1. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD March 2009 Traffic Simulation of Chartered Bus Operation Plan during Inauguration Event for Washington, DC by James G. Austrich D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Dr.Gang-len Chang University of Maryland, College Park

2. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Outline Introduction Transportation and security plan Chartered bus operation Simulation and analysis

3. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Contributors James G. Austrich, Homeland Security Bureau, DC Metropolitan Police Department Dr. Gang-Len Chang, Director of Traffic Safety & Operations Laboratory, University of Maryland, College Park

4. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Introduction Presidential Inauguration  The 56 th presidential inauguration  Swearing-in ceremony scheduled on Tuesday, January 20  Designated the Inaugural as a National Special Security Event by Department of Homeland Security

5. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD ??? How to accommodate the extremely high- volume of visitors and ensure public safety?

6. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Transportation and Security Plan Road and bridge restrictions Vehicle restricted zones Public transportation CHART vehicles Enhanced safety service patrol Pedestrian routes

7. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Transportation and Security Plan

8. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Chartered Bus Operation Anticipated up to 10,000 chartered buses carrying 500,000 participants to DC Basic rules to be followed  All buses must be registered  A parking permit is required  All registered buses will have assigned designated routes to enter DC  Designated loading zones for dropping-off and loading

9. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Chartered Bus Operation Three major bus routes  North Capitol Street H Street 5th Street New York Ave I-395 Route 1  Connecticut Avenue M Street 21th Street L Street Mass Ave Route 2  RFK stadium SE/SW Freeway Loading Zone Route 3

10. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Chartered Bus Operation Three major side-street parking zones for buses  North of Nation Mall (NM) (Zone 1)  Northeast of NM (Zone 2)  RFK Stadium and south of NM (Zone 3)

11. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Zone 1 Zone 3 Zone 2

12. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Chartered Bus Operation

13. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Motivation Based on simulation results, this study help MPD & DDOT effectively evaluate the bus operation plans and management strategies prior to their implementation.  Availability of restricted parking lots  Identify bottleneck of bus route  Coordinated bus priority signal  Travel time of buses  etc.

14. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD 3-D Animation Videos Snapshots Bus flow with signal control on Connecticut Ave Bus parking on both sides of L street 6 th Street NW, New York Ave,

15. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Measurement of Effectiveness For Example: Route 2 Connecticut Ave

16. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD 3-D Animation Click the picture to Play the animation.

17. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD To see more information of simulation on chartered bus operation, please visit: http://attap.umd.edu/tmp/for_dc/ http://attap.umd.edu/tmp/for_dc/

18. Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory Traffic safety & Operations Laboratory DC MPD DC MPD Thanks!