Cross-cutting Issues

In 1995, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) initiated the Traffic Incident
Management Enhancement (TIME) Program to improve the safety and efficiency of the
freeway system in Wisconsin, and to emphasize the importance of incident management in
overall system operations. Not only did the TIME Program quickly become the institutional
and operational complement to the state’s ITS deployment and infrastructure, it also became
the basis for on-going and emerging initiatives involving Work Zone Safety and Mobility and
Emergency Transportation Operations (ETO). The early success of TIME led to WisDOT
and the Program receiving an ITS America “Best-Of” award back in 2002. Over the past
fifteen years, TIME has matured into an on-going, sustained, statewide incident management
program and has further evolved into serving as a foundation for dealing with a wide range of
emergencies and situations such as traffic incidents, work zones, planned special events, and
severe weather.

Authors: Steven J. Cyra, PE, PTOE, John M. Corbin, PE, PTOE, Anne I. Reshadi, PE

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

Under SAFETEA-LU, Congress directed the United States Department of Transportation
(U.S. DOT) to prepare a “Rural Interstate Corridor Communications Study”. The purpose of
the study was to articulate the “feasibility of installing fiber optic cabling and wireless
communication infrastructure along multistate Interstate System route corridors for improved
communications services to rural communities along such corridors”. Three rural corridors, I-
90, I-91, and I-20, were analyzed to determine the feasibility to implement high speed
telecommunications. Understanding the viewpoints of both the Private Sector and State DOT
requires an understanding the both industries. Opportunities may still exist for hybrid
solutions to bring the private sector to the table for discussion with public agencies in
resource sharing programs.

Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Federal Highway Administration

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

Over the past twenty years or more government agencies have come to realize the major
impact weather has on our road system, and thus, they have increased their resources and
tools to prevent or avoid major delays and congestion caused by weather. There are two
major issues facing agencies as they deploy sensors and systems; the need to purchase a
system that has the greatest return on investment and their current deployments have in many cases been done for reasons that will not be beneficial in the long run. The proposed solution is to implement a system that has multiple uses, which could solve the problems of increasing return on investment and improving deployment coverage. This paper will highlight several specific examples of this solution at work and suggest other areas for integration
consideration.

Quixote Transportation Technologies

This paper provides a background on the history of public wireless packet data networks, specifically Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD). Who has been using the network and how? Specifically, how has it been utilized in to serve the transportation industry? It also outlines the evolution currently underway in these networks. Why are billions of dollars being spent to build the next generation wireless networks? What standards are being utilized? What are the differences between service providers? How fast are the networks? When can we expect to see higher bandwidth? What applications are suitable to run on these networks? What technical issues need to be resolved? What will be the costs to utilize these networks?

AirLink Communications, Inc.

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

The paper examines, through case studies, how the use of ITS solutions can support the
delivery of urban regeneration schemes on busy urban streets in the UK. An examination is
made of the ITS measures available to support the delivery of urban regeneration projects in
the development and improvement of the urban realm. A toolkit of ITS measures is proposed
cross referenced against the key objectives for urban design as prescribed by CABE
(Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment). To demonstrate how the
utilisation of ITS supports urban regeneration and local economies three case study examples
are provided. The paper concludes that ITS solutions can provide a flexible method of
balancing priorities and road space on busy streets thereby supporting the needs of local
residents, businesses and other street based activities whilst maintaining transport operations
on the wider network.

Faber Maunsell

Presented at the ITS America Annual Conference and Exposition, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York