1. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
PennTIME Quarterly Meeting
May 1, 2018

2. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Purpose and Need
Evaluate the need and demand for a PA-based, Mid-Atlantic TIM Training Facility
Centrally located facility offering:
Hands-on, multi-agency and
multi-disciplinary TIM training
Certified TIM training for partners across the Mid-Atlantic region
Simulated environment with a variety of incident scenarios
Innovative technologies and equipment testing related to roadway safety
1,149,916
Total Number of Responders to be Trained Nationwide!
Source: FHWA, March 6, 2018

3. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Purpose and Need
Over 270,000 first responders need to be trained!
Source: FHWA National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training Program, March 6, 2018

4. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Purpose and Need
2016 PA TIM Summit
2014 PA Transportation Advisory Committee TIM Study
Acknowledge TAC role that initiated the discussion…need to follow-up with TAC to apprise them of the utility of their study. Add to upcoming TAC meeting.

5. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Purpose and Need
2017 Pennsylvania Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (PennTIME) Joint Operational Policy
PennTIME Interagency Agreement is pending execution. PennDOT, PTC, PSP, PEMA, DOH

6. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Stakeholders
Jan 4, 2017 – PTC, PennDOT, and FHWA Joint Agency
Apr 19, PennTIME Meeting
May 9, 2017 – PA Fire Commissioner
May 15, 2017 – PA Fire Commissioner and PennDOT Incident Management
Jun 1, 2017 – DVRPC Regional TIM Meeting
Jun 7, 2017 –ResponderSafety.com Meeting
Jun 14, 2017 – SPC Regional TIM Meeting
Aug 2, 2017 – TN TIM Training Facility Evaluation
Aug 4, 2017 – PSU Larson Transportation Institute
Oct 10, 2017 – EZPass Executive Management Committee
Nov 8, 2017 – State Transportation Innovation Council
Dec 7, PA Transportation Engineering & Safety Conference
Feb 14, PSU Executive Leadership
Federal and State Agencies
Planning Partners - MPOs/RPOs
County and Local Governments
TIM Partners/Experts
Corridor Coalitions
Safety Organizations
Technology Partners
Work Zone Safety
Education Institutions

7. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Partnership (PSU+PennDOT+PTC)
Letter of Understanding
April 10, 2018 Press Release

8. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Partnership (PSU+PennDOT+PTC)
Mission
Vision
To advance the PennSTART through the required systems engineering process and leverage financial and technical resources required to construct, operate and maintain the center.
Explore and advance a state-of-the-art training and testing facility to address the transportation safety and operational needs of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic Region

9. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Dynamic Operations Model
Traffic Incident Management
Law Enforcement / Fire / Rescue / EMS
Towing & Recovery / Public Works / Utilities
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) Application Training
Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV)
Research Institutions
Automotive and Equipment Manufacturers
IT Data Solutions Management
Railway and Intersection Safety
ITS / Tolling Technologies
Tolling Agencies
EZPass Group
Toll Technology Manufacturers and Integrators
Work Zone Safety
Maintenance Workers
Contractors
OSHA and ANSI Work Zone Safety Training
Commercial Vehicles
Motor Truck Carrier Associations
Bus and Motor Coach Associations
Manufacturers and Integrators
Transit Vehicles
Federal Transit Administration
State DOTs
Transit Agencies
Bus Technology Manufacturers

10. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Facility Benefits
Traffic Incident Management
Enhances SHRP2 training
World class platform for PennTIME’s Joint Operational Policy
Driver safety training and awareness
85+ PennDOT and
33+ PTC workers have been killed in roadway traffic incidents.

11. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Facility Benefits
Connected and Automated Vehicles
Capable of testing over 75% of the US DOT-approved connected vehicle applications
Safe, controlled environment of technology prior to field deployment
Equipment interoperability
CAV partner training opportunities
Fulfills PennDOT’s NHTSA‐defined role as the lead agency for advancing HAV technology in Pennsylvania
ADD TRANSIT BENEFIT – AUTOMATED TRANSIT VEHICLES

12. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Facility Benefits
ITS / Tolling Technologies
Local high-speed testing facility for new ITS/tolling/signal equipment
Hands-on training for maintenance of various types of ITS/tolling equipment
Evaluating and testing devices with ATMS prior to field deployment
Cybersecurity, data management and analytics research

13. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Facility Benefits
Work Zone Safety
Safe, simulated training for high speed and mobile operations
Centralized location for all work zone training and testing needs
Temporary traffic control devices can be evaluated and tested in simulated environments (urban, suburban, rural)
OSHA and ANSI safety certification training opportunities

14. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Facility Benefits
Commercial Vehicles
Leverages significant private investment opportunities from commercial vehicle technology partners
High-speed vehicle platoons testing
Smart truck parking applications
Increases partnerships with corridor coalitions (i.e., I-95 and I-81) and their innovative technology interests and training needs

15. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Facility Benefits
Transit Vehicles
Maximize bus transportation operating efficiencies
Accelerate research and deployment:
Autonomous collision avoidance and emergency braking (Safety)
Autonomous systems to enable bus platooning
Autonomous driving technology to improve service to disabled passengers
Transit prioritization
Pittsburgh ATCMTD grant award
Pittsburgh applied for $10.9 million w/$7 million match from PennDOT; transit prioritization via city’s “smart spines.” DSRC equipped PAAC busses ATCMTD = Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment

16. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Facility Benefits
Advanced Research
Anticipated $4B investment in AV-CV research over 10 years by federal government (grant opportunities)
Research areas include:
Vehicle systems
Electronic and computer systems
Traffic operations
Human performance
Transport policy

17. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Facility Benefits
Career Training
Undergraduate and graduate programs
49 AV-CV occupations ⇒ largest concentration of workers in northeast and mid-Atlantic US
Develop new programs to support interdisciplinary nature of AV-CV
Professional and skilled trades programs
Technology is advancing quickly ⇒ led by automotive manufactures, on-demand transportation providers, and academia
Need workforce development programs to consider infrastructure, policy, economic development, and other impacts
Trades

18. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Test almost any type of scenario environment w/in the Commonwealth (urban, suburban, rural rail crossing, etc.).

19. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)

20. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Next Steps
Complete Feasibility Study / Business Plan Framework
Site Location Due Diligence
Complete Requirements Gathering
Complete Engineering and Design
Complete Construction
Initiate Operations

21. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)

22. Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART)
Questions/Comments
Joe Sutor, P.E. Planning Manager PA Turnpike Commission (717)
Troy D. Truax, AICP Project Manager Michael Baker International (717)
Mark Kopko Manager, Advanced Vehicle Technology PennDOT (717)