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.
Advancing TSMO in California – Improving Caltrans TSMO Capabilities
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
1. Caltrans has been using SHRP2 products to advance their TSMO program.
2. Initial capability maturity model (CMM) workshops determined that given California’s size, a concentrated or tailored TSMO approach would be needed for regional implementati
A Collaborative Effort to Develop the Nevada DOT Comprehensive Business Case
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Leadership/Championship
- NOCoE
- Program Status/Authorities
1. How Nevada’s initial capability maturity model (CMM) workshop indicated there was a need for a much stronger understanding of TSMO within the agency, which led to the development of a Comprehensive TSMO Business Case.
2. The first step in develop
Advanced Planning for Labor Day Closure of Mackinac Bridge
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Freeway Operations
- NOCoE
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
- Planning for Operations
- Public safety agency collaboration
1. How long-term planning and inter-agency coordination prevented congestion during the closing of a major bridge.
2. Why public communications is an essential method to managing congestion during a special event.
3. How a strategic commun
Waycare Platform Deployment in Southern Nevada Traffic Management Center
- 2019
- Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- Interagency Agreements / Cooperation / MOUs
- Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
- NOCoE
- Performance Management
- Public safety agency collaboration
- TSMO Culture
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
1. All four agencies managing operations in Southern Nevada contributed to the development of the Waycare Platform to advance operations.
2. A decrease in response time was seen in the first few weeks of the pilot program.
3. How the Wayca
The Incorporation of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Enables Utah DOT to Effectively Manage the 2017 Solar Eclipse and Respond to a Large Scale Event
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traveler Information
- Traveler Information
1. How Utah’s TSMO program helped the state address a wide range of transportation challenges.
2. Why communications is an essential aspect of transportation operations.
3. That utilizing multiple TSMO strategies is the key to responding t
A Comprehensive Hurricane Response Action Plan For South Florida
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- Maintenance and Operations
- NOCoE
- Planning
- Planning for Operations
- Public safety agency collaboration
- Roadway Striping
1. How a Hurricane Response Action Plan ensures TSMO practices are used during a major weather event.
2. The benefits of a creating detailed checklists for before, during and after a storm.
3. Why redundancy and agency collaboration are es
Emergency Shoulder Use During Hurricane Irma
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- NOCoE
- Traveler Information
- Traveler Information
1. The difference between emergency shoulder use and hard shoulder running.
2. How simulation models helped determine the most suitable routes of evacuation using emergency shoulder use.
3. How public communications on the road and via 511
Implementing Integrated Corridor Management By Meshing Freeway Operations With Arterial Operations
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Corridor and Arterial Traffic Management
- Integrated Corridor Management
- Integrated Corridor Management
- NOCoE
- Transportation Management Centers
- Transportation Management Centers (TMC / TOC)
Severe Incident Response Vehicle Program In The Florida Panhandle During Hurricane Michael
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- NOCoE
- Public safety agency collaboration
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
1. How severe incident response vehicles supported both the general public and emergency responders.
2. How District Four SIRV operators worked with the District Three traffic management center to respond to requests received.
3. The prese
US 90 Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) Project
- 2019
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Connected Vehicles
- Connected Vehicles
- NOCoE
- Traffic Signal Timing
1. How SPaT can serve as a first step in the deployment of connected vehicle technologies.
2. The importance of field reviews, placement of devices and how to develop an understanding of the geography of the roadway in order to deploy SPaT.