# Presentation: 735560

## State of the ITS Industry: Federal ITS Program

- Jeffrey F. Paniati
- Associate Administrator for Operations
- Acting Director, ITS Joint Program Office
- U.S. Department of Transportation

- 	  TRB 83rd Annual Meeting
- 		 Washington, DC
- 		 January 12, 2004

## Presentation Overview

- Status of Major Initiatives
- Program Evolution
- Reauthorization

## Major Initiatives

- Deployment
- 511
- Intelligent Transportation
- 	   Infrastructure Program
- iFlorida
- Amber Alert
- HHS Coordination
- Architecture Consistency

- R&D
- IVI
- Weather Program
- Hazardous Materials
- E-Seal Test
- VII

## 511 Deployment Status

- = 511 Operational (“Live”)

- as of December 10, 2003

- Alaska

- Hawaii

- Puerto
- Rico

- D.C.

- = Expect 2004 Launch

***Accessible by 17.6% of Population***

***Accessible by 33% of Population in 2004***

**Notes:**
Goal: Nationwide Deployment of Telephone Based Traveler Information Services
Status as of December 10, 2003:
20 systems in 19 States – 15 Statewide systems, 4 metro area systems, 1 regional/corridor (I-81 Virginia)
Serving almost 18% of resident population
Over 11 Million calls placed to date
November 2003 Statistics
Over 900,000 calls placed in November ’03
1 1⁄2 minute average length of call
Almost 1.4 Million minutes of call time

Projected thru 2004:
Add 6 Statewide systems, 3 metro area systems, for total of 29 systems in 28 States
Coverage to 33% of the resident population

44 States and the District of Columbia will have received funds to assist in planning 511 systems.

## Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Program (ITIP)

- Goal: To enhance availability of real-time traveler information and develop an ability to measure the operating performance of the roadway system in the major metropolitan areas.
- Status:
- 	- Contract with Mobility Technologies.
- 	- 29 metro areas eligible.
- 	- Systems in **Pittsburgh**, **Philadelphia,** and **Chicago** operational.
- 	- Construction begun in **Providence** and **Boston**.
- 	- Design under way in **San Diego** and **Tampa**.
- 	- Local agreements signed for **Washington, DC** and **Los Angeles**.
- 	- Negotiations active in 13 additional areas.

## iFlorida Model Deployment

- Goal: National model for how security, reliability and safety can be enhanced through the widespread availability of real-time information.
- Components:
- Orlando metro area information system.
- Statewide conditions reporting system.
- Hurricane evacuation route monitoring.
- Weather response.
- Critical infrastructure security monitoring.
- Travel and weather information, including 511.

## iFlorida Model Deployment

- Status:
-  Began May 1, 2003.
-  System design complete.
-  Operational in May 2005.
-  2 years of operational evaluation.

## Amber Alert

- Goal: To integrate the communication/response capability of transportation and public safety agencies to improve Amber Alert and other emergency response capabilities.
- Status:
- 	- Approximately 40 grants to State DOT’s to
-       facilitate coordinated programs.
- 	- Grants focus on electronic linkage between
- 	  transportation and public safety entities.
- 	- 93 Amber plans in place.
- 	- Child recoveries to date – 117.

## Human Service Transportation Coordination Program

- Goal: To improve the quality and efficiency of subsidized transportation services through the application of advanced technology.
- Status:
- 	- Several operational tests underway or planned to demonstrate
- 	  how ITS might be applied under various institutional structures.
- 	- DOT/HHS coordination workshops being provided regionally
- 	  to facilitate the planning necessary for coordinated services
- 	  (Departments of Education and Labor now engaged).
- 	- National leadership forum planned on human service
- 	  transportation coordination (part of FTA “United We Ride”
- 	  Initiative).

**Notes:**
There are 62 federal programs that fund specialized transportation services for human service trips.  A significant amount of money is spent by the federal government to provide these transportation services.
ITS transit technologies can help transit agencies improve specialized transportation services for human service trips.  Among other things, ITS improves efficiencies through better coordination of transportation services among transit providers for human service trips.
ITS transit technologies that improve specialized transportation services and help transit providers coordinate human service trips include the following:
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Local area network (LAN) / wide area network (WAN)
Wireless communications (e.g., digital radios, mobile phones)
Mobile data terminals (MDTs) / mobile data computers (e.g., personal digital assistants)
Automatic vehicle location (AVL) systems / computer aided dispatching (CAD)
Scheduling, routing, and dispatching software
Trip planning systems
Interactive voice response/recognition (IVR) reservation, cancellation, and confirmation systems
Real-time traveler information systems for transit 
Electronic payment systems / financial tracking and billing systems
Reporting software
Research/Demonstrations:
There is approximately $800,000 available for additional operational tests

## Architecture Consistency

- Goal: To encourage the development of regional ITS architectures and use for planning integrated ITS deployments.
- Status:
- 	- Regions must have regional architectures in
-       place by April 2005.
- 	- 300 regional architectures identified.
- 	- 119 regional ITS architecture completed.
- 	- Another 129 under development.

## Intelligent Vehicle Initiative

- Purpose: To help drivers prevent hazardous mistakes through the application of advanced driver assistance systems.
- Current Activities
- National IVI Meeting and Demonstration - June 2003.  About
-      250 attendees, 10 demonstrations, national press coverage  (this
-      included the opening of the Advanced Intersection Collision
-     Avoidance Test Facility at TFHRC).
- March 2003 - Started on road testing of GM Rear-end Collision Avoidance System FOT. 10 Buick LeSabres in Michigan.
- Completed Phase 1 of road departure FOT (system validation and
-      test planning).  Currently building test vehicles and starting on road
-      testing this year.
- Awarded Heavy Vehicle Electronically Controlled Brake System FOT to a team led by Freightliner and WalMart.
- Naturalistic Driving Study - March 2003 - Have a fleet of 100 cars on the road capturing natural driving data.

## Surface Transportation Weather Program

- Purpose:  To minimize the impact of weather on surface transportation.
- Current Activities:
- 	-  FHWA & NOAA Administrators met in August and agreed to
-         forge road weather partnership; anticipate plan in the spring.
- 	-  American Meteorological Society hosted a policy forum on
-         Weather and Highways in November; recommendations
-         forthcoming.
- 	-  National Academies just released a report that makes the strong
- 	   case for a formal National Road Weather  Research Program.
- 	-  MDSS Version 2.0 has just been released; system is being
-         demonstrated in Iowa this winter.

## Hazardous Materials Safety and Security Operational Test

-   Purpose:  Demonstrate the use of existing technology to improve the safety and security of HazMat transportation and quantify the costs and benefits.
-   Current Activities:
-     –  100 trucks have been equipped to provide location
-          monitoring and status of driver, vehicle, and cargo.
-      –  The test is 3 months into the 6-month test period.
-      –  Testing will be completed in April.
-      –  The final reports will be completed by September.

## Pacific Northwest E-Seal Test

-   Purpose:  To test the potential for electronic seals to support the
-     efficient, safe, and legal transport of marine containers.
-   Current Activities:
-     -  A public/private partnership was formed.
-     -  Test was coordinated with Operation Safe Commerce.
-     -  Three scenarios to be tested this year.
-         •  Linking e-seal with CVISN transponder.
-         •  Incorporating the Free and Secure Trade Program elements.
-         •  Integrating additional program elements such as agricultural
- 	inspection requirements.

## Vehicle Infrastructure Integration

- Purpose:  To explore the potential of cooperative vehicle highway systems to provide real-time information and support advanced safety applications.
- Current Activities:
- 	-  DSRC:
- 	    •  FCC recently issued licensing rules.
- 	    •  Standards testing has been initiated.
- 	-  DOT/AASHTO/Automaker Dialogue:
- 	    •  Initial set of public sector use cases developed.
- 	    •  Model under development to allow analysis of system
- 	        requirements.
- 	    •  Potential “partnership” being explored.

## Program Evolution

- Advisory Committee
- Management Council Direction
- Proposed Reorganization

## Advisory Committee

- DOT decided to establish a formal ITS Advisory Committee.
- Charter has been developed.
- Members have been identified.
- First meeting planned for March.
- New agreement has been negotiated with ITS America for continued program support.

## Management Council Direction

- Intent is to reorient the program to include fewer, larger, high-payoff initiatives.
- Expectation is that these initiatives will be multi-modal in nature, engage the private sector, have a clear Federal role, and be results oriented.
- Allow for continuation efforts, near-term wins, and exploratory studies.
- Fund cross-cutting efforts that support the overall goals of the ITS program.

## Proposed Reorganization

- RSPA to be transformed to new agency-- Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).
- RITA will retain responsibility for R&D functions of RSPA.
- ITS JPO and BTS would be moved to RITA.
- RITA will have a strong coordination and review function for all DOT R&D programs.

## Management Structure

- Management
- Council

- ITS JPO

- ITS Program
- Advisory
- Committee

- Strategic
- Planning
- Group

- Modal
- Administration’s
- Program Offices

## Reauthorization  Status

- Administration bill submitted to Congress.
- Senate EPW Committee has marked up bill.
- House T&I Committee has circulated draft       House bill for comment.
- House Science Committee has circulated separate draft of research provisions for comment.

## Features of SAFETEA

- A strong continued ITS Research and Development Program.
- Elimination of the ITS Deployment Program.
- A New ITS Performance Incentive Program.
- A CVISN Deployment Grant Program.
- Real-time System Management Information Program.
-  Statewide incident reporting systems.
-  Data exchange format.
- Increased emphasis on management and operations.

## Features of Congressional Legislation

- Both House and Senate propose strong research program.
- Senate language does not provide deployment funds.
- House language provides for ITS deployment grants and ITS set aside funds.
- Both House and Senate support CVISN funding.
- Both House and Senate propose a real-time system management information program.
- Both House and Senate support increased emphasis on management and operations.

##    Funding Summary

| Provision | Admin. | Senate | House T&I | House Science |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R&D | $121M | $120-135M | $138M | $130-$145M |
| Deployment 
Incentive | $135M | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Deployment 
Grants | n/a | n/a | $25M (511) | n/a |
| Set Aside Funds | n/a | n/a | $500M | n/a |
| CVISN | $25M | $30M 
(from R&D) | $25M | n/a |
| I-95 Corridor
Coalition | n/a | $8-12M
(from R&D) | n/a | n/a |

## Conclusion

-   2003 was year of significant progress both
-    from deployment and R&D perspectives.
-   ITS becoming increasingly visible to
-    profession and to public.
-   Federal program continues to evolve.
-   ITS Program well positioned in
-    reauthorization, whenever it happens.