Overview
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) hosted the Traffic Signal Systems, Arterial Management and TSMO Virtual Peer Exchange with the participation of transportation agency professionals experienced in developing and implementing in plans, programs, policies, and projects in arterial management to support TSMO in their jurisdictions. This peer exchange benefited from experience shared from state DOTs, MPOs, and local agencies as well as researchers.
Signalized arterial streets carry a significant portion of traffic in urban areas. This peer exchange had presentations and discussion on the potential of integrated TSMO strategies to provide safe, optimal traffic movement on arterial roadways. Topics included innovation, research, and pilot projects funded from grant programs along with a supplemental focus on multimodal and freeway coordination, and use of traffic signal systems and ITS technology to support arterial-based TSMO.
The aim was to share information among participants and to gather feedback on how NOCoE and its partner organizations could better assist in advancing the topic in the community of practice. The summaries that follow and associated videos of presentations will support knowledge sharing around the state of the practice in this core aspect of transportation agency TSMO programs.