I-95 Corridor Coalition Partners in Transportation Progress Transportation Border Working Group Toronto, Canada November 19, 2008 Marygrace Parker Program Coordinator, Freight Mobility, Safety & Security

I-95 Corridor Coalition The Coalition: –An alliance of transportation agencies, toll authorities and related organizations, working together to accelerate improvements in long- distance freight movement and passenger travel. The Region: –40,000 National Highway System Miles –22,000 miles of Class I rail mileage –46 major seaports –103 commercial airports The Economy: –$4.5 trillion economy (40% of US GDP) –5.3 billion tons of freight shipments annually –21% of nation’s road miles (35% of VMT)

I-95 Corridor Coalition Membership Transportation Authorities Delaware River & Bay Authority Delaware River Jt Toll Bridge Comm. Delaware River Port Authority Federal Highway Administration Federal Maritime Administration Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin. Federal Railroad Administration Federal Transit Administration Maine Turnpike Authority Maryland Transportation Authority Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA Bridges & Tunnels New Jersey Transit New Jersey Turnpike Authority New York State Thruway Authority Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Port Authority of NY& NJ South Jersey Transportation Authority Related Organizations AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety American Assoc. of MVA American Bus Association American Public Transp. Assoc. American Trucking Assn’s Amtrak Association of American Railroads Baltimore Metropolitan Council Coalition of NE Governors Delaware Valley Reg’l Planning E-ZPass Interagency Group High Speed Ground Transp. Assoc. Intermodal Assn of NA IBTTA ITS AMERICA National Capital Region TPB National Industrial Transp. League National Private Truck Council New York Metropolitan Transp Council Niagara Int’l Trans Tech Coalition North Jersey Transp. Planning Auth. Seaport Advisory Council (MA) Towing & Recovery Assn of America TRANSCOM State & Local DOT's Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York City New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia Full Members Affiliate Members Associate Members Related Organizations Georgia Regional Transp Auth. Governors Highway Safety Assn. Greater Bridgeport (CT) Transit Auth. New Brunswick (Canada) DOT New York State Bridge Authority Quebec Ministry of Transport

The Coalition’s Program

Elements of Corridor Programs Common issues or concerns Commitment to examine issues and share information Coordination of effort –Planning, deployment, standards Commitment to achieve consensus Cost/benefit assessment/understanding Communication –Real time information

Coalition Projects with Border Implications Bottleneck Analysis Northeast Rail Study Truck Parking Project Commercial Vehicle Integration Initiative Integrated Corridor Analysis Tool (ICAT) Probe/INRIX project Coordinated Incident Management

Compile list of highway bottlenecks in Corridor from available data sources –HPMS scan –DOT Personnel interview and/or review –FHWA draft freight bottlenecks study –American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA) freight bottlenecks study –American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) speed data –INRIX speed data Bottlenecks (Trucks) Study

Bottlenecks Study Identified: –All significant truck freight bottlenecks Noted: –Delay estimate tool does not capture delay at toll booths or border crossings

Bottlenecks Study Adding speed data captures toll booth and border crossing delay 2007 annual average speed for northbound trucks: –I-87 Border Crossing: < 40 mph –I-81 Border Crossing: mph I-87 Border Crossing I-81 Border Crossing

Northeast Rail Operations Studies (NEROps) Phase 1* and 2 A neutral forum to identify and address regional rail issues and choke points Lay groundwork for the development of a regional rail improvement program in the Northeast (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI and NY) Phase 1 Completed

Key Northeast Rail Issues Institutional Multi-jurisdictional programming and implementation of rail projects Railcar availability Balancing security and efficiency –Siding delays Future of Amtrak and the Northeast Corridor Commuter rail expansion and implementation of high- speed rail in the region Alternative approaches for serving East-of- Hudson markets

Key Northeast Rail Issues Infrastructure and Operations Few local bottlenecks; instead, problems are systemic and region wide: –System capacity –Track clearance, structure and alignment –Yards –Railcar availability –Bridges, tunnels and viaducts

Key Northeast Rail Issues Chokepoints

Northeast Region Border Crossings Need to balance security and operational efficiency Rail border crossings in ME, VT, and NY handle >20 percent of US-Canada rail freight traffic

Case Study: Rouses Point Rail Border Crossing Inbound freight trains must stop on a single track line to be screened by US Customs and Border Protection using VACIS Lack of sidings, several grade crossings contribute to system- wide delays at this one bottleneck

Major NEROps Region Rail Corridors Crescent

NEROps Phase II Objective –Define strategic rail corridors (e.g., Patriot, NEC, NE/Crescent, etc.) to position the region for authorization Clarify economic development and Canadian trade (security) goals Coordinate passenger and freight rail service plans Optimize Class I and short line railroads as a network Develop business case for streamlining state rail regulatory approaches Advance multi-state investment strategies

I-95 Coalition Truck Parking Project USDOT/FHWA awarded project to develop and implement real-time information system for trucking industry across boundaries in Corridor –Assess available parking spaces in selected public/private facilities –Provide real-time transmission of space availability to trucker in-vehicle –Potential for future reservation-based systems Work with agencies and private sector, in particular distribution and warehousing industry, to assess potential to remediate capacity issues *

Commercial Vehicle Integration Initiative Program (CVII) Build on Vehicle Integration Initiative by bringing commercial vehicles into the equation: Develop/Test CV VII compliant OBE system including Human Vehicle Interface Develop/Test VII DSRC  CV Driver I.D and Verification (TWIC, Biometrics)  Test Wireless Vehicle Safety Inspection Information (brake condition, tire pressure, light status, etc.)  CV to Maintenance Vehicles communication  Roadside to CV work zone/accident warning

Concept of VII W/CVII! OBE 5.9 GHZ RSE Network Management Center Public Sector OBE – On Board Equipment RSE – Road Side Equipment Green = NYS Red = Others/TBD OBE OEMs, Private Companies, Subscription Services, etc. Private Sector

VII Can Enable a Wide Range of Applications! Safety & Security Examples –Lane/Road Departure –Road Condition Warning –Cargo/Container Tracking –Vehicle Safety Data/Wireless Inspection –CV Driver ID/Verification –CV Routing/Geo Fencing –In-vehicle/signing –Intersection collision avoidance –Parking availability –Overturn warning/control Mobility Examples –Traffic Probe Data –Travel Time –Tolling –Incident/Accident Info. –Electronic Payment –Navigation/Directions

CVII Program Requirements Complete interoperability! Communicate with any VII compliant vehicle or infrastructure Non-proprietary system design capable of duplication! USDOT’s National VII Initiative utilizing DSRC p Integrate VII communications device w/SAE J1708 commercial vehicle data bus Compliant/utilizing the standard message sets SAE J1587, SAE J1939 and SAE 2735

Corridor Analysis – Need: Many maps, but no Corridor-scale transportation planning networks Complete map coverageIncomplete network coverage

Integrated Corridor Analysis Tool (ICAT) Analysis and planning tool to support multi-state transportation planning, investment, and operations planning by linking, across region: –GIS-based transportation network data –linear referencing system data –basic roadway data Providing a source for multi-state transportation planning –Fill gap between metropolitan and state network models and Nat’l Highway Planning Network

ICAT Applications Evacuation/emergency planning Corridor bottleneck analysis Freight planning Historic travel time information (by TOD) for traveler information/511 systems

Vehicle Probe Project – Applications Regional Incident Management Travel Information Websites Travel Times on VMS Agency 511 systems Corridor Performance Measures

Vehicle Probe Project Content –Real-time Speed, Travel Time, Confidence level –Average Speed, Free Flow Speed –Travel Time Updates Every Two Minutes Monitoring Site –Agency Access Only –View data in real-time

Vehicle Probe Project 1500 Freeway miles 1000 Arterial miles New Jersey to North Carolina for initial deployment

Coalition/Border Program Opportunities Bottleneck analysis, ICAT, Probe –Can be used to detect, project future demand, analyze, provide real time information exchange on border crossing transit Commercial Vehicle Programs –CVII can be utilized as platform for integration of border activities including security applications Rail, Highway Bottleneck studies –Identify projects for resolution of regionally significant physical (and operational/institutional) chokepoints –Define and aggregate major transportation investment needs and benefits

Coalition/Border Program Opportunities Coordinated Operations/Incident Management –Deployment of ITS technologies to support Operations system Sharing of information, real-time travel conditions Major incident/special event planning Quick Clearance Programs Multi-Agency Institutional Analysis –Examine institutional models for multi-agency/state investment Financing Improvements –Examine finance models for mega-projects

Reauthorization Facilitate multi-state partnerships / coalitions to improve transportation system performance and reliability –Reduce user / environmental costs of long distance travel by supporting activities, systems and projects that achieve national goals: Clearing incidents quickly Informing public about significant incidents/events Conducting orderly evacuations during emergencies Implementing interoperable technology, safety & scurrility systems Improving operations of pass/freight systems and intermodal connectors

Reauthorization (cont’d) Fund large-scale improvements along nationally significant corridors where cost/benefits accrue beyond state boundaries –Funding is critical to efficient interstate commerce and international trade –An appropriate role for federal government Avoid the “cost of failure”