Guidelines for Virtual Transportation Management Center Development

Overview

This guidebook is intended to serve as a detailed reference that addresses the concepts, methods, processes, tasks, techniques, and other related issues for practitioners to consider associated with planning and development for a virtual Traffic Management Center (TMC). The guidebook describes the business planning process for developing a virtual TMC and provides guidance and procedures for addressing technical, operational and institutional issues such as data needs, communications, responsibilities, and agreements for collaborating remotely will be beneficial.

Operations Area of Practice

    Corridor and Arterial Traffic Management
    Active Traffic Management (ATM)
    Travel Demand Management
    Transit Operations
    Transportation Management Centers (TMC / TOC)
    Performance Management
    Standards and Specifications
    Communicating Reliability Information
    Strategic Planning
    Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
    Organizational Models
    Customer Request Management
    Planning for Operations
    Traffic Incident Management

Organizational Capability Element

    Project Development
    Planning
    Project Systems Engineering
    Traffic Incident Management
    Technical Understanding
    Public safety agency collaboration

Content Type

Research

Role in Organization

Transportation Planner
Public
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Maintenance Staff
Technician
CEO / GM / Commissioner
Engineer
Operator
Senior Manager
Public Safety Officer
Transit Professional
Associate Engineer
Media / PIO

Publishing Organization

FHWA

Objective

Learning
How-To
TOM Chapters
24.1
20.1
19.3
15.1
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Issue Date
Publication
Publication Number: FHWA-HOP-14-016