Sam Schwartz Engineering and TransSafe (the “consulting team”) were engaged by the City of Seattle in May 2015 to review national best practices in Traffic Incident Management (TIM), evaluate the state of TIM in the City, and make recommendations for improvements to Seattle’s TIM procedures. The
Sam Schwartz Engineering and TransSafe (the “consulting team”) engaged in a review of relevant standards on Traffic Incident Management (TIM) through manuals, presentations, and other materials produced by federal government sources along with documents from states and cities across the United St
In the late 1990s, ENTERPRISE worked with General Motors' OnStar to research how automatic collision notification (ACN) technology could improve road safety and traveler information if emergency medical staff and transportation agencies could access the data from said systems. Since then, OnStar
In this project, the benefits regarding the following Intelligent Work Zone (IWZ) technologies were researched: queue warning systems, dynamic merge systems, alternate routes and variable speed limits in work zones. Details about recent related deployments of IWZ technologies were reported, as we
The goal of this project was to document the potential for Video Analytics to be used by traffic operations centers (TOCs) and for traffic data collection. Video Analytics Systems in Iowa, Missouri, and Ontario were tested and evaluated. The components included: Traffic Data Collection (comparing
This report details the recommended strategy of the deployment of a Rural Connected Vehicle System. The goal of this project was to identify the needs of rural users and the limitations of rural environments, in order to conceive a plan for a variant of the connected vehicle system that would be
The ENTERPRISE pooled fund program is an excellent source of information for the development, application, and deployment of ITS. However, ENTERPRISE project results may not reach those who could benefit from the research findings. This project looked at the potential expansion of the accessibili
Despite the vast accessibility of wireless technology and cellular services, there are still challenges in using such technologies in rural areas. This project's goal is to identify, demonstrate, and evaluate emerging communication technologies that could be used by transportation agencies to com
This webpage contains all of the North/West Passage Work Plan Phase Summaries. There are 9 phases total, beginning in December 2003 and continuing to today. Each Phase has multiple projects within it, and each project has a final report, all of which are accessible through this webpage.
This document is a report on the projects accomplished in phase 1 of the Work Plan, namely, Integrated Traveler Information and Maintenance Network. The purpose of these projects is to implement and evaluate integrated traveler information systems and coordinate maintenance operations across stat
