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From the Managing Director
By Tom Kern

I am pleased to share with you the first annual report of the National Operations Center of Excellence. From day one, the Center has had as its mission empowering the TSM&O community to succeed by enhancing its knowledge, skills, and abilities. The report presents the idea and origins of the Center, the importance of the TSM&O stakeholder community, and a brief description of the Center’s launch in January 2015.  It also offers a look at the products and services of NOCoE in its first twelve months and assesses its learnings in order to help direct its future efforts. In addition to a link to the entire report, we have prepared a brief snapshot in the form of an executive summary for your use.
 
Thank you to all of you who have participated in the Center’s activities in 2015.  We appreciate your involvement, support, and enthusiasm as we strive to become the recognized leader in providing exceptional services to the transportation systems management and operations (TSM&O) community to save lives, reduce congestion, and enhance economic vitality.   

Project Neon: ATMS Summary

By Denise M. Inda, PE, PTOE, CPM, Chief Traffic Operations Engineer
Nevada DOT

As part of the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Project Neon – a nearly $1 billion investment to widen Interstate 15 through downtown Las Vegas– a “first of its kind in Nevada” active traffic management system will be installed early on in the project, which will enable the contractor to use the system for maintenance of traffic during construction. 

The signs will be far more sophisticated than the existing dynamic signage that shows travel times to freeway exits and can be programmed to inform motorists of lane closures and blockages that occur with traffic crashes or construction.  In addition, the system is designed to provide speed harmonization by posting variable speed limits within the corridor to provide advanced noticed of congestion or backups. Signs will show the status of every lane as motorists approach the I-15/U.S. 95 “Spaghetti Bowl” interchange that sees 300,000 vehicles daily and 25,000 lane changes per hour. To read more, please click here. 

NOCoE Webinar: Performance Measurement and Monitoring in TSM&O - Current Practice and Future Developments

Please join us April 22, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST. Performance measurement and monitoring are becoming increasingly important to state departments of transportation as they work to improve the transportation system’s service to its users and contribution to the nation’s economy and general well-being. Growing federal program emphasis on system performance measurement and management is encouraging efforts to develop effective performance measures and performance monitoring practices.
 
This webinar will focus on the presenters findings and opinions from research such as NCHRP 20-07(366), led by Aleks Stevanovic for AASHTO’s Standing Committee on Highways with support from the NCHRP. Further, the presenters will discuss what we should anticipate in the near future. Please click here for more information and here to register.  

The Open Source Application Development Portal Adds More ITS Applications for Download

The OSADP is a web-based portal that provides access to and supports the collaboration, development, and use of open-source transportation-related applications. Together, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and OSADP facilitate the advancement of research, development, planning, testing, and deployment of connected vehicle and traveler-related applications and ITS. The OSADP features source code, software, applications, and resources (e.g., documentation, licenses, data) to support the use of or further development of these ITS-related applications. Please click here for more information and to view applications available for download. 

USDOT Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Presentations are Available

The OSADP is a web-based portal that provides access to and supports the collaboration, development, and use of open-source transportation-related applications. Together, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and OSADP facilitate the advancement of research, development, planning, testing, and deployment of connected vehicle and traveler-related applications and ITS. The OSADP features source code, software, applications, and resources (e.g., documentation, licenses, data) to support the use of or further development of these ITS-related applications. Please click here for more information and to view applications available for download.

Register with NOCoE and Join the Discussion Forums!

We hope you find the NOCoE (http://www.transportationops.org/) a place where you can share information as well as receive it – we encourage you to register and share in our discussion forum your latest work plan, specific challenge you are facing with an operations practice or new technology, or techniques you’ve used to empower your staff. This is your transportation operations resource and we are interested in your feedback to continually improve our portfolio of services. Please feel free to contact the Center with your suggestions, either through the website or at TKERN@transportationops.org.