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INTELLIGENTTRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMSU.S.DepartmentASSESSMENTOFITSDEPLOYMENTofTransportationFederalHighwayAdministrationReviewofMetropolitanAreasFHWA-JPO-96-0035DiscussionsofCrosscuttingIssuesResearchandSpecialProgramsAdministrationCambridge,MassachusettsJohnA.VolpeNationalJuly1996TransportationSystemsCenterProjectMemorandumINTELLIGENTTRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMSASSESSMENTOFITSDEPLOYMENTReviewofMetropolitanAreasDiscussionsofCrosscuttingIssuesAllanJ.DeBlasioDavidW.JacksonAnneC.TallonAnneC.McEwanJohnP.O’DonnellJuly1996PreparedbyU.S.DepartmentofTransportationResearchandSpecialProgramsAdministrationVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenterCambridge,MassachusettsPreparedforU.S.DepartmentofTransportationJointProgramOfficeforIntelligentTransportationSystemsWashington,D.C.iPREFACEAspartoftheassessmentofthedevelopmentanddeploymentofITSproductsandservicesinmetropolitanareassponsoredbytheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation’s(U.S.DOT)JointProgramOfficeforITS,analystsfromtheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter,EG&GDynatrend,andCambridgeSystematics,Inc.interviewedabroadcrosssectionofstate,regional,andlocaltransportationofficialsfromJunethroughOctober1995.Thisreviewhadafourfoldpurpose:⇒Tounderstand,withinametropolitanarea,local,regional,andstatetransportationofficials’viewsofITS,includingtheirperceptionofITS,theirmotivationtodeployITS,theextenttowhichITSisconsidered,andthefutureroleofITS.⇒ToassessthedegreetowhichITSarebeingplannedanddeployedandthefundingsourcesfortheseactivities.⇒TounderstandtheinteractionamongagenciesresponsibleforITS,includingtheinteractionamongpublicsectoragencies,theinteractionwiththeprivatesector,andtheinteractionwithelectedandappointedofficials.⇒Togaininsightsfromtheirexperiences,includingthebenefitsofdeployingITS,thebarrierstodeployment,thekeystosuccess,andthelessonsshared.MetropolitanAreasReviewedSt.LouisMiami/Ft.LauderdaleMilwaukeePittsburghBostonDenverPhoenixiiTheteamconductedinterviewsinsevenmetropolitanareas:⇒Boston⇒Denver⇒Miami/Ft.Lauderdale⇒Milwaukee⇒Phoenix⇒Pittsburgh⇒St.Louis.Overviewsthatincludethecharacteristicsoftheareaandtheagenciesrepresentedintheinterviewsareprovidedforeachmetropolitanarea.Over130officialsin70agencieswereinterviewed.Theseintervieweesheldvariouspositionswithintheirorganizationsrangingfromexecutivedirectorsandmanagerstoengineersandplanners.Thestudyteamalsoreviewedtransportationdocuments,suchasstateandregionaltransportationplans,stateandmetropolitanTIPs,andstateandregionalITSplans.Basedontheseinterviews,thereviewteampreparedseveralwhitepapersontopicsthatcutacrossthesevenmetropolitanareas.ThesepapersarepresentedheretogeneratediscussionwithintheITScommunityandtosolicitadditionalviewpoints.Thewhitepapersaddressthesespecificquestions:⇒WhatmotivatesstateandlocaltransportationofficialstodeployITS?⇒ArestateandlocaltransportationofficialsplanningITS?⇒ArestateandlocaltransportationofficialsdeployingITS?⇒TowhatextentdopublicsectortransportationofficialsinteractwhendevelopingITS?⇒WhattypesoftrainingandeducationarerequiredbystaffwhoworkonITSprojects?⇒WhatbenefitshavebeenidentifiedfromdeployingITS?⇒WhatisthelevelofinvolvementoftransitagenciesinITS?⇒WhatimpactdoenvironmentalfactorshaveontheplanninganddeploymentofITS?iiiTABLEOFCONTENTSWhitePapers1.Motivation...........................................................................................................................12.ITSPlanning........................................................................................................................63.ITSDeployment.................................................................................................................114.PublicSectorInteraction....................................................................................................165.TrainingandEducation......................................................................................................236.Benefits..............................................................................................................................307.TransitAgencyInvolvementinITS...................................................................................358.TheImpactofEnvironmentalFactorsonthePlanningandDeploymentofITS......................................................................................48Overviews1.TheBostonMetropolitanArea...........................................................................................552.TheDenverMetropolitanArea...........................................................................................603.TheMiami/Ft.LauderdaleMetropolitanAreas...................................................................644.TheMilwaukeeMetropolitanArea.....................................................................................705.ThePhoenixMetropolitanArea.........................................................................................746.ThePittsburghMetropolitanArea......................................................................................777.TheSt.LouisM