Active Traffic Management: The Next Step in Congestion Management

Overview

Active Traffic Management is a complete package of strategies that recognize that there is an increase in travel demand, a growth in congestion, a commitment to safety, and a shift in agency culture toward active management and system operation that focus on the customer. This document assesses Europen experiences to determine how agencies can integrate managed lane strategies into their congestion management program, network, and corridor planning and how managed lanes fit into the development of highway improvement projects.

Source Organization Location

Washington
,
DC

Operations Area of Practice

    Pricing / Toll Roads
    Active Traffic Management (ATM)
    Travel Demand Management
    Interagency Agreements / Cooperation / MOUs
    Strategic Planning
    Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
    Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
    TSMO Culture
    Organizational Models
    Planning for Operations

Organizational Capability Element

    Programming/Budget/Funding
    Integrated Corridor Management
    Active Traffic Management/Travel Demand Management/Pricing
    Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation

Content Type

Case Studies & Lessons Learned

Role in Organization

Transportation Planner
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Engineer
Senior Manager

Publishing Organization

FHWA

Maturity Level of Program

Monitoring (L4)
Deployment (L3)
Development (L2)

Objective

Learning
Available Tools

Document Downloads

Prime Contractor
American Trade Initiatives
Author
Mohammad Mishahi,
Jon Obenberger,
Charles A. Fuhs,
et al.
TOM Chapters
24.1
24.3
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Issue Date
Publication Number
FHWA-PL-07-012