Transcript Engaging State DOT’s 2008 ITS America State Chapters Council Annual Meeting and State Chapters Strengthening Workshop Bernie Arseneau, PE, PTOE Mn/DOT.

Engaging State DOT’s
2008 ITS America State Chapters
Council Annual Meeting and
State Chapters Strengthening Workshop
Bernie Arseneau, PE, PTOE
Mn/DOT
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Lakes
What is ITS?
The Simple Definition:
• The application of technology to improve
the safety and efficiency of the
transportation system.
Where are the State DOT’s at with
Deployment of ITS?
Varies widely………
An Opportunity for ITS America!
MN’s ITS Strategic Plan
• ITS Organization
• ITS Funding
• ITS Planning Approach
• ITS Planning Activities
ITS “Players” in Minnesota
Government
Agencies
Private
Sector
•Arrange Funding
•Select Projects
•Manage Projects
•Consultants
•Vendors
•Contractors
ITS
Minnesota
Minnesota Guidestar
•Industry Professional
Society
•Local Chapter of ITS
America
•Advise Mn/DOT
•Public and Private
•Independent Entity
ITS Categories Within
Mn/DOT
• ITS Metro Area Operations
– RTMC
– MnPass
• ITS Statewide Operations
– TOCCs
– 511 Traveler Information
• ITS Research and Operational Tests
Who Does ITS in Mn/DOT?
• District Offices
– Traffic, Maintenance, Construction
• Office of Traffic, Safety and Technology
– RTMC
– ITS Section
• Other CO Offices
– Freight/Commercial Vehicles
– Maintenance
– Transit
ITS Funding
Past Funding Sources
for ITS
• Federal funds
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ITS earmarked funds
Competitive grants (CICAS, ICM, etc)
Road construction funds
NHTSA 164 Sanction funds (TOCC’s)
• State funds
• Local partnership contributions
• Private partner contributions
Recent Earmark Funding
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FFY99 - $3,699,434.00
FFY00 - $5,504,947.00
FFY01 - $5,158,494.00
FFY02 - $4,963,910.00
FFY03 - $7,570,674.00
FFY04 - $1,250,000.00
Mostly affects Research & Operational tests
SAFETEA-LU Funding
for ITS
• SAFETEA-LU Eliminates Federal Designated
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ITS Deployment Funds
Mainstream ITS Funding for Deployment
– Within “normal” federal funding programs
• Still Funds ITS Research
ITS Planning Approach
Historic ITS Planning Approach
Vendor has
cool idea or
gizmo
We agree to
test it
It works!
Now, what can we use it for?
Emerging ITS Planning
Approach
What are we
trying to
accomplish What exists
and what is
with ITS?
missing?
How does it
all work
together?
Generate
project
sequence
ITS Development
Objectives
1.Improve the Safety of the State’s
Transportation System
• Reduce crash frequency
• Reduce fatalities and life changing injuries
• Safeguard the motoring public from homeland security
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and/or Hazmat incidents
Reduce crashes in work zones
ITS Development
Objectives
2.Increase Operational Efficiency and
Capacity of the Transportation System
• Reduce overall delay associated with congestion
• Increase average vehicle occupancy and lane carrying
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capacity
Reduce clearance time for incidents
Reduce delays due to work zones
Reduce infrastructure and vehicle operating costs
Reduce traffic delays during evacuation from homeland
security and Hazmat incidents
ITS Development
Objectives
3.Enhance Mobility, Security, Convenience,
and Comfort for the Transportation System
User
• Reduce congestion and incident-related delay for
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travelers
Improve travel time reliability
Increase choice of travel modes
Enhance traveler security
Reduce stress caused by transportation
ITS Development
Objectives
4.Enhance the Economic Productivity of
Individuals, Organizations and the
Economy as a Whole
• Reduce travel time for freight, transit and businesses
• Improve the efficiency of freight movement, permitting
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and credentials process
Improve travel time reliability for freight, transit and
businesses
Increase agency efficiency
Safeguard existing infrastructure
ITS Development
Objectives
5.Reduce Energy Consumption,
Environmental Impacts and Costs of
Transportation
• Reduce emissions/energy impacts and use associated
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with congestion
Reduce need for new facilities
Reduce negative impacts of the transportation system on
communities
ITS Planning Activities
Guidestar Strategic Plan
• Mission
The Minnesota Guidestar Board provides strategic direction
and advice for the statewide application of advanced
technology and information systems in transportation to
save lives, time, and money, to enhance security and to
protect the environment. The Board serves as a catalyst
for innovative partnerships and provides resource
investment advice to achieve desired outcomes.
• Vision
Minnesota’s citizens, businesses and visitors will benefit from
the application of ITS to the state’s transportation system.
ITS will be fully integrated into transportation strategies to
enhance safety, mobility, security, and economic vitality,
to protect the natural environment, and to develop
sustainable communities.
Guidestar Strategic Plan
• Goals
– Expand ITS Educational Outreach and Education
Efforts
– Conduct Outreach for Partnership Formation
– Provide Strategic Direction to Policy-Making Bodies
– Mainstream ITS into the Statewide Transportation
Planning and Implementation Process
– Promote State and National Architectures, Standards
and Protocols
– Promote Research to Advance State-of-the-Art ITS
Technologies and Applications
ITS Safety Plan
• Compliments other plans
– Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan
– Statewide Heavy Vehicle Safety Plan
• 6 ITS Critical Strategies, 22 Initiatives
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In-vehicle safety systems
Emergency response and enforcement systems
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
Infrastructure Systems and Signage
Intersection Collision Warning Systems
Driver Education and Licensing Using ITS
What Has Been Accomplished?
• I-394 MnPASS Hot Lane
• “511” Statewide Traveler Information system
• Regional Transportation Management Center
(RTMC)
• 9 Transportation Operation Communication
Centers (TOCCs)
• Urban Partnership Agreement Project
ITS America’s Role?
• Facilitate Exchange of Best Practices
• Provide Local Chapters with Resources to
assist in ITS Deployment
– ITS Tool Box for Road Authorities
– ITS Safety Plans
– Implementation Strategies
• Market Research
Lets Discuss
More
Opportunities!