NOCoE Case Studies capture the strategies and practices currently being deployed to advance the TSMO industry and enable TSMO practitioners to save lives, time, and money.
Case studies are developed in partnership with the authoring organization or individual to succinctly transfer knowledge for the effective use by others in the industry.
Many of the case studies come from TSMO Award Submissions. Please be sure to consider submitting your practices for upcoming awards.
Additional case studies focus on academic and industry collaboration models, the 2017 solar eclipse, and other TSMO practices being deployed throughout the country.
Integrated TSM&O Governance and Regional ITS Systems Engineering — Florida DOT
- Case Study
- Case Study
- Connected Vehicles
- NOCoE
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 4 operates a regionally integrated Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) program that combines governance, performance measurement, and systems engineering to deliver interoperable operations across local Transportat
Traffic Management Center Interoperability — North Carolina DOT
- Case Study
- Case Study
- Connected Vehicles
- NOCoE
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) manages the second-largest roadway network in the U.S., coordinating traffic operations across 14 divisions through a Statewide Transportation Operations Center (STOC) and five regional Traffic Management Centers (TMCs). To harmonize these c
Connected Vehicles Guidance Document (Lessons Learned and Best Practices) — Florida DOT
- Case Study
- Case Study
- Connected Vehicles
- NOCoE
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
Florida DOT (FDOT) developed the Connected Vehicles Lessons Learned & Best Practices (CV LL&BP), a 117-page guidance document that institutionalizes statewide processes for mainstreaming vehicle-to-everything (V2X) deployments within Florida's Transportation Systems Management & Opera
NOCoE Best Practices: Arterial Management Control Strategies
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
- Best Practice
- Best Practice
- Corridor and Arterial Traffic Management
- Education, Training & Professional Activities
- NOCoE
- Publications
- Recruitment and Retention
- Staff Development
- Traffic Signal Program Management
Arterial roadways are a significant portion of the highway network, especially in urban areas. There are many benefits to a Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) program focused on control strategies for signalized corridors to improve travel time and reliability; multimodal sys
V2X and TSMO Peer Exchange Report
- Connected Vehicles
- NOCoE
- Peer Exchange Report
- Publications
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) hosted the V2X and TSMO Peer Exchange in College Station, Texas to share information between a cross section of transportation agency professionals in research, TSMO, and ITS roles. The NOCoE has been coordinating resources for vehicle-to-every
eTraffic - Traffic Signals and Control Strategies Inventory
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Florida DOT
- NOCoE
- Regional Traffic Signal Operations & Program Management
- Traffic Signal Program Management
- Traffic Signal Timing
- Traffic Signal Timing Software
- Transit Signal Priority
- Transit Signal Priority
The eTraffic system by Florida DOT (FDOT) improves traffic signal management, saving lives, time, and money. It enhances safety with real-time updates, wrong-way driving countermeasures, and faster emergency response. The platform streamlines operations with automated reporting, centralized data
Innovating Winter Driving Safety with Signal Heat Tape
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
- Traffic Signal Program Management
- Traffic Signal Timing
- Transit Signal Priority
- Transit Signal Priority
- Utah DOT
Utah Department of Transportation’s (UDOT) heat tape solution for LED traffic signals enhances safety by ensuring visibility during snowfall, reducing the risk of crashes and protecting maintenance workers. The heat tape saves time by allowing remote activation to clear snow, preventing traffic d
Ohio Corridor Ranking Assessment Tool Development
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- Ohio DOT
- Traffic Signal Program Management
- Traffic Signal Timing
- Traffic Signal Timing Software
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is optimizing traffic signal timing using the Ohio Corridor Ranking Application (OCRA) tool to enhance safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. ODOT plans to improve safety by retiming dangerous corridors with the use of Travel Time Reliability, Del
Shortcut in Central Florida
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Florida DOT
- NOCoE
- NOCoE Case Study
- Traffic Signal Program Management
- Traffic Signal Timing
- Traffic Signal Timing Software
- Transit Signal Priority
The FDOT District Five’s Shortcut platform enhances traffic flow and safety by automating signal control across multiple jurisdictions. It helps save lives by reducing crashes on congested ramps through quick signal adjustments. Time is saved as motorists bypass traffic incidents faster, thanks t
Applying Emerging Technologies for Smarter Traffic Signal Optimization Processes
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- Regional Traffic Signal Operations & Program Management
- Traffic Signal Program Management
- Traffic Signal Timing
This project was unique because it used several new technologies and practices for traffic signal timing. First, it used Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs) for a complete corridor signal optimization without traditional traffic counts and models. Second, it used