Kansas City Regional ITS Architecture Ron Achelpohl, PE Assistant Director of Transportation Mid-America Regional Council September 29, 2005

The Kansas City Region Bi-State Kansas & Missouri 100+ Municipalities 1,755,860 Residents (2004 Census) 7 Counties 3 Transit Operators

Mid-America Regional Council  Council of Governments/Metropolitan Planning Organization  Programs in Transportation, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Environmental Policy, etc.  30-Member Board  Extensive Committee Structure  110 Staff (22 in Transportation)

ITS in Kansas City 47 Stakeholders 87 ITS Elements

Benefits of Architecture Development  Opportunity for true intermodal planning  Engage regional stakeholders Formation of a new Transit ITS Workgroup  Create a new role for the MPO Shift focus from additional capacity to management of the existing system Establishment of a regional Management & Operations Workgroup

Development Issues Engaging Stakeholders  Emergency Management & Freight in particular Time Commitment Learning Curve Architecture Format

The Kansas City Architecture Foundation  Strategic Deployment Plan (1995)  Tier I & II Workshops (2000)  Individual Stakeholder Meetings Format  Internet based Easily disseminated Easily updatable Accommodates the dynamic nature of the architecture

The Architecture Website

Architecture Management Since ITS Architecture is constantly evolving, some important questions need to be addressed: 1.Who is responsible for Architecture maintenance? 2.How will changes to the Architecture be processed? In Kansas City, these questions led to the formation of a Management & Operations Workgroup.

Management & Operations Work Group Responsible for: 1.RITSA maintenance 2.Congestion Management System 3.Other Ad Hoc M&O Issues

A Work in Progress… Version 1.0 approved by the MARC Board of Directors on August 31, 2004 Future enhancements to the architecture website will focus on:  User friendliness  Improved website updating Improved coordination with other architectures Continued refinement of the architecture Incorporate changes to the National ITS Architecture

Using the RITSA Since adopting Version 1.0: Used in Project Architectures for Transit Projects (including Bus Rapid Transit & Traffic Signal Priority) and Freight Used in Project Evaluations For Transportation Improvement Program Used in Long-Range Plan Update

RITSA in Long-Range Plan Incorporated by reference in Transportation Management Element of Draft LRTP LRTP to be adopted by MPO Board in October, 2005 “MARC should continue to coordinate with KDOT, MoDOT, transit operators and other local entities to implement and refine the Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems Architecture, and to integrate ITS into the regional transportation planning process and the operation of regional transportation systems.”

Maintenance Issues Managing Change  New & Emerging Initiatives  Non-Federal Projects!

Maintenance Issues Engaging Stakeholders  Education & Re-education  New Relationships Between Stakeholders  Stakeholder Turnover  Public Involvement

Maintenance Issues Internal Management  Training and Retaining Staff  Labor to Maintain/Update Website  More Complex Committee Structure  More Internal Coordination Required

Maintenance Issues Mainstreaming & Integration  Linking to Planning  Integrating into Programming $$  Mainstreaming in Project Development  Coordinating with Adjacent/Overlapping Architectures

Kansas City Regional ITS Architecture For More Information, Contact: Mid-America Regional Council 600 Broadway, Suite 300 Kansas City, MO (816) Ron Achelpohl, PE Marc Hansen, AICP