# Presentation: 910402

## Creating a 21st Century Transportation Operations Culture

**Creating a 21****st**** Century Transportation Operations Culture**

**      ****October 27, 2004**
**     ****Jeffrey F. Paniati**
**    ****Associate Administrator for Operations**
**      ****Federal Highway Administration **

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## “Talking Operations” Seminars

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**  ****Sponsored by the National Transportation ****   Operations Coalition (NTOC) and FHWA.**** **
**  ****Operations focused seminars offered via the  ****    Internet **
**-  no travel required for speakers or participants.**
**  ****Real time discussions on current state of ****    practice at the State, local, and regional level.**** **
**  ****One seminar offered on a variety of subjects each ****    month **
**-  ****(e.g. Incident Management, Performance Measurement, ****     Work Zones).**

## The Operations Story	

**Our Challenges...**
**Urban**** Congestion is reducing the quality of life and our economic vitality.**** **
**Rural**** Crashes are a significant public health problem.  Unexpected delays have a big impact (fog, ice, work zones) .**** **
**Ports and Border**** Delays are reducing our global competitiveness.**

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## 21st Century Operations

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**Out**
**  ****Reactive**
**  ****Project Focused**
**  ****Jurisdictions**
**  ****8/5**
**  ****Output-oriented**
**  ****Historical info**

**In**
**  ****Proactive**
**  ****Customer focused**
**  ****Systems**
**  ****24/7**
**  ****Performance based**
**  ****Real-time info**

## Community Objective 	

**To build, maintain, and ****operate**** a transportation**
**       ****system that is safe,**
**       ****reliable, and secure.**

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## FHWA: Current Strategies	

**Reducing Non Recurring Congestion**** **
**Reducing Recurring Congestion**** **
**Improving Day-to-Day Operations**
**Improving Emergency Transportation Operations**** **
**Enhancing Freight Operations**** **
**Building Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration and Coordination**** **
**Supporting Integrated ITS Deployment**

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**Notes:**
Is this needed?

## SAFETEA: Operations Provisions

**Legislatively establishes Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O).**
**Promotes regional operations coordination/collaboration. **
**Establishes a Real-Time System Management Information Program.**** **
**Focuses resources on improving system performance.**
**Creates an institutional focus on freight management.**
**Funds a strong ITS & R&D program; supports separate Operations R&D program.**

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## The National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC)	

**Partnership of national associations who represent ****transportation professionals**** and ****non-traditional stakeholders**** (elected/appointed officials).**** **
**Involved in transportation operations activities and decisionmaking at ****State, local, and regional**** ****levels****. **** **
**Meet bi-annually to identify ****strategies**** and develop ****resources**** to ****help advance transportation operations****.**** **
**Currently five subject specific ****Action Teams**** meet ****monthly**** to ****work on activities**** tied to current issues.**** **

**Notes:**
Should there be a slide that lists the NTOC members?  (maybe at the end of the seminar during Q&A the NTOC members can be up on a slide)

## The National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC)	

**Current Initiatives...**
**“****Talking Operations”**** Seminars**** **
**Traffic Signal**** Self Assessment and National Report Card**** **
**Development of “a few good”**** Performance Measures ****for Transportation Operations**** **
**Transportation Operations Conference****: ITE Technical Conference in Las Vegas, NV, February 27-March 3, 2005**
**NTOC Talks website (**_**www.ntoctalks.com**_**)**

## The Future for Operations

**Delivering a safe, reliable, and secure transportation system requires operations-21****st**** century operations using 21****st**** century technologies.**** **
**SAFETEA presents the opportunity to significantly advance the consideration of Operations.**
**FHWA and the National Transportation Operations Coalition are working together as champions to build a 21****st**** century operations culture.**** **

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## FHWA Office of Operations
www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov

National Transportation Operations Coalition 
www.ntoctalks.com  (available Nov. 15, 2004)

Zia Burleigh
FHWA Operations Community Builder
zia.burleigh@fhwa.dot.gov
(202) 366-1896

_**www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov**_
**National Transportation Operations Coalition **
_**www.ntoctalks.com**_**  *****(available Nov. 15, 2004)***
**Zia Burleigh**
**FHWA Operations Community Builder**
_**zia.burleigh@fhwa.dot.gov**_
**(202) 366-1896**

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