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This report considers how pavement and bridge conditions can contribute to system performance areas, such as highway safety, freight mobility, or reliability. It includes three example transportation asset management plan (TAMP) chapters (performance gap analysis, risk assessment, and investment

The 2023 Urban Congestion Trends Report is a report for 2023 on congestion and reliability measure trends in the 52 largest urban areas in the United States, along with information on data tools for work zones and an operational strategy evaluation for hard shoulder running.

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This primer discusses ways to approach operations performance management as an expansion of operations performance measurement. It includes an operations performance measure and management capability maturity framework.

Available at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop24005/

This primer addresses questions that commonly arise with access management and its effect on business activity and the local economy.

Available at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop24003/fhwahop24003.pdf

This report provides a synthesis review of recently deployed part-time shoulder use (PTSU) projects to identify planning, design, and operations approaches used for PTSU. Information from the synthesis was obtained from interviews with agencies that recently implemented PTSU. The report identifie

This report describes the phase 4 development, demonstration, evaluation, and assessment of IMRCP. FHWA’s Road Weather Management Program developed the IMRCP system to provide data and decision support for TSMO in weather events.

Available at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop23

This report describes research to leverage various data collection approaches (e.g., traffic crash reports and advanced traffic management systems) to create a multistate dataset on secondary crashes to better understand factors surrounding these crashes using descriptive statistics and case stud

This brochure describes updates to the Toolbox and an addendum for each of six Toolbox volumes:

This reference provides information to transportation agencies, professionals, and researchers on a methodology and tools that could potentially synthesize and replicate traveler-based distributions of time travel along continuous paths regardless of facility type. Includes information on testing

The National Operations Center of Excellence hosted the Sustaining TSMO Virtual Peer Exchange to share information between a cross section of agency leaders and principal staff from states, MPOs, and cities with experience in developing and implementing TSMO plans, programs, strategies, and polic

When Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) is mainstreamed within transportation agencies, it moves beyond being the responsibility of a set of champions to become a core program and set of strategies that are integrated throughout transportation agencies. Mainstreaming TSMO eng

As Central Florida’s transportation system matures, it’s important to make the most of the system we have. Often, that means using Transportation System Management & Operations strategies – called TSMO (pronounced “tizmo”) for short. These types of projects help us get the most bang for our b

Operation Green Light is a cooperative effort to improve the operation of traffic signals on major routes throughout the Kansas City area. This is accomplished through signal coordination, communications, incident response, knowledge and resource sharing, and prompt diagnosis and dispatch for mal

Kansas City Scout is a traffic management system that monitors and manages highway conditions in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It uses cameras, sensors, and electronic message boards to provide real-time traffic updates, incident alerts, and road conditions to help reduce congestion and impr

The Minnesota DOT TSMO webpage contains links to their Strategic Plan, tactical plans, and benefits information.

• Visit the webpage: https://www.dot.state.mn.us/tsmo/index.html

The safety, reliability, and continuous availability of Minnesota’s transportation network for all users continue to be critical priorities for the state. Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) are the strategies and approaches for achieving these goals by optimizing transportati

Choose How You Move: An All-Access Pass to Sidewalks, Signals, Service, and Safety

Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s Choose How You Move transportation improvement program focuses on four key areas: sidewalks, signals, service, and safety. It improves safety on Nashville's streets for everyone, off

The Connect Downtown Project Team has released final recommendations for comprehensive multimodal improvements in Downtown Nashville. At the end of 2023, we shared the Draft Action Plan, hosted community open houses, met with stakeholders, and published a survey to collect feedback. The project t

A planned special event (PSE) is an incident known prior to occurrence, which can cause congestion and unexpected delays for travelers. The impacts are often different than recurring congestion in both the frequency and impact from the events and possibly reduction in available roadway.

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This report shares best practices in the hiring and training practices of TSMO organizations. With the growing number of resources available, including by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE), this report focuses on four topics for agencies seeking to expand and improve their work

The New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) Bureau of Mobility and Systems Engineering (MSE), formerly Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Engineering, supports Transportation Mobility (TSM), formerly Statewide Traffic Operations, by managing the development, implementation, and su

​The New Jersey Statewide Intelligent Transportation Systems Architecture (NJITSA) serves as a strategic framework for integrating transportation systems across New Jersey over the next decade. Developed collaboratively by regional transportation agencies, it outlines a shared vision for enhancin

​The "Transportation Choices 2030" plan outlines New Jersey's long-term strategy to address anticipated transportation challenges due to projected population and employment growth by 2030. Key objectives include maintaining and renewing existing infrastructure, expanding public transit, integrati

New Jersey’s national economic competitiveness and excellent quality of life for its nearly 9.3 million residents is rooted in a strong and reliable freight distribution system. New Jersey’s geographic location positions it as a critical link in the national freight network and provides dire

The Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition (NITTEC) 2017 Strategic Plan outlines a comprehensive roadmap to enhance regional transportation through improved collaboration, technology integration, and operational efficiency. Key recommendations include establishing strategic obj