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These documents are AASHTO’s annual look at the use of social media among state DOTs, informed by a survey to which all but nine state DOT’s responded. The 2014 annual AASHTO social media survey reveals a continuing trend toward increasing social media adoption by state departments

This report provides the results of an analysis of the potential approaches for deploying the infrastructure components of Connected Vehicle (CV) systems by state and local transportation agencies, as well as the role of AASHTO. Identifying applications that best serve state and local transportat

These three documents are guidance on improving agency capability in TSM&O with respect to the culture dimension, as developed through NCHRP 03-94 and SHRP2 L06, available in this database. Culture is defined as “the combination of values, assumptions, knowledge and expectations of the agency

These three documents are guidance on improving agency capability in TSM&O with respect to the organization/workforce dimension, as developed through NCHRP 03-94 and SHRP2 L06, available in this database. Organization/workforce is important to TSM&O because “efficient execution of process

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 E

This guidebook presents an approach for integrating TSM&O strategies into the metropolitan transportation planning process that is designed to maximize the performance of the existing and planned transportation system. Planning for operations is recommended as a means to meet federal transpor

This document is a resource designed to enable transportation planners and their partners to build a transportation plan that includes operations objectives, performance measures, and strategies that are relevant to their region, that reflect the community’s values and constraints, and that move

This primer offers transportation planners and operations managers a menu of opportunities for applying the regional ITS architecture to enhance planning for operations. Because many TSM&O strategies are underpinned by ITS, the coordination of planning for ITS among agencies at the institutio

Traffic incident management (TIM) is a planned and coordinated program to detect and remove incidents and restore traffic capacity as safely and quickly as possible. This report describes task-specific and cross-cutting issues or challenges commonly encountered by TIM responders in the performanc

The purpose of this document is to support the agencies and groups that are beginning the process of rural or statewide Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) deployment planning. Along with the previously published Rural Toolbox (FHWA-OP-01-030), this best practice document guides users throug

This report discusses future actions and the role of The Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART). This is Maryland’s highway operations element for the state’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program - whose focus is on mitigation of non-recurring congestion that occurs due to

This guidebook provides practitioners with an understanding of the individual elements of a Congestion Management Process (CMP) and includes practical examples of how to implement a successful process based on lessons learned from MPOs across the country. The document addresses the role of the CM

This primer is focused on designing for operations; i.e., the collaborative and systematic consideration of TSM&O during transportation project design and development. Effectively designing for operations involves the development and application of design policies, procedures, and strategies

This guide is designed to help transportation agencies develop and implement Transportation Management Plans (TMPs) in accordance with FHWA’s work zone regulations (the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule published in 23 CFR 630 Subpart J) updated in September 2004. This rule provides a decision-m

This report examines leadership development programs in 25 states and seven private-sector firms to address succession management among transportation agency leaders at a time when many experienced leaders are retiring or moving on to other opportunities. Today, technical skills are not sufficien

Reliability information is desired by various audiences in different ways. Those with an interest in information range from decision makers, operators, and developers of reliability monitoring systems, to road users and shippers.  This handbook offers numerous ideas on how to communicate rel

The objective of this project is to identify and evaluate strategies and tactics to satisfy travel time reliability requirements of users of the roadway network. This study involved the following tasks:

The primary contributions of safety/service patrols are to reduce traffic congestion, improve travel time reliability, and improve safety on freeway and arterial systems. The intent of the guide is to reinforce procedures and provide reminders for various incident scenarios. The document provides

The document is a resource document originally publishing in 2003 and updated in 2006 that provides an overview of the various institutional and technical issues associated with the planning, design, implementation, operation, and management of a freeway network. Freeway management and operations

This report identifies current and project constraints on freight mobility at the national level and its associated economic, environmental, and health costs to consumers, shippers, carriers, and urban environments in general. It highlights several challenges to advancing freight improvement proj

This report focuses on geometric design treatments that can be used to reduce delays due to nonrecurrent congestion. The report provides a method for incorporating the economic savings due to delay reduction and due to reliability improvement, respectively for specific design treatments duri

This document classifies highway design treatments that may be used to reduce nonrecurrent congestion and improve the reliability of urban and rural freeways.

This product is accompanied by a report titled Identification and Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Feature

This document provides guidance on work zone performance measurement, including data source identification, selection of performance measures, and data collection, assessment, and application (computational methods). In the context of highway work zones, there are three major data needs for perfo

The Guide examines the way transportation agencies should be organized to successfully execute operations programs that improve travel time reliability. After the Guide was submitted for publication, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) converted the SHR