The Webinar: AASHTO Committee on Transportation Systems Operations Annual Meeting Preview is having their Annual Meeting will be held in Jackson, Wyoming, August 26-29, 2019. This webinar will offer a preview of the meeting, which will include sessions sponsored by the CTSO Focus Areas and a work
This webinar will focus on the establishment of the UAV/Drone User Work Group at AASHTO, to highlight the recent National Cooperative Highway Research Project Domestic Scan 17-01 Successful Approaches for the Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems by Surface Transportation Agencies and to summarize the S
Advances in technology and tools is enabling transportation agencies to more effectively and proactively manage traffic demand, delay breakdown conditions, improve safety, promote sustainable travel modes, reduce emissions, and enhance system efficiency. Application of these approaches for traffi
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures are fueling a transformation in how transportation agencies approach the management, operations and maintenance of signalized intersections. A Transportation Pooled Fund Study lead by Indiana DOT, facilitated the research and development of data colle
Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) includes traffic incident management, traffic signal coordination, freeway management and management of multi-modal transportation systems. The webinar will begin with an explanation of the current challenges as well as providing an overview
The co-location and integration of traffic management enters (TMCs) and public safety answering points (PSAPs) offers the possibility of coordinating emergency services with traffic operations to increase the effectiveness of the traffic incident management. While attempts at i
Part-Time Shoulder Use is a strategy that is increasingly being considered to provide additional roadway capacity when it is needed and preserving the benefits of a full-width shoulder for most hours of the day. This webinar provided an overview of part-time shoulder use and the range of implemen
Traffic Incident Management (TIM) and responder safety presents unique challenges to the Public Works, Towing & Recovery, and Safety Service Patrol Communities. In work zones, traffic incidents, and in assisting the traveling public on the roads, members of the communities put themselves in h
Extreme weather events, including flooding, record temperatures, high winds, and increased snowfall, are becoming more common. Are your agency’s operations and maintenance departments prepared to handle what future weather has in store? Learn which questions your agency should be asking and which
Traffic Incident Management is a high risk business and Towers are struck and killed by dangerous drivers at a higher rate than police, firefighters, emergency medical services and other responders. On average 40-60 per year, approximately 1 per week. Their names are memorialized on t
