Guidance and Support of ITS Programs Michael Freitas May 2000 US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Overview n Introduction n Technical Assistance –Types of Assistance n Future Technical Assistance n ITS Web Resources

Introduction n Focus of Current ITS Program is on Deployment n Fundamental Premise of ITS Deployment Process –There Are Basic Types of Knowledge and Skills Required at Every Stage of Deployment in Order for a Project to Make It Through the Entire Process Successfully n Technical Assistance Program is Based on That Premise

Deployment Stages/ Required Knowledge Areas

Level of ITS Deployment

ITS Deployment Process Peer-to-Peer PCB Program Service Plans ITS Deployment Process/Technical Assistance Options Guidance Material Planning/ Analysis Tools

Technical Assistance n Service Plans n Peer to Peer Program n Professional Capacity Building Program n Guidance Material n Planning/Analysis Tools

Service Plans n Service Plans Define How FHWA and FTA Will Provide Technical Support in an Area (Metropolitan or Rural) Deploying and Integrating of ITS Technologies and Procedures. n Service Plans Replaced Informal Ad Hoc Responses to Technical Assistance Requests

Service Plans n Strategic Technical Assistance Plans –Field-Based –Outcome Oriented –Facilitate Integrated Deployment –Funded at Over $1.0M/Year (Up to $1.5M in FY 01)

Service Plan Activities n Service Plan Activities Include –Scanning Reviews –Training –Architecture Development n Tier I /II Workshops

Tier I /II Workshops n Objective - Assist MPOs in Developing Their Regional Architectures –Tier I Workshop (1 Day) - Focused on Organizing the Architecture Development Process –Tier II Workshop (2 1/2 days) - Focused on Laying Out an Initial Regional Architecture and Pointed at Steps to Complete the Process

ITS Peer-to-Peer Program n Program Established to Provide ITS Peer Support n Over 120 Peers, Primarily Public Sector n Program Matches Peer With Request n Program Pays Peer Expenses

ITS Peer-to-Peer Program n Over 370 Requests Received and Processed n 66% Response Completion Within 1 Month n Customer Service Portal –One number access: PEER –

Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program n The ITS PCB Program Was Formed to Assist Transportation Professionals in Developing the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required to Deploy, Operate and Manage ITS Projects. –All Levels of Government –Academia, and Professional Associations –Public and Private Sector

Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program n The Program Is Comprehensive and Multi- modal in Nature (24 Courses Offered) n The Web Site Provides a Comprehensive List of ITS PCB Program Offerings – n It Also Includes Links to Other Relevant Web Sites

PCB Program - Course Topics n Awareness n Architecture n Architecture & Standards Conformity n Commercial Vehicle Operations n Freeway Management n Incident Management n ITS Procurement and Acquisition n ITS Standards n Regional Multimodal Traveler Information (ATIS) n Rural n Telecommunications n Traffic Signal Control n Transit Management

Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program n PCB Training –9,000 People in Travel Management Related Topics –3,000 People in Commercial Vehicle Operations n Currently Piloting 3 Web-based Training Courses

Guidance Material n Guidance Documents Are Intended to Aid Transportation Practitioners in: –Planning and Deploying ITS Systems –The Use of the National ITS Architecture –To Foster the Integration of Transportation Systems Within a Region.

Guidance Material n Typical Guidance Documents Include: –Developing ITS Using the National ITS Architecture –ITS Deployment of Transit Systems –Developing Traffic Signal Control Systems –Developing Traveler Information Systems n All Documents Are Available Electronically on the ITS Web-site (EDL)

Guidance Material n ITS Benefits Special Studies Initiative –Benefit Brochures –Cross Cutting Studies –Case Studies –Implementation Guides –Technical Reports n Topic Areas - CVO, Emergency Services, Freeway and Arterial Management, Planning and Integration, Weather Information for Traveler & Maintenance Etc.

Guidance Material n Examples of ITS Benefit Studies - Reports/Brochures –Transportation Management Center Concepts of Operations: Implementation Guide –Transportation Management Center concept of Operation: A Cross-Cutting Study n To Order ITS Benefit Special Studies - Go to the Following Web-site and Click on Order Form – Metro_BenefitsSpecial_EDLDocs.htm Metro_BenefitsSpecial_EDLDocs.htm

New ITS Planning/Analysis Tools n ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) and Turbo Architecture Software –Available Through McTrans, May 2000 –User Manual Included w/ Software –Free Technical Support Is Available –Turbo; 1 Day Training Course for Headquarters and Field Staff - Available in July 2000 –IDAS; 2 Day Training Course is Under Development - Available October 2000 at Resource Centers

ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) Software n Tool Used to Enhance the Planning of Proposed ITS Improvements n Complements the Traditional Travel Demand Forecasting Process n Benefits of ITS Improvements Are Calculated and Compared With the Deployment Costs n Provides a Direct Way to Compare a Number of Alternative ITS Deployments

Turbo Architecture Software n Interactive Software Program to Assist Transportation Planners and System Integrators, in the Development of Regional and Project Architectures n Uses the National ITS Architecture As Starting Point

Technical Assistance - Commercial Vehicle Operations n CVISN Operational and Architectural Compatibility Handbook (COACH) –Comprehensive Checklist of What Is Required to Conform W/ Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN), Operational Concepts and Architecture. n CVISN Workshops –Scope Workshop –Planning Workshop –Design Workshop n For More Information:

Future Technical Assistance n Expectation That Significant Technical Assistance Will Be Needed When the Architecture Consistency Policy Becomes Final n Planning Process Has Begun to Determine What Kinds of Technical Assistance Will Be Needed

Additional ITS Web Resources n ITS Joint Program Office: –http//: n ITS Electronic Document Library (EDL): –http//:its.fhwa.dot.gov/cyberdocs/welcome.htm n ITS Cooperative Deployment Network (ICDN): –http//: n ITS America –