KC REGIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL COORDINATION

Agenda  National Perspective  OGL Video Overview  Mid – America Regional Council  Program Elements  What We Do  Operations and Performance Measures  Local Application and Lessons Learned  ARRA & Future Efforts

May 15 Page 3 State of Traffic Signal Operations

Page 4 Traffic Signals Compete for Resources

OGL Video Overview

Mid-America Regional Council  Council of Governments  Metropolitan Planning Organization  Formed in 1972  Created by an inter-local agreement between counties and the region’s largest cities  Board of Directors of 33 local elected officials  170 Staff (24 in Transportation)  Programs in Transportation, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Regional 911, Environmental Policy, Early Childhood Education, etc.

Kansas City Region 2 States 9 Counties 120 Cities 1.9 m Pop. 16,000 Lane Miles 4,400 Sq Miles

What OGL Does Operation Green Light helps synchronize traffic signals on major streets throughout the region, especially those that cross city limits.

MAJOR BENEFITS  Well-coordinated timing plans save time and keep traffic moving smoothly, especially during rush-hour periods  Vehicles idle less at intersections, reducing emissions that contribute to ground-level ozone, Kansas City’s main air pollutant  Fewer unnecessary stops and starts wastes less gas

Operation Green Light  Traffic Signal Coordination  Improving: Traffic Flow & Air Quality Incident Response  22 Partner Cities and Agencies  681 Intersections and growing  $1.1m Budget

KANSAS Federal Highway Administration KDOT Fairway Leawood Lenexa Merriam Mission Mission Woods Prairie Village Olathe Overland Park Shawnee Unified Government/KCK Westwood Project Partners MISSOURI Federal Highway Administration MoDOT Gladstone Independence Kansas City Lee’s Summit Liberty North Kansas City Raytown Raymore KCATA Kansas City Power & Light

Program Organization MARC Board Steering Committee Operations Committee Procuremen t Work Group Users Group

Project Funding CMAQ$8.2 M STP$2.1 M ITS Integration Pgm.$0.4 M KDOT ITS$0.2 M MoDOT + Local$2.2 M Total$13.1 M

Project Budget System Integration$3.4 M Engineering$1.3 M Communications$4.8 M New Controllers$1.7 M Operations$1.2 M/yr. Total$13.1 M

Priority Corridors

Major Project Elements System Software

Major Project Elements System Software

Major Project Elements System Software

Major Project Elements System Software

Major Project Elements System Software

Major Project Elements System Software

Communications CommunicationTowers Rooftops Water Towers

Communications

System Management Solarwinds

OGL Ceragon Backbone Antennae

Major Project Elements Alvarion 5.8/5.4/5.3 GHz Up to 54 Mbps Software Upgradeable Spectral Analysis Cell Extenders

Major Project Elements Field communications

Incident Management  Working with the Kansas City Scout freeway management system helps better respond to traffic incidents

Regional Traffic Mgt. Partnership OGL / Kansas City Scout – Arterial / Freeway Management

OGL – What We Do  Maintain Regional OGL network  Monitor/Troubleshoot Signals Detection problems etc. TransSuite’s split logger  Signal Coordination Plans Develop Implement and tweak Measure effectiveness Maintain and adjust  Incident Management, KCSCOUT

Operations  5 Full Time Staff 1 Program Manager 3 Signal Technicians 1 Administrative Assistant  $1.1m Annual Cost Contractor for Network Support Contract for Software and IT Support Consultant Support – Signal Timing  Formal Agreements Agreement – STP/local share Outline of Responsibilities

OGL – Tools We Have

Performance Measures  Reduced delays up to 21%  Reduce fuel consumption up to 18%  Reduce harmful emissions up to 15%  Traffic Signal System benefits up to 40:1*

Application to Local Agencies  Philosophy – synchronization? Traffic signal operations upkeep often minimal However, often same cities rank transportation as top concern  Communications Infrastructure  Technical Requirements  Equipment

Lessons Learned  Operations Agreements – negotiate regionally with all at the table  Technical Requirements – understand implications  Communications Infrastructure  City Councils – Results / Concerns

ARRA Funding Development  STP Committees: Funded MARC / OGL MO $3.7m KS $1.0m  Traffic Signal Timing  Signal Detection Enhancements  Incident Management - video monitoring  Signal Expansion  Software Enhancements

Future Direction  Complete ARRA  Maintenance/Operating Agreements  Refine Operations  Incident Management with KC Scout  Expansion Strategies & Partnerships  New Functionality

For More Information: Mid-America Regional Council 600 Broadway, Suite 200 Kansas City, MO (816) Ray Webb, PE, PTOE

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