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Expanding Traveler Choices Through the Use of Incentives: A Compendium of Examples

With increased congestion across the Nation’s roadways, transportation agencies, universities, and research institutions are testing new approaches and implementing programs to cause travelers to shift their behavior to alleviate congestion and proactively and dynamically manag

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Case Studies & Lessons Learned

FLORIDA Traffic Incident Management (TIM) 2019 Strategic Plan

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) 2018 Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Strategic Plan was developed under the leadership of the State Traffic Engineering and Operations Office (STEOO), Incident Management/Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Program Division. Dis

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Background Material

Supplementary Resources for 2018 Freight & TSMO Peer Exchange

On September 27th - 28th, 2018 the National Operations Center of Excellence hosted the Freight & TSMO peer exchange in Memphis, Tennessee. The following resources are provided to complement the information sharing captured during the peer exchange. For a full report and presentation slides se

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Research

Synthesis of Variable Speed Limit Signs

Variable speed limit (VSL) systems utilize information on traffic speed, occupancy, and volume detection, weather, and road surface conditions to determine the appropriate speeds at which drivers should be traveling, given current roadway and traffic conditions. The use of VSL

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Research

Targeted Work Zone Engagement Framework Guidance Document

The Targeted Work Zone Engagement Framework (“Framework”) was developed in 2016 to serve as a resource for FHWA personnel to easily and efficiently provide targeted assistance to State transportation agencies. It is designed to support work zone program personnel in enhancing t

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Publications

2018 NOCoE Annual Report

The 2018 NOCoE Annual Report briefly outlines the key accomplishments made by NOCoE and the the Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) during 2018. The report features:

NOCoE's engagement with TSMO practitioners How NOCoE is improving how we transfer knowledge The a
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Best Practice

Supplementary Resources for 2019 Smart Work Zones Peer Exchange

On March 27-28, 2019 the National Operations Center of Excellence hosted the Smart Work Zones peer exchange in Baltimore, Maryland. In this peer exchange, the State DOTs discussed Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) can support more efficient work zone operation. The following

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State-of-the Practice

NOCoE Agency Engagement Report 2017-2018

During the period of May 2017 to October 2018, the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) visited the Maryland, Iowa, Washington State, Colorado, and Arizona Departments of Transportation (DOT) to interview senior Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) officials and the

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Case Studies & Lessons Learned

The Facts about Maryland’s SafeZones Program Winter 2019

Maryland SafeZone works

In the work zones where SafeZones Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) systems are deployed, drivers are slowing down, as evidenced by the drop in the percentage of citations issued at these work zones. Since 2010, SafeZones has been deployed at 8
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Presentation

NOCoE 2019 Road Weather Management Peer Exchange

On June 25 - 26, 2019, the National Operations Center of Excellence conducted a peer exchange on road weather management in Salt Lake City, Utah. The agenda and format was developed by the leadership of the AASHTO Committee of Transportation Systems Operations (CTSO) Community of Practice (CoP) o

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