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NJDOT Data Driven Approach To Traffic Signal Upgrades

In This Case Study You Will Learn The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) maintains and operates more than 2,500 signalized intersections. NJDOT’s Transportation Mobility Division identified the need to develop a tool to both manage signals maintenance and their lifecycle. De
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Performance-based Online Prioritization Tool for Signal System Retiming Program

In This Case Study You Will Learn North Carolina utilized statewide probe-based travel time data to inform signal retiming process. The guiding principle for the revised prioritization framework and tool was tying metrics to actionable items. The web-based prioritization tool inc
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St. Louis Arterial Management Interface (AMI)

In This Case Study You Will Learn The St. Louis Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) helps first responders and affected motorists deal with greatly varying incident situations. An Arterial Management Interface (AMI), was developed to give to quickly determine what appropriate signal ch
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The Iowa Model: Developing a Multi-Service Layered TSMO Program Plan

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: Iowa DOT has also created an internal TSMO Steering Committee to oversee and guide the TSMO program. Iowa DOT developed a short video to introduce and explain TSMO both internally and to the broader public. News coverage of Highway Helper program has help
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Traffic Incident Management from Good to Great

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN Florida was among the first states in the nation where integration of state police computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and RTMC software occurred, which continues to this day. FDOT’s safety service patrol program, known as the Road Rangers, patrols more than 1,500
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Incident Management Assistance Patrol (IMAP) Certification

In This Case Study You Will Learn The primary services provided by IMAP drivers include the detection of incidents, removal of vehicles and debris from travel lanes, deployment of emergency traffic control, and assistance of stranded motorists. The certification program currently certifies a
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Strategic Planning to Improve Mobility and Safety for the Connecticut-New Jersey- New York Region

In This Case Study You Will Learn The Strategic Plan identified four regional goals; Regional Coordination, Sustainability, Performance Measurement and Management and Planning for the Future. The TRANSCOM Operations Information Center (OIC) works to employ the TSMO solutions identified as a
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JAWS: Julie's Automated Waste-Removal System

JAWS started with a simple idea: take a standard equipped Emergency Response (ER) truck and retool it to have an automated dropdown skid-plate that can “scoop” debris off the roadway and onto the shoulder where it can then be removed in a safe manner. This quickly removes the debris and eliminate

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Florida Department of Transportation Capability Maturity Model Self-Assessment Survey

In This Case Study You Will Learn: The Florida Central Office reorganized from an ITS office to TSMO office in 2015. Florida developed a “crosswalk” for performance measures that shared commonalities between TSMO (recurring and non-recurring congestion) and
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Job Order Contracts for ITS Maintenance

In This Case Study You Will Learn: Downsides to traditional maintenance contracts include minimal control over workflow and difficulty incorporating unplanned work. In Job Order Contracting, a Construction Task Catalog (CTC) is developed that is comprised of individual tasks, which include m
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