# Presentation: 910403

## National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC)

- Jeffrey F. Paniati
- Associate Administrator for Operations
- Federal Highway Administration

- NAWG Meeting
- National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
- 400 N. Capitol St.., NW
- Washington, DC
- January 29, 2004

## Presentation Overview

-   The Need for 21st Century Operations
-   Ongoing efforts to Advance Operations
**  ****National Transportation ****    Operations   **
**    ****Coalition ****    (NTOC)**

## Local, State, and Federal Transportation Professionals
Elected/Appointed Officials
Transportation Planners
Public Safety Community
University and Research Professionals
Private Industry

- Elected/Appointed Officials
- Transportation Planners
- Public Safety Community
- University and Research Professionals
- Private Industry

**The Operations Community**

##  
To Build, maintain, and operate a        transportation system that is safe,  reliable and secure.

- To Build, maintain, and _operate_ a        transportation system that is safe,  reliable and secure.

**Operations Community Objective**

## Operations Community 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.
- Operating the system smartly and efficiently can _help address_ each of these challenges.

## Operations Community Responsibility

-  Building a 21st century operations
-     culture that effectively uses 21st
-     century technologies.

##   What is 21st Century Operations? 

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

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

- Characteristics

## What are 21st Century Technologies?.....ITS!

*  **Information gathering*
*  **Information sharing*
*  **Control*
*  **Vehicle-based*
*  **Vehicle to roadside to home base*
*  **Payment*

## How Can We Achieve Our Objective?

- Manage for Performance
- Advancing the State-of-the-Practice
**Communicating/Educating/Advocating**

## Manage for Performance

-  Develop and implement performance
-     measures and processes
-  Organize agencies to operate
-  Plan for operations (incorporate into
-     the transportation planning process)

## The Cultural Shift! 

- Achieved through
_*Unprecedented*_* Regional Transportation Operations Collaboration and Coordination*

- Transportation
- Operations and Maintenance

***Regional*** Transportation
- Systems Management and Operations

***Linkage***

- State Transportation Planning and Investment Decision-making

**Notes:**
Regional TSM&O (recall from previous slide on 21st Century Operations) 
Proactive
24/7
Regional
Based on real-time information
Customer focused
Performance-based
Result: 
Jurisdictions / agencies address their own system operations and performance needs in the context of 
Regional coordination and operations (RTSM & O).

Enhanced Linkages
A regional forum for transportation operations
A regional transportation concept of operations
Regional operations performance measures
An ITS regional architecture
A strategy for financial & non-financial resources
A strategy for sharing data and information
Regional operations, e.g. TIM, ATIS, freight

## Advance the State of the Practice

-   Detect, respond, remove incidents quicker.
-   Reduce delays due to work zones.
-   Operate intersections safer/more efficiently.
-   Manage traffic more aggressively.
-   Reduce run-of-road crashes.
-   Manage better during inclement weather.
-   Ensure we are prepared for emergencies.
-   Provide travelers with full information.

## Communicate/Advocate/Educate

- National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC)

## National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC)

- Representing the Community through partnerships with:

-   Key national associations – AASHTO, APTA,
-      ITE, ITS-A, APWA, AMPO, NACE, NACTO,
-      STPP, ICMA, PTI, AAPA, TRB, and others.

- Focus on moving stakeholders from Dialogue to Action.

## Coalition Action Plan

**Coalition Action Plan**

** ****Managing for Performance **
-     °  Develop easy to use performance measure materials.
-     °  Create information and tools to support planning for operation.
-     °  Advance consideration of operations in the planning process.

** ****Advancing the State-of-the Practice **
-     °  Develop tool-box of best practice.
-     °  Develop performance benchmarks for changeable message signs.
-     °  Develop performance benchmarks for traffic signal systems.

** ****Communicating/Educating/Advocating**
-      °  Summarize operations benefits data.
-      °  Develop products aimed at decision-makers.
-      °  Create shared management and operations website.
-      °  Develop comprehensive/coordinated outreach program.

## NTOC

**NTOC**

**NAWG****Communication & Outreach**

**Signal Systems & VMS Benchmarking**

**Performance Measurement & Reporting**

**Linking Planning & Operations**

**Funding Compendium**

**Current Action Teams**

**Notes:**
Could briefly describe the purpose of the Small Group and the Action Teams (next couple of slides go into detail about proposed evolution of NAWG)
Small Group: is to provide a forum for a continuous, strategic discussion that coincides with the goals, strategies and plans of the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC). The goal of the small group is not to exclude the involvement of any member of the NTOC from participating, but rather to insure that there is regular interaction among the core members of the NTOC.  

Action Teams: Smaller subcommittees convened to address specific issues related to the NTOC strategic plan.  These subcommittees will work in the background to advance the vision of the NTOC through coordinated activities under the three functional areas of the NTOC (Urban, Rural, Ports/Borders) 

## Outreach & Communications Task Force 

**for the NTOC**

**To educate “the community” on the benefits of adopting operations strategies and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) as viable options for improving the overall performance of the nation’s transportation system. **

## NAWG

** ****Assist in the development and execution of  **
**   ****NTOC Outreach and Communications activities**
** ****Provide guidance on NTOC Outreach Agenda**** **
** ****Attend Monthly NAWG/NTOC Outreach **
**   ****Meetings**
** ****Update NTOC at bi-annual meetings **

**NAWG**

**Role and Responsibilities**

## NAWG

** “****Talking Ops” Web cast Series ****(similar to Freight)**** **
** ****Transportation Operations Conference ****(ITE Spring 05) **** **
** ****Development of Publications and Articles **** **
** ****Provide guidance on redesign of NTOC Website, **
**   ****E-Dialogue, and ICDN****	**** **
** ****Host Conference Sessions and Workshops on **
**   ****Operations issues**

**NAWG**

**Possible Activities**

## 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
- °  Infrastructure Performance and Maintenance Program
- °  ITS Performance Incentive Program
-   Creates an institutional focus on freight management.
-   Funds a strong ITS R&D program; supports separate
-       Operations R&D program.

**Notes:**
Establishing a foundation for TSM&O is parsed between many sections.  The language proposed in section 1701 provides a TSM&O definition to differentiate it from other transportation alternatives.  The definition reads...
The term “TSM&O” means an integrated program to optimize the performance of existing infrastructure through the implementation of multi- and intermodal, cross-jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability of Federal-aid highways.  (partial definition)

Planning factors now include language that incorporates a requirement to consider operational improvements.  

In States and metropolitan areas, the Transportation Plan at a minimum shall contain operational and management strategies to improve performance, relieve congestion, and maximize the safety and mobility of people and goods.

The provisions in section 5201 establish TSM&O as separate area of research

## Summary

- •  Delivering a safe, reliable, and secure transportation system
-     requires operations—21st century operations using
-     21st century technologies.
- •  There are many things we need to do today to deliver
-     21st century operations.
- 	°  Managing for Performance
- 	°  Advancing the State-of-the-Practice
- 	°  Communicating/Educating/Advocating
-   •  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 21st century
-    operations culture.

## For More Information:

- Office of Operations:
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- National Transportation Operations Coalition
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