Traffic Management System Real Time Motorist Information Public Works Department Traffic Management System Real Time Motorist Information

Traffic Management System 4 Agency Partnership

Funding Partnerships Local Funding Methodology: City, County, MTPO, FDOT and University Staff worked together to develop a funding methodology for this project. The methodology is similar in nature to FDOT’s for funding traffic signal maintenance. The intersection is broken down by the ownership of each approach to the traffic signal. If the county owns 2 approaches and the city owns 2, each agency pays for 50% of the improvements at that intersection.

Funding Partnerships The University of Florida pays their fair share based upon ownership and trip generation surrounding the campus. The University of Florida’s fair share was subtracted from the total and the “fair share” percentages applied to the whole.

Funding Commitments Agency City County U.F. FDOT Committed $ 3.1 mil

Funding Partnerships Transportation Regional Improvement Plan (TRIP) On February 1, 2007, the Regional Transportation Partners (Alachua MTPO and Marion County MPO) approved and adopted the Regional Transportation Plan Application was made to FDOT for TRIP program funding for the maximum 50% match. On November 29, 2007, FDOT executed the TRIP Agreement and awarded funding at the full 50% of total cost ~$9.1 million.

Phasing Costs Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Total $ 7.5 million $ 820,000 $ 18.2 million Note: In 2006 Dollars

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Phase IV

Traffic Management Center The Traffic Management Center is now on-line:

Traffic Management Center With the Traffic Management Center on-line and the roadway corridors on-line, it is necessary to provide public access to the TMS and real time information to motorists. The Public Works Department has developed a series of items to provide this information including a brand to tie it all together.

TMS Brand / Logo

Real Time Information We have developed a webpage for motorists to utilize to get real time information: www.gac-smartraffic.com We have created a twitter account: @GACSmarttraffic You can “like us” on facebook by searching: Gainesville / Alachua County Smartraffic

Real Time Information Via the website, twitter or facebook, motorists will be able to get real time traffic information either from the pc or from their smart phone. If there is a long term incident, such as the Williston Road & I-75 Overpass, incident, we will post that with details on our webpage. If it is a real time incident, we will post on twitter and facebook. Then re-post when the issue is resolved.

Website

Real Time Info - Actual

Marketing Campaign We have developed a marketing campaign to help get the word out to the public regarding the our project and the public access points. In order for the real-time information to have an impact, there has to be real time users. This will help reduce congestion and delay during an event or incident.

Coming Attractions Web application with a real time corridor map with travel time information; In route real time travel time and incident information on major corridors; Mobile web-site for smart phones;

Questions? www.gac-smartraffic.com