |
|         |    | Transportation Operations Web-Site                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | ITE (Ed Stollof, 202-289-0222x132) & FHWA (Scott     |
|         |    | Johnson 202-366-9498)                                |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | The intent is to produce a site with all major       |
|         |    | content and linkages that are relevant to the        |
|         |    | National Dialogue on Transportation Operations.      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: Winter 2002               |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: No anticipated action in 2002. Higher        |
|         |    | priority requirements have taken precedent over this |
|         |    | item.                                                |
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| # **    |    |                                                      |
| Nationa |    |                                                      |
| l Dialo |    |                                                      |
| gue On  |    |                                                      |
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| ions**  |    |                                                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
| #       |    |                                                      |
|  **2002 |    |                                                      |
|  Action |    |                                                      |
|  Plan** |    |                                                      |
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| **Stra  | *  | **Developing An Operations Program**                 |
| tegy:** | *I |                                                      |
|         | I. |                                                      |
|         | ** |                                                      |
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| **Acti  | A. | Institutional Needs                                  |
| vity:** |    |                                                      |
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| *       |    | The concept of Planning for Operations including     |
| *Descri |    | institutional issues with respect to regional        |
| ption** |    | operating entities has been under discussion during  |
|         |    | the past 18 months. FHWA has had three Working Group |
|         |    | meetings that brought together key stakeholders to   |
|         |    | help define the issues and to make recommendations   |
|         |    | that will be included in a set of planning for       |
|         |    | operations guidance materials. At the same time, TRB |
|         |    | has a number of committees that are charged with     |
|         |    | planning for operations and regional operating       |
|         |    | organization activities. The objective of this work  |
|         |    | is to further the institutional dialogue on these    |
|         |    | key issues and to produce a number of products that  |
|         |    | promote a greater understanding of the need to link  |
|         |    | planning and operations.                             |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| **      | 1. | Develop guidance on Planning for Operations.         |
| Planned |    |                                                      |
| Activi  |    | Lead organization(s): FHWA - Wayne Berman,           |
| ties:** |    | 202-366-4069                                         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Produce Planning for Operations Guidance         |
|         |    |     including:                                       |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Develop outreach/communication materials for     |
|         |    |     better planning.                                 |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Develop guidance materials that can reap         |
|         |    |     short-term benefits.                             |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Layout longer-term planning activities and       |
|         |    |     benefits.                                        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Promote strong input from operations in capital  |
|         |    |     planning,                                        |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Establish linkages between operations and land   |
|         |    |     use and development, and                         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Develop an interagency strategic plan that       |
|         |    |     defines: common vision, purpose, scope, goals,   |
|         |    |     resources, and tracks impacts and benefits.      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: TBD                       |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: A draft "Primer: Planning for Operations" is |
|         |    | complete. Release of Primer is TBD. Discussions are  |
|         |    | underway between TRB and FHWA regarding potential    |
|         |    | activities and deliverables to advance planning for  |
|         |    | operations, e.g., workshop, special report. A        |
|         |    | TRB-led invitation-only workshop has tentatively     |
|         |    | been discussed for October 02.                       |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 2. | *Continue activities on Regional Operations*         |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | TRB: Jon Williams 202-334-3205; Valerie Briggs (703) |
|         |    | 917-2197                                             |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Outcomes:                                            |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Cement relationships of stakeholders who are         |
|         |    | engaging in regional operations today. 2) Identify   |
|         |    | and support other candidate regions' efforts to      |
|         |    | begin formalizing regional operations, 3) Gather     |
|         |    | information regarding implementation factors based   |
|         |    | upon different enablers (e.g., scheduling of work    |
|         |    | zones, IM, etc)                                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products                                             |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Hold Workshop on Regional Operations (Concurrent |
|         |    |     with 2002 TRB meeting.) January 11-12, 2002      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Potential additional products:                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
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|         |    | -   Share best practices, develop additional case    |
|         |    |     studies and guidebook,                           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | -   Convene 3 to 4 meetings/workshops on             |
|         |    |     implementation issues relative to regional       |
|         |    |     operations. Meetings could be scheduled in       |
|         |    |     conjunction with other scheduled event.          |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: Throughout 2002           |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: Workshop: Complete. Proceedings are due in   |
|         |    | May 2002.                                            |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | This effort is slowly being combined with the        |
|         |    | Planning for Operations effort above, i.e., regional |
|         |    | operations emphasis is no longer on "who" but rather |
|         |    | "what and how".                                      |
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| *Nation |    |                                                      |
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|  Transp |    |                                                      |
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| n Opera |    |                                                      |
| tions** |    |                                                      |
|         |    |                                                      |
| #       |    |                                                      |
|  **2002 |    |                                                      |
|  Action |    |                                                      |
|  Plan** |    |                                                      |
+=========+====+======================================================+
| **Stra  | *  | **Developing An Operations Program**                 |
| tegy:** | *I |                                                      |
|         | I. |                                                      |
|         | ** |                                                      |
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| **Acti  | B. | Legislative and Policy Issues                        |
| vity:** |    |                                                      |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| *       |    | Reauthorization will continue to be a major focal    |
| *Descri |    | point of the NSC within 2002. The general consensus  |
| ption** |    | among members is to use the NSC as a mechanism to    |
|         |    | share information and vet policy options (as needed) |
|         |    | throughout the year. To date, the NSC has not been   |
|         |    | used as a separate policy entity responsible for     |
|         |    | developing legislative proposals.                    |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
| **      | 1. | NSC representatives will request to be included on,  |
| Planned |    | and provide presentations to key association policy  |
| Activi  |    | task forces and legislative committees during CY     |
| ties:** |    | 2002. Those representatives who participate in the   |
|         |    | association meetings will provide a summary of the   |
|         |    | major discussion items to the Steering Committee.    |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | NSC members                                          |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Operations issues are carried to the respective      |
|         |    | associations' policy task forces for consideration.  |
|         |    | The outcomes and feedback from the associations'     |
|         |    | policy meetings will be relayed back to the NSC.     |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: On-going through 02       |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: FHWA (Operations CBU) presented the results  |
|         |    | of the National Summit at APTA's Policy meeting in   |
|         |    | March 2002. Generally, this is the time period where |
|         |    | associations and DOT/FHWA are developing their       |
|         |    | legislative proposals individually. Once             |
|         |    | organizations release their positions publicly,      |
|         |    | conversations on reauthorization will resume.        |
+---------+----+------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 2. | Associations vet legislative options with NSC        |
|         |    | throughout the year.                                 |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:              |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | NSC members                                          |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                   |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Feedback from NSC; information sharing among         |
|         |    | associations, others.                                |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: Ongoing through 2002      |
|         |    |                                                      |
|         |    | Status: No change                                    |
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| # **    |    |                                                       |
| Nationa |    |                                                       |
| l Dialo |    |                                                       |
| gue On  |    |                                                       |
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| rtation |    |                                                       |
|  Operat |    |                                                       |
| ions**  |    |                                                       |
|         |    |                                                       |
| #       |    |                                                       |
|  **2002 |    |                                                       |
|  Action |    |                                                       |
|  Plan** |    |                                                       |
+=========+====+=======================================================+
| **Stra  | ** | **Identifying and Applying Tools**                    |
| tegy:** | II |                                                       |
|         | I. |                                                       |
|         | ** |                                                       |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Acti  | A. | Measuring Performance                                 |
| vity:** |    |                                                       |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| *       |    | At the Summit, there was general agreement the future |
| *Descri |    | direction of transportation should be based on a      |
| ption** |    | performance-based system. Some of the key points      |
|         |    | regarding performance were: 1) engage our customers   |
|         |    | first to assess what is important to them, 2)         |
|         |    | decision-makers can more effectively manage with      |
|         |    | real-time, high quality performance data, 3) the best |
|         |    | measures are developed locally yet they should align  |
|         |    | to a national set of measures.                        |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **      | 1. | *Develop comprehensive set of performance measures    |
| Planned |    | for national, state, regional, local management       |
| Activi  |    | needs.*                                               |
| ties:** |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | FHWA- Vince Pearce 202-366-1548                       |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                    |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | 1.  Development of performance measures that resonate |
|         |    |     at all levels of government for all audiences.    |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | 2.  **Work with FTA and APTA to initiate              |
|         |    |     modifications to the reliability measures (e.g.   |
|         |    |     buffer index) to include transit.**               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | 3.  **Continue/expand ITS Pilot Mobility Study (FHWA  |
|         |    |     Vince Pearce, 202-366-1548). This study will      |
|         |    |     continue to gather ITS-based reliability**        |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | > **measure data on the Buffer Index, obtain two      |
|         |    | > years of data from 10 cities obtain one-year of     |
|         |    | > data from an additional 12** sites, and develop     |
|         |    | > trend information based on early results. A Buffer  |
|         |    | > Index is a metric that indicates that \"A traveler  |
|         |    | > should allow an extra BI% travel time due to        |
|         |    | > variations in the amount of congestion delay on     |
|         |    | > that trip\".                                        |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: TBD                        |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Status: Began dialogue with key association namely,   |
|         |    | International City/County Managers Association.       |
|         |    | Introduced transportation measures at their annual    |
|         |    | Consortium on Performance Measurement meeting in      |
|         |    | April 2002. We expanded the ITS Pilot Mobility study  |
|         |    | to 22 cities in 2002 where we are collecting near     |
|         |    | real-time data from ITS sources and developing        |
|         |    | reliability and travel time measures from these       |
|         |    | cities.                                               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Additional Information:                               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | This item was a major item that was discussed at the  |
|         |    | October 2001 Operations Summit.                       |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
|         | >  | ### Support development and coordination of "Info     |
|         |  2 | structure" requirements and implementation strategies |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | DOT ITS JPO: Jeff Paniati, 202-366-9536               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                    |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | -   Plan(s) and budget(s) for developing,             |
|         |    |     implementing, and maintaining communications and  |
|         |    |     technology along our transportation system        |
|         |    |     facilities.                                       |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | -   Implementation of ITSA 10-Year Plan               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | -   TRB Data Committee activities                     |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Status: Vetted Infostructure requirements at TRB in   |
|         |    | January 2002.                                         |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: Throughout 2002            |
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| # *     |    |                                                       |
| *Nation |    |                                                       |
| al Dial |    |                                                       |
| ogue On |    |                                                       |
|  Transp |    |                                                       |
| ortatio |    |                                                       |
| n Opera |    |                                                       |
| tions** |    |                                                       |
|         |    |                                                       |
| #       |    |                                                       |
|  **2002 |    |                                                       |
|  Action |    |                                                       |
|  Plan** |    |                                                       |
+=========+====+=======================================================+
| **Stra  | ** | **Identifying and Applying Tools**                    |
| tegy:** | II |                                                       |
|         | I. |                                                       |
|         | ** |                                                       |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Acti  | B. | Developing Tools                                      |
| vity:** |    |                                                       |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| *       |    | Throughout 2001, a number of analytical tools that    |
| *Descri |    | can help professionals who are engaged in either an   |
| ption** |    | operations or planning environment were completed or  |
|         |    | are under development. It is the Year 2002 objective  |
|         |    | to continue this effort.                              |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **      | 1. | *Enhance Self-Assessment tool to include more transit |
| Planned |    | and emergency response activities.*                   |
| Activi  |    |                                                       |
| ties:** |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | FHWA Vince Pearce, 202-366-1548; Phil Tarnoff, Walter |
|         |    | Kraft                                                 |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                    |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | -   Enhanced, web-based Self Assessment tool (Section |
|         |    |     508 compliant),                                   |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | -   Seminar: Use of the Self-Assessment led by the    |
|         |    |     University of Maryland                            |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date:                            |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Enhanced Self-Assessment Seminar -- TBD               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Status: see Vince Pearce                              |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
|         | 2. | ### Operations Resource Toolbox                       |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Lead organization(s)/persons/telephone:               |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Institute of Transportation Engineers, Ed Stollof,    |
|         |    | 202-289-0222 x132                                     |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                    |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | A comprehensive web-based toolbox of operations       |
|         |    | resources that not only includes FHWA resources, but  |
|         |    | resources from all elements of the transportation     |
|         |    | industry.                                             |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Estimated Completion Date: None                       |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Status: No anticipated action. Instead, the ITS       |
|         |    | Resource Guide was expanded to include ITS and        |
|         |    | Operational resources.                                |
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| # *     |    |                                                       |
| *Nation |    |                                                       |
| al Dial |    |                                                       |
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| n Opera |    |                                                       |
| tions** |    |                                                       |
|         |    |                                                       |
| #       |    |                                                       |
|  **2002 |    |                                                       |
|  Action |    |                                                       |
|  Plan** |    |                                                       |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Stra  | *  | **Research Agenda**                                   |
| tegy:** | *I |                                                       |
|         | V. |                                                       |
|         | ** |                                                       |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **Acti  | A. | FSHRP                                                 |
| vity:** |    |                                                       |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **      |    | Congress requested that the Transportation Research   |
| Descrip |    | Board initiate a new process of setting strategic     |
| tion:** |    | highway research priorities and designing a program   |
|         |    | for a focused R&D effort. The study was initiated in  |
|         |    | January 1999 and was completed in October 2001.       |
|         |    | Members of the NSC were part of the TRB effort. The   |
|         |    | TRB report (prepublication) can be accessed by going  |
|         |    | to the following web site: [**Special Report          |
|         |    | 260**](http://trb.org/trb/publications/sr/sr260.pdf). |
+---------+----+-------------------------------------------------------+
| **      | 1. | Keep the NSC apprised of future FSHRP activities.     |
| Planned |    |                                                       |
| Activi  |    | Lead/support responsible organization(s)/persons:     |
| ties:** |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Frank Francois                                        |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Products/Outcomes:                                    |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Periodic updates                                      |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Estimated Timeframe for Completion/Status: as         |
|         |    | required.                                             |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Status: No change                                     |
|         |    |                                                       |
|         |    | Additional Information:                               |
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