Cross-cutting Issues

This paper reports the results of a study of key success factors of integrated traffic management and emergency response systems. The study relied on the methods of survey research to specify a research model, create measures of the research variables, develop an appropriate sampling frame, administer the survey, analyze the results, and report and share the findings. The focus was on calibrating important success factors of integrated programs to reach clear conclusions about what works and what doesn’t work – and the circumstances that impact success or failure. The study is unique because it developed quantitative measures of the nature and quality of stakeholder relations. The measures are evaluated and assessed in terms of their usefulness for developing a better understanding of both the success factors as well as the limiting factors – the elements of collaborative inertia – that hold back projects from reaching their full potential. The findings are critical to stakeholders who recognize the benefits of working to integrate traffic management and emergency response systems and need to make the best use of their limited resources toward this goal.

University of Alabama

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, May 19-22, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota

In 2003, PB Farradyne under the guidance of the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO) and support of Oahu’s transportation stakeholder agencies developed a Regional Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture for Oahu. The development of the Oahu Regional ITS Architecture was born from the need to improve safety, capacity, agency/system integration, communication, and mobility on Oahu. The objective of the Oahu Regional ITS Architecture effort, therefore, was to support ITS interoperability and joint operations initiatives amongst Oahu’s transportation and emergency response providers ultimately benefiting a broad range of Oahu’s transportation stakeholders. This paper summarizes the Oahu Regional Intelligent Architecture placing emphasis on the approach taken to develop the architecture, key aspects of architecture development, and the unique characteristics inherent to the region.

PB Farradyne

Oahu Metropolitian Planning Organization

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, May 19-22, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Advanced Regional Traffic Interactive Information and Management System (ARTIMIS) located in the Cincinnati region was one of the earliest ITS systems conceived in the United States. ARTIMIS represents a remarkable partnership among the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI). ARTIMIS consists of several components including closed circuit TV cameras (CCTV), overhead-mounted and portable dynamic message signs (DMS), highway advisory radio (HAR), freeway and ramp reference markers, freeway service patrol (FSP) vans funded through a public/private partnership, a traveler advisory telephone service, and total station surveying equipment. ARTIMIS began limited operations in June 1995 and the system was completed in December 1998. However, the system continues to be expanded. In 1999, the KYTC, ODOT, OKI, and local agencies in the region initiated the evaluation of ARTIMIS to assess: public perception; agency perception; and system benefits. This paper presents the results of the evaluation effort.

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Presented at the 11th ITS Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida

This paper describes the effort made to develop an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) strategic deployment plan for Chittenden County, Vermont, an area with a population of about 140,000. Developing this plan followed the most recent version of the ITS planning process, which is centered about the concept of market packages. Following a brief description of the main tasks of this process, the regional architecture developed for the area is presented, and the projects recommended for deployment are summarized. To provide insight into the attributes of ITS planning in medium-sized areas, the results from this study are compared to the results from two other ITS planning studies recently completed for two medium-sized areas in Iowa and Virginia. The comparison reveals some strong trends that could be identified with ITS planning in medium-sized areas, including the existence of a subset of market packages that appear to be most popular for deployment in these areas. It is hoped that this study will be of value to other small- and medium-sized areas as they strive to plan for ITS in their regions.

University of Vermont: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Resource Systems Group

Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization

Presented at the 11th ITS Annual Conference and Exposition, June 4-7, 2001 Miami Beach, Florida

This report, prepared by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District IV ITS Office, is the second annual report for the SMART (“Systems Management for Advanced Roadway Technologies") SunGuide Transportation Management Center (TMC) located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This annual report reviews the performance of the ITS operations and summarizes the return-on-investment or benefit/cost ratio outcome that was calculated for 2005.