Institutional Architectures to Improve Systems Operations and Management (2012)

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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 agencies’ 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 agencies’ ITS, allowing for the electronic sharing of information among the agencies’ 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 agencies’ 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)— 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 2004–2005; 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 DOT—more 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.