Performance measures quantify how a particular work zone or several work zones together are affecting traveler safety and mobility. In addition, performance measures can help agencies and contractors assess if and how their work zone safety and mobility policies, processes, and procedures are wor
The rapid advancement and proliferation of technology continues to present TMC operators with both great challenges and great opportunities. Already, most TMCs have developed from primarily having a monitoring role into one requiring much more decision-making and proactive control, often involvin
Through the assistance of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Freight Management and Operations, a peer exchange was conducted in Baltimore January 12-13, 2011. Attendees included members of the MDOT Freight Intermodal Advisory Committee (including member organizations: State Hi
This document “sets the stage” for agencies and contractors on how to get started on a work zone safety and mobility performance measurement program. It explains the difference between measures that represent project-level impacts and those that represent agency program-level impacts. The primer
The document has been developed to serve as a desk reference on integrating demand management into the transportation planning process. The desk reference is organized around two fundamental aspects of transportation planning – policy objectives and scope of the planning effort. The report discus
This report compiles information received through a survey and interviews with transportation agencies throughout North America to understand the uses of RCRSs and to identify industry practices that have delivered benefits to the agencies operating RCRSs. A total of 49 Current RCRS Industry Prac
The purpose of this study was to identify how safety and public service announcement (PSA) messages influence driver behavior and to ultimately assist the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), transportation management centers (TMCs), state agencies, and local transportation partners in opti
The benefits of successfully implemented operational strategies can include less travel time, more reliable travel times, less fuel consumed, fewer emissions, and increased safety, to name a few. These improvements benefit the movement of people and goods on the highway system. The
Freight Facts and Figures 2012 2012 is a snapshot of the volume and value of freight flows in the United States, the physical network over which freight moves, the economic conditions that generate freight movements, the industry that carries freight, and the safety, energy, and environmental imp
This report examines programs in use by states allowing low-emission and energy efficient vehicles to use HOV, HOT, and managed lanes without meeting the vehicle-occupancy requirements. Information is presented on the enabling legislation, the program elements, use of the programs, and impacts of
