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National Traffic Signal Report Card
National Transportation Operations Coalition
June 2005
National Traffic Signal Report Card:Purpose
Determine how well the nation supports signals
Build a case for more attention and investment
Provide a benchmarking tool for agencies
National Traffic Signal Report Card:Self Assessment
Self assessment – August 2004Proactive ManagementCoordinate Signal Systems Individualized Signal SystemsSpecialized OperationsDetectorsMaintenance
All responses were anonymous
National Traffic Signal Report Card:Participants
378 Responses49 states represented242 cities62 counties
Good distribution betweenPopulationSignal system size
National Traffic Signal Report Card
Figure 1 National Report Card
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• Overall score is D-
• Management & detectionscored lowest
• Individual Intersectionsscored highest
National Traffic Signal Report Card:
Why such a low score?Signals turn green, yellow and redBUT,Not operating as an efficient, well-
integrated systemProactive management is limitedResources spent fighting fires
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Table 2 Results by Signal System Size
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• Large systems scored higher than national
• Small systems noticeably lower
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Table 3 Results by Agency Type
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• Fairly equal scoring
• States slightly higher in some categories
National Traffic Signal Report Card:Other Findings
Proactive Management: F68% have no documented management
plan or manage “ad hoc”
Coordinated Operations: D-50%+ do not conduct timing reviews every
3-5 years
National Traffic Signal Report Card:Other Findings
Individualized Operations: C-75% have no documented process to
trigger timing reviews
Detectors: F1/3 have no regular process for collecting
data for timing
Maintenance: D+Agencies operate with minimum staffing
National Traffic Signal Report Card:What We Learned
Nation doesn’t support signal operations wellAgencies manage signals by fighting firesResource limitations result in inefficient operationsSmall investments have big benefits (40:1 B/C)We can do better!
National Traffic Signal Report Card:More Resources Needed
Signal Hardware - $265m/yearTiming Updates - $200m/yearMaintenance - $500m/yearTotal - $965m/year
$104B/year spent on highway transportation
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Total Highway $ Traffic Signals
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If we had the resources for a high score
Delay would decrease by 15-20%Travel time would reduce up to 25%Emissions would reduce up to 22%Fuel consumption would reduce up to
10%
National Traffic Signal Report Card
Media Relations PrepPress packages sent to participantsPublicize to all practitionersReport released to participantsNational press conference (April 05)
National Traffic Signal Report Card
Media Relations - AdvanceAP storyRadio interviewsDaybook, email, faxes, calls
Media Relations – day of conferencePress conference (cameras from 8 outlets) Interviews (TV, radio, print)Follow up interviews throughout the week
National Traffic Signal Report Card
Media Relations ResultsAP story used throughout USUSA Today (p. 3)National TV & Radio (ABC, FOX, Good
Morning America, CNN, Osgood File)400+ local TV stories300+ local print stories
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Evaluation – 193 Responses50% found assessment tool useful84% said assessment tool was
“reasonably” or “very” accurate67% recommend 3-5 year repeat
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Media attention received 56% no attention 30% print 24% TV 17% Radio
Local Media outreach 77% no outreach 13% press release 3% press conference
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28% said media attention provided chance to make the case
Will the report card assist in getting more resources? 5% yes 35% maybe 39% unlikely 22% no
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Evaluation 57% said report card was good for their
agency 78% said report card was good for
transportation community95% would participate again
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What’s Next Capitalize on the press coverage Argue for appropriate funding and staff Use the National Report Card as leverage Keep up the attention locally
Tools available at www.ite.org/reportcard/ Self assessment Report Card (Exec Summ & Tech Report) Presentation (PPT) Supporting materials (messages, signals 101, etc)
