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80 Table D.1. Examples of Regional Operations Collaboration Name and When Location Started Members Operational Activities A P P E N D I X D Examples of Regional Operations Collaboration TRANSCOM TranStar 1986 1993 ⢠Metropolitan Transportation Authority NYC Transit MTA Bridges and Tunnels ⢠Connecticut Department of Transportation ⢠New Jersey Department of Transportation ⢠New Jersey State Police ⢠New Jersey Transit Corporation ⢠New Jersey Turnpike Authority ⢠New York City Department of Transportation ⢠New York City Police Department ⢠New York State Bridge Authority ⢠New York State Department of Transportation ⢠New York State Police ⢠New York State Thruway Authority ⢠Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⢠PATH ⢠The Texas Department of Transportation ⢠Harris County ⢠The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County ⢠The City of Houston Operations Information ⢠Collects and disseminates real-time regional incident and construction information. ⢠During major incidents, construction, and special events, helps marshal regional resources for inci- dent response, including its member agenciesâ variable message signs and highway advisory radio. ⢠Provides services under contract to the I-95 Corridor Coalition. Construction Coordination ⢠Maintains a long-term database of all construction projects planned or under way Special Events ⢠Assists with interagency coordination for special events. ITS ⢠TRANSMIT: Vehicles equipped with transponders for electronic toll collection are used as probes on road- ways for real-time determination of travel times and speeds and for the detection of incidents. ⢠TRANSCOM Regional Architecture: Integrates mem- ber agenciesâ ITS, allowing for the electronic sharing of information among the agenciesâ operations centers. ⢠Trips123: Website with real-time information and transit trip planning services for the general public. ⢠Interagency Remote Video Network (IRVN): Enables the sharing of member agenciesâ CCTV feeds. Incident Management ⢠Monitors traffic incidents with more than 600 regional closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs). ⢠Dispatches vehicles to remove debris or hazardous materials. ⢠Communicates with emergency vehicles about the most direct routes to an accident scene. ⢠Motorist Assistance sends tow trucks to stalled vehicles. (continued on next page)
81 ⢠Dynamic message signs (DMS). ⢠Synchronized traffic signals, speed sensors. ⢠Highway Advisory Radio. ⢠Ramp meters and other devices. ⢠Transit authority is a partner, and there are HOT lanes, but TranStar does operations on all roads. ⢠Operates the TMC. ⢠Ramp meters. ⢠DMS. ⢠Signal timing. ⢠Lane-use control signs. ⢠Each entity (e.g., city, county) maintains the physical equipment and power for traffic sig- nals, while FAST is responsible for timing, traffic signal synchronization, and the communication network. ⢠The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) administers programs and allocates all toll and other rev- enues (except the $1 seismic surcharge) from the seven state-owned toll bridges. BATA funds the day-to-day operations, facilities maintenance, and administration of the bridges. ⢠Works with the Colorado DOT and local gov- ernments to coordinate traffic signals on major roadways in the region. ⢠Facilitates the implementation of a regional vision for transportation operations using both technology and regional partnerships. ⢠Traffic Operations Center (TOC). ⢠Closed-circuit television (CCTV). ⢠Dynamic message signs (DMS). ⢠Highway Advisory Radio (HAR). ⢠TRANSMIT: Gathers vehicle travel time information. ⢠Road Weather Information System (RWIS). ⢠Skyway Closing System: Advanced warning system that alerts motorists to closures on the Buffalo Skyway. ⢠Advanced Traffic Controllers (ATC): Traffic counting stations that transmit real-time traffic information to the TOC. ⢠Operates a TMC. ⢠Website with real-time traffic information. ⢠Traffic signal control in response to congestion. ⢠Special event management. ⢠Maintains a database of road construction projects. ⢠Variable message signs. ⢠Research and development initiative to demon- strate and evaluate the value of Anytime, Any- where Road Weather Information that is provided by both public agencies and the pri- vate weather enterprise to the breadth of trans- portation users and operators. Freeway and Arterial System of Transportation (FAST)â Las Vegas MTC-BATA TSSIP (Denver) NITTEC ⢠FAST-TRAC ⢠Road Commission for Oakland County CLARUS Table D.1. Examples of Regional Operations Collaboration (continued) Name and When Location Started Members Operational Activities 2003 1997 2003 1995 1992 Designed 2004â2005; tested 2006 ⢠RTC ⢠Clark County ⢠NDOT ⢠City of Henderson ⢠City of Las Vegas ⢠City of North Las Vegas ⢠Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), San Francisco Bay Area ⢠Denver Regional COG, Colorado DOT, 28 local governments ⢠Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority ⢠City of Buffalo ⢠City of Niagara Falls, New York ⢠City of Niagara Falls, Ontario ⢠Erie County ⢠Ministry of Transportation, Ontario ⢠New York State Department of Transportation ⢠New York State Thruway Authority ⢠Niagara County ⢠Niagara Falls Bridge Commission ⢠Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority ⢠The Niagara Parks Commission ⢠Niagara Region ⢠Town of Fort Erie ⢠Oakland County, Michigan ⢠Local governments ⢠MDOT ⢠FHWA ⢠NOAA ⢠A number of states (continued on next page)
82 Table D.1. Examples of Regional Operations Collaboration (continued) Name and When Location Started Members Operational Activities AZTech 1996 ⢠Led by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation and Arizona DOTâmore than 75 public and private agencies ⢠Arizona DOT ⢠Arizona Department of Public Safety ⢠Arizona State University ⢠Maricopa County ⢠Valley Metro ⢠Phoenix ⢠Mesa ⢠Glendale ⢠Peoria ⢠Scottsdale ⢠Eight other cities or towns, local police, and fire departments. ⢠AZTech supports the following efforts along with its public and private partners: ⢠Traveler Information at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. ⢠Regional Emergency Response Team (REACT): Focuses on incidents on arterials. ⢠When an incident occurs, one incident com- mander from each agency reports to the com- mand post. The command post will then implement the correct plan of action. ⢠Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) Special Event Management. ⢠Coordinate between TMCs so all use the same communication protocols and can easily share information.