Decision Support Systems for Integrated Corridor Management

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) program seeks to support the optimization of existing infrastructure assets along our nation’s urban corridors.  ICM can be thought of as a “system of systems” approach to managing the multiple, overlapping transportation networks that make up a transportation corridor. Because of the need to assess a large number of traffic situations and coordinate operational strategies across modal, institutional, and jurisdictional boundaries, a decision support system (DSS) that can assist operators with the prediction and evaluation of complex traffic interactions, as well as with the coordination and selection of appropriate response strategies, is considered to be a fundamental requirement of an ICM system. To this end, U.S. DOT funded ICM pilot sites in Dallas, TX and San Diego, CA to demonstrate the potential benefits of DSS-driven ICM.

This webinar will summarize the lessons learned from the Dallas and San Diego ICM pilot demonstrations; present the findings of a study that investigated public sector demand for DSS, as well as the private sector’s ability to meet this demand; and suggest institutional and technical readiness criteria for organizations who may be interested in leading or participating in a DSS-driven ICM effort.

For more information on the Integrated Corridor Management Program, please visit the program’s website at: http://www.its.dot.gov/icms/