Volunteer firefighters and EMTs face unique challenges when it comes to Traffic Incident Management (TIM) and responder safety. Each year, the majority of line-of-duty firefighter deaths are volunteers, and in 2010, 18 percent of all firefighter fatalities occurred while responding to, or returni
Transportation is continuously evolving and becoming more dependent on evidence-based decision-making. The way engineers and planners demonstrate accountability is through implementation of effective, practical, and specific performance measures. We step back from our data swam
TRB standing committees drive the research agenda and look beyond the state of the practice to address important research problems that may affect the transportation world in the near and far future. They identify research needs, provide information to the transportation community, review papers
With the understanding of the basics of cybersecurity risks and protections and how it applies to IT and OT, we recognize that there are tools that can be used to assist and maintain a defense-in-depth posture. The tools that are available to assist today are great improvements for DOT and are th
This webinar will serve as an introduction to the workshop series and logistics, available and upcoming SPaT Challenge resources, and the SPaT Challenge model ConOps & Requirements documents. The webinar will also present information regarding costs, procurement, and corridor selection.
Webinar to discuss recent advancements with both rural and urban ICM applications. Discussions will cover various ICM successes and lessons learned. This webinar is sponsored by AASHTO CTSO committee, Operations Strategies Working Group.
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Many transportation system operations strategies are challenged by a lack of information about current and near-term future conditions. FHWA’s Road Weather Management Program has been working since 2015 towards developing a tool that incorporates real-time and/or archived data
Traffic Incident Management (TIM) and responder safety relies heavily on law enforcement, fire/rescue, EMS, 911 dispatch and Traffic Management Centers. In work zones, traffic incidents, and in assisting the traveling public on the roads, members of these communities put themselves in harm way an
As the era of “Big Data” is upon us, there is an overwhelming number of data sources to draw from to improve traffic incident management (TIM). Big Data is not just “a lot of data,” it is a fundamental change in how to collect, analyze, and use data to uncover trends and relati
Hard shoulder running has been a popular method for transportation agencies to increase capacity in the existing right of way, especially during peak periods along heavily-congested corridors. This webinar will focus on new applications of hard shoulder running for automobiles and transit from th
