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Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Peer Exchange, Chicago, IL - August 2008
Participating Agencies: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) invited a local Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) expert, Zoe Neaderland, from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), to the Advancing Management and Operations (M&O) and the Congestion Management Process (CMP) in Metropolitan Transportation Planning Workshop. This one-day workshop aims to equip senior planners and operations managers from MPOs, State Departments of Transportation, transit agencies, and local operating agencies to lead transitions toward an objectives-driven, performance-based approach in their regions, in accordance with Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) in advancing planning for operations. Ms. Neaderland provided a local user-perspective on how to incorporate an objectives-driven, performance-based approach into how M & O are considered in the transportation planning process. Ms. Neaderland discussed how DVRPC can incorporate the philosophies contained in M & O and the CMP into creating stronger linkages between operations and the planning process.
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Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Work Group, Milwaukee, WI - June 2006
Participating Agencies: Florida Highway Patrol
A Florida Highway Patrol representative provided a user perspective on photogrammetry equipment to the members of the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (GCM TIME) Work Group. More specifically, he presented the benefits, weaknesses, and operational issues of photogrammetry equipment. His presentation helped the GCM TIME Work Group members gain a better understanding of the technology and determine whether their agencies should use it to speed up crash investigations and clear crash sites faster.
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ITS Data and Transit Service Planning, Chicago, IL - March 2006
Participating Agencies: Capital District Transit Authority (Albany, NY); Chicago Transit Authority
Both the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) were interested in how each agency’s systems collect and process Automatic Passenger Counting (APC), Computer-Assisted Dispatch (CAD)/Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL), and real-time data. Collecting passenger-miles and hours data is becoming more important for all agencies. CTA wanted to present their intranet web page, which makes use of the AVL/APC/Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) data. This visit helped both agencies share and compare Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) data and processing methods for uses in service planning and other customer-related areas.
This peer event was the basis for a T3 Webinar. View the webinar's archive
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Synchronized and Simulated Traffic Training, Chicago, IL - February 2006
Participating Agencies: Indiana DOT
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations gave approval for five peers from the Indiana Department of Transportation (DOT) Systems Engineers to attend a "Synchronized and Simulation Traffic" training course. The course covered the Synchro signal timing software used to perform capacity analysis for signalized intersections, and the SIMTraffic microscopic simulation model.
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Train Tracking and Control Software Evaluation, Atlanta, GA - December 2005
Participating Agencies: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA); Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
Purpose: The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) lagged behind other rapid transit agencies in its ability to monitor and control operations from its control center in real-time. Learning about the customizations of train tracking and control software developed by Alstom for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will be helpful in formulating strategies for improvement at CTA. Discussion topics included software features, project management, operational objectives, level of automation, and future strategies for improvement.
Also, the peer has performed several studies regarding the use of archived data from train control systems to identify strategies for improving operational service reliability and demonstrated CTA's time-distance graphing application to MARTA.
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Train Tracking and Control Software Evaluation, Washington, DC - December 2005
Participating Agencies: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA); Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
At the time of this peer-to-peer event, CTA was lagging behind other rapid transit agencies in its ability to monitor and control operations in real-time from its control center. At the same time, CTA's capabilities to use archived data were more advanced than WMATA’s. Learning about the customizations of train tracking and control software developed by Aeronautical Radio Incorporated for WMATA was thought to be helpful in formulating strategies for improvement at CTA. Discussion topics included software features, project management, operational objectives, level of automation, and future strategies for improvement. Also, the peer performed several studies regarding the use of archived data from train control systems to identify strategies for improving operational service reliability and demonstrated CTA's time-distance graphing application to WMATA.
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