1. 1 California’s Unique Transportation Challenges … and ITS Solutions ITS America Meeting June 4, 2007 Lawrence Jesse Glazer & Frank Cechini FHWA – CA Division Office

2. 2 Note to Readers: The Speaker’s Notes contain additional information and citations of data sources used. (To see them, you may have to download the PPT file to your computer, then open the file, then click “View” on toolbar, then click “Notes Page.”)

3. 3 Presentation Topics Session #9 – California ITS (part 1): 1.Transportation Challenges 2.Freeway Traffic Management 3.Arterial Traffic Management 4.Traveler Information Session #18 – Part 2: Public Transportation

4. 4 1. California’s Transportation Challenges

5. 5 Calif. Has Largest Population (37 Million = 12% of U.S.)

6. 6 Calif. Population Growing Rapidly (growth rate = twice national average)

7. 7 Calif. Economy is 8 th Largest in World

8. 8 Highly Varied Topography, Climate

9. 9 Four “Seasons” in California …

10. 10 Earthquakes

11. 11 Fires

12. 12 Mudslides

13. 13 Smog

14. 14 Institutional Landscape: Decentralized (Example: SoCal) Cnty.L.A.Ven.Ora.Riv.S.B.Imp.S.D. MPOSCAG SAN- DAG RTPA MTAVCTCOCTARCTC San BAGIVAG SAN- DAG Cal- transDistrict 7 Dist. 12District 8District 11

15. 15 Decentralized Funding Sources … and Decision-Making (e.g.: SCAG region – all transportation $) Source: SCAG 2004 RTP (2002-2030)

16. 16 Transportation Challenges… Population Economy Congestion Air Pollution Shipping

17. 17 CA is #1 in Traffic Congestion

18. 18 CA is #1 in Congestion (TTI-2003) Total Delay (M-hrs.) Delay per Traveler Los Angeles624 New York405 Chicago253 San Francisco152 Dallas-Ft. Worth152 CA = 27% of USA total Los Angeles93 San Francisco72 Wash. DC69 Atlanta67 Houston63 Dallas-Ft. Worth60 Chicago58 Detroit57 Riv./San Ber.55 Orlando55 San Jose53 San Diego52

19. 19 CA is #1 in Air Pollution

20. 20 CA is #1 in Freight Traffic

21. 21 So what have we done about it? Let’s look at… Freeway Traffic Management Arterial Traffic Management Traveler Information

22. 22 2. Freeway Traffic Management

23. 23 Historical View: Caltrans District 7 TMC – 1971

24. 24 Caltrans District 7 TMC - 1971 Real-Time Display of “42-Mile Loop”

25. 25 Current View: Caltrans District 7 TMC – 2007

26. 26 CA Freeway-Management Portfolio ITS Elements M/L Detectors (mi.)....... Ramp meters........... Freeway CCTV.......... Freeway DMS........... HOV lane miles.......... Freeway TMC’s.......... Rank in USA # 1 # 2 # 1 # 1005 2943 1223 403 1268 7 % of USA 27% 70% 24% 13% ~40% Source: USDOT ITS Deployment Statistics (2004/2005)

27. 27 Recent Freeway-Mgmt. Innovations 1.Freeway-to-Freeway metering (I-105) 2.System-Wide Adaptive Ramp Metering (I-210) 3.HOT lane (SR-91); Managed Lane (I-15) 4.Private Toll Road (SR-125 in San Diego) 5.Integrated Incident-Response System (L.A.) 6.More….

28. 28 Future View: CA Freeway-Management Directions 1.ATMS Real-Time Performance Measures 2.Integrated Corridor Management 3.HOV/HOT lanes; managed lanes; toll roads 4.Freight/trucking projects in SoCal 5.Border & security solutions in SoCal 6.Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) 7.ITS R&D at UC Berkeley/Davis/Irvine 8.and more….

29. 29 3. Arterial Traffic Management

30. 30 Historical View: Arterial Traffic Management LADOT – late 1920’s: Interconnected, synchronized traffic signals Signal preemption for rail crossing LADOT – 1960: Real-time traffic control system (“PR”) LADOT – 1972: Digital Operating Speeds Inventory, 1400 mi. Inglewood – 1976: First UTCS installation in USA LADOT – 1984: ATSAC – 1984 Olympic Games.

31. 31 Current View: CA Arterial Mgmt. Portfolio ITS Elements Arterial TMCs........... Arterial ASC............ Arterial TSP............. Rank in USA # 1 # 34 742 935 % of USA 41% 13% 32% Source: USDOT ITS Deployment Statistics (2004)

32. 32 Recent Arterial Innovations 1.IEN – L.A. County (more in next pres.) 2.IMTMS – San Diego (more in next pres.) 3.Adaptive Signal Control – LADOT 4.Rapid Bus (29 corridors) – MTA & LADOT 5.and certainly more….

33. 33 Future View: Arterial Management Directions 1.More adaptive signal control 2.Multi-city signal coordination 3.Multi-modal coordination & signal priority 4.Integrated corridor management 5.Extensive data sharing; some shared control 6.Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) 7.Intersection collision avoidance - CICAS 8.More….

34. 34 4.Traveler Information in California

35. 35 Historical View: Traveler Information Innovations TravInfo: San Francisco Bay area Began 1994 (Internet), 1996 (phone) Initial Info: Transit; fwy incidents, congestion Early call volumes: ~50K per month 1-800-COMMUTE: Southern Calif. except San Diego Began 1994 (phone) as a “Gateway” Initial Info: (static) Bus, roads, rideshare, …

36. 36 Current View: Traveler Information Innovations MTA “RIITS” (L.A. County) Web maps: freeway & arterial congestion; incidents, CCTV, DMS, bus & rail tracking. Event data base for local agencies SANDAG 511 (San Diego County) Phone (IVR) Internet (freeway speeds, incidents, …) Private ISP’s (SoCal, SF Bay Area) Internet, Phone; Cable TV, PDAs, more…

37. 37 Los Angeles County

38. 38 511 in Calif: 31 Million Served by end 2007 (4 Systems)

39. 39 Other Current Delivery Channels Information Services Public Private 1.Internet Traffic Maps XX 2.Mobile Phone (Text) XX 3.In-Car Nav. SystemsX 4.Freeway DMS X 5.Transit DMS X 6.Broadcast TV & Radio XX 7.Cable TV Channels XX

40. 40 Future View: Traveler Information - Directions.

41. 41 Welcome to California!.

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