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The Rapid Incident Scene Clearance (RISC) Program is an effort to accomplish the goals set in Florida's Open Roads Policy, namely, to clear all incidents from the roadways within 90 minutes of the arrival of the first responding officer. The RISC Program has been activated multiple times, and the

This document outlines the best practices for ensuring that the clearance of a traffic incident is done safely and as quickly as possible. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the National Highway Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP) have identified

Georgia DOT's Towing Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) began in 2008 in order to reduce the amount of time it took to clear an accident involving a large commercial vehicle from the roadway. This website contains information about the program, including a chart showing their progress throughout t

Traffic Incident Management (TIM) programs address congestion and travel delay, public health and safety, energy savings, public safety resources, responder safety, and more. This report is a review of the benefits of TIM programs. TIM is very broad, and includes elements such as development of u

This document is a summary of a study done on a section of I-405, where ramp meters were implemented in 1999. The report includes visual aspects, such as charts and graphs, to lay out the data suggesting that the ramp meters aided in decreasing travel times in the morning, but not necessarily the

This webpage contains information about the use of surveillance and detection technologies, like cameras or sensors, to monitor traffic flow in support of ITS technologies. In addition, they can be used to monitor transportation facilities for security.

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This report is a summary of the effect of ramp metering on traffic in 2 separate locations of Westbound SR 520, in terms of volumes and speeds. The data were collected 1 year apart in the same location, in order to be as accurate as possible. The results are outlined in this report, accompanied b

This document is a report on the effects of ramp metering on the general traffic and congestion of areas surrounding Seattle, Washington. Even the smallest of actions can have large effects on traffic congestion -- take rubbernecking, for example -- the same goes for benefits to traffic. Ramp Met

This webpage contains the monthly reports of the Southeast Michigan Transportation Operations Center (SEMTOC). Each recent report contains a page on Traveler Information, Control Room Activity, Freeway Courtesy Patrol, Traveler Assistance, Incident Management, Freeway Incident Hot Spots, and Blue

This report is a summary of the 2012 Fiscal Year of the West Michigan Transportation Operations Center. The report covers incident management, work zones, communications in the control room, and equipment maintenance.  

The Tracker is a tool that allows MoDOT to see if their customers are getting the services, resources, and products they need. The Tracker is published quarterly, with focuses on keeping customers safe, keeping roads and bridges in good condition, providing outstanding customer service, deliverin

Travel time, one of the most important freeway performance metrics, can be easily estimated using the data collected from fixed traffic sensors, avoiding the need to install additional travel time data collectors. This project is aimed at fully utilizing the data gathered by existing fixed sensor

ITS New York and the Transportation Safety Advancement Group (TSAG) will be hosting The Emergency Response Symposium on September 28 – 29, 2015 in Buffalo, NY.  We’ll connect regional responders with state and national leaders in transportation to identify ITS te

This paper examines how next generation wide-area cellular such as 4G will be able to support vehicular applications, and how transportation infrastructure may mesh with wireless networks.

Specifically, the report suggests that automotive electronics engineers will need to be cognizant

This report is an overview of global innovations in risk management and development of safe, dependable and secure systems. Cyber security is about meeting critical assurance requirements - maintaining transportation systems that ensure the preservation of human safety, the environment, critical

This paper foresees imaging technology rapidly advancing in applications that require simple object detection, such as vehicle collision avoidance and advanced traffic management systems. The paper speculates that future advances, such as improved object detection algorithms, machine learning and

ITS America's first wireless report examined how next generation 4G cellular (wide-area), and nomadic wireless such as Wi-Fi (local-area) and Dedicated Short Range Communications (vehicle-area) will evolve and possibly support a number of vehicle applications.

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The largest impediment is to M2M deployment in the transportation sector is largely life cycle cost, which is driven by stringent design and certification processes. This paper speculates that a "service-oriented" architecture, one that allows any M2M device to be securely accessible to any appli

TRB E-Circular 200: Transportation Asset Management from Plans to Practice: A Workshop for State Practitioners summarizes the presentations from a May 31, 2015 workshop held in conjunction with the 5th International Transportation Systems Performance Measurement and Data Conference, June 1–2, 201

This study provides the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) with a user analysis of the Iowa 511 Traveler Information System. The researchers assessed the Iowa 511 system using survey results and usage data. The system was evaluated by examining the trends in users, usage characteristics, and

Iowa 511 User Analysis--Appendices

Improving Freight Systems in Metropolitan Areas: From New York City to Across the Globe’

The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) is a new, comprehensive technical services center and website that was launched during the 2015 Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting. The NOCoE will help transportation professionals utilize state-of-the-art, real-time proactive m

This report consists of a five-year business plan to further incorporate and emphasize systems operations and managent in state DOTs. The report also includes the workshop activities that took place in the production of the Plan.While the plan is focused principally within the AASHTO co

This webpage is an index of helpful links from Washington State DOT, with information covering various topics applicable to all transportation professionals--from Work Zone Safety to Truck Freight to Environmental Stewardship, and much more. The index is updated when quarters are completed.

This webpage contains various reports from multiple years on congestion in Washington State. These reports include the Corridor Capacity Report, the Semi-Annual Travel Trends Report, Mobility Updates, and Practical Design and Least Cost Planning offer solutions. The majority of the reports have b

This project is part of the ENTERPRISE Program. This research was done by contacting multiple State DOT's and inquiring about their best practices for travel times data collection, processing, and information reporting.

Further research was conducted on certain approaches to monitoring

The goal of this research was to evaluate the St. Louis Motor Assist program and determine current benefits of the program and the goals for the program in the future.

The results of this research support the idea that this program provides a tremendous amount of safety benefits to St.

The purpose of Safety Service Patrol (SSP) programs is to help combat the effects of nonrecurring congestion on highways. SSPs aid in the clearing of incidents from roadways, as well as assisting state police with traffic control at crash scenes. This document is a summary of the benefit-cost stu

This report is a summary of the Freeway Service Patrols (FSPs) in the U.S.. Information gathered was pertaining to organizations and resources, operating practices, vehicles and equipment, and types and levels of services offered. 40 states had at least one FSP, in varying locations within each&n

This document is a survey conducted about Work Zone Law Enforcement. The following questions were asked in the survey:

A copy of an official agreement between Maricopa County and the City of Peoria for the sharing of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Fiber Optic Cable Systems. The exact details of the agreement are laid out in the document, as well as the purpose of the document, the general terms and cond

August 2015 NOCoE newsletter

This document is an agreement between the Pennsylvania DOT and another party, to be used when PENNDOT wishes to share highway event data, including video, with other agencies and organizations. This agreement will be used in the hopes that the information shared will benefit the general public an

This is a visual document which demonstrates the signing standards for the Inital Perminent Bypass Route Signing, Branson Area Alternate Route Signing, and Future Perminent Bypass Route Signing: St. Louis Test.

This document contains examples of detour route signings from New Hampshire DOT. There are multiple examples in various locations of New Hampshire roadways.

This is an example of detouring route signing from New York State DOT, detailing the emergency detour routes for the Niagara Region, specifically using HWY 405 and Stanley Avenue.

This is the sign standard for "Move Over or Slow Down for Emergency Vehicles" from the Maryland State Highway Administration. The dimensions of the details of the sign are included.

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This is the Standard Practice from the North Carolina DOT for the "Move Over / Reduce Speed" Law. This document not only contains the written standards for North Carolina with regard to the necessary signing to meet the requirements of this law, but also contains the relevant section of the law f

CMM Dimensions Webinar Series 2: Organization and Staffing Presentations by Joan Sollenberger, Glenn McLaughlin, Brad Freeze and Steve Lockwood

This document is a summary of the AMBER Alert plan for the state of Washington. The document includes information on what constitutes an AMBER Alert, what information should be gathered and sent out, who should be notified and how often, who needs to go through training and how, and more informat

The Oregon Department of Transportation has released a report that explains a smartphone application designed to collect cyclists’ routes, users, and comfort levels by combining GPS route data with results from surveys of cyclists.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that considers two types of normal condition regain time—average speed density under dry weather conditions for day time, and time-dependent average speed patterns for night time—using traffic flow data for a given snow event.

The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute has released a report that discusses how ambulance services are striving to improve their emergency response operations by using three phases of statistical process control to determine the current performance of emergency response.

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 812: Signal Timing Manual - Second Edition, covers fundamentals and advanced concepts related to signal timing. The report addresses ways to develop a signal timing program based on the operating environment, us

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that summarizes the main elements of its bicycle and pedestrian data collection program that is designed to collect bicycle and pedestrian traffic counts throughout Minnesota.

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This handbook presents and recommends policies, regulations, planning and operations processes, impact mitigation strategies, equipment and personnel resources, and technology applications used in the advance planning, management, and monitoring of travel for planned special events.

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