Committee on Transportation System Operations (CTSO) 2021 ...

Committee on Transportation System

Operations (CTSO)

2021 Annual Meeting

CTSO Research Program Update

CTSO Business Meeting

September 10, 2021

1:00PM – 4:30PM Eastern

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CTSO 2021 Annual MeetingResearch Program Update and CTSO Business Meeting Agenda

September 10, 2021 (1:00PM – 4:30PM Eastern)

➢ 1:00pm-2:20pm: CTSO Research Program Update

▪ Overview CTSO Research Program & NCHRP Project Priorities

▪ Research Implementation Activities

▪ Pooled Fund Coordination

▪ PIARC Road Network Operations & ITS Technical Committee

▪ NCHRP Research Update

▪ FHWA Research Update

▪ NCHRP 20-102 Update

➢ 2:20pm-2:30pm: Break

➢ 2:30pm-4:30pm: CTSO Business Meeting

▪ CTSO Strategic Plan Updates

▪ CTSO and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

▪ Ops TSP 1 and OPS TSP2 – one business plan under the OPS TSP Task Force

▪ Updates from CTSO Subcommittee Business Meetings

▪ CTSO Look Ahead

CTSO Research Program

Friday, September 10, 2021

1:00pm-2:20pm

Committee on Transportation

System Operations (CTSO)

2021 Virtual Annual Meeting

Opening Remarks

Galen McGill (OR DOT) and Jianming Ma (TX DOT),

Co-Chairs, CTSO Research

Session Agenda

• Opening Remarks--Galen McGill (OR DOT) and Jianming Ma (TX DOT), Co-Chairs of CTSO Research Program

• Overview CTSO Research Program & NCHRP Project Priorities – Galen McGill (OR DOT)

• Research Implementation Activities – Jianming Ma (Tx DOT)

• Pooled Fund Coordination – Dave Huft (SD DOT)

• PIARC Road Network Operations & ITS Technical Committee – Galen McGill (OR DOT)

• NCHRP Research Update - Dr. Zuxuan Deng (TRB)

• FHWA Research Update, Tracy Scriba (FHWA)

• NCHRP 20-102 Update – Tony Kratofil (MI DOT)

• Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Overview of CTSO Research Program

Galen McGill (OR DOT)

Overview of CTSO Research

Program

CTSO Research Program

Serves as the coordination point for CTSO’s research needs and liaison to other AASHTO

committees, TRB committees, USDOT and other organizations on TSMO research.

This is accomplished through the following tasks:

• On-line database for gathering TSMO research needs in collaboration with the National Operations

Center of Excellence. [Research in Operations (ROPS)]

• Coordinate with CTSO Work Groups to identify and prioritize research needs, develop research

proposals, and promote research products.

• Work with CTSO subcommittees and work groups to promote research implementation.

• Coordinate and collaborate with TRB committees, other AASHTO committees, US DOT, and other

organizations on TSMO research proposal development and research implementation.

• Serve as the CTSO point of contact for TSMO related research.

https://research.transportationops.org/

Research Coordination

• Participants

▪ CTSO Research Coordinators

▪ TRB Freeway Ops

▪ TRB RTSMO

▪ FHWA

▪ TRB

Research Coordination within CTSO

Research Coordination with other AASHTO committees and external organizations

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Recent Research Activity

• NCHRP 20-123 Proposal for CTSO Strategic Plan update

• NCHRP 20-123 Proposal for funding to support AASHTO

review/publication of Transportation Operations Manual

• Off Cycle NCHRP Proposal for 4.9 GHz project

• Coordination meeting with TRB Research, Innovation,

and Implementation Management Committee

• CTSO NCHRP FY 23 Research Need Identification and

Prioritization

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TRB Research Programs

• NCHRP Research: due November 1

• NCHRP 20-44 Research Implementation

• NCHRP 20-30 Innovations Deserving Exploratory

Analysis: due March and September

• NCHRP 20-05 Synthesis: due February

• NCHRP 20-68 Domestic Scan: due November 5

• NCHRP 20-123 Support for AASHTO Committees

CTSO & NCHRP recent research

2019 FUNDED:

• Methods to Prevent Bridge Strikes by Trucks

• Utilizing Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT) Data to Enhance the

Use of Freeway Operational Strategies

• Integrating Resiliency into Transportation System Operations

CTSO & NCHRP recent research

2020 FUNDED:

• Evaluating the Impacts of Real-Time Warnings and VSL

• Interstate Information Sharing of Truck Regulatory Requirements

2020 NOT FUNDED:

• Use of cloud and software for traffic management systems

• Traffic sensor Testing Methodology

FY 2023 CTSO NCHRP Research

Priorities

CTSO Rank

Overall Rank

Project Recommendation

1 2 Traffic Sensor Testing Methodology and Evaluation ProgramUpdate problem

statement

2 1Integration of 3rd Party Data Into Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)

Develop problem statement

3 5 Transportation Operations Manual Best Practices GuideDevelop problem

statement

4 3Sharing Crowd-sourced Traffic Data Among Agencies and Private Companies

Possibly merge with 3rd

party data project

5 4Understanding Travel Behavior Impacts of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO)

Hold for next year

Research ImplementationJianming Ma, TxDOT

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NCHRP 20-44 Research Implementation

• Support the implementation of NCHRP research results

• Completed NCHRP research, as well as products still in

development, are eligible for funding assistance

• Funding: a few thousand dollars to $300k, no matching

funds are required

• NCHRP procures and manages the consultant services

• Contact: Sid Mohan, [email protected]

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NCHRP 20-44 Research Implementation

Sr. Mgmt

Briefing

Materials

Workshop or

Peer ExchgTraining

Flyer,

brochure,

video

Pilot

Projects

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Other Research Implementation Programs

• Federal Programs

▪ Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demo Program

▪ Accelerating Market Readiness (AMR) Program

▪ Every Day Counts (EDC)

▪ State Transportation innovation Councils (STIC)

• State or Local Funding Opportunities

• PFS – research, planning or technology transfer

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Identify Implementation Needs

• Survey CTSO subcommittees and working groups to

identify research for potential implementation

• Coordinate with subcommittees and working groups to

identify resources for implementation

• NCHRP 20-102 Program

▪ CTSO CAT Working Group

▪ Input from the NCHRP 20-102 Panel

Transportation Pooled Fund

Research CoordinationDave Huft, SD DOT

TPF Program

• The program has existed

for more than 35 years!

• The participants develop

innovative solutions at

less cost while

extending the reach

and impact of their

research by pooling

funds and expertise

Source: FHWA

TPF Program

Overview■ Total program funding,

over $270 million

■ 156 active projects

https://www.pooledfund.org

Source: FHWA

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CTSO-Related StudiesStudy Title Lead Org

TPF-5(479) Clear Roads Winter Highway Operations MN

TPF-5(453) Automated Vehicle Pooled Fund Study OH

TPF-5(435) Aurora Program IA

TPF-5(389) Connected Vehicle Pooled Fund Study VA

TPF-5(380) Autonomous Maintenance Technology CO

TPF-5(376) Northwest Passage MN

TPF-5(371)Using Capacity Adjustments for Connected and Autonomous Based on

Various Market Penetration Rates…OR

TPF-5(347) Development of a Winter Maintenance Decision Support System SD

TPF-5(319) Transportation Management Center Pooled Fund Study FHWA

1559 Safety Service Patrol Standardization and Management Practices FHWA

World Road Association • Association Mondiale de la Route • Asociación Mundial de la Carretera • www.piarc.org N° 1World Road Association • Association Mondiale de la Route • Asociación Mundial de la Carretera • www.piarc.org

TC 2.4 “Road Network Operations / ITS”CTSO Annual Meeting

September 10,2021

http://www.piarc.org/


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25World Road Association • Association Mondiale de la Route • Asociación Mundial de la Carretera • www.piarc.org

PIARC’s mission

▪ Be a leading international forum for analysis and discussion of the full spectrum of transport issues related to roads and related transport;

▪ Identify, develop and disseminate best practice and give better access to international information

▪ Consider within its activities the needs of developing countries and countries in transition fully;

▪ Design, produce, and promote efficient tools for decision making on matters related to roads and related transport.


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PIARC Organization

▪ Strategic Theme 1 – Road Administration

▪ Strategic Theme 2 – Mobility

▪ TC 2.1 Mobility in Urban Areas

▪ TC 2.2 Accessibility and Mobility in Rural Areas

▪ TC 2.3 Freight

▪ TC 2.4 Road Network Operations/ITS

▪ Strategic Theme 3 – Safety and Sustainability

▪ Strategic Theme 4 – Resilient Infrastructure

Technical Committee work is accomplished on a

4 year cycle directed by a Strategic Plan


TC 2.4: composition

▪ 36 countries on 4

continents

▪ More than 20 languages

spoken

▪ Heterogeneous expertise:

from Traffic Managers to

Economy specialists

▪ Mostly English speaking

persons

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TC 2.4 Road Network Operations & ITS (2020-2023)

TC 2.4's Deliverables2.4.1. Opportunities of new mobility forms for road network operation

(MaaS)Literature review December 2020

Collection of case studies (2 releases) December 2021 / March 2023

Briefing note September 2021

2.4.2. Optimizing road network operation decision-making through new

technologies and digitalization (Data Use in RNO)Collection of case studies (2 releases) December 2021 / May 2022

Full report. March 2023

Briefing Note June 2023

2.4.3. Sharing RNO&ITS knowledge through PIARC online manualNew lean version of the RNO/ITS Manual Up to June 2023

DGT 3.0 Connected Vehicle Data Platform (Spain)

Multimodal Optimization of Traffic Signal Control

using AI (Germany)

2nd Call for Case Studies Topics

System Performance & Planning

o Project Evaluation

o Road System Performance

o Public Transit System

Performance

o Performance for other modes

o COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Manage/Optimize Real-Time

Performance

o Traffic Operations

o Incident and Emergency

Management

o Safety and Hazard Warning

o Weather Event Response

o Public Transit Operations

o Traveler Information

Due November 30, 2021

XVI WORLD WINTER SERVICE AND ROAD RESILIENCE CONGRESS (VIRTUAL)

Adapting to a Changing WorldFEBRUARY 7-11, 2022 – Calgary

https://www.piarc-calgary2022.org/

Select Congress Topics• Topic 2: Effect of climate change on winter service

• Topic 3: Road weather information

• Topic 4: New technologies and methods in winter service

• Topic 6: Road user communications and connected and

autonomous vehicles during winter

• Topic 8: Best practices for increasing resilience in road

networks.

• Topic 9: Disaster and Risk Management

• Topic 10: Improving resilience of Road Network Operations

through ITS and new technologies

Dr. Zuxuan Deng, TRB

NCHRP Update

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD

NCHRP TSMO PROJECT UPDATES

Zuxuan Deng

AASHTO Committee on Transportation System Operations

September 10th, 2021

OUTLINE

• NCHRP FY 2022 Program Funding

• NCHRP Transportation Systems Management and Operations Projects– NCHRP FY 2021 Selected Problem Statements/Projects

– NCHRP FY 2022 Selected Problem Statements/Projects

– Completed/Published/In progress

FY 2022 NCHRP SUBMITTED PROBLEM

STATEMENTS

Problem Statements New Statements

$48.87M

Continuations

$7.89M

$0.6M$17.27M$31M

AASHTO STATE DOTs FHWA

FY 2022 NCHRP PROGRAMMED

PROBLEM STATEMENTS

Problem Statements New Statements

$23.825M

Continuations

$8.07M

$0.6M$4.45M$18.77M

AASHTO STATE DOTs FHWA

FY 2022 NCHRP: Problems Submitted by AASHTO Committees

AASHTO CommitteesNumber of Problems

SubmittedNumber of Problems

Programmed Active Transportation 1 1Bridges and Structures 5 3

Civil Rights and Human Resources - Trans. Research 4Construction 3 3

Data Management and Analytics 1 1Design - Roadside Safety 5 4

Environment and Sustainability 9 1Funding and Finance 1 1

Freight 1Maintenance 3 2

Materials and Pavement 6 2Performance-Based Management 1 1

Planning 6 4Public Transportation 3 1

Right of Way, Utilities , Outdoors and Advertising Control

3 1

Safety 7 3Traffic Engineering 3 1

Transportation Systems Management and Operations 4 2Transportation Systems Security and Resilience 4 1

Total 66 36

FY 2022 NCHRP PROGRAMMED

PROBLEM STATEMENTS

New Problem

Statements

Other Areas

$20.07M

89.29%

$2.55M

10.70%

TSMO

NCHRP FY 2022 FUNDED PROJECTS

Project # Title

03-142 Evaluating the Impacts of Real-Time Warnings and Variable Speed Limits on Safety and Travel Reliability during Weather Events, $400K, CTSO

23-25 Interstate Information Sharing of State Truck Regulatory Requirements, $500K, CTSO

03-143 Warrants for a Pedestrian Traffic Control Signal and for Other Pedestrian Traffic Control Devices, $600K, CTE

03-144 Leveraging Existing Traffic Signal Assets to Obtain Quality Traffic Counts,$450K, NCDOT

17-109 Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) for Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs), $400K, Utah DOT

07-32 Future-Proofing Automatic Traffic Signal Performance Measurement Systems for Scalability, Transferability, and CAV Integration, $500K, Iowa DOT

NCHRP FY 2021 SUBMITTED /FUNDED

PROBLEM STATEMENT

NCHRP 08-139 Guide for Preventing and Mitigating the Risk of Bridge and Tunnel Strikes by Motor Vehicles, $500K, AASHTO CTSO

The objective of this research is to develop a guide to help state DOTs, public safety agencies, and the motor carrier industry prevent and mitigate the risk of bridge/tunnel strikes by motor vehicles.


PROBLEM STATEMENT

NCHRP 08-145 Utilizing Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT) Data to Enhance the Use of Freeway Operational Strategies, $500K, AASHTO CTSO

The objectives of this research is to assess operational scenarios and use cases where freeway operations strategies could be improved through the transmission of data between a traffic management system (TMS) and the larger cooperative automated transportation (CAT) system (either directly or through a third party).


PROBLEM STATEMENT

NCHRP 08-146 Integrating Resiliency into Transportation System Operations, $350K, AASHTO CTSO

The objectives of this proposed research effort are to 1) identify the extent to which operational resilience is considered in the

transportation planning process within MPOs and state DOTs, 2) determine what the goals of operational resilience would be from the

perspective of system operators across multiple modes, and 3) identify mechanisms for integrating operational resilience into the

planning process from the perspective of system operators, including strategies that anticipate and plan for events that are likely to occur.


PROBLEM STATEMENT

NCHRP 03-142 Evaluating the Impacts of Real-Time Warnings and Variable Speed Limits on Safety and Travel Reliability during Weather Events, $400K, AASHTO CTSO

The objective of this proposed research effort is to advance the RWM strategies of VSL and RTW that lead to safer and more reliable roadways through a better understanding of driver behavior.


PROBLEM STATEMENTNCHRP 23-25 Interstate Information Sharing of State Truck Regulatory Requirements, $500K, AASHTO CTSO

The objectives of this research are to (1) evaluate the need, feasibility, and benefits of

establishing real-time commercial vehicle data sharing among states;

(2) design an information architecture, including data elements and standards, to support data sharing among states; and

(3) propose an institutional arrangement to establish and sustain ongoing data sharing among states.

NCHRP TSMO Projects Completed/Published/In progress

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrpannual2020.pdf

NEED HELP?

Zuxuan Deng, PhD, PE, PTOE, LEED AP

202-334-2305

[email protected]

Transportation Research Board

The National Academies of Sciences,

Engineering, and Medicine

mailto:[email protected]

FHWA Research UpdateTracy Scriba, FHWA

FHWA Office of Operations UpdateAASHTO Committee on Transportation System Operations (CTSO)

Tracy ScribaOffice of Operations, Office of Transportation ManagementFederal Highway AdministrationSeptember 10, 2021

New FHWA Operations Research Products• List of U.S. Specialty Lanes• 2019 Urban Congestion Trends Report• Analysis of Travel Choices and Scenarios for

Sharing Rides Report• Making the Business Case for Institutional,

Organizational, and Procedural Changes for TSMO (FHWA-NHI-133128)

• Organizing for TSMO 2020 Peer Exchange Report• Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives

Phase I Evaluations• Coordination of IT and TSMO: Common

Understanding

2Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Source (top two): FHWA

IT = information technology

Every Day Counts (EDC)-6

Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations• Working with 30 States• Four “Adventures in Crowdsourcing” webinars

hosted by NOCoE so far in 2021 (recordings here)

• Initiated 3 Cohort groups (Navigation app uses, Data analytics, and Vehicle probe data)

Next-Generation Traffic Incident Management (TIM): Integrating Technology, Data, and Training

Source: Arizona DOT

3Contact: James Colyar [email protected] and Paul Jodoin [email protected], respectively

Source: FHWA

https://transportationops.org/edc5/adventures-crowdsourcing-webinar-series


TSMO Resources and Expected Availability

• Support Across TSMO Workforce and Programs• TSMO Program Planning https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/plan4ops/tsmo_plans.htm• Mainstreaming TSMO – series of products – late 2021/mid-2022• TSMO Outreach Material – infographic, slide deck, videos – late 2021/early 2022• TSMO Strategy Toolkit – matrix, strategy factsheets, tool – late 2022• Regional Operations Leadership Forum – ongoing• Organizational Analysis for TSMO – report, series of slide decks – 2022• Applying TSMO in Rural Areas – webinar, report with case studies – 2022• TSMO and Equity – factsheet – 2022• TSMO and Emerging Trends – new

• Improving Coordination of TSMO and Information Technology• Two webinar recordings and one flyer – available• Report and three flyers – late 2021/early 2022

Contact: Tracy Scriba [email protected] 4

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/plan4ops/tsmo_plans.htm


TSMO Resources and Expected Availability (Cont.)

• TSMO and Safety• Safety Analysis Needs Assessment of TSMO Strategies – report - available• Integration and Coordination of TSMO and Safety Programs – brochures, webinar, case

studies – 2022• Leveraging Real-Time Operations Data for Safety Interventions – new

• Planning for TSMO• Training - two web-based courses and one virtual workshop – 2022• Model Plans for TSMO Desk Reference Update – new

• Asset Management for TSMO - https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/program_areas/ops-asset-mgmt.htm• Applying Asset Management to Signals and ITS – reports, webinars – early 2022• Connecting TSMO and Asset Management – slide deck - 2022• Traffic Management Systems (TMS) Asset Management Planning and Life Cycle Cost

Analysis – report, webinar – 2022• Inventorying, Documenting, Configuring TMS Assets and Resources – reports – 2022• Applying System Performance Requirements to Pavement and Bridge Conditions – report,

webinar – 2022

Contact: Jim Hunt [email protected], Joe Gregory [email protected] 5

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/program_areas/ops-asset-mgmt.htm



Active Transportation and Demand Management (ATDM)

• New Publications and Resources• Enhancing ATDM with Advanced and Emerging Technologies and Data Sources • Analysis of Travel Choices and Scenarios for Sharing Rides• Active Management Cycle - workshops and NOCoE webinar

• In Development• Active Management Cycle - report and on-line self-assessment tool• Linkages between ATDM and other FHWA Programs - resources• ATDM Deployment Traveler Behavior Evaluations• ATDM Cohort Program

ATDM website and resources: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/atdm/index.htm.

Contact: James Colyar [email protected], Jim Hunt [email protected], Greg Jones [email protected] 6

https://transportationops.org/ondemand-learning/making-tsmo-more-effective-through-active-management

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/atdm/index.htm




Road Weather - Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction (IMRCP)

• Development started in 2015

• Phase 1: Evaluated potential for integrating predictive weather and traffic models

• Phase 2: Developed, demonstrated model

• Phase 3: Enhanced model, demonstration

• Phase 4: Advanced Deployment• Deploy in two additional testbeds (OH and LA)• Update IMRCP capabilities to include inundation

and flood modeling• Demonstrate emergency planning, evacuation and

response during extreme weather events (hurricanes)

Contact: David Johnson [email protected]

Source: FHWA

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Automated Vehicles and Adverse Weather (AVAW)

Objectives of Phase 3• Explore how adverse weather and

road weather conditions in different driving environments affect automated vehicle dynamics and operations, communications, and AV sensor capabilities

• Two field tests• Summer: July 2020 (non-winter)• Winter: March 2021 (winter)

8Contact: David Johnson [email protected]

Source: FHWA


Traffic Analysis Tools

• Traffic Analysis Toolbox Updates• Updated Volume 3 (Microsimulation Guidelines) and new 5-episode

explainer videos• FHWA’s Traffic Analysis Toolbox to incorporate travel time reliability• Traffic Analysis Capability Maturity Framework (CMF)

• Travel Time Reliability Quick Reference Guide and Video Series• Provide practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of travel time

reliability and direct viewers to resources for each stage of an analysis• Data Analytics Workshops

• 3 modules: Data analytics, Multi-objective trade-off analysis, and Using empirical data for post-deployment evaluation.

Contact: James Colyar [email protected] 9


• Influence of Operational Strategies on PM3 Measures• Research on how operational strategies influence the PM3 and other travel time-

based measures and how best to evaluate operational strategy implementation

• Multimodal System Performance Measures Follow-On Study• Defining “Complete Trip Data” and identifying potential sources for future testing

• Communicating PM3 Measures, Metrics and Targets• Research on how to communicate PM3 measures, metrics and targets to

decision makers and the public

Operations Performance Measures and Management (PM) – Current Studies

Contact: Rich Taylor [email protected] 10


• PM3 Virtual Peer Exchange for State DOTs• Four sessions held in March and April• Report and public webinar coming later this year

Operations Performance Measures and Management-Related Items

• Publication: National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS) and Application for Work Zone Performance Measures

• 5-page report available at the following link: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop20028/index.htm

Source: FHWA

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https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop20028/index.htm

• Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx)• Advance standardized work zone activity data

• Digital data on when, where, and how work zones are deployed

• Create consistent language for communicating data

• Demonstration grants• Toolkit

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/wzdx/toolkit/index.htm• Large Truck Safety in Work Zones Webpage

• https://www.workzonesafety.org/topics-of-interest/improving-large-truck-safety-in-work-zones/

Work Zone Management

12Contact: Todd Peterson [email protected], Martha Kapitanov [email protected]

Source: FHWA

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/wzdx/toolkit/index.htm

https://www.workzonesafety.org/topics-of-interest/improving-large-truck-safety-in-work-zones/



Freight Data

• MAP-21 performance measures• Freight mobility trends and highway

bottlenecks• National Freight Data Improvement and

Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Program

• Fluidity Performance Monitoring• Advanced Freight Analysis and

Modeling Program • Vehicle Inventory Use Survey (VIUS)

Contact: Birat Pandey [email protected]: FHWA 13


Truck Size and Weight• Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Research Program (ongoing)

• Report to Congress• TS&W Research Implementation Plan & Knowledge Management Strategy

• Certification Information on DOT Data Hub Website Includes • # of Trucks Weighs• # of Oversize/Overweight Permits• # of Violations

Truck Size and Weight Enforcement Data | Department of Transportation –Data Hub

Contact: John Berg [email protected] 14

https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.transportation.gov%2FRoadways-and-Bridges%2FTruck-Size-and-Weight-Enforcement-Data%2Fmt5m-skz3&data=04%7C01%7Cjohn.berg%40dot.gov%7Cc861bfde4480462d65b608d8fb542795%7Cc4cd245b44f04395a1aa3848d258f78b%7C0%7C0%7C637535686140395581%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=kGFTM8RIKVyM7ElKdaC%2BCgG3fXLOtNDewOwvEZGJEcM%3D&reserved=0


Other Freight Topics• Emergency Oversize/Overweight

Permitting Website• Emergency Route Working Group

Follow-Up• Jason’s Law Truck Parking

Survey and Assessment• Methods to Prevent Bridge

Strikes by Trucks

Contact: Jeff Purdy [email protected] 15

Truck Parking Facilities, 2019

Source: USDOT


Definitional document • Provide methodology for describing automation and related systemic

interactions within the vehicle-roadway system • Enable organizations to speak the same language• Support conversations for organizational and infrastructure planning

across jurisdictions and sectors

Delineating the “what” in preparing for ADS-Roadway Network Integration

• Mixed fleet operations• Integration scenarios based on operational design domains• Changing requirements for infrastructure owner operators

What is possible?

What will change as a result?

What are the

impacts?

Roadway Automation Concept of Operations (ConOps) Project Description

16Contact: John Corbin [email protected]


ConOps Stakeholder Engagement

2018 2019 2020 2021

2017 - 2018National Dialog identifies role for FHWA in convening stakeholders

Dec 2019Coordination with AASHTO to kick off National Strategy for Transportation Automation

July – Dec 2020Industry Interviews, internal USDOT coordination, external partner meetings

Feb 2021Ongoing ConOpsrefinement and validation

Sept 2019Began ConOpsDevelopment

June 2020Began Framing ConOps and Integration Cases: Virtual Workshops

Dec 2020 – Feb 2021Began Framing ConOpsand Integration Cases: Virtual Workshops

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ADS Operational Behavior and Traffic Regulation Information Exchange Project Overview

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Traffic Regulations from various jurisdictions

Convert to traffic regulation database

Exchange traffic regulation data

Automated Driving System

(ADS)

Source: FHWA

Contact: Kingsley Azubike [email protected]


Cooperative Automation Research Program (CARMA)

AUTOMATED VEHICLES WORKING TOGETHER AND WITH ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE SAFETY AND IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICENCY

Source: FHWA

19Contact: Taylor Lochrane [email protected]

Reduce fuel consumption at intersections by 20 percent. Fuel savings of 10 percent.Double capacity of existing lanes.


A network of open source software (OSS) and support services focusing on how infrastructure can move traffic more efficiently by advancing transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) strategies.

CARMA Ecosystem

20Contact: Taylor Lochrane [email protected]: FHWA


CARMA Ecosystem: Use Cases

Recurring traffic congestion use cases on freeways and arterials.

Nonrecurring traffic congestion use cases on freeways and arterials.

CMV and port use cases.

Congestion Transit Traffic Signals

Work Zones Weather Traffic Incident

Management (TIM)

Port Drayage CMV Truck Platooning

USDOT Partners:FHWA | HRDSO | HOTM | RC

ITSJPO | FTA | FMCSA

USDOT Partners:FHWA | HRDSO | HOTO | RC

ITSJPO | FMCSA

USDOT Partners:FHWA | HRDSO | HOFM | RC

ITSJPO | FMCSA | MARAD

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CARMA 1tenth

Coming Soon | Ask how you can work with us to develop CARMA 1tenth.

• Scaled down cars with software and hardware for autonomous driving built by a community of ADS developers.

• Cost efficient ADS research with a customized platform to aid CDA development.

• Capability to engage a larger research community and enable faster learning of CDA research.

Source: FHWA

Truck Platooning Early Deployment

• Employs longitudinal control only (throttle and brakes), driver steers the truck

• Builds on production adaptive cruise control (ACC)

• Uses vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications

Source: FHWA.

23Contact: Gene McHale [email protected]

Field Assessment of Level 1 Truck Platooning


• 1,400 mile-route of Interstate 10 from California to Texas

• California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

• Four trucks• 20 drivers • One round trip per week for

one year, resulting in the data for 145,000 miles driven

Proposed Route and Experimental Design

Source: FHWA

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Collaboration: FHWA Office of Operations and AASHTO

Research and Implementation• CTSO Contract ($200,000)

• Emergency declarations site feasibility• Freight permit data harmonization• Road weather community of practice• Operations manual review• Meetings/webinars

• CAT Coalition ($600,000)• ROLF ($700,000 total)• TSMO Outreach ($155,000 total)• NOCoE ($500,000)• EDC Initiatives ($1M+)• Peer–to-Peer Program ($75,000)• CTSO liaisons

Research• Pooled Fund Studies https://www.pooledfund.org

• TMC ($225,000)• Urban Mobility Analyses ($25,000)• HOV/Managed Lane ($75,000)• Traffic Signal Change and Clearance Interval

($200,000 total)• Traffic Signal Actuation Using Enhanced

Detection ($33,000 starting FY22) • TCD and Bike-Ped ($100,000 to $150,000)

• Road Weather Community Engagement ($90,000)

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Activities and typical annual* investments (as of FY21)

Notes*Investments are typical annual amounts unless otherwise notedTMC = Transportation Management CenterHOV = High-Occupancy VehicleTCD = Traffic Control DevicePed = Pedestrian

https://www.pooledfund.org/

Opportunities

• Want to know more about a project?• Ask a point of contact on the slide• Request a presentation for one of your meetings

• Suggest a peer exchange• Join a pooled fund study• Enter your research ideas in Research in Operations (ROPs)

database• Talk to AASHTO staff about FHWA contracts/agreements and their

scope• Engage in an EDC initiative

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Contact Information

Tracy ScribaFHWA Office of OperationsOffice of Transportation [email protected]

Website: ops.fhwa.dot.gov

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http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/

NCHRP 20-102 Update

Tony Kratofil (MI DOT)

Closing Remarks

Galen McGill (OR DOT) and Jianming Ma (TX DOT)

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Break

2:20pm – 2:30pm

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CTSO Business Meeting Agenda2:30pm – 4:30pm

1. Opening Remarks (2:30pm)

✓CTSO Chair Scott Marler✓AASHTO Updates King Gee

2. CTSO Strategic Plan Updates – Alignment with 7 TSMO Themes (2:40pm)✓Alignment with AASHTO Strategic Plan and action

items✓CTSO Organization Structure – Committees,

Working Groups, Task Forces and Community of Practice - Formats and Frameworks

3. CTSO and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Tony Kratofil (2:50pm)

4. Ops TSP 1 and OPS TSP2 – as one business plan under the OPS TSP Task Force (3:10pm) – Brent

Cain and Gummada Murthy

5. Updates from CTSO Subcommittee Business Meetings a) CTSO Ops. Subcommittee (3:30pm)

b) CTSO Tech. Subcommittee (3:45pm)

6. CTSO Look Ahead (4:00pm)a) CTSO meeting schedules; mid year and annual

meetings in 2022, 2023 and 2024

b) CTSO at TRB AM, ITSA and ITE eventsc) CTSO – TSMO and Technology Implementation

Safety Net for AASHTOd) Demos and Exhibit halls at CTSO Meetings

7. Closing Remarks & Adjourn (4:25 pm)

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1. Opening Remarks

✓ CTSO Chair Scott Marler✓AASHTO Updates King Gee














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CTSO Strategic Plan Updates – Alignment

with 7 TSMO Themes

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The Evolution of CTSO’s Strategic Approach

• CTSO’s 2018 Strategic Plan was created to “focus on transportation operations and

emerging technology with a goal of improving safety, system operations, and

highway system performance.”

• At its inception, the Plan established nine goals for which one or more CTSO

Working Groups were responsible and formalized a range of activities addressing

the importance of operations and technology in support of TSMO.

• In 2020, CTSO’s leadership introduced seven cross-cutting themes to help facilitate

collaboration among the CTSO Working Groups and Community of Practice on

Road Weather Management, all with the purpose of mainstreaming TSMO and

integrating its role and impact to improve safety and enhance the management of

the transportation system.

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CTSO’s Seven Cross-Cutting Themes

• The cross-cutting themes provided the basis for a range of collaborative activities

across the WGs, with attention to:

1. CAT/TSMO alignment,

2. Research to build on existing practices,

3. NOCoE’s role to encourage outreach and knowledge transfer,

4. Capture of best practices to benchmark TSMO,

5. The value of ROLF and the Operations Manual as foundational to the TSMO workforce

and effective practices,

6. Alignment of TSMO and safety, and

7. The importance freight operations within TSMO.

• Each Working Group prepares its action plan with the themes in mind. Their reports

during this week’s meetings reflect this.

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Weaving CTSO Action Plan with

AASHTO’s New Strategic Plan

The following web tool: Strategic Plan Actions (strategic-plan-actions.herokuapp.com) shows all AASHTO committees, their strategies,

and their actions, and it includes downloadable Excel files for each committee with all this information. The following slides are screen shots of CTSO’s action items that have been incorporated into the

AASHTO Strategic Plan.

https://strategic-plan-actions.herokuapp.com/

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What’s Next—Part 1: Request for NCHRP Funding to Develop a New CTSO Strategic Plan

• There are two objectives for this research project. First, is to develop a new, comprehensive strategic plan to frame CTSO’s purpose and direction. Second is to review and refine CTSO’s action orientation throughout the year to carry out its plan.

• This project will build on the 2018 CTSO Strategic Plan, 2021-2026 AASHTO Strategic Plan, NCHRP 20-123(12) System Mobility and Emerging Technologies (SMET): Strategic Planning Session and Research Roadmap Development, and NCHRP 20-102: Research Roadmap for Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies.

• The proposal was approved by CTSO’s Research Coordinators and CTSO Chair and submitted on August 18, 2021.

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What’s Next—Part 2: Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into CTSO’s Strategic Thinking• First created in 2018, CTSO’s Policy and Procedures for Diversity, Equity

and Inclusion include: Definitions for Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Bias;

Procedures to Enhance Diversity, and Procedures to Enhance Inclusion and

Equity.

• The AASHTO Board of Directors approved a resolution addressing Race,

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy Resolution PR-2-20) in November 2020

• Plans are underway to create a Special CTSO Task Force for Diversity,

Equity & Inclusion that will update CTSO’s Policy and Procedures on Diversity,

Equity, and Inclusion and will also review and align with 1) the AASHTO BoD

Resolution on DEI and 2) the AASHTO Strategic Plan.

https://policy.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/2020/11/PR-2-20-AASHTO-Resolution-Addressing-Race-Equity-Diversity-and-Inclusion.pdf

Chair: Scott Marler, IA

Subcommittee Chairs, Operations:

Brad Freeze, TN & Brent Cain, AZ

Co-chairs, Operations Strategies: Chris Hilyer,

AL & Sal Cowan, NJ

Co-chairs, Operations Implementation: Jim

Sturdevant, IN & Jennifer Portanova, NC

Co-chairs, Freight Operations: Dave Huft, SD & Geno Koehler, IL

Subcommittee Chairs, Technology:

John Hibbard, GA & Blaine Leonard, UT

Co-chairs, Communications

Technology: Ferdinand Milanes, CA Janet

Frenkil, MD

Co-chairs, CAT: Collin Castle, MI & Mark

Kopko, PA

Co-chairs, ITS: Brian Simi, CA & Raj Ponnaluri, FL

Joint SMET Subcom*: Daniela Bremmer, WA

& Jay Stiles, VA

Research Development & Implementation

Coordinators: Jianming Ma, TX & Galen McGill, OR

Community of Practice on Road Weather

Management: Steve Cook, MI &Joey Sagal, MD

Community of Practice on Traveler

Information: Sinclair Stolle, IA &

Lisa Miller, UT

Co-Vice Chair: Tony Kratofil, MI

Co-Vice Chair:Vacant

*Joint CTSO and CPBM Subcommittee on System Mobility and Emerging Technology (SMET)

CTSO Organization Structure

➢ Ops TSP2 Task Force: Co-Chairs Brent Cain, Jennifer Portanova, Brad Freeze

➢ International Programs Task Force: Co-Chairs Tony Kratofil and John Hibbard

➢ Best Practices Manual Task Force: Co-Chairs Galen McGill and Chris Hilyer

➢ Technology Use Case Manual Task Force: Co-Chairs TBD

➢ Broadband Task Force (with Committee on Right of Way, Utilities, & Outdoor Advertising Controls): TBD

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CTSO Business Meeting Agenda2:30pm – 4:30pm September 10, 2021
















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Background and AASHTO’s Commitment to DEI:

▪ AASHTO Resolution Addressing Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

➢ Policy Resolution PR-2-20

➢ Approved by AASHTO Board of Directors (November 2020)

▪ CTSO Policy and Procedures for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

➢ Created in 2018

➢ Will be updated in the coming months

CTSO and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

https://policy.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/2020/11/PR-2-20-AASHTO-Resolution-Addressing-Race-Equity-Diversity-and-Inclusion.pdf

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Policy Resolution PR-2-20: AASHTO Resolution Addressing Race,

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (November 2020)


“Resolved, That we pledge to approach these efforts with humility, introspection, and

respect, being mindful of the importance of listening to and learning from those most

adversely affected by past decisions. We understand that these measures depend on

collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, including government, transportation partners,

and the communities we serve. We pledge to continue to collaborate closely with national,

state, and regional organizations focused on these issues;”

“Resolved, That we, the Board of Directors of

AASHTO, hold ourselves accountable for

engaging in the vital work of advancing racial

justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as

individuals and as an institution;”

“Whereas, In our role as employers and leaders of state

departments of transportation, we are committed to

advance equity, diversity and inclusion within our agencies

such that our respective workforce is representative of the

communities we serve;”

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CTSO Policy and Procedures for

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2018)

Current Contents:

❖ Definitions for Diversity, Inclusion, Equity,

and Bias

❖ Procedures to Enhance Diversity

❖ Procedures to Enhance Inclusion and

Equity


Diversity

Diversity refers to the presence of difference within the group of people from any number of

demographic backgrounds, identities (innate and selected), and the collective strength of their

experiences, beliefs, values, skills, and perspectives. The variability in a diverse group is apparent

in the characteristics we see and hear as well as through behaviors and expressions that we

encounter and experience in the organization. Individuals are not diverse; they are unique, but

their presence can bring diversity to the group. Diverse organizations are not by definition

inclusive.

Inclusion

Inclusion refers to the behaviors that enable people with different identities to feel and/or be

valued, leveraged, and welcomed within a given setting. Longtime Diversity, Equity, and

Inclusion educator, Verna Myers, said: “Diversity is being asked to the party. Inclusion is being

asked to dance.” Inclusion isn’t a natural consequence of diversity. You can have a diverse team

of talent, but that doesn’t mean they feel welcomed or valued or are given opportunities to grow.

Inclusion is the act of implementing philosophies, policies, practices, and procedures to ensure

equal access to opportunities and resources to support individuals in contributing to the

committee’s success. Inclusion creates a framework for allowing the diversity within the

committee to exist and thrive in a manner that can enhance innovation and problem solving.

Equity

Equity is an approach that ensures everyone has access to the same opportunities. Equity

recognizes that we don’t all start from the same place because advantages and barriers exist. It’s

a process that acknowledges uneven starting places and seeks to correct the imbalance. Diversity

and inclusion are both outcomes. Equity is not. It refers to the process in which the committee

engages to ensure that people with marginalized identities have the opportunity to grow,

contribute, and develop.

Bias

Bias refers to having a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared

with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair, even if it is unconscious or unintentional.

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Plan to Update CTSO Policy and Procedures on

Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSteps Estimated Timeline

Seek nominees for a Special Task Force for CTSO Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• Email Tony Kratofil ([email protected]) or Pat Zelinski

([email protected]) to express interest.

CTSO Annual Business

Meeting/Today

Chair Scott Marler and Vice Chair Kratofil review and confirm appointments to the Special Task Force.

Following the CTSO Annual Meeting

Special Task Force (with Vice Chair Kratofil and Pat Zelinski with AASHTO staff assistance) conducts a search in accordance with the current CTSO Policy and Procedures for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2018), and recommends candidates for CTSO Co-Vice Chair vacancy.

2-4 weeks after CTSO Annual Meeting

Chair Marler considers the recommendations of the Special Task Force and invites/selects a new Co-Vice Chair.

Upon receipt of Special Task Force recommendations



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Plan to Update CTSO Policy and Procedures on

Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSteps Estimated Timeline

New Co-Vice Chair will meet with Chair Marler and Co-Vice Chair Kratofil to charge the new Co-Vice Chair with updating the CTSO DEI Policy & Procedures, and discuss related ideas, with Pat Zelinski as staff support.

TBD

New Co-Vice Chair convenes Special Task Force meetings to update CTSO Policy and Procedures on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; will also review and align with the AASHTO BoD Resolution on DEI and the AASHTO Strategic Plan.

TBD

Update CTSO Operating Guidelines TBD

Create primer or orientation for new members TBD

Present Updated Policy and Procedures on DEI to CTSO TBD

Implement Updated Policy and Procedures on DEI TBD

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TOM Status

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Transportation Operations Manual (TOM)Chapters/Topics

Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 18 - Project Funding

Chapter 2 - TSMO Concepts Chapter 19 – Overview of Tactical Elements

Chapter 3 - TSMO in the Transportation Agency ContextChapter 20 – Basic Elements of Situational Awareness,

Communication, Decision Support and Control

Chapter 4 – Agency Readiness to Implement TSMO Chapter 21 - Event Management Tactics

Chapter 5 - TSMO Program Planning Chapter 22 – Arterial Management Tactics

Chapter 6 - Agency Planning, Programming and Funding Chapter 23 - Freeway Management Tactics

Chapter 7 – Performance Management Chapter 24 - Freight Operations

Chapter 8 – Systems Engineering, Interoperability & Technology

MgmtChapter 25 - Advanced Integrated Tactics

Chapter 9 – Organization and Workforce Chapter 26 - Active Demand Management Tactics

Chapter 10 – Collaboration and Outreach Chapter 27 - Multi-Modal Tactics

Chapter 11 – Leadership and Culture Chapter 28 - Transit Tactics

Chapter 12 – TSMO Capability Improvement, Guidance & Tools Chapter 29 - Road Pricing

Chapter 13 - Performance-Based Design Chapter 30 - Leading Edge Tactics

Chapter 14 - Capacity / Geometry Reorientation Chapter 32 - Industry Trends

Chapter 15 - Linking TSMO to Capital Project Development Chapter 33 - Technology Trends

Chapter 17 – Procurement

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CTSO Review Process for TOM

AASHTO CTSO review of TOM is being carried out in 3 phases

• Phase 1: Review nearing completion, aligned with NCHRP 03-126 research panel review▪ CTSO Leadership Team including the CTSO Chair, Vice Chairs, Subcommittee Co-Chairs, WG

co-Chairs (nearly 25 State DOT members)

• Phase 2: Review by CTSO membership and other pertinent AASHTO committees▪ Webinar to introduce the manual and discuss review guidance

▪ Review will be encouraged from CTSO (TSMO experts) and other committees such as safety, planning, transit, design, etc.

• Phase 3: CTSO and AASHTO adopts the TOM via balloting process and AASHTO publication preparations commence▪ After successful completion of TOM balloting, AASHTO Publication office will finalize the

TOM for final AASHTO publication.

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TOM Phase 2 Review

Topics/chapters that could benefit from additional review in Phase 2

• Arterial Management Tactics

• Freight Operations

• Advanced Integrated Tactics

• Performance Management

• Organization and Workforce

• Collaboration and Outreach

• TSMO Capability Improvement, Guidance and Tools

• Leadership and Culture

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Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) – Key

Milestones

NCHRP 03-126 Research, Draft Manual

Development and Phase 1 Review

Jan 2020–July 2021

September /October 2021

Phase 1Review - TOM

NCHRP ResearchPhase Review

Complete

Phase 2 Review by CTSO and

Other AASHTO

Committees

December / January

2021

December / January

2021

CTSO Completes Phase 2

TOM Review

CTSO Ballots and

Adopts TOM

February 2022

March 2022

AASHTO Exec (BoD)

Approvals for Ops TSP2 and

TOM Publication

TOM Phase 3: AASHTO TOM

Publication Efforts

Commence

May / June 2022

TOM Final

Publication:

June / July

2022

We are here

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Key TOM Milestones

▪ Phase 1 Review – TOM NCHRP research phase completes - September/October 2021

▪ TOM Phase 2 Review by CTSO and other AASHTO Committees – December /January 2022

▪ CTSO completes Phase 2 TOM review – December /January 2022

▪ CTSO ballots and adopts TOM – February 2022

▪ AASHTO Exec (BoD) Approvals for Ops TSP2 and TOM publication - March 2022

▪ TOM Phase 3 - AASHTO TOM Publication efforts commence – May/June 2022

▪ TOM Final Publication – June/July 2022

Ops TSP2 Status

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Ops TSP2 Ongoing and Upcoming Activities

▪ Ops TSP2 Task Force established and held their first meeting

▪ AASHTO Team developed and provided the OPS TSP2 Business Plan to OPS TSP2 Task Force for review.

▪ The Business Plan will be revised to reflect the revised composition and role of the Task Force

▪ Next steps include engagement of CTSO members to review, comment and concur on the Ops BP

▪ CTSO Ballots BP and Ops TSP2 Resolution and AASHTO Exec (BoD?) Approvals for Ops TSP2

▪ AASHTO Ops TSP is expected to be in place and OPS TSP2 Program Preparations Commences

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Key Ops TSP2 Milestones

▪ Ops TSP2 Task Force reviews and provides input on the Business Plan – July 19,

2021

▪ AASHTO Team updates Business Plan – September 2021

▪ Engage CTSO members to review and concur on the Ops BP – October 2021 to

January 2022

▪ CTSO Ballots BP and Ops TSP2 Resolution – February 2022

▪ AASHTO Exec (BoD?) Approvals for Ops TSP2 – March 2022

▪ AASHTO Ops TSP is in place and OPS TSP2 Program Preparations Commences –

April 2022

▪ 1st Ops TSP – TOM/ROLF Session –in conjunction with 2022 CTSO Annual

Meeting – September/October 2022

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Ops TSP Task Force

▪ The Ops TSP2 Task Force will evolve to serve as the task force for TOM, ROLF

and NOCOE.

▪ The purpose of the Task Force will be to guide, coordinate and align the activities of

all three.

▪ Three co-chairs will lead the task force, one representing the TOM, ROLF and

NOCOE.

▪ The Ops TSP name may change to reflect the overall operations approach led

through the task force.

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Ops TSP Task Force: Membership Structure

Ops TSP Task Force

Co-ChairJennifer Portanova

TOM

Co-ChairBrent Cain

ROLF

Co-ChairBrad Freeze

NOCoE

Task Force Members

National Operations Center of

Excellence(NOCoE)

Regional Operations Leadership

Forums(ROLF)

TrafficOperations

Manual(TOM)

ROLF Status

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ROLF Status

• ROLF materials to transition to Ops TSP 2

• ROLF materials and curriculum to be updated

▪ Coordinate with information from TOM

• New session on TOM implementation to be incorporated into ROLF

• Four more ROLFs to be held for remaining 20 states

• ROLFs to continue to be revised based on participant feedback

• Logistics and Delivery Manuals to be developed to support delivery of future

ROLFs

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Key ROLF Milestones

• FHWA ROLF support contract – August 2021 / October 2022

• Transition ROLF materials to Ops TSP 2 – August 2021

• Update ROLF Curriculum and Materials – September / December 2021

• Develop TOM session – September / November 2021

• Conduct Four ROLFs under FHWA support – December 2021 / September

2022

• End FHWA support, continue Ops TSP 2 – October 2022

TOM/ROLF/OPS TSP2 Timeline

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Coordinated Timelines2021 2022

July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct

Phase 1 ReviewPhase 2 Review

Ballot & Adopt Exec

Approval Publication Commences

Final TOM PublicationBusiness Plan Review and Update

CTSO Member Outreach and ConcurrenceBallot BP & Resolution

Exec Approval

Ops TSP 2 Commences

First Ops TSP 2 ROLF

Start FHWA

Contract

Transition Materials

Update ROLF Materials

Develop TOM SessionConduct Four ROLFs

End FHWA Contract

= TOM = Ops TSP2 = ROLF

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Updates from

CTSO Subcommittee on Operations

Business Meeting

(Brent Cain and Brad Freeze)

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CTSO Subcommittee on Operations

Annual Meeting

• Updates from Associations

• CTSO Charter Updates

▪ Subcommittee on Freight Operations

▪ New Community of Practice on Traveler Information

• Other Topics Discussed

▪Working Groups Poll

▪Operational Responses to COVID

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Updates from Associations

• Special Carriers and Rigging Association – Chris Smith, SCRA

▪ Key industry issues: safety, automated permitting, permit harmonization emergency response,

surface transportation legislation, tax and tort reform.

▪ SCRA would be happy to work with CTSO and agencies to better integrate freight and

oversize/overweight considerations into freight planning efforts.

• Governors Highway Safety Association – Jason Siwula, Kentucky Transp. Cabinet

▪ Crash fatalities increased by 7.2% in 2020; has been an area of focus for GHSA.

▪ Another major GHSA emphasis is equity in highway safety and recommendations for a more

equitable approach for enforcement and traffic safety.

• Federal Reauthorization Act Update - Joung Lee, AASHTO

▪ “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (IIJA) – Current bipartisan infrastructure totaling

$567.4 billion. Includes funding increases for highways, transit, rail, and safety. Possible House

vote in late September.

▪ CTSO members encouraged to share expertise, comments on federal legislative matters.

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CTSO Charter Update:

Freight Operations Subcommittee• It is proposed that the Freight Operations Working Group, previously under the

Subcommittee on Operations, be elevated to the Subcommittee on Freight Operations because there is a permanent need to address the issues and impacts of freight on operations.

• This will also place the co-chairs of the Freight Operations Subcommittee on the CTSO Steering Committee.

• In recent years, the Working Group has led important efforts on freight movement during emergencies, truck parking, traveler information and permit harmonization.

• The Subcommittee will continue these efforts and directly coordinate with other subcommittees on issues that impact operations.

• The Subcommittee on Freight Operations will also coordinate with the Special Committee on Freight, Committee on Planning’s Freight Task Force, and Committee on Transportation System Security and Resilience to support research and projects that achieve the mutual policy goals.

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CTSO Charter Update:

New Community of Practice on Traveler Information

Background

511 Deployment Coalition existed for about 10 years (2000-2010)

• Initial Topic Areas of the 511 Deployment Coalition:

- Voice Recognition

- Phone system hosting / number of ports

- Call transfer (e.g., transfer and release or trombone)

• Coalition Developed Operational Guidelines, including:- Overarching Guidelines (charges, advertising/sponsors, fees, etc.)

- Content Guidelines (basic roadway, basic transit, basic weather)

- Telephone Guidelines

- User Interface Guidelines

- Webpage Guidelines

- System Monitoring Guidelines

- Marketing Guidelines

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Recent Trends in Traveler Information

• Many Traveler Information Systems have transitioned into “Next-generation Traveler Information Systems”

▪ New data sources from private sector providers, crowdsourcing, citizen reporting, etc.

▪ New features (e.g., mobile device applications, etc.)

▪ New content (e.g., plow cams, travel times/delays)

▪ New business models (e.g., sharing data with Waze, Google Maps, etc.)

• Research by the ENTERPRISE Pooled Fund Study (PFS) found that State DOT traveler information coordinators want a forum where they can collaborate with their counterparts in other DOTs:

▪ Exchange best practices

▪ Discuss evolving technologies

▪ Participate in an email reflector to share questions and answers

▪ Meet (preferably in-person) periodically to discuss current activities and evolving approaches

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Possible Focus Areas for CoP on Traveler Information• Best practices with Internet and mobile

app displays

• Best practices with phone systems

• Managing multiple data feeds (public,

private)

• Common operating procedures,

• Integration of Traveler Information into

TMCs

• Integration of transit information

• Integration of freight information

• Use of social media,

• Traveler Information staffing

• Public record requests

• In-house versus off the shelf software

• Interstate consistency

• Engaging with the public

• Relationships and differentiation from

private sector services (e.g., Waze,

Google, etc.)

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Next Steps: CoP on Traveler Information

• Solicit interest from Traveler Information Coordinators in the State DOTs

• Develop a work plan – Winter 2021/2022

• Provide an update at a spring CTSO Operations Subcommittee meeting

• Two champions have been identified from within CTSO membership to lead

this CoP:

▪ Sinclair Stolle, Iowa DOT

▪ Lisa Miller, Utah DOT

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CTSO Subcommittee on Operations Meeting:

Other Discussion Items

• Working Groups – Live Polling

▪Operations Working Groups generated questions for live polling

• Transportation Operations Response to COVID – Live Polling

▪What were agencies’ operational (e.g., traffic operations, rest areas,

freight movement) responses to COVID?

• State DOT Roundtable – 26 states participated

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Updates from

CTSO Subcommittee on Technology

Business Meeting

(Blaine Leonard)

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Updates from

CTSO Subcommittee on Technology Business Mtg

• Updates from Associations

• Potential Broadband Task Force

• Technology Use Case Manual

• Other topics discussed

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Updates from Associations

• SAE Programs and Interactions with AASHTO – Bill Gouse

▪ Overview of SAE activities: standards, committees, and working groups

▪ SAE has some funding to reimburse IOO travel to engage with SAE meetings and

activities. A lot of work done by webinar as well.

• ITS America Blueprint for Technology Readiness – Tracy Larkin

Thomason and Tim Drake

▪ Blueprint represents the path forward on ITS America’s Strategic Plan

▪ 6 ITS America Standing Advisory Committees – Potential CTSO Liaisons to each

• ITE CAV standards (CI and RSU) and NTCIP (ISSA) – Siva Narla

▪ Roadside Unit (RSU) Standard approved in August

▪ Connected Intersections (CI) Implementation Guide coming September 17th

❖Field Validation Sites testing the guide now

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Potential Broadband Task Force

▪ Several AASHTO committees with interest in broadband

▪ Casey Soniera, AASHTO staff support for Committee on ROW, Utilities

and Outdoor Advertising Controls

❖ Visiting multiple committees to gauge interest

❖ Intent is to form a technical committee. Could be similar to an inter-

committee working group, or less formal like a task force.

❖ Attended the CTSO Technology Subcommittee Business Meeting to

gather input

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Potential Broadband Task ForceLots of interest from CTSO Technology Subcommittee!

▪ Working Group on Communications Technology:

✓ Recent discussions focused on broadband development and coordination

✓ Future meeting topics on “Federal Regulations for Private Sector Use and

Coordination of DOT Rights-of-Way” and “Broadband Sharing”

▪ Comments from Chat Pod:

❖ “This is a fantastic idea!”

❖ “Oregon DOT is developing a Broadband Strategic and Implementation Plan, which

can be shared when complete.”

❖ “Our fiber partnerships in Utah have been very successful and we can share those

processes, but I think the "local landscape" (state procurement guidelines,

transparency, public-private trust issues, state legislative framework) influence what

can be accomplished. We all have our own set of constraints.”

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Technology Use Case Manual

• Introduced the Concept of a Technology Use Case Manual (TUCM)

• Goals of the TUCM:

▪ To support DOTs in implementing appropriate technology solutions

❖Provide a justifiable basis for technology implementation

❖Recognize all possible benefits of technology solutions

❖Identify pros and cons of deploying technologies

❖Avoid un-needed technologies

▪ To complement the Transportation Operations Manual (TOM)

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TUCM – Proposed Approach

• Advance the concept through joint efforts from:

▪ CTSO Subcommittee on Technology, Working Group on ITS and

▪ CTSO Subcommittee on Operations, Working Group on Operations Strategies

• Develop a matrix of representative examples to illustrate what the technology

use cases would be and how they could be used

• Develop an overall outline for the eventual manual at the joint WGs meeting in

December 2021

• Discuss development of the manual at a future CTSO Leadership Team

meeting in March 2022

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Other Topic Areas Discussed / Updates Provided

• CAT/CAV Guiding Principles (Daniela Bremmer & Kristin White)

• CAT Coalition Update (Collin Castle)

• Ops TSP2 and TOM Updates (John Hibbard)

• NOCoE Update (Adam Hopps)

• State DOT Roundtable – 24 states participated

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2021 CTSO MeetingsJanuary 2021 - December 2021

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Notes

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Bi-Monthly – w/as needed open to WG Chairs

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Quarterly, plus prep for Ann Mtg

Operations Strategies ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Bi-monthy starting in Feb

Freight Operations Working Group ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 Quarterly

Ops Implementation (Work Zones) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Bi-monthly

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 8 Bi-monthly, plus prep for Ann Mtg

Cooperative Automated Technologies ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Bi-monthly

Communications Technology ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Bi-monthly

Intelligent Transportation Systems ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Bi-monthly

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Bi-monthly

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 11 Monthly

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 Quarterly



✓ ✓ ✓ 3 Single occurrence, then CTSO & Safety LT mtgs

International Task Force ✓ ✓ 1 As needed, per collaboration opportunities

Ops TSP2 Task Force ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 Quarterly

✓ 1 Annual

3 7 7 8 6 12 6 8 7 9 5 9 87Nov. and Dec. - closeout meetings for the year

CTSO and Safety Program Alignment

CTSO Annual Meeting

Total

2021

Subcommittee on Technology

Working

Groups

Joint Subcommittee on System Mobility and Emerging

Technology

Research Development and Implementation

Community of Practice on Road Weather Mgmt

TSMO Best Practices

Total

Steering Committee

Subcommittee on Operations

Working

Groups

CTSO Exec Updates

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Future CTSO Meeting Schedules - Discussion

• Magnitude of meetings in 2021

• What should the meeting schedule look like for 2022?

❖Virtual meetings? In-person meetings? Hybrid approach with combination of virtual

and in-person?

❖Survey to follow - to gather input on members’ preferences

▪ Keep Quarterly Best Practices webinars

▪ Post pandemic, in future years as we open up to more regular work schedules, can

CTSO sustain this level of working group meetings?

• 2022-2024 CTSO Annual Meetings

▪ Alternating Years? CTSO only every other year? Joint Meeting with another

Committee every other year?

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Future CTSO Meeting SchedulesA Few Comments from CTSO Subcommittee Meetings

Technology Subcommittee Meeting

• Add inter-committees to the list.

• Potentially have annual meetings in person and

everything else virtual. Virtual is cost-effective

and supports states that can't travel, but annual

in-person meeting allows networking and

relationship building.

• Consider other national groups/activities when

planning for CTSO.

• We have a limited pool of volunteers – let’s

discuss how creating more meetings and groups

might impact that.

Add comments/input from the Technology

Subcommittee meeting and Operations

Subcommittee meetings.

Operations Subcommittee Meeting

• It’s a lot of meetings, but also lots of value.

• Tough to get volunteers within each group.

• Implement a strategic approach for standing up

new task forces (e.g., CoP on Traveler

Information is very specific so might be not taxing

members on multiple groups.)

• Show clear delineation of focus areas within

various groups on the AASHTO website, a tool to

recruit new volunteers.

• Important to meet, to keep collaboration going.

• Consider going to quarterly meetings for WGs.

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2022 CTSO Meetings – Working DRAFTDRAFT for Discussion: Meeting Schedule: January 2022 - December 2022

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Notes

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Bi-Monthly – w/as needed open to WG Chairs

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Quarterly, plus prep for Ann Mtg

Operations Strategies ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Bi-monthy starting in Feb

Freight Operations Working Group ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 Quarterly

Ops Implementation (Work Zones) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Bi-monthly

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 8 Bi-monthly, plus prep for Ann Mtg

Cooperative Automated Technologies ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Bi-monthly

Communications Technology ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Bi-monthly

Intelligent Transportation Systems ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Bi-monthly

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Bi-monthly

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 11 Monthly




✓ ✓ ✓ 3 CTSO & Safety LT mtgs

International Task Force ✓ 1 As needed, per collaboration opportunities

Ops TSP2 Task Force ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 Quarterly

Best Practices Manual Task Force TBD

Technology Use Cases/Scenarios Task Force? TBD

Broadband Task Force? TBD

Community of Practice on Traveler Information? TBD

✓ 1 Annual

3 8 7 9 6 12 7 9 7 9 4 9 90

CTSO and Safety Program Alignment

CTSO Annual Meeting

Total

2022

Subcommittee on Technology

Working

Groups

Joint Subcommittee on System Mobility and Emerging

Technology

Research Development and Implementation

Community of Practice on Road Weather Mgmt

TSMO Best Practices

Total

Steering Committee

Subcommittee on Operations

Working

Groups

CTSO Exec Updates

99

CTSO Look Ahead

• CTSO at TRB AM, ITSA and ITE events

• CTSO – TSMO and Technology Implementation Safety Net for

AASHTO

• Demos and Exhibit halls at CTSO Meetings

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