1. W EATHER AND I NTERMODAL T RANSPORTATION S YSTEMS J EFFREY F. P ANIATI P ROGRAM M ANAGER I NTELLIGENT T RANSPORTATION S YSTEMS U.S. D EPARTMENT OF T RANSPORTATION

2. 4 December 2000 WIST II 2 Presentation Outline Evolution of ITS Program Integration, Interoperability, and Intermodalism An intermodal approach to land weather information

3. 4 December 2000 WIST II 3 Transportation Challenges 41,000 fatalities annually Congestion will increase by 50% in 10 years “Just-in-Time” delivery of goods Increase “attractiveness” of public transport

4. 4 December 2000 WIST II 4 Technology (ITS) Can Be Part of the Solution The Information Age Changes Everything!

5. 4 December 2000 WIST II 5 Evolution of the ITS Program 1960’s1980’s 1992 1998 2003 Mobility 2000 ISTEATEA-21Reauthorization Seamless transportation network Accelerating Deployment VISION: A safer, more responsive, and more efficient national transportation system within 20 years thorough the application of ITS Technology. DOD DOT

6. 4 December 2000 WIST II 6 Intelligent Transportation Systems

7. 4 December 2000 WIST II 7 ITS is Founded on Principles of: Integration Interoperability Intermodalism

8. 4 December 2000 WIST II 8 Key to Integration: National ITS Architecture

9. 4 December 2000 WIST II 9 Intermodal Coordination ITS Joint Program Office FHWA (Highway) FTA (Transit) FRA (Rail) NHTSA (Traffic Safety) OST (Secretary) MARAD (Maritime) FMCSA ( Motor Carrier Safety)

10. 4 December 2000 WIST II 10 Weather Threats Across the Architecture Threats common across modes: +Snow & Ice Precipitation +Floods +Low Temperatures +High Winds +Evacuation Conditions (e.g., hurricanes) Threats influencing some modes more than others: +Conditions for air pollution (auto) +Severe Local Storms (air) +Inland vs. Sea Conditions (ports/maritime) +Visibility (air & auto) +High temperatures and rate changes (rail)

11. 4 December 2000 WIST II 11 Asymmetry Across Modes Aviation has a longstanding and intensive interaction with the National Weather Service Maritime also has a longstanding interaction, especially with the military On the other hand, land transportation: –Has been “beneath” the interests of meteorology –Is institutionally and modally fragmented –Needs route-specific threat information

12. 4 December 2000 WIST II 12 Weather and ITS Opportunities for Intermodal Convergence of Weather and ITS: 511 Intermodal Freight

13. 4 December 2000 WIST II 13 511 What is 511? –Number allocated by FCC for dispensing traveler information –Available to transportation agencies What are the intermodal aspects of 511? –Information can be for any mode, depending on the capabilities of the local agencies –FHWA working with 511 Consortium to define what 511 should include – guidance available in late 2001

14. 4 December 2000 WIST II 14 511 Implementation Document lessons learned from “lead adopters” Convert 300+ existing traveler information numbers 511 Model Deployment

15. 4 December 2000 WIST II 15 511 Deployment Example San Francisco/Bay Area (TravInfo) –Providing traffic, transit, carpool, vanpool, parking and biking information on one phone number –Same phone number in 6 area codes, covering 9 counties –Serving as a “lead adopter”

16. 4 December 2000 WIST II 16 Freight Shipments - End-to-End Just-in-Time delivery… –Relies on end-to-end coordination of multiple producers & shippers –Is a balance between reducing inventory stockpiling and preventing production interruptions –Depends on predictability of shipments Weather significantly affects predictability All modes in the supply chain rely on information about weather threats

17. 4 December 2000 WIST II 17 Challenges Institutional structures are not conducive to an intermodal approach –It’s a day-to-day challenge to think “intermodally” –Most agencies have highway/transit/rail structures –Operations are split across State & local agencies MPO’s & State planning provide a cross-modal perspective –Works well for planning, but less so for operations Market for land weather is highly fragmented

18. 4 December 2000 WIST II 18 Opportunities ITS is forcing transportation agencies to think and act intermodally –Technology –Federal Rulemaking –Operations-focus

19. 4 December 2000 WIST II 19 Next Steps Observing Systems – improvements will help land modes become full partners –Environmental Sensor Stations –Differential GPS (total precipitable water vapor) –“Infostructure” for the National Highway System Motivating Intermodal Coordination –Travel demand management (e.g., due to air quality) –Just-In-Time strategies –Traveler intermodal decision making (esp. due to weather)

20. 4 December 2000 WIST II 20 Future ITS Program 10-Year National ITS Program Plan –Renewed vision for U.S. ITS Program –Foundation for 2003 ITS reauthorization –Partnership between U.S. DOT & ITS America –Development underway: Initial Draft – March, 2001 National Meeting – April, 2001 Final Draft – July, 2001 Final Plan – October, 2001