WESTERN STATES REGIONAL OPERATIONS PEER EXCHANGE:

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Raj Ponnaluri, PhD, P.E., PTOE State Arterial Management Systems Engineer

November 16, 2015

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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND TSM&O

Integrated program to optimize the performance of existing multimodal infrastructure through implementation of systems, services, and projects to preserve capacity and improve the security, safety and reliability of our transportation system.

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BACKGROUND - BENEFITS OF TSM&O

• Making the most of existing infrastructure

• Improve coordination between transportation operators

• Better incident management

• Improve travel time reliability

• Better flow through work zones

• Cost savings

• Ideal for Performance Management; Institutionalization

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PM-BASED VISION

• To operate transportation system at the highest-level of cost-effective performance with – reduced excess delay on

arterials AND freeways

– real-time management and traveler information for all modes

– seamless coordination with ALL operating agencies

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WHY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT?

• To promote ACCOUNTABILITY

• To INSTITUTIONALIZE rather than INDIVIDUALIZE

• To address growing concerns with traffic CONGESTION

• To provide a basis for FUNDS to grow good programs

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THE ISSUES

• Travel time reliability, i.e., move traffic efficiently.

• Low cross-street volume yet the thru traffic sits on red.

• Optimum utilization of road and signals infrastructure. 21% of fatalities, 50% injuries at intersections.

• Congestion = system inefficiencies = delay; frustration

• Communication to traffic signals needs attention.

• Data for decision-making and performance measures.

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WHY PM HAS BECOME A CRITICAL ELEMENT?

• Increasing traffic volumes

• Operational aspects

• Maintenance issues

• Poor signal timing

• Equipment failures

• Inadequate real-time data

• Reduced resources during peak periods

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OVERVIEW OF CO ACTIVITIES

• Many steps taken to develop a comprehensive Program: 1. A Statewide Arterial Management Group is created

2. Developing Vision, Mission and Objectives for STAMP

3. Advanced Signal Control Technology Project initiated

4. Signal Re-timing in urban and rural areas (every 3 and 5 years)

5. Current status at Districts including their perspectives on AM

6. Purdue System for Signal Performance Metrics being explored

7. Studying the best practices from across the nation

8. Traffic Signal Maintenance and Compensation Agreement

9. Arterial Dashboard; Counties Dashboards

10. Adaptives Guidance

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ARTERIAL REACH • With 32,000 lane miles (75% of SHS), the arterial network carries 56% of total DVMT.

• About 81% of the arterial DVMT occur in UAs on a network which comprises 61% of all arterial lane miles.

• This Program is due to FDOT Management’s resolve to transition from strategy to implementation.

• Efforts are underway to develop a comprehensive and sustainable program.

1. PROGRAM GOALS AND BENEFITS

• Goals – Move traffic efficiently and optimize infrastructure – Support multi-modalism and improve safety – Improve travel times and reduce delays – Use data for continually measuring performance – Leverage technology for system optimization – Seed beneficial deployments; encourage MPOs to partner

• Benefits – Evaluation-based deployments help with high B/C efforts – Performance measurement promotes accountability and

system reliability – Maintenance prolongs system life and reduces life cycle costs – Local agencies, MPOs, TPOs will actively partner

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2. STAMP – VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

• Vision: To maximize throughput and provide a safe, reliable and efficient arterial transportation system.

• Mission: To deploy a Program focused on mobility outcomes through real-time and effective management of the existing transportation system.

• Objectives: To apply technology for reducing travel times, improving system reliability, and providing positive benefits in return for system investments.

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3. ASCT PILOT PROJECTS

1. District 1 (a) - University Parkway, Sarasota and Manatee Counties; 8.25 miles with 18 traffic signals. Letting in Aug/Sep, FY 14-15; deployment during Dec/Jan, FY 14-15.

2. District 1 (b) - US 98/SR 60, Polk County, 5 traffic signals; Letting in Aug, FY 15-16; deployment likely during Dec/Jan, FY 15-16; DBOM process.

3. District 2 (a) –Gainesville, SR 26 from NW 76th Blvd to NW 8th Ave; 1.47 miles, 12 signals.

4. District 2 (b) – Clay and Duval County; SR 15 from Holly Point Road E. to Collins Road; 2.63 miles, 11 signals.

5. District 3 - Bay County, SR 30A/US 98 (Panama City Beach Parkway) and SR 368 (23rd Street) from SR 79 to SR 75/US 231 ; 11.6 miles with 19 traffic signals.

6. District 4 – D4 and Palm Beach Co will design, procure and install at 6 intersection along Glades Road (~ 2 miles); selected since they impact Turnpike and Boca interchange.

7. District 5 – ASCT on US 17/92; 2.3 miles, 5 signals; Deployment underway.

8. District 6 – Deploying likely on SR 90 (SW 8th St/Tamiami Trail) from SW 67th Avenue east to SW 142nd Avenue; 7 miles, 29 signalized intersections.

• University of Florida is performing the before/after studies on all of these projects.

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ASCT PROJECTS

• Initial results are very encouraging.

• According to a colleague, “As you can see, we have had reductions in travel time... we have also seen a decrease in the range of speed that people travel to the corridor which means an increase in safety.”

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-10.6%

-25.0%

NB SB

Travel Time Reductions

-49.6% -49.5%

NB SB

Intersection Delay Reductions

4. SIGNAL RE-TIMING

• Benefits to signal re-timing have been well-documented.

• FHWA noted that signals need to be retimed often.

• Seattle’s experience on three arterials shows that the retiming of signals improved efficiencies between 16% and 26%.

• Recently, the Department approved the retiming of signals in urban and rural areas at least once in 3 and 5 years respectively.

• CO requested and obtained funding for all Districts to perform signal retiming. The total budget for this effort is 7.4 million over the 3 to 5 year period.

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5. DISTRICT OUTREACH HIGHLIGHTS

• AM enhancements are performance-centric on:

– O&M and M&O needs

– Multimodalism including Transit, Bike, Ped

– Service patrols and wrecker service

– Work zone management

– Freight management

6. SIGNAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES • Purdue developed data enumeration logs

• UDOT wrote the software

• Seminole Co and TERL are experimenting

• Captures event logs from signal controllers

• Automates SPMs in real time

7. BEST PRACTICES

• We have great systems; needs refining.

• Georgia’s RTOP aims at managing operations regionally:

• Preventative/Routine maintenance

• Repair of equipment

• Operational Improvements

• Communications to traffic signals

• Surveillance at key locations

• Active signal timing adjustments

• Technology evaluation and deployment

8. SIGNAL MAINT. & COMP. AGRMNT

9. DASHBOARDS

• CO developing dashboards using RITIS data • Palm Beach, Broward Counties with Dist 4

10. INCIDENT MGMT METRICS

11. ADAPTIVES GUIDANCE

• Purpose: provide analysis for ASCT to move traffic; consider impacts.

• Provide guidance to FDOT and agencies; improve efficiency, safety.

• Comprehensive lit. review

• Provide ‘state of the industry’ summary

• Statewide collaborative approach

• Practitioners’ experiences from agencies - FL; Other states

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12. REAL TIME SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION PROGRAM

• RTSMIP aims to: – Establish a system of basic real-time information for managing and

operating the surface transportation system

– Identify longer range real-time highway and travel monitoring needs and develop plans and strategies for meeting such needs

– Provide the capability and means to share that data with state and local governments and the traveling public

• Current Process: – Research the current operating procedures, policies, and coverage

– Determined that FDOT exceeded the requirements required for reporting the criteria required by the RTSMIP

– Outlined on how we currently gather, process, and disseminate the data to our transportation partners and the traveling public

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STRATEGIC PLAN - OVERVIEW

• Lays groundwork for establishing and maintaining TSM&O Program

• Recommends actions to be taken in next five years to successfully establish TSM&O Program

– District focus areas selected

– District champions identified

– Pilot programs initiated

– Dashboards created to report results

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STRATEGIC PLAN – IMPLEMENTING TSM&O

• Focus areas made up of actions and strategies that affect operations and planning, project development, and construction and maintenance

• Operations and planning

– Establishment of roles and responsibilities

• Policies and procedures

– Institutionalizes TSM&O

• Project development cycle

– Incorporates TSM&O into project development cycle • Planning, PD&E, Design, Ops, Construction, and Maintenance

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CLOSING REMARKS

• Next Steps

– Guidance on future of arterial management

– Policy Statement with VMOs

– Uniform approach to project conceptualization

– O&M/M&O; Meet Districts and Agencies often

– Data for Decision-Making

• Work closely with MPOs and TPOs

– Leverage local resources for enhancing arterial performance

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RAJ PONNALURI, PHD, P.E., PTOE (850) 410-5616

RAJ.PONNALURI@DOT.STATE.FL.US

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