Sacramento Area Council of Governments Kick-off Workshop March 8, 2005

Introductions

Agenda Welcome Introductions Agenda Review/Meeting Objectives Project Overview  Technology Concepts and Examples  Project Objectives and Stakeholder Input Opportunities

Agenda (cont’d.) Breakout discussion: Land Use Plans, Transportation Plans, and Technology  Focus on agency or region  Small group reporting Where will this plan lead us?

Agenda (cont’d.) Lunch (working lunch) Overview of SDP development  Update of ITS Vision  Current Systems in the Region  Identification of New Systems to meet regional needs

General Overview Introduce the project – why it is important for addressing mobility and why are planners involved Clarify terminology Exposure to technology examples Explain why this project is unique Begin a dialog between ITS/operations staff, planners and land use planners

Technology Concepts Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) refers to the use of computer, communication, and roadway technology to improve:  Traffic flow  Transit operations  Incident management  Emergency response  Pedestrian and bicycle movement  Dissemination of travel information (511)

Examples of Technologies City of Sacramento  Traffic Signal System  Arden Way Smart Corridor Video Detection Traffic Management Center

Examples of Technologies Sacramento County  Traffic Management Center  Watt Avenue Smart Corridor CCTV Camera on Watt Avenue County TMC

Examples of Technologies Caltrans Regional Transportation Management Center

Examples of Technologies Stockton Boulevard – Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) with Queue Jumper Lane Queue Jumper Signal Heads Queue Jumper Lane

Other Technologies in Sacramento Sacramento 511 Train Arrival Information Pedestrian Countdown Timer Pedestrian Crossing Detection

Additional Advanced Technology Opportunities In-pavement Crosswalk Illumination Rapid Bus with Transit Priority (Oakland) BRT (Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles) Bicycle Video Detection (Oakland)

Additional Advanced Technology Opportunities Pedestrian Radar Detection Transit Vehicle Arrival Times Pan-Tilt-Zoom CCTV Camera (Sacramento) Animated Pedestrian Heads

Additional Advanced Technology Opportunities Parking Guidance Signs Road Weather Information System Changeable Message Sign Ramp Metering

ITS Video

ITS Planning Concept Strategic Deployment Plan (SDP) refers to a listing of project concepts with a sequence of implementation

Relationship of ITS to Land Use and Transportation Planning Land Use Plan defines where and how development of land will take place in the region  Residential  Commercial  Parks  Densities

Relationship of ITS to Land Use and Transportation Planning Transportation Plan defines how the transportation system is to be built to support the land use plan  Street classifications  Transit facilities  Air quality conformity

Relationship of ITS to Land Use and Transportation Planning ITS Plan defines how technologies can optimize the operation of the transportation system

Typical ITS Plan Components Arterial Management System  Reduce vehicle delay by 25% (76 corridors in California)  Reduce fuel usage by 2% to 12% (Phoenix, AZ and Richmond, VA) Freeway Management System  Reduce vehicle delay by up to 22% (Detroit)*  Reduce crashes by 21% (Minneapolis) * Results taken from “Intelligent Transportation System Benefits and Costs – 2003 Update”

Typical ITS Plan Components Incident Management System  Reduce incident duration by up to 57% (Maryland)  Reduce crashes by 2.8% (San Antonio) Regional Transit Management  Decrease passenger late arrivals by 21% (Denver)  Shared rides increased from 38% to 55% of all rides (San Jose)

Typical ITS Plan Components Traveler Information Systems 511 telephone number 45% of travelers receiving traveler information will adjust their travel plans (San Francisco)

Relationship of ITS to Land Use and Transportation Planning Technology can help improve traffic flow by providing real-time modal information at multimodal centers; and can utilize technologies to improve mobility for non-motorized transportation Automated Kiosk Multimodal Transit Station

Relationship of ITS to Land Use and Transportation Planning Technology can enable Bus Rapid Transit by providing queue jumpers or early/extended green time for transit vehicles to keep them on schedule – improving transit reliability Queue Jumper Lane Queue Jumper Signal Heads

Relationship of ITS to Land Use and Transportation Planning Technology can help improve pedestrian and bicycle circulation and safety by utilizing bike/pedestrian detection and countdown timers to provide guidance through an intersection Pedestrian Countdown Timer Bicycle Detection

Relationship of ITS to Land Use and Transportation Planning Technology enables information for 511 by providing real-time information on incident locations, travel times, congested corridors, and transit vehicle information Sacramento 511

Benefits of ITS Provides an integrated, multi-modal transportation system Enables operators to enhance and integrate transit services Smoothes traffic flow Improves safety Enhances emergency services Provides traveler information

Project Objectives Meet Federal Highway Administration Requirements for federal funding  Strategic Deployment Plan depicts a regional approach to deploying advanced technologies  Ensures future consideration for grant funding  Positions the region to use federal funding for deployment of ITS

Project Objectives Identify planning goals and objectives and where ITS will help achieve those objectives  Examples include: Corridor traffic signal coordination (synchronization) Bus Signal Priority Real-time traveler information at multimodal transit centers

Project Objectives Provide an ITS plan that easily integrates technologies with land use and transportation plans  Recommended projects follow the concepts and goals of local and regional planning initiatives  Supports the direction of land use and transportation planning rather than guiding the direction  Enhances the benefits derived through land use and transportation planning growth concepts

Project Objectives Create a project list and priorities that will be incorporated into the MTP and support the Blueprint Preferred Alternative and other initiatives  Examples include: Smart Corridors to monitor and manage traffic flow along regionally significant corridors Wide Area Network of communications (STARNET) between Transportation Operation Centers, Police and Fire Dispatch, and Transit Operations Bicycle and pedestrian automated detection systems to expedite street crossings

Project Objectives Engage a broad range of stakeholders  ITS Partnership Committee  Regional Planning Partnership  Sacramento Transportation and Air Quality Collaborative  Community Organizations  Land use planners and air quality planners  Transportation planners  SACOG Blueprint Project participants

Stakeholder Input Opportunities Kickoff Workshop – March 8 Board of Directors – March 17 Stakeholder Workshop No. 1 – March 30 Stakeholder Workshop No. 2 – May 10

Lunch Break

Breakout Discussion How can ITS help achieve the objectives of Land Use Plans, General Plans, and Transportation Plans?

Update of ITS Vision based on the morning discussions and the proposed objectives

1. Quality of Life Proposed Objectives:  Improve resident’s perception of multi-modal transportation system  Reduce time residents spend in congestion  Provide current traffic conditions via 511  Improve traffic signal coordination Potential Project Initiatives:  Develop a multi-modal transit facility  Implement Transit Signal Priority  Improve Traffic Signal Coordination  Traveler information website and kiosks  Real-time transit vehicle arrival information system

2. Access and Mobility Proposed Objectives:  Improve traffic signal timing across jurisdictional boundaries  Provide more predictable travel times  Improve reliability of alternate modes  Implement transit signal priority  Improve coordination among traffic, public safety and transit agencies Potential Project Initiatives:  Complete STARNET

3. Air Quality Proposed Objectives:  Improve travel time along corridors  Promote increased use of alternate modes  Streamline goods movement processes  Reduce congestion  Improve traffic signal coordination  Increase ridership on transit vehicles by improving reliability Potential Project Initiatives:  Improve electronic credentialing to facilitate goods movement and logistics through the region

4. Travel Choices Proposed Objectives:  Improve bicycle and pedestrian safety  Provide priority for transit vehicles  Provide advantageous transit service Potential Project Initiatives:  Develop a multi-modal transit facility  Deploy bicycle detection system  Implement Transit Signal Priority

5. Economic Vitality Proposed Objectives:  Improve access into and out of economic centers  Expedite commercial vehicle deliveries  Improve accessibility to parking Potential Project Initiatives:  Develop Smart Corridors to job centers  Traveler information website and kiosks  Improve emergency response  Improve port services (i.e., truck route guidance, port security)  Implement smart parking

6. Equity Proposed Objectives:  Develop programs that have a regional focus  Develop uniform ITS deployment initiatives across region  Improve mobility for alternate modes  Provide traveler information in accessible formats (i.e., large print, Braille, 711, audio) Potential Project Initiatives:  Deploy rapid bus, BRT, and queue jumper programs  Install bicycle detection

7. Transportation and Land Use Proposed Objectives:  Consider alternate mode mobility in every development  Improve transit service to jobs, services and housing Potential Project Initiatives:  Develop Transit Villages

8. Funding and Revenue Proposed Objectives:  Obtain ITS specific funding sources  Obtain non-ITS funding sources  Obtain Homeland Security funding Potential Project Initiatives:  Homeland Security  FTA  Bicycle Transportation Account

9. Health and Safety Proposed Objectives:  Encourage use of alternate modes (i.e., bicycle, pedestrian) for mobility  Provide safer transit service  Improve emergency response  Reduce vehicle crashes Potential Project Initiatives:  Safe Routes to Transit  Bicycle detection

10. Environmental Sustainability Proposed Objectives:  Maintain a balance of environmentally friendly growth and the use of advanced technology  Provide real-time traveler information for ride-sharing and trip planning Potential Project Initiatives:  Encourage develop of real-time traveler information for ride-sharing and trip planning  Develop Transit Villages

Review of ITS Inventory City of Sacramento Traffic Signal System Sacramento County Traffic Signal System Citrus Heights Traffic Signal System Roseville Traffic Signal System Caltrans Traffic Operations System

Review of ITS Inventory Stockton Boulevard enhanced bus system Watt Avenue Smart Corridor Arden Way Smart Corridor Sacramento airport traffic management center

Other Systems or Key Elements?

Existing Conditions Summary Report

Identify ITS applications needed to meet the needs of region Completion of STARNET Wide Area Network Additional transit priority systems for Bus Rapid Transit corridors Folsom Traffic Operations Center

Identify ITS applications needed to meet the needs of region Transit automatic vehicle locator/geographical positioning system Automatic next-stop annunciators for transit Electronic fare collection for transit

Identify ITS applications needed to meet the needs of region Centralized dial-a-ride call-taking Electronic messages at transit centers advising of current bus location Information kiosks at transit centers

Identify ITS applications needed to meet the needs of region