National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week
by: Patrick Son, Managing Director, NOCoE
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This year's National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week will take place November 9 - 15, 2020.
This week is a chance for all responder and transportation communities to individually and jointly make a difference by teaching each other, and the motoring public, about our common goal and responsibility to one another.
State, regional, and local agencies have been meeting over the past several months to discuss their plans for the week, and to share ideas about how to increase awareness to the public about the important role responders play keeping the transportation system working.
Please visit the NOCoE TIM pages for more information on state activities.
Also, our friends at the TIM Network have a collection of resources available for those still looking to participate in this year's activities.
NOCoE will host the last planning call:
Be sure to also join a special Talking TIM webinar on November 12 that will cover National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week activities. More information and registration is below.
Thank you to the FHWA Traffic Incident Management Program for leading this effort every year and to all the agencies around the country working to increase awareness of traffic incident response.
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CTSO TSMO Roundtable Series
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CTSO TSMO Roundtable Webinar:
TSMO Project Selection & Prioritization Best Practices
November 2, 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 hosted by NOCoE. The first roundtable, TSMO Project Selection & Prioritization Best Practices, will take place on Monday, November 2, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST.
The roundtable will provide 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 that will be considered will include: 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 will be 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
Please register now for this webinar.
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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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AASHTO Virtual Annual Meeting
November 9 - 13
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This year's AASHTO Virtual Annual Meeting will take place November 9-13. The full meeting agenda and registration can be found here: http://aashtoannualmeeting.org.
Operations Focused Knowledge Sessions
This year's event features numerous Spotlight and Knowledge sessions. Those of particular interest to the TSMO community include:
State DOTs Organizing for Automated Vehicles – November 10, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM ET
Although expectations for automated vehicles (AVs) have become more realistic in terms of technical challenges, capabilities and deployment horizons, it still remains a matter of when, not if, AVs will be in regular use. Part of the reality is that there is a need and nascent willingness by some in the private sector to collaborate with state DOTs to achieve that AV future. Over the past 5-6 years, a dozen plus states have established interagency task forces to scope out and devise the state response to companies developing and testing AVs. More recently some states have established AV units within their DOT to plan strategically and work actively with AV companies. This session will highlight a few states that have such AV offices, their mission, programs and activities; and what DOTs can offer the private sector.
Work Zone Innovation – November 12, 3:30-5:00 PM ET
Continuing advancements in digitization and telecommunications show great promise for making work zones safer and more efficient. Opportunities run the gamut from real-time digital maps of work zone configurations for both manned and automated vehicles, warning technologies to make work zones safer for workers, and new data sources and management to improve work zone performance.
Operations TSP Booth
The event will also provide plenty of opportunities to network with fellow attendees, exhibitors, and AASHTO Technical Service Program (TSP) managers. As many of you may know, the AASHTO Operations TSP contribution goes directly to the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) .
Every day, NOCoE supports Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) professionals, by transferring knowledge and connecting them with experts to save lives, time, and money. Please visit the NOCoE exhibit booth to learn the latest, share your experiences or brainstorm customized solutions to your TSMO issues.
The NOCoE Exhibit booth can be found here: https://aashto2020.hubilo.com/community/#/exhibitor/8494
Visit the booth to set up one-on-one meetings with Managing Director Patrick Son or Tom Kern.
TSP Demo times for the latest resources are available at:
- November 9, 2020 from 1:00 – 1:20 pm
- November 12, 2020 from 10:00 – 10:20 am
If you have multiple team members who would like to meet the NOCoE team together, you can set up a time to sit at the virtual table in the NOCoE “Networking Lounge” area.
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2021 TSMO Award Submissions
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The 2021 NOCoE TSMO Awards are now open for submissions. Please review the full awards page for detailed submission information.
These awards aim to celebrate the best of TSMO but also to capture all the good work being done by the TSMO community. In the first two years, NOCoE has turned over a 100 awards submissions into case studies, 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 will 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.
For more information on the NOCoE TSMO Awards, please visit: https://transportationops.org/tsmoaward.
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NOCoE Case Studies of the Week
Michigan DOTs I-75 Project
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I-75 Project - Bay Drive County, Michigan
By: Michigan Department of Transportation
 IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:
- How the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) was able to minimize July 4th holiday backups in a construction zone by using zipper walls to provide variable lanes.
- How legacy data was combined and analyzed quickly by a data management system to determine the best times of day to move the zipper wall to mitigate traffic.
- How the DOT worked across departments to gather the needed data from multiple systems.
Read the full case study.
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I-75 Project - Trunkline Program Operations Template
By: Michigan Department of Transportation
 IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:
- How the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) categorized and managed data to improve the reliability of the road network and to address the federal reliability requirements.
- Processes for data driven analytics used to calculate MDOT Operations Freeway and Non-Freeway program project prioritization.
- How this prioritization was used to obtain a dedicated source of funding for TMSO activities.
Read the full case study.
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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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Adventures in Crowdsourcing:
Business Case for Crowdsourced Data
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This webinar features seven rapid-fire successes in the use of crowdsourced data to improve operations. Representatives of seven State and local transportation agencies will highlight how their agencies benefited from using crowdsourced data for traffic incident, road weather, traffic signal, maintenance, traveler information, and project prioritization functions.
More information on this webinar is available here.
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SSP Idea Sharing Network:
Traffic Incident Management Training and Best Practices
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The session was moderated by John McClellan, Freeway Operations Supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Transportation and included presentations from guest speakers: Todd Leiss, Traffic Incident Management Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Jack Sullivan, Director of Training of CVVFA Emergency Responders Safety Institute, and John Sullivan, Highway Response Operator Supervisor at Tennessee Department of Transportation.
More information on this webinar series is available here.
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Register Today for NOCoE Webinars Through November
NOCoE webinars cover a variety of topics and TSMO strategies. Also, be sure to check out our recently released NOCoE Webinar videos.
Thanks to our fantastic partners, including the Federal Highway Administration, these webinars will feature subject matter experts providing key insights into TSMO practices.
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CTSO TSMO Rountable Webinar: TSMO Project Selection & Prioritization Best Practices | November 2 | Register
CARMA Webinar Series: CARMA Cloud and CARMA Streets | November 10 | Register
Talking TIM Webinar Series: November 2020 | November 12 | Register
CTSO TSMO Rountable Webinar: Best Practices for TSMO Training Programs At All Levels of the Workforce | December 9 | Register
Talking TIM Webinar Series: Decemeber 2020 | December 15 | 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:
TSMO Project Selection & Prioritization Best Practices
November 2, 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 hosted by NOCoE.
The roundtable will provide 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 that will be considered will include: 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 will be 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
Please register now for this webinar.
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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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CARMA Webinar Series: CARMA Cloud and CARMA Streets
November 10, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Register
The webinar will introduce 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. Register today to learn how your organizations can implement CARMA products to enrich your transportation research.
CARMA is a United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) program developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) involved in advancing research and development of cooperative driving automation (CDA) with the objective of accelerating market readiness and deployment. CDA enables automated vehicles (AVs) to communicate between vehicles, infrastructure devices, and road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.
Please register now for this webinar.
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Talking TIM Webinar Series: November 2020
November 12, 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.
November 9-15, 2020 is National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week (NTIRAW). This week is a chance for all responder communities to individually and jointly make a difference by teaching each other, and the motoring public, about our common goal and responsibility to one another. To commemorate NTIRAW, this Talking TIM webinar focuses on responder safety. Topics and presenters for this webinar include:
- The National Sheriff’s Association Role in TIM – Sheriff John Whetsel, the Chair of the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) Traffic Safety Committee, will highlight local law enforcement roles and challenges in the practice of TIM. He will also discuss NSA efforts to advance responder safety. This is a part of the "Meet the Executive Leadership Group" series.
- Slow Down, Move Over State Legislation, a Firsthand Perspective – Linda Unruh was instrumental in New Mexico recognizing the Slow Down Move Over Law as Bobby’s Law, named in honor of her son who was killed in the line of duty in 2017. Her mission is to save lives through education, awareness and training, and to establish a National Slow Down Move Over law to unite and highlight the need for public education and safety for first responders in all 50 States.
- Highlights from National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week – Jim Austrich, FHWA Program Manager, will highlight innovative efforts to commemorate National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week and bring greater awareness to the motoring public.
- Responder Safety Institute Summit – Jack Sullivan, Director of Training with the Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI), will provide an update on the number of responder fatalities. Mr. Sullivan will also review findings from the Responder Safety Institute Summit and discuss current and future TIM initiatives spearheaded by ERSI.
The FHWA TIM program managers, Paul Jodoin and Jim Austrich, will also provide news associated with the National TIM Responder Training and other FHWA initiatives. For more information regarding this series, please reach out to Paul Jodoin or Jim Austrich. To download presentations from previous webinars, or to view previous webinars, please visit FHWA's Talking TIM Webinar Series hosted by NOCoE.
Please register now for this webinar.
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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. The webinar agenda will be published shortly.
Please register now for this webinar.
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National Securty Agency | Cybersecurity Advisory
Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Exploit Publicly Known Vulnerabilities
On October 20, 2020, the United States National Security Agency (NSA) released a cybersecurity advisory on Chinese state-sponsored cyber attacks. The advisory outlines Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) known to be recenlty leveraged, or scanned-for, by Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors to enable successful hacking operations against networks.
View the full advisory 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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