Analysis may necessitate the use of analytical tools, depending on the degree of analysis required. Some tools, such as QuickZone and CA4PRS, were designed for work zone related analysis. Other traffic analysis tools that were not designed specifically for work zones may also be useful for analyz
TRB Special Report 274 - Cybersecurity of Freight Information Systems: A Scoping Study reviews trends in the use of information technology in the freight transportation industry and assesses potential vulnerabilities to a cyberattack.
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 140: Guidebook on Best Practices for Airport Cybersecurity provides information designed to help reduce or mitigate inherent risks of cyberattacks on technology-based systems. Traditional IT infrastructure such as servers, desktops, and
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2308 consists of 20 papers that explore patterns of use of transport modes; regional traffic congestion; the detection layout problem; multisensor data integration and fusion; commuters' demographic characteri
Phase II, Study 2 (rainy weather) was performed following the same procedures used for Study 1 (clear weather). Study 2 helped expand the knowledge of how current vision enhancement systems can affect detection and recognition of different types of objects while driving during adverse weather, sp
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 73: Emergency Transportation Operations: Resources Guide for NCHRP Report 525, Volume 6 is a resources guide on emergency transportation operations (ETO) containing bibliographical material tha
Natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina test the robustness and resiliency of the transportation system and emphasize the need for information to constantly improve the nation’s ability to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, security events, and other emergencie
This primer is intended to provide advice to staff at MPOs on how to reevaluate their CMPs. It will show the value of integrating travel-time reliability into the CMP to address non-recurrent congestion. It will identify tools and data sources that are available to assist planners in monitoring a
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) S2-R09-RW-2: Guide for the Process of Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects describes a formal and structured risk management approach specifically for rapid renewal design and construction projects that is designed to help adequatel
Due to the growth of metropolitan areas and tightening of fiscal belts, the need for effective and financially viable freeway management tools is unprecedented. This primer poses ramp metering as a potential tool to address commonly occurring congestion and safety issues. Despite initial oppositi
The Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) L06 research determined that agencies with the most effective transportation systems management and operations (TSM&O) activities were differentiated not by budgets or technical skills alone, but by the existence of critical processe
Autonomous Vehicle Continuum Impacts
Sponsored by the ITE Transportation Systems Management & Operations Council. Learning Objective: The march to fully autonomous vehicles is changing and will continue to change how we do our jobs. This continuum will transform how we plan, design,
Traffic Operations Improvements Utilizing Technology
Learning Objective: To gain greater understanding of the use of adaptive traffic control strategies, specifically related to light rail transit; gain greater insights of operational experiences with the adaptive traffic signal control
Cyber Security: Challenges and Countermeasures
Learning Objective: What are the cyber threats to our transportation system? What happens if a major urban center’s traffic signaling system was hacked? This session will provide a candid look at what transportation professionals need to kn
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transport
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
NOCoE Newsletter July 2015
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation
Capability Maturity Model Webinar Series: Improving TSM&O: Processes and Institutional Arrangements, Lessons from 40 Workshops
Congestion is a persistent problem on U.S. highways, stealing an average of 38 hours a year from commuters. Snarled traffic not only increases travel times but also has an adverse effect on motorists’ safety and costs to travelers and businesses. Facing this challenge with increasingly constraine
This website provides a plethora of information about work zone safety, including news articles, video presentations, reports, fact sheets, and more. The information is updated daily, so the user recieves the most recent information first. This information is relevant to engineers, highway c
ITS technology makes travel through and around work zones safer and more efficient by collecting information, analyzing it, and adapting to it in the best way possible. This webpage includes a variety of resources on many different ITS applications specifically present in work zones. This include
The FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant Program emphasized training for construction workers, development of guidelines to help improve work zone safety, and training for state and local governments, transportation agencies, and other groups implementing the guidelines. This webpage outlines the gui
Provides information about developing and implementing Transportation Management Plans (TMPs), including information on how and where a TMP fits into project-level processes and procedures, a list of components that can be considered for inclusion in a TMP, descriptions of work zone management st
This Guide consisting of samples, templates, and tips is designed to help transportation agencies with the development and implementation of their own Transportation Management Plans (TMPs). Understanding the work zone impacts is critical to developing effective work zone TMPs that provide for ad
This Work Zone Process Review Toolbox contains tools to help you conduct an effective Work Zone Process Review. The first section of the Toolbox has information to help you determine the purpose/goals and scope of a review, expected outcomes, team members, and possible data sources. This section
This webpage provides information on how coordinating roadway construction projects aids in reducing the impact of work zones, and how the use of technology can dynamically manage traffic in the work zone environment. Both of these strategies help minimize travel delays and maintain motorist and
The manual is a complete comprehensive guide of practices related to traffic signal timing for signalized intersections. Each element of signal timing is covered in the manual, from policy and funding to plan development, assessment, and maintenance. There is a focus on the use of detection,
As part of Project 20-68A, Scan 07-04 was created to examine various organizational structures, institutional agreements and arrangements, and operational policies that are being used regionally throughout the United States to manage and operate traffic signal systems. This report is a summary of
2015 Roadweather Management Stakeholder Meeting
This synthesis highlights what leads to the success of Regional Traffic Signal Operations Programs (RTSOPs) across the United States. RSTOPs address the general mobility present in arterial street networks. Regions use RTSOPs to improve the flow of traffic from one area to another, with regard to
This webpage contains various links to FAQ's about truck size and weight.
This primer's goal is to raise awareness of the benefits and opportunities for coordinating planning and operations activities within State DOT's. To achieve this goal, the primer provides a plethora of information, including describing how planning and operations are relevant to each other, how
There are a multitude of benefits from participating in multi-agency collaborative efforts for regional transportation operations, including additional funding and resource accessibility, improvements in agency operations and productivity, and increased ability to meet mobility and safety goals.
This resource guide's purpose is to help planning and operations managers understand why working together is valuable, and further understand the benefits of pursuing management and operations strategies at the regional scale. The guide explains how existing relationships can be strengthened, and
This primer contains information and opportunities for incorporating the regional ITS architecture to enhance planning for operations. It focuses on the use of an objectives-driven, performance-based approach to planning for operations. The primer guides planners and operators through ways to inc
