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A-1   A P P E N D I X A Stakeholder Outreach—Survey The following is a copy of the survey used as part of this research effort to collect information from key stakeholders. Thank you for agreeing to take part in this important survey for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) on the deployment of connected vehicle technologies on rural corridors (NCHRP Project 08-120). Connected vehicle deployments in rural areas present opportunities for potential improvements in safety, mobility, and efficiency. Therefore, it is important for the agencies— that operate and maintain rural corridors—to have a vision for connected vehicle deployment. The purpose of this survey is to identify the technical, institutional, and financial needs and concerns around deploying connected vehicle technologies. Information collected through this survey will be used to develop model systems engineering document templates and guidelines to help agencies deploy connected vehicle projects. 1. Please provide some information about yourself and the agency you represent. Name: Agency: Email: Phone Number: Position/Title in Agency: 2. What is your agency’s level of familiarity with connected vehicle environment and technology in rural corridors? Note: Connected Vehicles (CV) operate in a network, communicating wirelessly with each other, infrastructure elements, and other devices. The CV Environment encompasses all vehicle devices, field devices, telecommunication infrastructures, and back office systems that enable the successful operation of CVs in a transportation network. Each component of the environment is known as a CV Technology. Very Familiar – Our agency has operational connected vehicle equipment deployed in its jurisdiction. Familiar – Our agency is in the process of planning for a connected vehicle project, but operational equipment and applications are not deployed. Our agency is conducting some research and testing of the technology. NCHRP 08-120 Survey INTRODUCTION PART I: BACKGROUND AND GENERAL INFORMATION

A-2 Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors Awaiting further maturity of the technology Do not see a role for the agency in connected vehicle technology deployment Waiting for maturity of industry and business models Lack of guidance, information for deployment support Other. Please specify: 4. Please identify if your agency participates in any of the following connected vehicle forums or cohorts (select all that apply). Cooperative Automation Transportation (CAT) Coalition Connected Vehicle Pooled Fund Study Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Pooled Fund Study NOCoE Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) Challenge and/or Fleet Challenge Connected Vehicle Pilots Technical Roundtable ATCMTD Early Deployer Cohort N/A - Do not participate in any CV forums or cohorts Other (please specify): 5. If your agency is deploying connected vehicle technologies in rural areas, please provide a short summary/overview of your project. Please include connected vehicle applications you are deploying (or are interested in deploying). 6. What stage is your project in? • The project has not started – we are in the initial planning phase • Concept Development/Planning Phase • Requirements/System Design Phase • Build and Test Phase • Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Phase • Our agency is not deploying connected vehicle technologies 7. Has your agency developed any relevant connected vehicle feasibility studies or systems engineering documentation (e.g., ConOps, System Requirements, etc.) that you would be willing to share with the project team? • Yes • No Somewhat Familiar – Our agency is aware of connected vehicle technologies but is not actively conducting connected vehicle research or deploying the technology. Not Familiar – Our agency is not aware of connected vehicle technologies. 3. If your agency is not actively planning or deploying connected vehicle technologies in rural areas, please identify the reasons why (select all that apply):

Stakeholder Outreach—Survey A-3   • Incident Management and Response • Rural Mobility • Rural Safety • Freight Operations This section of the survey is intended to solicit input on your agency’s existing capabilities and existing gaps/challenges in these topic areas. Road Weather Management. This area investigates using CV technologies to collect and disseminate weather and road condition data with focus on unique rural situations (fog, wind, ice, snow, dust, etc.). CV technologies allow agencies to collect weather-related probe data significantly increasing the number of environmental sensor data points from which to draw weather information. These increased data sets can significantly improve operational analyses and the quality of decision support and information dissemination. Additionally, rural agencies will have the ability to directly communicate with vehicle occupants to provide weather-related traffic information and warnings to improve safety and mobility. 8. What are your current capabilities for Road Weather Management in rural areas (select all that apply)? Monitor conditions using environmental sensor stations (ESS) Collect weather data from other sources (i.e., National Weather Service, other agencies’ ESS) Receive road condition information from field crews, law enforcement, or the public Use Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) to determine optimal levels of response (e.g., material, timing, crew call ups) Share weather and road weather forecast information and advisories to traveler information websites, dynamic message signs (DMS), and Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) Disseminate weather-related road condition reports (e.g., through DMS, HAR, traveler information websites, and/or 511 systems) Implement automated road weather warning systems (e.g., fog warning and variable speed limits (VSL) for weather) Monitor maintenance vehicle location and other maintenance-related information in real-time using automated vehicle location and other sensors on the vehicle Other. Please specify: 9. Rate the criticality of the following gaps/challenges for Road Weather Management in your rural region. These gaps/challenges will drive the identification of user needs for our model systems engineering documents. Review of published literature identified the following potential areas for deployment of connected vehicle technologies in rural corridors. • Road Weather Management • Traffic Conditions and Work Zones PART II: POTENTIAL USES OF CONNECTED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES IN RURAL CORRIDORS

A-4 Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors Traffic Conditions and Work Zones. This area focuses on unique issues in rural areas, including overcoming challenges in long distances between cities or services as well as significant rerouting distances and fewer detour options for work zones. CV technologies provide the opportunity for rural agencies to have greater access to probe data sets that can enhance their operational capabilities. These technologies also provide rural agencies with greater access to disseminate traveler information on traffic conditions and work zones. 10. What are your current capabilities for Traffic Conditions in rural areas (select all that apply)? Collect traffic conditions data using agency-owned detectors (e.g., loop detectors, radar detectors, acoustic detectors, etc.) Collect probe data from 3rd party data providers (e.g., INRIX, HERE, Waze, etc.) Use closed-circuit television (CCTV) to monitor and verify traffic conditions Aggregate traffic conditions data for travel times

Stakeholder Outreach—Survey A-5   Disseminate traffic conditions (delays and/or travel times) on dynamic message signs (DMS), traveler information websites, and/or 511 systems Share traffic conditions information with other agencies Customize management plans for special events/roads for special facilities (e.g., tourism and festivals) Other. Please specify: 11. What are your current capabilities for Work Zones in rural areas (select all that apply)? Collect work zone data from agency and contractor sta in a single repository/system Provide planned work zone information through traveler information outlets Use dynamic message signs (DMS), portable message signs, and/or highway advisory radio (HAR) to disseminate work zone messages and local detours Disseminate work zone information on traveler information websites and 511 systems. Share work zone data with other agencies Deploy portable detection and closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to monitor traffic conditions at work zones Use smart work zone technologies to notify travelers of queues (e.g., queue warning systems) Deploy variable speed limit (VSL) systems at work zones Deploy smart cone or other technologies to collect information about the location status of the work zone (e.g., active or non-active) Other. Please specify: 12. Rate the criticality of the following gaps/challenges for Traffic Conditions and Work Zones in your rural area. These gaps/challenges will drive the identification of user needs for our model systems engineering documents.

A-6 Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors Incident Management and Response. This topic area focuses on incident and emergency response needs in rural areas that may lack communication, have long response times, difficult detours, challenges in collecting incident data. With a combination of CV technologies, rural agencies will be able to collect an enhanced set of incident data to assist with operational strategies. These applications will allow users (e.g., driver, non-driver, or vehicle system) to initiate requests for incident assistance and enable incident management systems to locate the user, gather information about the incident, and determine the appropriate response. 13. What are your current capabilities for Incident Management and Response in rural areas (select all that apply)? Collect incident information from State and Local Police – including data from Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems integrated with Traffic Management Systems (TMS) Collect incident information from Safety Service Patrols (or other agency vehicles) Verify incident information using closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and/or safety service patrols Use dynamic message signs (DMS), portable message signs, and/or highway advisory radio (HAR) to disseminate incident information Disseminate incident information on traveler information websites and/or on 511 systems. Manage detours through on- eld personnel and roadside signage including portable equipment Coordinate responses across agency boundaries through electronic data exchanges and data sharing Other. Please specify:

Stakeholder Outreach—Survey A-7   14. Rate the criticality of the following gaps/challenges for Incident Management and Response in your rural region. These gaps/challenges will drive the identification of user needs for our model systems engineering documents. Rural Mobility. On arterials, CV technologies allow agencies to collect more robust probe data sets to enable greater accuracy in signal control operations – including more adaptive/responsive traffic signal systems. Additionally, these technologies can enable new methods for transit signal priority and emergency vehicle preemption systems. On freeways, CV technologies can be used to improve roadway throughput and reduce crashes through the use of frequently collected and rapidly disseminated data drawn from CVs, travelers, and infrastructure. For example, speed harmonization can be used to dynamically adjust and coordinate maximum appropriate vehicle speed in response to downstream

A-8 Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors congestion, incidents, and weather or road conditions in order to maximize traffic throughput and reduce crashes. Finally, CV applications can be used to integrate passenger connection protection, dynamic scheduling, dispatching, and routing of transit vehicles, and dynamic ridesharing into a single system that benefits both travelers and operators. 15. What are your current Arterial capabilities for Rural Mobility (select all that apply)? Arterial traffic data collection (e.g., via loop detectors, CCTVs, etc.) Advanced traffic signal systems (adaptive or responsive traffic signal systems) Transit Signal Priority Emergency Vehicle Preemption Other. Please specify: 16. What are your current Freeway capabilities for Rural Mobility (select all that apply)? Freeway traffic data collection (e.g., via loop detectors, CCTVs, etc.) Real-time traffic conditions Ramp Metering Variable Speed Limits (VSL) or Speed Harmonization Queue Warning Systems Other. Please specify: 17. What are your Other current capabilities for Rural Mobility (select all that apply)? Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Strategies Active Transportation Demand Management Strategies Other. Please specify: 18. Rate the criticality of the following gaps/challenges for Rural Mobility. These gaps/challenges will drive the identification of user needs for our model systems engineering documents.

Stakeholder Outreach—Survey A-9   Rural Safety. Safety is a major challenge on rural corridors which have a large number of motor vehicle fatalities with higher frequency of accidents than found in urban areas. Rural corridors can have higher posted speed limits with large variance in travel speeds with frequent passing. These areas also have unique roadway geometries. Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety includes the wireless exchange of critical safety and operational data between vehicles and highway infrastructure, intended primarily to avoid motor vehicle crashes. Examples of V2I safety applications relevant to rural areas include red-light violation warning (RLVW) applications; stop sign gap assist (SSGA) applications; curve speed warning (CSW) applications; stop sign violation warning (SSVW) applications; and reduced speed zone warning (RSZW) applications. In addition, connected pedestrian applications o er the potential to enhance the safety of pedestrians at signalized intersections. Finally, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) safety applications are expected to provide significant benefits in rural areas. 19. What are your current capabilities for Rural Safety technology applications (select all that apply)? Use mostly static signage to convey safety messages Have active warning systems (for bridge clearances, wildlife crossings, highway-rail interchanges, visibility warning, high-wind systems, curve speeds, variable speed limits, etc.) Other. Please specify: 20. Rate the criticality of the following gaps/challenges for Rural Safety. These gaps/challenges will drive the identification of user needs for our model systems engineering documents.

A-10 Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors Freight Operations. Rural congestion can have a significant impact on freight movement, manufacturing processes, competitiveness, and productivity. The needs for rural freight corridors include parking, specific traveler information, and road conditions, such as weather, alternate routes/diversions, height/weight restrictions, and weigh-in-motion (WIM)/e-Permi ng. Connected vehicle technology has the potential to help improve freight operation safety, efficiency, and mobility along these corridors by providing truck drivers with timely, accurate information. Furthermore, connected vehicle technology can help improve communication and coordination with state/local DOT Transportation Management Centers and eet operation centers. 21. What are your current capabilities in Rural Freight Operations (select all that apply)? Share alerts and advisories with commercial freight partners directly Truck-parking information systems Overheight warning systems (bridge hit warning systems) E-Screening and Weigh-in-Motion Permi ng systems Truck-specific information services (e.g., alternate routes, runaway truck ramps, and border crossing delays) Provision of agency data to 3rd party app/developers for freight-specific applications Other. Please specify:

Stakeholder Outreach—Survey A-11   22. Rate the criticality of the following gaps/challenges for Rural Freight Operations. These gaps/challenges will drive the identification of user needs for our model systems engineering documents. PART III: CROSSCUTTING QUESTIONS AND PLANNING FOR CV TECHNOLOGY 23. What planning challenges is your agency facing for deploying connected vehicle technologies in rural areas? Please indicate the level of priority to address each challenge.

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Stakeholder Outreach—Survey A-13   24. What systems integration issues is your agency anticipating with these technologies in rural areas? Please indicate the level of each issue.

A-14 Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors 25. What are workforce needs within your agency for connected vehicle deployment in rural areas?

Stakeholder Outreach—Survey A-15   As part of this study, the research team will like to have a more in-depth conversation with respondents to be er understand their current e orts and needs related to connected vehicle technology deployments in rural areas. 26. Would you like to be considered for a follow-up phone interview? 27. Do you have any other comments or feedback for the survey? On behalf of the project team, thank you for completing this survey. We will be sure to keep you informed on the status of the project. PART IV: FOLLOW-UP FINAL PAGE

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Connected vehicle technology has garnered substantial consideration and analysis in urban areas but less in rural settings due to infrastructure constraints.

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 978: Initiating the Systems Engineering Process for Rural Connected Vehicle Corridors, Volume 1: Research Overview identifies good starting points for these projects and also develops a model concept of operations (Volume 2), a model system requirements specification (Volume 3), and a PowerPoint presentation of context diagrams.

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