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From the Managing Director

As a follow-up to the February 3rd issue of our newsletter introducing the RFP for a new Managing Director for the Center, I'd like to direct your attention to Amendments made to this document. Please click here to be taken to the NOCoE homepage where you will be able to view these amendments. We at the Center look forward to your interest and please send any questions you have regarding this RFP to me at TKern@transportationops.org. Thank you!

Decision Support Systems for TSM&O Webinar Follow-Up
By Steven Lavrenz, PhD, EIT

The February 29th webinar titled “Decision Support Systems for TSM&O – A Florida Case Study” provided participants a look at a recently released report on DSS from the Florida DOT (FDOT) and Florida International University (FIU). The report and webinar detailed the creation of a new web-based planning tool that integrates several existing FDOT ITS modules, and incorporated additional dashboard and TSM&O evaluation capabilities developed by FIU. The webinar was very well attended, with participants particularly interested in the web tool’s predictive and risk assessment capabilities, as well as its role in further integrating FDOT TSM&O & DSS interests with enterprise management goals.

Both FDOT and FIU presented on this report during the webinar. Dr. Mohammed Hadi, PE from the Lehman Center for Research at FIU was the Principal Investigator on the report, and was joined by Melissa Ackert, PE, a District TSM&O Engineer for FDOT who served as the DOT liaison & project manager. Let’s continue the interaction on this report via NOCoE’s discussion forum at transportationops.org.

Recently Released:
FHWA Report on Climate Change Adaptation Guide for Transportation Systems Management, Operations, and Maintenance

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explains how transportation management, operations, and maintenance staff can incorporate climate change into their planning and ongoing activities. 

Request for Proposals: 
Applying Climate Change Information to Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design of Transportation Infrastructure

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program has released
a request for proposals to develop a design guide of national scope that will provide hydraulic engineers with the tools needed to amend practices to account for climate change. Proposals are due April 7, 2016.

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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 porfolio of services. Please feel free to contact the Center with your suggestions, either through the website or at TKERN@transportationops.org.