Message From the Managing Director

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I was on a webinar last week styled as a TRB Annual Meeting Preview: Evolving the Next Generation of TSM&O Research.  It had presentations from the AASHTO Subcommittee on TSM&O’s Research Working Group, TRB’s Regional TSM&O Committee (AHB10) and Freeway Operations Committee (AHB20), the National Operations Center of Excellence, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, ITS America, and the Federal Highway Administration.  The purpose of the webinar was to highlight critical activities underway during this important highways transition period and set the stage for aligning and engaging the TSM&O community in advance of, and during, the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting. Please click here to read more.
 

An Introduction and Signalized Intersection Safety
By Steve Lavrenz, Ph.D., EIT
Technical Services Manager, NOCoE

On behalf of the National Operations Center of Excellence, I am excited to be serving as the Center’s new Technical Services Manager, effective January 2016. A brief background about myself: I am a December 2015 graduate of Purdue University, where I completed my Ph.D. in transportation engineering under Dr. Darcy Bullock and the Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP). My doctoral research was in the area of traffic operations and mobility, with a specific emphasis on traffic signal systems. Prior to working at Purdue, I was a graduate research assistant at Iowa State University, where I earned my Master’s degree in 2011 under Dr. Nadia Gkritza. Please click here to read more.

PIARC RNO-ITS Web Resource
By Patrick Son, P.E.
Senior Technical Programs Specialist, ITS America  

ITS America, in conjunction with U.S. DOT’s ITS Joint Program office and PIARC, worked collaboratively with experts around the world to develop the ITS content for the PIARC RNO-ITS Web Resource (mobile friendly). The PIARC RNO-ITS web resource is envisioned to be a tool to inform practitioners within the Road Network and ITS community of the decision making process regarding investments in ITS systems and services. Please click here to read more.

Recent Event: The Boston TSM&O Peer Exchange,
October 27-28
By Tom Kern

Well-attended by the six New England states and a number of partnering associations, NOCoE’s October 27-28 Peer Exchange held in Boston and the third since its inception covered a wide range of TSM&O matters. The NOCoE expresses its appreciation to the I-95 Corridor Coalition for its partnership at the two day event. The following is a brief encapsulation of the opening remarks from Stephanie Pollack and the initial dialogue among the six states on their respective TSM&O practices.  Please click here to read more.

Upcoming Events: ITE 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibit Call for Abstracts
TRB 95th Annual Meeting

ITE 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibit Call for Abstracts
Deadline for submission, Monday, January 4, 2016. The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract in support of our upcoming 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibit, August 14–17, in Anaheim, CA, USA. Please click here for more information.
 
TRB 95th Annual Meeting
The Transportation Research Board's (TRB) 95th Annual Meeting will be held January 10–14, 2016, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to attract more than 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world. Please click here for more information.

From the NOCoE Knowledge Center: The Top 10 State Agency Documents

1. MDSHA – CHART  Non-Constrained Deployment Plan
2. Washington State DOT – I5  Variable Speed Limits and Lane Control
3. Central Florida Expressway Authority – Wrong-way Driving Detection and Prevention System
4. New Jersey DOT – Touchdown for TSM&O, A Case Study Super  Bowl XLVIII
5. Oregon DOT – Route  217 Active Traffic Management Award Application
6. Florida DOT – 95  Express
7. Michigan DOT – I-95 Coordinated Work Zone Management Program
8. CalTrans – Operational  Improvements and Performance Measures
9. New York State DOT – 511
10. Oregon DOT – Systems Operations Performance Measures and Program Overview