CTSO 2024 Annual Meeting

August 28th, 2024 at 8:00 am CDT - August 30, 2024 at 12pm CDT

The Committee on Transportation System Operations (CTSO) focuses on transportation system operations, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and emerging technologies, aiming to enhance safety, system reliability, and highway performance. This committee is dedicated to fostering a culture of transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) nationally. It provides direction to the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the AASHTO Operations Technical Service Program, in collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).  CTSO takes a leadership role within AASHTO concerning highway transportation and commercial vehicle safety, size and weight issues.

Furthermore, CTSO acts as a repository of technical information, offering solutions and advice on transportation-related communication systems and equipment. This includes Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT) integration, operations-related cybersecurity, and advocating for sufficient communication spectrum allocation to meet member department needs. The committee also represents AASHTO and its member departments in telecommunications-related proceedings before Federal agencies.

This year, AASHTO's CTSO, in partnership with the Committee on Transportation System Security and Resilience (CTSSR) and FHWA’s Transportation Incident Management Program, is initiating a Transportation Incident Management (TIM) Community of Practice (CoP). The TIM CoP aims to address all facets of TIM, promoting the adoption of TIM principles to minimize emergency responder fatalities and injuries.

Crash Responder Safety Week
Planning Calls

The Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) initiative, recognizing all traffic incident management (TIM) response communities, will take place this year from November 18-22, 2024. CRSW affords a unique opportunity for every Traffic Incident Management (TIM) community to make a difference individually and jointly for roadway safety during traffic incidents. TIM communities across the nation come together this week by teaching each other and the motoring public about our common goal and responsibility for safe, quick roadway clearance.

Coffee Break TSMO Webinar Series

Coffee Break TSMO is a monthly webinar series brought to you by the National Operations Center of Excellence. Each month we'll host a discussion on an important topic from the world of TSMO. The NOCoE team will highlight resources, we’ll talk with subject matter experts on TSMO strategies, and we’ll focus on students and the next generation of transportation workforce.

In 2024, topics include:

• 2026 World Cup Planning
• The role of local and regional agencies for operations
• Next Gen TIM
• Workforce Resources
• The Transportation Technology Tournament
• Award Winners and Case Studies
• Planned Special Events

Talking TIM Webinar Series

The Talking TIM webinar series provides a forum where TIM practitioners can exchange information about current practices, programs, and technologies. Each month, Talking TIM will highlight successful programs, identify best practices, and showcase technology that advances the profession. Paul Jodoin, Jim Austrich, and Joseph Tebo, FHWA Office of Operations, organize and moderate this webinar series hosted by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE).

Agendas are posted several weeks ahead of the webinar.

To suggest topics or presenters for a future webinar, please reach out to the FHWA TIM Program Team (Paul Jodoin, Jim Austrich, and Joseph Tebo). Click here subscribe to Talking TIM webinar and other TIM-related announcements.

Road Weather Spotlight Webinar Series

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Operations is collaborating with the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) to host a bimonthly webinar series on road weather management (RWM). These webinars, called the Road Weather Spotlight Series, align with the mission of the FHWA RWM Program to inform stakeholders and improve highway road weather operations.

Register for the webinar series here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NRQk5_bERW2mFC2z0Pi4jA.

All past Road Weather Spotlight Series webinars can be found on the NOCoE YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ9QOnhV4EsIfTw7N2Jwk_WxRBIcyU-L4

TMS Emerging Topics Webinar Series

This webinar series is part of Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study project to share information on traffic management system (TMS) emerging topics and an ongoing series focused on sharing information on emerging traffic management system (TMS) topics being co-sponsored by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE), Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study, and FHWA.