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Accessing Information about Transportation Systems Management and Operations Performance Measurement

In December 2014, the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) awarded to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) a research contract NCHRP 20-07/Task 366, under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Under this contract, the FAU research team and the subcontractors,

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Regional TIM Summit Summary

In December 2015 traffic incident management (TIM) leaders joined together in Phoenix, Arizona for a multi-state summit to discuss common challenges and shared visions. The result transcended this written summary of the meeting by forging new relationships and strengthening old ones. The result of t
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Planning and Preliminary Engineering Applications Guide to the Highway Capacity Manual

The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) is commonly used by transportation agencies to evaluate the current or forecast operations of roadway facilities. Less well known is that the HCM can also be used to cost-effectively and reliably support agencies’ planning, programming, and man

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Presentation

Webinar Materials: Decision Support Systems for TSM&O - A Florida Case Study

This page contains the presentation materials from the February 29th webinar on Decision Support Systems for TSM&O (http://transportationops.org/event/decision-support-systems-tsmo-%E2%80%93-florida-case-study). There are three items included here:

- The recording of the webinar aud

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Transportation Management Center Business Planning and Plans Handbook

This guidebook discusses the rationale for TMC business planning, the components and considerations of a TMC business plan, and five case studies of existing TMCs. TMC business plans help execute a long-range vision and goals, link ITS programs to regional objectives and funding sources, and outl

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Best Practice

SCOTSEM Managing Catastropic Transportation Emergencies

During one transportation CEO’s tenure, there were four major snowstorms, two major tornados, and a flood event spanning the longest duration in U.S. history. Another CEO experienced the “perfect storm” in his first emergency response situation—the loss/retirement of critical experienced staff,
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Travel Time Messaging on Dynamic Message Signs - Houston, TX

The Houston TranStar partnership was created in 1993 to coordinate and enhance surface transportation operations in Harris County, Texas. It is comprised of the four principal transportation and emergency management agencies in Harris County:

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
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