Overview
A safe, efficient, and reliable regional transportation system requires planning for and investing in strategies to manage and operate the existing multimodal transportation infrastructure. Although management and operations strategies address the causes of at least 60 percent of roadway congestion, they are often overlooked and underfunded. Their benefits are not widely recognized. However, these strategies can help to provide attractive travel options for the public - by improving transit system performance, for example. Strategies such as traffic incident management, traffic signal coordination, and real-time transit information can provide powerful, cost-effective ways to improve multimodal system performance, helping agencies and travelers get the most of out of the region's infrastructure investments.
By using an objectives-driven, performance-based approach to integrate management and operations into transportation planning, your region can ensure that the most effective strategies for maximizing transportation system performance are planned and funded.