Cross-cutting Issues

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.

This paper will provide a look back and a look forward of the 511 program in the
United States. The paper will describe management activities, performance measures and actual
deployment experiences from across the country. In addition a special focus will be presented as
the 511 Coalition seeks to reach 50% of the population with 511 services in 2005.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Presented at the 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 6-10, 2005, San Francisco, California

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is evaluating the value of the 95 EL Project
from many perspectives. This paper looks at the value thus far to the FDOT and the public
regarding:

• Dynamic Pricing – The comparison of dynamic pricing versus time-of-day pricing is

assessed.

• Trip Value to Non Transit Customer – Traffic volumes and speeds are evaluated for various scenarios to assess motorists’ behavior to variable toll amounts.

• Sustainability – Revenues are compared to operations and maintenance costs to determine

if the project will need additional operations and maintenance funding.

Florida Department of Transportation District Six

AECOM USA, Inc.

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun implementation of the
FDOT’s first dynamically priced managed lanes, known as 95 Express. 95 Express is part of a
series of operational improvements along the I-95 Corridor in Southeast Florida that will
improve the safety, passenger throughput, and travel reliability. 95 Express combines express or High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes with carpool and transit incentives, ramp metering, rapid
incident detection and enhanced operational management strategies. 95 Express is sponsored by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the FDOT, and the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) through the Miami Urban Partnership Agreement. For the project, an Intelligent
Transportation System (ITS)/Toll Equipment/Operations Team was formed that included FDOT
District Six (FDOT D6), FDOT District Four, FDOT Central Office ITS and Operations staff,
and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) toll operation personnel.

Authors: Gregg N. Letts, P.E., Rory Santana, P.E.

Presented at the 18th World Congress on ITS, October 2011, Orlando, Florida

Large metropolitan transit systems are facing acute financial stress due to ever increasing ADA/paratransit costs. Traditional methods generally entail the governing transit agency providing one or more subcontractors with vehicles, fuel assistance, facilities and assistance with technology, on top of a per trip cost. All of which contribute to growing budgeting problems [1].

HB Software Solutions

Montachusett Regional Transit Authority

Presented at the 18th World Congress on ITS, October 2011, Orlando, Florida