1. Statewide Integrated Transportation Reliability Program Executive Summary Presentation

2. Overview  Project Highlights  Addressing Reliability in Nevada  Key Outcomes  Call to Action

3. What is Congestion?  Recurring – Day-to-day bottlenecks – We know when to expect them – Often a capacity issue  Non-recurring – Unexpected – Delays that exceed typical congestion levels – Compounds the capacity issue

4. Causes of Congestion

5. The Reliability Connection Congestion Typical Measures: Level of Service Volume/Speed Delay Travel Time RELIABILITY Impacts of Congestion on the Traveler

6. ITRP Development Process

7. Reliability Focus Regions 1. Las Vegas Metropolitan Area 2. Reno/Sparks/ Carson City/Tahoe 3. I-80 Corridor 4. Rural Corridors 5. Statewide

8. Stakeholder Involvement  Introductory Presentations – to stakeholders in northern and southern Nevada as part of already established meetings  One-on-One Meetings – with Cities, Counties, MPOs, and Highway Patrol in the state to better understand the current plans and processes  Stakeholder Workshops – to gather stakeholders together to review existing conditions, best practices, and strategize about potential integration needs within Nevada  A Project Website – to provide a one-stop resource for project deliverables, meeting dates, and important links to other web sites – Website is: http://www.kimley- horn.com/projects/NevadaITRP/index.shtml – can be accessed through the NDOT website (www.nevadadot.com) and clicking on the ‘Major Projects & Corridor Studies’ linkhttp://www.kimley- horn.com/projects/NevadaITRP/index.shtmlwww.nevadadot.com

9. ITRP Focus Area Intersection Diagram

10. ITRP Focus Area Intersection/Resource Diagram

11. Reliability Issues and Impacts  Las Vegas Metropolitan Area – Recurring congestion Unique peak travel periods Capacity – Infrastructure deployment – Incident management – TIM Coalition – Land use planning and future expansion – Regional systems and coordination with local systems – Access management – Traveler information – Transit/Multimodal – FUNDING

12. Reliability Issues and Impact  Reno/Sparks Metropolitan Area – Recurring congestion – Infrastructure deployment and integration – Incident management – Capacity – Land use planning – Regional systems – Access management – Traveler information – Transit/Multimodal – FUNDING

13. Reliability Impacts/Issues  I-80 Corridor – Weather/fire/disaster response – Freight traffic – Limited infrastructure – CA/UT coordination – Limited alternate routes – Traveler information – FUNDING

14. Gap Analysis Category ID by Region GAP = a system, functional, or policy deficiency that is impacting the ability of agencies to provide reliable travel time ITRP Regions Gap Analysis Category Capacity Improvements and TDM Traffic Incident Mgmt Work Zone Mgmt Traveler Information Planning and Policy Operations and Mgmt Statewide (including Rural Corridors) Southern Nevada (Las Vegas Metro) Northern Nevada (Reno/Sparks /Carson City/ Lake Tahoe) I-80 Corridor * * *

15. Trends in Gaps Across all regions:  Sharing incident and weather information with multiple agencies  Lack of detour route planning  Need to get more information out to travelers  Inability to address near-term operations needs  Operations and process issues  Equipment lifecycle/replacement

16. Performance Measurement – How is it Defined ?  Collection, analysis, and reporting of data to track and assess resources used, outcomes, and if goals are achieved

17. Why measure performance?  Internal Benefits – Set quantifiable goals and document accomplishments – Improve operations by understanding impacts – Improve information provided to decision-makers to support more effective long-range planning  External Benefits – Evaluate conditions from a customer/traveler perspective – Provide public accountability/traceability

18. Outcome-Based Performance Measures  Outcome-based performance measures provide policy makers, elected officials, and the public with information regarding the reliability of roadways in Nevada.  These measures describe the ‘state of the roadway system’.

19. Activity-Based Performance Measures  Activity based performance measures are designed for use by NDOT staff responsible for operating and maintaining the state roadway system  These are measures of activities that indirectly improve the reliability of the transportation system

21. Reporting  Can be done on an annual or semi- annual basis  Reporting should include: – An overview of goals – Key progress and improvements made during the reporting periods – Overview of trends affecting transportation  Current reporting – FAST OMC – NDOT publications

22. Reliability Focus Areas  What are the issues? Large gaps associated with the reliability focus area  What needs to happen? Strategies for addressing the gaps  How do we get there? Processes, policies, and projects  Why are we doing this? Anticipated benefits on reliability  How do we measure our success? Performance measures for monitoring success

23. Incident Management

24. Infrastructure

25. Sharing Resources

26. Transportation Policy

27. Traveler Information

28. Work Zone Management

29. What does “effort” mean?  Factors to determining level of effort involved in implementing a strategy: – Number of agencies involved – Required data that needs to be collected from different sources – Changes to legacy processes, policies, or procedures – Level of approval required in each agency – Cost requirements

30. What does “impact” mean?  Factors to determining level of impact involved in implementing a strategy: – Measurable reduction in delay – Measurable improvement to LOS – Enhances information to travelers – Tangible improvements on a regional level – Implements policies that have a direct impact on improved operations

31. Effort and Impact on Reliability Low Effort High Impact IMPACT MEASURE EFFORT MEASURE Low Effort Low Impact High Effort High Impact High Effort Low Impact Strategy 1 Does not require new staff Does not affect many reliability issues Strategy 2 Needs training and new staff Addresses many needs

32. Implementation Strategies  Process – programs, actions, change in steps or activities to deliver a specific service or reach a specific goal – Could be high impact and low/no cost – Example: expand TIM to local public safety  Policy – formal policy change at organizational, regional, or state level – Potential to be time consuming and challenging to obtain approval – Could make substantial changes to affect reliability  Project – capital improvements, tools/technologies, deployments – Potential to have direct effect on levels of congestion – Could require availability of funding

33. Statewide Strategies and Policy Highlights  Alternate Route Plan for Freeways and State Highway Diversion  Incident Clearance Program/Policy – Shift from “goal” to “policy”  Centralized Database for Regional and Statewide Information – Support web, 511, private partner access, regional dissemination  Traveler Information Business Plan  Access Management Policy

34. Northern Nevada Incident Management Strategies  Alternate Route Plan for Freeways and State Highway Diversion  Move forward with TIM  Multi-state coordination/decision support for I-80 winter operations

35. Northern Nevada Traveler Information Strategies  Enhance reporting of real-time data – Urban and rural corridor CCTV  Weather conditions reporting (multi- state, multi-agency)  Freight-focused traveler information  Performance measures output document – Internal/external  Establish robust local multimodal info for use on NV511

36. Northern Nevada Other Key Strategies  Corridor system management plans – Identify operational gaps, plan for expansion, access management, stakeholder involvement  MOUs for resource/land sharing – Equipment storage, faster response in rural areas  ITS Infrastructure Plan – Potentially covered in Northern NV TMC project  Adaptive strategies – Identify corridors, coordinate with BRT

37. Northern Nevada Policies  Regional access management policy  Regional standards/joint maintenance of field equipment – NDOT Statewide Contract – Local agency equipment?  Develop arterial work zone policies/programs – Inspection, enforcement  Land use planning – Link with transportation infrastructure needs

38. Southern Nevada Incident Management Strategies  Alternate Route Plan for Freeways and State Highway Diversion – Builds on current FAST project – Agency focused  Expand TIM to include local traffic engineering and law enforcement agencies in TIM Coalition – Focused outreach to local LE  Arterial Incident Response Team

39. Southern Nevada Traveler Information Strategies  Enhance reporting of real-time data – Link travel time, volume and incident data – Expand/enhance automation of ADUS for local agency data  Expand travel time program – Strategies for data collection  Performance measures output document  Establish robust local multimodal info for use on NV511

40. Southern Nevada Other Key Strategies  Corridor communications master plan – Identify gaps, plan for expansion, plan for telecomm alternatives  Revisit adaptive signal strategies on different corridors – May be more effective with unpredictable congested conditions  Reinstate and revise TCIP program – Allocate funding for near-term operational and capacity enhancements  Implement formal meetings with all traffic divisions in each agency – Coordinate on work zones, incident management issues, project development

41. Southern Nevada Policies  Regional access management policy – Already underway by RTC  Develop arterial work zone policies/programs – Inspection, enforcement  Land use planning policy – Link with transportation infrastructure needs  Regional road impact fee – Evaluate district vs. regional vs. municipal options

42. Implementation Plan  Strategies placed or phased into: – Short-term: 1 to 2 year timeframe – Mid-term: 3 to 5 year timeframe – Long-term: 6 years and beyond  The implementation schedule provides NDOT and partner agencies with a guide map for how to improve transportation reliability throughout the state by implementing specific strategies to effect change for the traveler

43. Roles and Responsibilities in Implementing Strategies  Lead Agencies – NDOT – RTC of Southern Nevada – RTC of Northern Nevada  Lead Agency Responsibilities – Initiate and manage strategy – Allocate internal or external resources to develop strategy – Involve partner agencies – Provide education to key decision- making bodies

44. Roles and Responsibilities in Implementing Strategies  Partner Agencies – Cities – Counties – Public Safety – Maintenance – Others  Partner Agency Responsibilities – Partner with lead agency for ownership of strategy – Provide input to and participate in strategy development – Provide data and inventory information where needed

45. How to Move ITRP Forward  Strategies can be shifted – based on changing circumstances surrounding strategy (timing, funding, other strategies to enable, etc.)  Determine if strategy is process, policy, or project – guideline for strategies developed in plan or new strategies for future  Determine status of implementation steps – that have been completed or ones that need to be completed to initiate strategy  Begin process of project implementation outlined in “steps” category of table

46. STATEWIDE

47. SOUTHERN NEVADA

48. NORTHERN NEVADA I-80

50. Contact Information  John Domina – Nevada DOT PM jdomina@dot.state.nv.us jdomina@dot.state.nv.us  Pierre Pretorius – Kimley-Horn pierre.pretorius@kimley-horn.com pierre.pretorius@kimley-horn.com  Lisa Burgess – Kimley-Horn lisa.burgess@kimley-horn.com lisa.burgess@kimley-horn.com