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February 23, 2010 - Objectives-Driven, Performance-Based Planning for Operations: A New Resource

Presentations

The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration’s Model Plans Desk Reference by Richard E. (Rick) Backlund, Transportation Specialist, FHWA Office of Operations, Egan Smith, Transportation Specialist, FHWA Office of Planning, John Sprowls, Community Planner, FTA, Office of Systems Planning (PDF 380 KB)
Portland Metropolitan Region’s Efforts to Develop a Performance-Based Regional Transportation Plan by Deena Platman, Principal Transportation Planner, Metro (PDF 2.5 MB)
Anchorage Perspective and Application by Lance Wilber, Regional Director, Alaska DOT&PF (PDF 1.9 MB)

February 3, 2010 - International Experience with Road Pricing: Lessons from an International Scan

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International Scan: Reducing Congestion and Funding Transportation Using Variable Road Pricing (PDF 8.7 MB) presented by:

Robert (Bob) Arnold, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Transportation Management
Jayme Blakesley, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Office of Chief Counsel
John Doan, SRF Consulting Group
Mark Muriello, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Patty Rubstello, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Toll Division

January 25, 2010 - Objectives-Driven, Performance-Based Planning for Operations: A New Resource

Presentations

The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration’s Model Plans Desk Reference by Richard E. (Rick) Backlund, Transportation Specialist, FHWA Office of Operations and Egan Smith, Transportation Specialist, FHWA Office of Planning (PDF 380 KB)
Operations Planning for Results - Developing an Objectives-Driven, Performance-Based Approach: Lessons Learned by Richard Perrin, Executive Director, Genesee Transportation Council (PDF 350 KB)
Integrating Operations into a Metropolitan Transportation Plan by Eric Hill, Director of Systems Management and Operations, Metroplan Orlando (PDF 2.6 MB)

December 2, 2009 - Implementing Active Traffic Management (ATM) on the I-35W MnPASS Express Lanes

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Minnesota’s Managed Lanes System by Nick Thompson, Director of the Office of Policy Analysis, Research & Innovation at the Minnesota Department of Transportation (PDF 4.6 MB)

November 10, 2009 - Performance Journalism: Improving Your Ability to Build Operations Program Support

Presentations

Performance Journalism - Introduction by Rich Taylor, Transportation Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Operations (PDF 900 KB)
Improving Program Support Through Performance Journalism by Kenny Voorhies, P.E., PTOE, Senior Associate, Cambridge Systematics and Susan Sharp, President, Sharp & Company (PDF 3.1 MB)

October 7, 2009 - State Road 167 HOT Lanes Pilot Project Annual Performance Summary

Presentations

SR 167 HOT Lanes Pilot Project: The First Year by Craig Stone, Toll Division Director, Washington State Department of Transportation (PDF 1.4 MB)

August 19, 2009 - It Pays to do the Right Thing: Using Incentive Payments to Affect Commuting Behavior

Presentations

It Pays to do the Right Thing: Incentive Mechanisms for Societal Networks by Dr. Balaji Prabhakar, Stanford University, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (PDF 8 MB)
Commuter Connections: A Smarter Way to Work Nicholas Ramfos, Director of Commuter Connections, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (PDF 160 KB)

August 6, 2009 - Integrating Weather Information in TMC Operations

Presentations

Integrating Weather Information in TMC Operations by Roemer Alfelor, Road Weather Management Program, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT (PDF 83 KB)
TMC Weather Integration Self-Evaluation and Planning Guide by Chris Cluett, Battelle (PDF 628 KB)
Caltrans District 3 Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) by Brian Simi, P.E., California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) - District 3 (PDF 242 KB)
Louisiana Regional and Statewide Transportation Management Centers by Michael Muffoletto, Telvent (PDF 495 KB)
Colorado Springs TMC by Robert Helt, City of Colorado Springs (PDF 303 KB)
Wyoming Department of Transportation TMC by Vince Garcia, Wyoming Department of Transportation (PDF 1.2 MB)

June 3, 2009 - Incorporating Pricing into the Long Range Planning Process

Presentations

Integrating Tolling and Regional Planning in the Puget Sound Region by Rob Fellows, Pricing System Planning and Policy Manager Urban Planning Office, Washington State Department of Transportation (PDF 480 KB)
Evaluation of Tolling Concepts for a Regional Transportation Plan by Matthew Kitchen, Program Manager for Development, Data Systems & Analysis, Puget Sound Regional Council (PDF 1.2 MB)
Incorporating Pricing into the Long Range Planning Process by Dan Lamers, Senior Program Manager, Metropolitan Transportation Planning, North Central Texas Council of Governments, and Matthew E. MacGregor, CDA / Tollway Director, Texas Department of Transportation, Dallas District (PDF 1.3 MB)

May 28, 2009 - Work Zone Performance Measurement

Presentations

Work Zone Performance Monitoring and the Safety and Mobility Rule by Tracy Scriba, Work Zone Program Manager, FHWA Office of Operations (PDF 500 KB)
Work Zone Performance Measure Pilot Test by Gerald Ullman, Ph.D., P.E., Texas Transportation Institute (PDF 1.9 MB)
Work Zone Data in Ohio by Dave Holstein, Administrator, Office of Traffic Engineering, Ohio Department of Transportation(PDF 600 KB)

April 1, 2009 - I-95 Express Lanes in Florida: Project Update

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Briefing of 95 Express Progress by Rory Santana, P.E., PTOE, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Manager, Florida Department of Transportation District Six Office (PDF 8 MB)

February 17, 2009 - Real-Time Traveler Information Systems – New Proposed Rule

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Real-Time System Management Information Program by James Pol, USDOT ITS Joint Program Office (PDF 280 KB)

November 20, 2008 - Traffic Incident Management: The NTIMC National Unified Goal at 1 Year – A Look to the Future

Presentations

The National Traffic Incident Management Coalition (NTIMC) and the National Unified Goal (NUG) by John Corbin, State Traffic Engineer, Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Chair of the NTIMC (PDF 807 KB)
The NTIMC Foundation by Rebecca Brewster, President, American Transportation Research Institute (PDF 405 KB)
Coordination for Traffic Incident Management with NTIMC and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) by Kimberly C. Vásconez, Emergency Transportation Operations Team Leader, FHWA, U.S. DOT (PDF 590 KB)

September 30, 2008 - Road Weather Management

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Road Weather Management Program - An Overview by Ben McKeever, Program Manager Traveler Information and Road Weather Management, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, ITS Joint Program Office (PPT 456KB)
MDSS Update by Ray Murphy, ITS Specialist, Federal Highway Administration Resource Center (PPT 2.8MB)
Illinois DOT MDSS...A Smart Investment by Dean Kernan, Field Technician, Illinois DOT (PPT 1.7MB)
Weather Responsive Traffic Management (WRTM) by Roemer Alfelor, Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Management Program and David Yang, Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (PPT 919KB)
The Clarus Initiative by Ben McKeever Program Manager Traveler Information and Road Weather Management, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, ITS Joint Program Office and Brenda Boyce, Clarus System Administrator, Mixon Hill, Inc. (PPT 6.6MB)
Performance Measures for Road Weather Management and Road Weather Management Training and Outreach by Roemer Alfelor, Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Management Program (PPT 202KB)
VII & Road Weather by Pat Kennedy, Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Managemetn Program (PPT 7.2MB)

August 27, 2008 - Transportation Operations for Planned and Unplanned Events

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The Road to the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Games Transportation Findings of Large Public Events in Downtown Vancouver by Dale Bracewell, P.Eng., Director, Olympic Transportation, City of Vancouver (PPT 13MB)
Implementation Role for Planned Special Event: Jamestown's 400th Anniversary by Mike Washburn, Assistant Division Administrator, Virginia Department of Transportation Operations and Security Division (PPT 1.7MB)
After-Action Reviews - What, Why, and How? 2008 Wisconsin Floods Case Study by Steven Cyra, PE, PTOE, HNTB Corporation (PPT 733KB)

July 9, 2008 - Work Zone Traffic Analysis Strategies

Presentation

Work Zone Traffic Analysis Strategies by Daniel Grate, Federal Highway Administration, Dr. Karl Wunderlich, Noblis, and Matthew Hardy, Noblis (PPT 45 MB)

June 24 & 26, 2008 - Incorporating Management and Operations and the Congestion Management Process into Metropolitan Transportation Planning

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Incorporating Management and Operations and the Congestion Management Process into Metropolitan Transportation Planning by Rick Backlund and Egan Smith, Federal Highway Administration, and John Sprowls, Federal Transit Administration (PPT 3.3 MB)
Transportation 2035 Plan Performance-Based Planning - A Work in Progress by Albert Yee and Lisa Klein, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (PDF 1.25 MB)
Capital District Transportation Committee: Management and Operations & the CMP by Christopher O'Neill, Capital District Transportation Committee (PDF 600 KB)

June 19, 26 and July 10, 2008 - Managing Travel Demand to Mitigate Congestion

Managing Travel Demand to Mitigate Congestion: New Perspectives, Innovative Strategies, and Integrated Approaches by Deepak Gopalakrishna, Battelle (PPT 956 KB)
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Part I – Pricing and Institutional Strategies to Manage Demand

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Managing Travel Demand to Mitigate Congestion: Part I - Pricing and Institutional Strategies to Manage Demand by Eric Schreffler, ESTC and Grant Zammit, Federal Highway Administration (PPT 16 MB)

Part II - Operational and Infrastructure Strategies to Manage Demand

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Managing Travel Demand to Mitigate Congestion: Part II - Operational and Infrastructure Strategies to Manage Demand by Eric Schreffler, ESTC and Grant Zammit, Federal Highway Administration (PPT 66 MB)

Part III - Integrating Travel Demand Strategies into Planning, Management and Operations

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Managing Travel Demand to Mitigate Congestion: Part III - Integrating Travel Demand Strategies into Planning, Management and Operations by Eric Schreffler, ESTC and Grant Zammit, Federal Highway Administration (PPT 19 MB)

May 15 , 2008 - MUTCD Notice of Proposed Amendments

Presentation

Overview of the January 2, 2008 Notice of Proposed Amendments to the MUTCD by Hari Kalla, Scott Wainwright, Ken Wood, and Kevin Sylvester, Federal Highway Administration (PPT 45 MB)

April 30, 2008 - Active Traffic Management Coming to the Urban Partners' Cities: Minneapolis and Seattle

Presentations

Active Traffic Management: The Next Step in Congestion Management by Jessie Yung, P.E., Federal Highway Administration (PPT 6.66 MB)
Mn/DOT Congestion Management by Kenneth Buckeye, AICP, Minnesota Department of Transportation (PPT 6.27 MB)
Active Traffic Management by Ted Trepanier, Washington State Department of Transportation (PPT 16.1 MB)

March 27, 2008 - ACS-Lite

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Adaptive Control Software-Lite (ACS-Lite) by Eddie Curtis, P.E., Federal Highway Administration (PPT 3.85 MB)
Summary of ACS-Lite by Steve Shelby, Ph.D., Siemens ITS (PPT 6.84 MB)
ACS-Lite: The Tyler Experience by Kirk Houser, P.E., City of Tyler, Texas (PPT 947 KB)

October 10, 2007 - Traffic Incident Management Performance Measurement Focus State Initiative

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TIM Program-Level Performance Measurement Focus States Initiative Update by Nick Owens, Senior Transportation Planner, SAIC (PDF 43 KB)
Florida ITS and TIM Performance Measures by Anita Vandervalk, P.E., Principal, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (PDF 3.5 MB)
Wisonsin DOT Performance Measures by Katie Belmore, Operations Engineer, HNTB Corporation and Tim Vik, Traffic Engineer, DAAR Engineering (PDF 245 KB)
TIM Performance Measurement Focus State Initiative Workshop Draft Agenda by April Armstrong, Senior Legislative and Policy Analyst, SAIC (PDF 13 KB)

June 13, 2007 - High Occupancy/Toll Lanes

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HOT Lane Desing Overview, MnPASS I-394

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I-394 MnPASS Technical Evaluation by Doug Sallman, Senior Associate of Cambridge Systematics (PPT 7 MB)
FHWA Policy and Guidance by Jessie Yung, Freeway Management Program Manager, FHWA (PPT 700 KB)
Colorado's I-25 Expresslane Experience by Peggy Catlin, Deputy Executive Director, Colorado Department of Transportation (PPT 1.9 MB)

April 25, 2007 - Emergency Transportation Operations and Planned Special Events

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Presentations

Emergency Transportation Operations and Planned Special Events by Laurie Radow, Evacuations and Planned Special Events Program Manager and Kimberly Vásconez, Emergency Transportation Operations Team Leader, Office of Operations, FHWA (PPT 1.4 MB)
New Emergency Transportation Operations Resources by Nancy Houston, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton (PPT 1.2 MB)
The District Department of Transportation Perspective by Joe Kammerman, Homeland Security Coordinator, District Department of Transportation (PPT 260 KB)
Mississippi Countraflow Operations by Bob Chapman, Emergency Services Manager, Mississippi Department of Transportation (PPT 2.6 MB)

April 4, 2007 - Congestion Pricing and Urban Partnerships

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Regina McElroy, Director, Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA
Patrick DeCorla-Souza, Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA
Wayne Berman, Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA
Linda Dodge, U.S. DOT ITS Joint Program Office

Presentations

Introduction and Congestion Pricing Basics(PPT 14.1 MB)
Congestion Pricing Policy Development(PPT 430 KB)
Design of a Comprehensive Package of Strategies(PPT 5.7 MB)
Urban Partnership Agreements and Federal Grant Solicitations(PPT 86 KB)

March 19, 2007 - Work Zone Rule Implementation: What are States Doing to Implement the Rule?

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Update on the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule: Tools, Resources, and Progress by Tracy Scriba, Office of Operations, FHWA (PPT 2.4 MB)
Washington State DOT’s Rule Implementation Process and Policy by Frank Newboles, State Work Zone Safety and Mobility Manager, Washington State DOT & Cathy Nicholas, P.E., Construction & Materials Engineer, FHWA Washington Division (PPT 39 KB)
Maryland State Highway Administrations’s Rule Implementation Process by Jawad Paracha, P.E., P.T.O.E., Assistant Division Chief of Traffic Development and Support Division, Maryland State Highway Administration (PPT 776 KB)
Virginia DOT’s Rule Implementation Process and TMP Development Guidelines by Paul Kelley, Assistant State Work Zone Safety Coordinator, Virginia Department of Transportation (PPT 514 KB)

March 14, 2007 - Road Weather Management

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Road Weather Management Overview by Paul Pisano, Road Weather Management Team Leader, FHWA Office of Operations(PPT 341 KB)
Clarus and the Utah Department of Transportation by Ralph Patterson, Weather Operations and RWIS Manager, Utah Department of Transportation (PPT 1.6 MB)
Use of MDSS by the City and County of Denver by Pat Kennedy, P.E., Pavement Management Engineer, City and County of Denver(PPT 3.4 MB)
Weather-Responsive Transportation Management by Roemer Alfelor, Ph.D., Transportation Specialist, FHWA Office of Operations(PPT 1.2 MB)

December 13, 2006 - 2007 Traffic Signal Report Card Overview

Presentations

2007 Traffic Signal Operation Self-Assessment and National Report Card by Eddie Curtis, P.E., Program Manager, Office of Operations, Resource Center, FHWA (PPT 357 KB)
Overview of the National Traffic Signal Report Card by Marshall Elizer, P.E., Principal Transportation Engineer, Gresham, Smith and Partners representing American Public Works Association (PPT 428 KB)
2007 Traffic Signal Self-Assessment by Woody Hood, Chief, Traffic Engineering Design Division, Maryland State Highway Administration (PPT 194 KB)
NTOC Traffic Signal Survey: AASHTO Comments by Tom Hicks, P.E., Director of the Office of Traffic & Safety, Maryland State Highway Administration (PPT 49 KB)

September 27, 2006 - Integrated Corridor Management

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Integrated Corridor Management: Initiative, Concept, Activities by John Harding, ICM Initiative Technical Manager, Office of Transportation Management, FHWA (PPT 1.8 MB)
Integrated Corridor Management Pioneer Sites by Brian Cronin, PE, Congestion Program Coordinator, USDOT ITS Joint Program Office (PDF 6 MB)
ICMS Concept of Operations for a Generic Corridor by Louis G. Neudorff, PE, Eastern Manager, Siemens ITS (PPT 3.5 MB)

August 17, 2006 - Adaptive Control Software Lite (ACS-Lite)

Presentations

ACS-Lite - Adaptive Control Software for Closed-loop Traffic Control Systems by Raj Ghaman, P.E., Operations Team Leader, FHWA RD&T (PPT 2.6 MB)
ACS-Lite - FHWA Adaptive Control for Closed-loop Systems by Douglas Gettman, Ph.D., Research Projects Manager, Siemens ITS (PDF 3 MB)
Local Perspective from Gahanna, Ohio by Thomas F. Komlanc Jr., P.E., Assistant City Engineer, City of Gahanna, Ohio (PPT 4 MB)
Siemens Eagle Product Program Participation by Mark Hudgins, Director of the Centrals Business Unit, Siemens/Eagle (PPT 1.2 MB)
ACS-Lite - Econolite Perspective by Gary Duncan, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Econolite Control Products, Inc.(PPT 600 KB)
Peek – ACS Lite Deployment by Peter Ragsdale, P.E., General Manager of New Product Development, Quixote Traffic Corporation (PPT 540 KB)

June 28, 2006 - Travel Time Reliability

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Travel Time Reliability Measures, by Shawn Turner, Texas Transportation Institute (PPT 144 KB)
Uses of Travel Time Reliability, by Richard Margiotta, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.(PPT 3.3 MB)
The FHWA's Focus on Travel Time Reliability, by Rich Taylor, FHWA, (PPT 1.1 MB)

April 26, 2006 - Planned Special Events

Presentations

The Dutchess County Fair Traffic Plan, by Captain Henry De Vries, New York State Police (PPT 2.85 MB)
Phoenix International Raceway Traffic Management, by Nicolaas Swart, Traffic Engineering and ITS Program Manager, Maricopa County DOT (PPT 2.52 MB)
Special Event Operations, by Robert Boggs, City Traffic Engineer, Department of Public Works, City of Daytona Beach (PPT 3.10 MB)

February 23, 2006 - LED Signals and the Energy Policy Act

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EPACT 2005 Lighting and Appliance Standards, by Michael McCabe, Senior Engineer, Buildings Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (PPT 637 KB)
NEMA Manufacturer LED Traffic and Pedestrian Signals, by Tim O'Leary, President, Quixote Traffic Corporation (PPT 634 KB)
LED Provisions of the National Energy Policy Act - Impacts to Signal Owner/Operators, by Emil Wolanin, Chief, Traffic Engineering and Operations, Montgomery County (Maryland) DPWT (PPT 552 KB)

February 22, 2006 - Traffic Incident Management: Focus State Initiative on Performance Measures

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TIM Focus State Initiative: Program-Level Performance Measurement Workshops, by April Armstrong, Senior Analyst and Facilitator, SAIC (PPT 130 KB)
Incident Response Performance Measures, by Bill Legg, State ITS Operations Engineer, Washington State DOT (PPT 1.3MB)
Florida Traffic Incident Management Performance Measures, by Paul Clark, Traffic Incident Management and Road Ranger Program Manager, Florida DOT (PPT 2.3 MB)

January 11, 2006 - Road Weather Management

Presentations

Clarus Initiative: A Stakeholder's Perspective, by Dan Roosevelt, Research Scientist, Virginia Departement of Transportation (PPT 1.1MB)
Maintenance Decision Support System - The 8-State Pooled Fund Project, by David L. Huft, Research Program Manager and ITS Coordinator, South Dakota Department of Transportation (PPT 1.4MB)
Road Weather Resource Identification (RWRI) Tool - An Easy Way to Find What You Need, by Ray Murphy, ITS Specialist, FHWA's Resouce Center (PPT 790KB)

November 30, 2005 - Emergency Operations: Evacuations

Presentations

Responding to Hurricane RITA, Houston, Texas Case Study, by Chief Tom Lambert, Chief of Police, Department of Police and Traffic Management, Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority (PPT 2.3MB)
From Ivan to Katrina: Lessons Learned in Highway Based Evacuations, by Brian Wolshon, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisana State University (LSU) (PPT 1MB)
The Federal Role in Evacuations, by John Gamble, National Program Coordinator, National Hurricane Program, Mitigation Division, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and Regina McElroy, Director, Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA, Office of Operations (PPT 50KB)

October 5, 2005 - Reauthorization: Implications for Operations and ITS

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SAFETEA-LU, by Dr. Tony Kane, Director of Engineering and Technical Services, AASHTO (PPT 364KB)
SAFETEA-LU Operations, ITS, and Freight Provisions, by Jeffrey F. Paniati, P.E., Associate Administrator for Operations, Acting Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, FHWA (PPT 142KB)

September 28, 2005 - Travel Time Messages on Dynamic Message Signs

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Keeping Wisconsin Moving: An Overview of WisDOT’s DMS Travel Times, by Kelly Langer, Wisconsin DOT, Freeway Operations Supervisor (PPT 4MB)
San Antonio TransGuide Travel Time Program, by Roger L. Strain, Research Analyst, Southwest Research Institute (PPT 710KB)
Travel Times on Dynamic Message Signs, by Brandy Meehan, Transportation Information Management Team, Federal Highway Administration (PPT 307KB)

September 14, 2005 - Reauthorization: Implications for Operations and ITS

Presentations

SAFETEA-LU, by Dr. Anthony Kane, Director of Engineering and Technical Services, AASHTO (PPT 360KB)
SAFETEA_LU: System Management and Operations Key Provisions, by Jeffery Lindley, Director of the FHWA Office of Transportation Management (PPT 137KB)

July 27, 2005 - Rural Issues: 511 and Traveler Information

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User Perspective on Deploying 511, by Al Kosik, Director, Traffic Management Section, Texas DOT (PPT 56KB)
511: America's Travel Information Telephone Number, by Bob Rupert, Team Leader, Transportation Information Management Team, Operations Office of Transportation Management, FHWA (PPT 1.3MB)
511 Virginia Travel Information Service - Service Overview, by Todd Kell, AICP, Progarm Manager, Travel Information, PBS&J (PPT 1.8MB)
Arizona 511 Model Deployment, by Matt Burt, Principal Research Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute (PPT 264KB)

May 25, 2005 – Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) Initiative

Presentations

Vehicle Infrastructure Integration, by Jeffrey F. Paniati, P.E., Associate Administrator for Operations, Federal Highway Administration (PPT 1.4 MB)
Identifying High-Priority Applications that Could Leverage VII, by James Schultz, P.E., ITS Program Director, Michigan Department of Transportation (PPT 694 KB)
VII System Architecture, by Ron Heft, Senior Principal Engineer, Nissan Technical Center North America (PPT 917 KB)

April 27, 2005 – Transportation Performance Measures that the Public Can Understand

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Customer-Focused Performance Measures, by Philip J. Tarnoff, Director of the Center for Advanced Transportation Technology at the University of Maryland (PPT 84 KB)
Performance Measures at the Local Level, by James R. Helmer, Director of Transportation for the City of San Jose, CA (PPT 2.72 MB)
Customer-Focused Performance Measurement for Operations at Washington State DOT, by Sandra Pedigo-Marshall, WSDOT Maintenance and Operations Planning and Performance Measurement Manager, and Daniela Bremmer, Director of WSDOT's Strategic Assessment Office (PPT 1.49 MB)

March 23, 2005 – Getting Operations Thinking Into the Planning Process

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Linking Planning and Operations in Las Vegas, by Brian Hoeft, P.E., Principal Planner, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada (PPT 263 KB)
Case Study of New Orleans, Louisiana, by Johnny Bordelon, P.E., Traffic Engineer, Regional Planning Commission (RPC) for the City of New Orleans, LA (PPT 2.23 MB)
Integrating a Smart Growth Strategy with a Regional Concept of Management and Operations, Paul Hamilton Chief Planner, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, Lansing, MI (PPT 906 KB)

February 23, 2005 – Traffic Signal Optimization

Presentations

Traffic Signal Optimization - A Coordinated Effort, by Tom Dancey, P.E., Signal System Engineer, City of Springfield, MO and Laurel McKean, Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer, Missouri Dept. of Transportation (PPT 2.15 MB)
Oakland County Signal Optimization Project, by Gary Piotrowicz, P.E., P.T.O.E., System Systems Engineer, Oakland County, MI (PPT 2.54 MB)
Traffic Signal Standards, by Michael Forbis, P.E., ITS Engineer, Northwest Region, Washington State DOT (PPT 906 KB)
National Traffic Signal Report Card, by Shelley Row, P.E., P.T.O.E., Associate Director for Technical Programs, ITE (PPT 376 KB)

February 17, 2005 – Reducing Congestion – Good Work Zone Management Strategies that Can Help

Presentations

Transportation Management Plans - Managing Congestion in Work Zones, by Jacqueline Ghezzi, P.E., Chief, Traffic Management Branch, Division of Traffic Operations, California Dept. of Transportation (PPT 4.72 MB)
Additional materials: Lane Closure Chart Information, Caltrans (PPT 930 KB)
Work Zone Crash Analysis and Traffic Management in Work Zones - the ODOT MOT Process, by David Holstein, P.E., State Traffic Engineer, Ohio Dept. of Transportation (PPT 2.27 MB)
The Final Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility, by Tracy Scriba, Transportation Specialist, FHWA Office of Operations (PPT 2.0 MB)

January 27, 2005 – Planned Special Events – The Challenges of Managing Traffic

Presentations

Managing Travel for Planned Special Events: What, Why & Benefits, by Walter Dunn, President, Dunn Engineering (PPT 4.16 MB)
The VA Department of Transportation's Traffic Signal System Approach, by Katherine Jefferson, Director of System Engineering (Operations), VDOT Northern Virginia District, and Ling Li, P.E., System Operations Manager, VDOT's SMART Traffic Signal System (PPT 2.35 MB)
LADOT's and LAPD's Cooperation on Planned Special Events, by Aram Sahakian, Engineer in Charge, Special Traffic and Emergency Operations Division, Los Angeles DOT, and Captain Greg Roper, Commanding Officer, Emergency Services Div., Los Angeles Police Department Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence Bureau (PPT 4.24 MB)

November 18, 2004 – Traffic Incident Management

Presentations

Overview of Traffic Incident Management, by Mike Zezeski, Director of Office of CHART and ITS Development, Maryland State Highway Administration (PPT 198 KB)
Incident Response in Washington State, by Bill Legg, State ITS Operations Engineer, Washington State Department of Transportation (PPT 71 KB)
Traffic Incident Management – Washington State Patrol, by Larry Raedel, Lieutenant, Washington State Patrol (PPT 1.3 MB)
Making the Case with Public Officials, by Mark Hallenbeck, Director, Washington State Transportation Center (PPT 635 KB)

October 27, 2004 – Transportation Operations, the Impact on States, Municipalities, and Regional Agencies

Presentations

Creating a 21st Century Transportation Operations Culture , by Jeff Paniati, FHWA Associate Administrator for Operations (PPT 216 KB)
Integrated Transportation Operations, What it Means to the State of Michigan , by Gloria Jeff, CEO Michigan DOT (PPT 437 KB)
Local Elected Officials Perspective, by Randy Morris, Commissioner of Seminole County, FL (PPT 188 KB)
Making our Transportation System Work Better and Together, by Sarath Joshua, ITS & Safety Program Manager, Maricopa Association of Governments (PPT 2MB)