Item #8 Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program TPB Planning and Implementation Briefing May 21, 2008 Richard W Steeg, PE MATOC Chair VDOT Regional Operations Director

Implementation planning and development process is currently underway MATOC Program Re-Cap 2005 – TPB support, $2.0 M SAFETEA-LU funding through Virginia Congressman Moran 2006 – Concept of Operation developed with assistance from the Volpe Center 2007 – MATOC documents developed and signed spring / summer: MOU, bylaws, funding agreement – independent entity of its “owners:” DDOT, MDOT, VDOT, WMATA 2008 – Funding and Committee Appointment logistics finalized early spring 2008 – Contract for consultant support completed winter – Award to Telvent Farradyne 2008 – Official entity effective March 27 with the election of Steering Committee Officers and adoption of bylaws 2008 – May 6 Workshop determined MATOC Vision, Mission, and Objectives Implementation planning and development process is currently underway

MATOC Program Vision: To ensure that travel in the NCR is the safest and most efficient in the nation through effective information dissemination and regional coordination. Mission: Provide situational awareness of transportation operations in the NCR through the communication of consistent and reliable information to enable the traveling public and operating agencies to make effective and timely decisions. Develop the tools and processes needed to facilitate coordinated operating agency response.

MATOC Guiding Principles People who will ensure regional coordination and communication for transportation operations Processes for developing and maintaining operational policies, procedures, and protocols to enable effective coordination and information sharing Technology using RITIS (Regional Integrated Transportation Information System) and agency systems to share timely, accurate transportation systems condition information across the region

MATOC Objectives To provide for the quick and reliable exchange of transportation system information among operating agencies in the NCR. To provide accurate and timely information on transportation system conditions to the public, taking advantage of a wide variety of public and private dissemination means. To enable agency operations staffs to more effectively and reliably coordinate with each other when a major incident or emergency has occurred. To continually improve regional preparedness for effectively managing the transportation system in response to major incidents or emergencies on critical transportation system links. To continually improve the region’s ability to inform the public and coordinate management of the transportation system. To continually improve the performance of agency operations personnel in coordinating with their peers in other agencies in the region.

MATOC Development & Deployment Approach Acknowledge that time is of the essence Deploy proof of concept within next three to six months, but not later than December 1, 2008 Launch concurrent development and implementation process Develop core standard operating procedures, practice, and protocols to support deployment of proof of concept Engage appropriate stakeholders for input Identify and monitor core performance metrics Transition supporting technical systems (RITIS) to a stable 24/7 operating environment to enable proof of concept Use proof of concept to guide further development / refinement of standard operating procedures and protocols, business and technical processes, and organization structure

MATOC Strategies – “To Do” List Develop standard procedures that define how agency operations staff will communicate and coordinate with each other Launch proof of concept Develop and support use of regional information sharing technology Develop automated and personal communications channels to various public and private travel information dissemination methods Develop regionally coordinated transportation management response plans Conduct table-top exercises and post-incident reviews and identify improvements needed Identify and provide the training needed to improve the performance of operations staffs relative to regional coordination

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