Commercial Operations

In 2007, ITS Rocky Mountain (ITSRM), with IDT Group and the Western Transportation
Institute (WTI), successfully developed and delivered a 1½ day training course on Road
Weather Information Systems (RWIS) to ITS America (ITSA) members. We developed this
course within an extraordinarily aggressive schedule while maintaining high training industry
standards for content and learning measurement. We have subsequently delivered the course
multiple times throughout the country and have received outstanding evaluations; it
obviously fulfills a need within the industry. While this pilot project was successful, we
learned several lessons from the experience. These lessons include the positive and negative
consequences of dramatically accelerating the development timeline and the cost implications
of developing high quality training regardless of schedule compression.

IDT Group, LLC

The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) has made the application of
technology and the improvement of freight flow movement priorities in its 2030 Plan. With the
expected increase in the number of trucks on our highways, coupled with modern logistic
practices and concern for highway safety and homeland security, enhancing freight flow and
mitigating congestion will require the application of new and innovative technologies.
The Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation (CATSS) at the University of
Central Florida in conjunction with The Florida Department of Transportation Commercial
Vehicle Operations Program began evaluating technology to support commercial truck
compliance and enforcement. Under this project, researchers evaluated off-the-shelf technology, integrating remote sensing and spatial information hardware with communications software into what would eventually become a Remotely Operated Compliance Station or ROCS. The station is designed to function so that it can generate and analyze data to support identification of freight flow congestion and test the suitability of the system as a model for regulatory compliance, enforcement and mitigating congestion bottlenecks at a major port and freight gateway. This new technology-reliant architecture will lead to improved enforcement, better security, and a more efficient utilization of enforcement personnel who can plan their activities around areas where violations occur. Efficient enforcement will remove unsafe vehicles and operators off our roadways ensuring safe and secure travel and freight movement.

University of Central Florida

Paper submitted for publication and presentation at the ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and
Exposition

This paper describes the development and documentation of the Minnesota ITS Planning and
Regional Architecture Update effort. The Minnesota Regional ITS Architecture was created as a planning tool to enhance the transportation system through the safe and efficient movement of people, goods and information, with greater mobility and fuel efficiency, less pollution and increased operating efficiency in Minnesota. An innovative approach to developing and documenting the Minnesota Regional ITS Architecture was created. The approach provides a framework for planning, defining and integrating ITS; identifying ITS investment strategies; mainstreaming ITS development; and integrating ITS planning into the transportation planning and programming process to enhance transportation utilizing ITS technologies more effectively and efficiently.

Minnesota Department of Transportation

URS Corporation

The I-80/I-680/I-780 corridors in Solano County are characterized by heavy congestion during
commute hours in the direction of employment centers in San Francisco and Oakland. The
corridors are pivotal because they provide a connection between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Sacramento area. The Corridor System Management Plan (CSMP) and the Corridor-Level ITS Architecture will be used to coordinate and plan operational improvements to enhance the mobility in the corridors and guide future investment decisions.

California Department of Transportation

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Paper submitted for publication and presentation at the ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition

This project evaluates the process that was followed by MDOT and other stakeholders for the
acquisition of new Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) software aiming to integrate and facilitate the management of various Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) components across Michigan. The reported evaluation is based on a review of various documents associated with the procurement and interviews with key project stakeholders. This includes individuals from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Michigan Department of Information Technology (MDIT), the Michigan Department of Management and Budget (DMB), Kimley-Horn of Michigan, which was commissioned under a separate contract to draft user needs and requirements for the procurement, and consulting firms responding to the procurement’s Request for Proposal (RFP).

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

URS Corporation

Michigan Department of Transportation

Paper submitted for publication and presentation at the ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition