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USDOT Releases New Fact Sheets on the Connected Vehicle Pilots
The USDOT has released new fact sheets on each of the three pilot deployment sites—New York City; Wyoming; and Tampa, Florida. As part of the USDOT’s Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program, these sites are designing, building, and testing the nation’s most complex and extensive deployment of integrated wireless in-vehicle, mobile device, and roadside technologies.
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USDOT Connected Vehicle PlugFest - May 8-12, 2017
FHWA, through the Every Day Counts program, recently posted information on using data to improve traffic incident management. This includes a fact sheet on the topic that recommends collecting data on three TIM performance elements: duration time of lane closure, time responders are on-scene, and number of secondary crashes. Read More
WAZE: Practical Advice for Working with 3rd Party Data Providers
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#YTSMO Winners Ashley Kim and Travis Low
December of 2016, NOCoE held a contest for college students interested in TSMO. The winners were to submit a video explaining why TSMO matters to them as prospective transportation professionals. Read More
The New England Compass System
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Georgia DOT Announcnes Nation's First Statewide Freeway Patrol Service with Launch of "CHAMP"
Starting today, motorists in Georgia will begin to experience the benefits of a new statewide program that enhances highway safety and provides them with roadside assistance when they need it. The
Georgia Department of Transportation’s new Coordinated Highway Assistance & Maintenance Program (CHAMP) begins its phased launch today in Northeast Georgia with plans to roll out the service to five other districts in the state by this May. Read More
North Carolina DOT Works to Integrate Drones in Emergency Response
The N.C. Department of Transportation is exploring how to best implement unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, into future disaster relief efforts. The department’s Division of Aviation recently collaborated with nearly 50 state and local government agencies and industry researchers for a three-day workshop, which included interactive demonstrations of drone operations in simulated scenarios. Read More
Colorado DOT Making Moves to Create Safer Highways for Truck Drivers
Via Roads & Bridges
The Challenge:
When it snows in Vail, Colorado, it’s a skier’s dream—but for drivers, especially of trucks maneuvering steep mountain roads, it can be treacherous. To make things safer, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) wanted to widen I-70 at both sides of mountain pass locations to allow trucks to pull off and safely chain-up their wheels. Read More
Michigan DOT Touts Public-Private Program for LED Lights on Metro Detroit Freeway
Via The Detroit News
State officials on Monday touted a public-private program that has installed thousands of brighter LED lights on Metro Detroit freeways that they say save money, promote safety and reduce energy use. Read More
Decision Support Systems for Performance-Based TSMO: TRB Workshop Accelerates Exploration
The principles and technologies of Decision Support Systems (DSS) are being innovatively adapted to advance Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO). Specific examples and associated concepts and opportunities were explored for the second year in a row at a TSMO DSS Workshop at the TRB Annual Meeting. The workshop highlighted how Connected Data Systems and other emerging sources of data for transportation operations are both enabling and challenging our capacity for performance-based TSMO. DSS evolved in the last half of the 20th Century as a computer-based se Read More