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AASHTO TSM&O Guidance

The AASHTO Transportation Systems Management and Operations Guidance is a web-based self-assessment guidance was designed for transportation agency managers whose span of control relates to the operations and management of the roadway system. Audiences include policy makers and program managers r

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Analysis Tool for Design Treatments to Address Nonrecurrent Congestion

The Analysis Tool for Design Treatments to Address Nonrecurrent Congestion provides a Microsoft Excel-based analysis method to determine the effects of highway geometric design treatments on nonrecurrent congestion using a reliability framework.  At this time the too

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Operations Benefit/Cost Analysis TOPS-BC User's Manual

This document provides guidance on the setup and application of the Tool for Operations Benefit/Cost (TOPS-BC). This User’s Manual provides instruction on the installation and setup of TOPS-BC Version 1.0, instruction for using the basic capabilities, and discussion of adapting the available capa

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2015 TSM&O Research Themes

In coordination with the April 24th TRB Post Annual Meeting webinar, please see the 2015 TSM&O Research Themes document.

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Fact Sheet 19 - Work Zone Corridor Management in Michigan

Summer 2013: Through their "One Corridor Focus" initiative, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) manages work zones along key corridors as a single unit rather than discrete projects, enabling MDOT to better mitigate travel time delay during construction and maintenance activities. Th

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Designing the Archive for SHRP 2 Reliability and Reliability-Related Data

This report documents the design/development process of the Reliability Archive created as part of SHRP2 Project L13A. The SHRP2 Reliability Archive is a web-based interactive archive system that serves as a digital repository for rich data and information from Reliability track and reliabil

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State-of-the Practice

2012 Traffic Signal Operations Self Assessment

The Traffic Signal Operations Self Assessment is a tool to allow agencies to compare themselves with a composite of traffic signal operations best practices from agencies around the United States. Responses to the 2011 Traffic Signal Operations Self Assessment that were received by March 7, 2012

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Traffic Signal Audit Guide

This guide is provided to inform traffic engineering managers of a general audit process that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of their program management of traffic signal and associated systems. An audit is performed to verify that people in an organization are doing what they planned

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Standards & Recommended Practices

The National ITS Architecture 7.1

The National ITS Architecture provides a common framework for planning, defining, and integrating intelligent transportation systems. It is a mature product that reflects the contributions of a broad cross-section of the ITS community (transportation practitioners, systems engineers, system devel

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Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture

Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA) is being developed as the basis for identifying the key interfaces across the connected vehicle environment which will support further analysis to identify and prioritize standards development activities. CVRIA will also support poli

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CMM Webinar Presentation Improving TSM&O: Processes and Institutional Arragements-Lessons from 40 Workshops/Overview CMM Self-Evaluation/Agency Culture

Steve Lockwood Presentation CMM

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Knowledge Resources

This webpage contains a multitude of information on the benefits, costs, deployment, and lessons learned regarding Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies and operations. The U.S. DOT's ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) developed this database of resources. The information is divided i

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WSDOT Performance Measurement Library

The WSDOT Performance Measurement Library is a tool that aids practitioners in comparing measures and reporting systems. It is a list of 51 state, commonwealth, and federal district transportation authorities and their online performance measurement and strategic planning mechanisms. There are li

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E-tool for Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability

The Transportation Research Board's (TRB) second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project developed software titled E-tool for Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability (SHRP-2 LE-34 e-Tool) that explores an e-tool to assist transportation agencies when evaluati

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Business Process Frameworks for Transportation Operations

This website contains a set of capability maturity frameworks to support the implementation of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO).

TSMO is a set of integrated strategies to optimize the performance of operations on existing infrastructure through implementation of m

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FEMA: 907: Active Shooter: What You Can Do

An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and other populated area. In most cases, active shooters use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve q

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RUN HIDE FIGHT Surviving an Active Shooter /Video

DHS-funded video gives tips to survive a shooter. http://www.federalnewsradio.com/473/2... After last week's shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., the city of Houston has released a how-to video on surviving a shooter event. The video was created with funds from the Homeland Security D

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Decision Support Systems for TSM&O

There is a need for the development of tools and methods to support off-line and real-time planning and operation decisions associated with the Transportation System Management and Operations (TSM&O) program. The goal of this proposed project is to research and produce a data analytic environ

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Business Process Frameworks for Transportation Operations

This website contains a set of capability maturity frameworks to support the implementation of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O). TSM&O is a set of integrated strategies to optimize the performance of operations on existing infrastructure through implementation of multimoda
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V2I Archived Calendar 2016

February 2016

2/10 – TWG 4 Guidance Webinar, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST) 2/11 – TWG 5 Standards Webinar, 2: 00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EST) 2/25  – TWG 1 Initiatives Webinar, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EST) TBD – TWG 2 Research Webinar   TBD – TWG 3 Partners Webinar January 2

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Webinar Materials: AASHTO SCOTSEM Publication Managing Catastrophic Emergencies - A Guide for Transportation Executives

Being CEO of your organization can be one of the most powerful and exciting opportunities in your career. Your time in public service will be critical to those you serve, even though it may often go unseen. At some point during your tenure, you will be called upon to deal with a major emergency
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Standards & Recommended Practices

4th Generation Strategic Directions (2014--2018)

A Strategic Plan prepared by the AASHTO Special Committee on Transportation Security and Emergency Management to carry on a program activities to assist the states develop and maintain a focus on research and influences on their security and emergency management programs.
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OSADP Adds More Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Applications for Download!

The Open Source Application Development Portal (OSADP) is a web-based portal which provides access to and supports the collaboration, development and use of open source transportation-related applications.  Together, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and OSADP facilitate the adva

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Best Practice

Common Issues in Emergency Transportation Operations Preparedness and Response

FHWA report that explores transportation management and operations advancements that may be applied to improve evacuation planning and operations when advance notice is possible. This primer is intended as a tool to aid local and state planners in maximizing the use of the highway network in the dev
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FHWA Recent Webinars on the System Performance/Freight/CMAQ PM NPRM

FHWA Recent Webinars on the System Performance/Freight/CMAQ PM NPRM

Please visit the following link for the presentations, recordings, and chat pods from the webinars: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tpm/rule/pm3_nprm.cfm

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Cooperative Efforts between TRB Freeway Operations New and Emerging Concepts Subcommittee and NOCoE

Attached are four concept descriptions. The keywords associated with the four concepts are as follows:

         Concept #34    Non-Recurring Congestion   Emergency Transportation Operations (68) &nbs
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Texas A&M Transportation Technology Conference Resources – May 2016

Texas A&M Transportation Technology Conference videos, handouts, presentations, and photos from the conference.

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Webinar Materials: Traffic Control in a Connected Vehicle Environment: The Multi-Modal Intelligent Traffic Signal System (MMITSS)

Connected vehicles have the potential to significantly improve the safety and mobility of vehicles in our transportation network. Vehicle-to-vehicle communications are the foundation of connected vehicle safety applications. Vehicle-to-infrastructure communications provide the foundation for infrast
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