NOCoE User Survey to Help Guide
2021 Products and Services
by: Patrick Son, Managing Director, NOCoE
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We'd like to ask for a few minutes out of your day to fill out a survey on NOCoE products and services. Please fill out the survey here.
This 7 minute survey will give us input into how our current services work towards helping you implement TSMO projects and strategies, and help guide us in how we can serve the TSMO community.
We want your input on webinars, peer exchanges, summits, case studies, this newsletter, and other services and resources we provide.
Please fill out the survey today to let us know how we can best serve you, the TSMO community.
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2021 TSMO Award Submissions Due Tomorrow
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The deadline for TSMO Award submissions is tomorrow, Friday, December 4. You can find details on the awards, including how to submit, on the the TSMO awards page.
The awards celebrate the best of TSMO but also aim to capture all the good work being done by the TSMO community. In the first two years, NOCoE has published over 100 cases studies based on award submissions, turning your TSMO practices into resources from which the entire TSMO community can benefit.
Two new categories have been announced for 2021:
- Work Zones Using TSMO
- Project Selection and Prioritization for TSMO
These new categories accompany Best TSMO Project and Agency Improvement. Once again we will announce winners for each of the four categories. Then, an Overall Winner will be chosen from one of those four category winners.
The TSMO Awards are open to cities, counties, MPOs (RPO, COG), state DOTs and private sector organizations. Winners in each of the four categories highlighted a successful TSMO project undertaken in the last five years that provided a clear benefit to the traveling public.
Once again, we'll also honor a TSMO Champion and will be asking for nominations from you, the TSMO community. We are looking for you to identify an individual who was not only integral in implementing TSMO in their agency or organization, but who also led the way in transferring knowledge about TSMO to help the industry improve. Please view the 2021 Awards page for more information.
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Transportation Technology Tournament
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2021 Transportation Technology Tournament is Now Open!
Sign-up now to solve a real-world transportation challenge
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the U.S. DOT ITS JPO PCB program are hosting a competition for students to work directly with public agencies to solve real-world transportation problems utilizing ITS and TSMO solutions.
How It Works:
Student teams will assemble to work with a State or local DOT, MPO, or transit agency to define a transportation problem. After signing up and identifying the team and the problem, students will work with academic advisors to learn about potential ITS and TSMO solutions via online training programs outlined below. Teams will then utilize their experience, education, and new coursework to develop a solution or suite of solutions to directly address the originally defined problem. Students will submit their solutions via a proposal. Finalist teams will develop a presentation and then participate in an event during the summer of 2021. Teams will give a presentation in front of a panel of judges made up of leaders in the ITS and TSMO community. One team will then be selected as the 2021 Transportation Technology Tournament Winner.
The 2018 - 2020 tournaments featured extremely competitive teams with innovative solutions. More information on previous years is available here.
Challenge Problems:
Each team will select a specific challenge problem to work on and a specific agency to work with on that problem. The challenge problem can be chosen from a provide list (coming soon!) or be developed directly with the partner agency. Examples of challenge problems can be found from the resources from the three previous years via the Transportation Technology Tournament webpages.
If You're a Student:
It's time to start assembling your team! Try and assemble a team with a diverse set of experiences: undergrad and graduate students, members from outside civil engineering program, communications and technical skills. You're going to need a team with a variety of skills and abilities.
If You're an Agency:
We're looking for your help in providing challenge problems for students to work on. The best challenge problems allow students to solve a real-world problem your agency is facing, but also contains some large implications for advancing the industry.
More information is available on the Transportation Technology Tournament website. Please contact Adam Hopps at the National Operations Center of Excellence if you have any further questions.
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CTSO TSMO Roundtable Series
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CTSO TSMO Roundtable Webinar:
Best Practices for TSMO Training Programs
At All Levels of the Workforce
December 9, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Register
This second roundtable, Best Practices for TSMO Training Programs at all Levels of the Workforce, takes place on Monday, December 9, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST.
This roundtable session will focus on how to develop an adequate training program for the development of knowledge and skills for TSMO focused staff at various workforce levels. Often times operations employees are forced to rely on the job training (OJT) to develop the needed TSMO competencies. Discussions will include the sharing of examples and experiences in building more formalized training programs that support the maturity of staff and the agency as a whole.
- Moderator: Suzette Peplinski, Michigan DOT
- Speakers:
- Raj Ponnaluri, Florida DOT
- Stephen Glascock, Louisiana DOT
- Galen McGill, Oregon DOT
- Joe Hunt, Texas DOT
- Matt Neeley, Washington State DOT
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CTSO TSMO Roundtable Webinar:
TSMO Project Selection & Prioritization Best Practices
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This roundtable provided peers an opportunity to share experiences on how specific TSMO projects are selected to meet the root needs of mobility, safety, and congestion (recurrent versus nonrecurrent). Key questions considered were: Of the many TSMO strategies that exist, which ones should be applied? How can I maximize the effectiveness of TSMO strategies I currently employ? What strategies produce greater (synergistic) benefits when combined with other strategies?
The panel was moderated by Monica Harwood from the Washington State DOT. Panelists include:
- Tracy Scriba, FHWA
- Kelli Raboy, DC DOT
- Jed Falgren, Minnesota DOT
- Rod Schilling, Nevada DOT
- Don Gutkowski, Wisconsin DOT
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NOCoE Case Studies of the Week
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Central RTMC Regional Operations Plan
By: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
 IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:
- How the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) developed Regional Operations Plans to help secure future capital funding for TSMO projects.
- About the TSMO Guidebook that was developed to provide a clear connection between planning processes such as the Congestion Management Process (CMP), Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Regional Operations Plans (ROPs), and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
- How the ROP development process highlights the importance of broad and diverse stakeholder group involvement, particularly when determining the operational issues of the region and gaining executive buy-in from the inception to ensure organizational support.
Read the full case study.
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TSMO Investment Prioritization Tool
By: Nevada Department of Transportation
 IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:
- How Nevada developed and incorporated an investment prioritization tool (IPT) into their TSMO Plan.
- How the IPT integrated operations and management into all aspects of project delivery.
- How the IPT specific criteria is designed based on specific criteria to address TSMO strategic goals, funding, risks, and strategic value.
Read the full case study.
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Talking TIM: November 2020
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The November Talking TIM webinar focused on National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week and responder safety. More information on this webinar can be found here.
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CARMA Webinar Series:
CARMA Cloud and CARMA Streets
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This webinar introduces two products of the CARMA Ecosystem, CARMA Cloud and CARMA Streets. CARMA Cloud is a cloud-based management of transportation systems. CARMA Streets is a vehicle-to-infrastructure roadside platform. The webinar also presents what is next in the CARMA program. More information is available here.
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NOCoE's webinar program has been expanding and evolving the last few years. We've set-up a YouTube channel to make all our webinar recordings available, we've worked with partners to developed webinar series to cover the important details of major TSMO strategies and activities, and we've expanded our delivery this year to average 3-4 webinars a month. All webinars are free to join.
The next evolution of the program is to provide Professional Development Hours (PDHs), something we hope will assist the TSMO professional in maintaining and expanding their professional licenses and certifications.
Each month, NOCoE provides a PDH tracking sheet to assist webinar attendees with keeping track of their professional development activities. The PDH credits are available for those attendees who register and attend the live webinar.
To see more on the PDHs please go to: transportationops.org/pdh. All upcoming NOCoE Webinars can be viewed from NOCoE Calendar.
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Upcoming NOCoE Webinars
CTSO TSMO Rountable Webinar: Best Practices for TSMO Training Programs At All Levels of the Workforce | December 9 | Register
Talking TIM Webinar Series: December 2020 | December 15 | Register
Adventures in Crowdsourcing: New Destinations with FHWA EDC-6 Innovation | December 16 | Register
Maximizing Public and Private Sector Investments in Communications Systems | January 7, 2021 | Register
Build Smart, Build Steady: Winning Strategies for Building Integrated Corridor Management Over Time | February 2, 2021 | Register
Please view the NOCoE Calendar to see all webinars, including
additional TSMO focused webinars from our partners.
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CTSO TSMO Roundtable Webinar:
Best Practices for TSMO Training Programs
At All Levels of the Workforce
December 9, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Register
The Committee on Transportation Systems Operations (CTSO) and the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) are pleased to announce a new CTSO TSMO Roundtable Webinar series hosted by NOCoE.
This second roundtable, Best Practices for TSMO Training Programs at all Levels of the Workforce, takes place on Monday, December 9, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST.
This roundtable session will focus on how to develop an adequate training program for the development of knowledge and skills for TSMO focused staff at various workforce levels. Often times operations employees are forced to rely on the job training (OJT) to develop the needed TSMO competencies. Discussions will include the sharing of examples and experiences in building more formalized training programs that support the maturity of staff and the agency as a whole.
- Moderator: Suzette Peplinski, Michigan DOT
- Speakers:
- Raj Ponnaluri, Florida DOT
- Stephen Glascock, Louisiana DOT
- Galen McGill, Oregon DOT
- Joe Hunt, Texas DOT
- Matt Neeley, Washington State DOT
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Talking TIM Webinar Series: December 2020
December 15, 2020 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Register
State and local Traffic Incident Management (TIM) programs cover a broad range of maturity from emerging programs to those that are advanced. The Talking TIM Webinar Series seeks to provide a forum where TIM champions with any level of experience 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. Topics for this month include:
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Role in TIM – Dale Picha, Texas Department of Transportation will discuss ITE efforts to improve traffic safety as a part of the "Meet the Executive Leadership Group" series.
- TIM Benefit/Cost Tool – Pavle Bujanovic, Federal Highway Administration’s Turner Fairbanks Highway Research Center, will demonstrate the free, available tool to help agencies quantify the benefits from their TIM Programs.
- Getting the Most from Your National Responder Training Reports – Katie Belmore, HNTB, will discuss how best to share and market the reports to spur greater training.
- JAWS Debris Remover Demo and KC Scout Program Overview – Marcus Slaughter, Missouri Department of Transportation, Kansas City Scout Incident Management Coordinator will demonstrate their truck-based machines that move debris off highways and roads without workers having to exit the vehicle. He will also provide an overview of the Kansas City Scout program.
Please register now for this webinar.
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Adventures in Crowdsourcing:
New Destinations with FHWA EDC-6 Innovation
December 16, 2020 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Register
This webinar kicks off the FHWA Every Day Counts Round Six (FHWA EDC6) Crowdsourcing for Improved Operations program with the theme of “Deeping Crowdsourcing Roots for More Fruitful Benefits.” Round Six will help agencies transform from single-source, single-purpose crowdsourced data use to a strategy that gathers, integrates, applies, and shares multiple data to improve real-time operations and operational systems planning among state and local agencies. During this webinar, the FHWA EDC6 Crowdsourcing Program team will introduce the four focus areas for the FHWA EDC-6 Crowdsourcing Innovation:
- Modern Data Management
- Sharing and Integrating Data
- Archived Data Uses
- Adding Data Sources and Applications
The FHWA EDC6 Crowdsourcing Program team will also highlight the types of support available through EDC6 Crowdsourcing and highlight State and local successes through EDC5 Crowdsourcing. Presenters will touch on TIM, traveler information, road weather management, arterial management, performance management, work zone management, traffic studies, ITS and road maintenance, and emergency management improvements through crowdsourcing.
Moderator
- Toni Whitfield, Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations Program National Team and FHWA Arizona Division.
Presenters
- Evolving from Traditional to Modern Data Management Benjamin Pecheux, Director of Information Research, AEM Corporation
- Improved Decision Making using Archived Crowdsourced Data Vaishali Shah, Transportation Systems Program Director, AEM Corporation
- Innovative Crowdsourced Data Sharing and Applications Dr. Kelley Pecheux, Sr. Director of Transportation Data Science
Please register now for this webinar.
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Maximizing Public and Private Sector Investments in Communications Systems
January 7, 2021 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Register
Both wireless and fiber optic communications systems will remain the backbone of transportation technology for both connected and automated vehicles and mobility as a service. This webinar will discuss different approaches to maximize public and private sector investments in communications systems and broadband initiatives. How do public sector agencies develop programs to get beneficial fiber installed? How can agencies maximize the value of their ROW? How will COVID-19 and Rural Broadband Initiatives change the future of communications systems?
This webinar will have a panel of public and private sector speakers briefly talk about their different approaches and lessons learned. The panel will then discuss some key issues around the future of resource sharing.
More information on speakers and registration information can be found here.
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Build Smart, Build Steady: Winning Strategies for Building Integrated Corridor Management Over Time
February 2, 2021 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Register
This webinar introduces FHWA's primer titled, “Build Smart, Build Steady: Winning Strategies for Building Integrated Corridor Management Over Time” and explains how best to use it (FHWA-HOP-19-039). The primer can be downloaded here.
The webinar provides information to agencies on how to:
- Deploy incrementally Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) and supporting Decision Support Systems (DSS).
- Adapt the ICM deployment and associated organizational form over time.
- Achieve long-term ICM financial sustainability.
The webinar also presents key challenges observed for ICM deployments in various states of maturity across the country, and suggested actions to mitigate them.
More information on speakers and registration can be found here.
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Every Day Counts Virtual Summit
Opening up December 8th at 8:00 am ET for on-demand viewing. Live event begins at 1:00 pm ET.
View Agenda | Register Now
EDC is a State–based model that identifies and rapidly deploys proven, yet underutilized innovations to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadway safety, reduce traffic congestion, and integrate automation. The summit is an integral component of the EDC model, bringing together transportation leaders and front-line professionals responsible for the development and delivery of highway projects. EDC-6 summit will be conducted virtually this year and participation is welcomed from all partners--State DOTs, local agencies, federal land management agencies, tribes and industry--to encourage creative thinking, and celebrate a shared vision for new opportunities.
EDC is Innovation for a Nation on the Move. In this cycle, the seven initiatives feature strategies to increase engagement with people, new applications of products to preserve and repair our infrastructure, and improve processes to save time on project delivery and incident management. Find out more information on speakers and registration here.
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We are expanding the way we connect you, the practitioner, with resources via our TSMO Resource Connect effort.
This service aims to be a resource to the growing TSMO industry, one that gives you access to information and people when you need it with direct assistance from us at NOCoE.
Here are some examples of how this service can help you:
- Looking for resources on any topic of TSMO
- Looking for an expert on a particular TSMO topic
- Researching new technologies or initiatives
- Learning more about an existing initiative that NOCoE is involved in
- Anything TSMO
From Nicole Forest, TSMO Resource Manager, Florida DOT, District 4: "The TSMO Resource Connect feature is an incredible opportunity to connect with resources that are not as readily available and that are needed for the function of TSMO. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to connect with Patrick one-on-one to ask questions that go beyond my organization. The TSMO Resource Connect has a lot of case studies, information, research, and peer reviews that come from all over the country and are easy to understand and allow for easy use within any organization that operates a TSMO program. I have a better direction on where take the TSMO program for FDOT District 4 utilizing the information I received through the TSMO Resource Connect service."
To facilitate this growing service, we’ve set up a scheduling tool so you can book time to work directly with us. We will help you identify important resources and connect you with them. Whether it’s people or files, we’re here to help you make the right connections to improve your systems and ultimately, the lives of your constituents.
Schedule your session today!
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About the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE)
The mission of NOCoE is to empower the transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) community to succeed by building its knowledge, skills and abilities and to connect them with best-practices and experts to save lives, time and money. Born of a partnership of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) with support from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), we serve those in state departments of transportation, regional planning organizations, municipalities, local agencies as well as private sector organizations.
For more information, please visit www.transportationops.org.
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