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Travel Information/511 Program Peer Exchange, State College, PA - December 2007
Participating Agencies: Kansas DOT, Virginia DOT
Two peers presented at the Traveler Information Session of the 2007 Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference (TESC) at Pennsylvania State University. Both speakers are recognized leaders in Advanced Traveler Information Systems. The conference topics consisted of four key tracts—design, operations, safety, and planning—and covered a wide range of transportation subjects, with considerable depth in each session. Concurrent sessions, professional workshops, and a transportation technology exhibition were part of the TESC 2007.
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New England Workshop on Using Regional ITS Architecture - September 2007
Participating Agencies: Virginia DOT, Wichita Area MPO
The primary objectives of the workshop were to convey state-of-the-practice and to share experiences and lessons learned from agencies that have used their regional ITS architectures in regional transportation planning or in the deployment of ITS projects. The two speakers provided expert technical assistance during the workshop.
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ITS Heartland - April 2007
Participating Agencies: South Dakota DOT; ITS Heartland Chapter
The ITS Heartland meeting included a roundtable meeting where engineers from the member states discussed ITS initiatives in their respective states. Member state DOTs included: Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma. This peer visit also allowed a representative from South Dakota DOT to participate in the exchange. Discussions included: the basis for regional institutional cooperation in regional ATIS, Corridor Management, and Homeland Security.
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Operation Green Light and Dallas Signal Phasing Information Exchange - April 2007
Participating Agencies: City of Little Rock, AR; Missouri DOT; Mid-America Regional Council (Kansas City MPO)
A peer expert from the City of Little Rock traveled to Kansas City to provide a peer exchange on the topic of traffic signal phasing currently in use in the Little Rock area, The system is known as the Dallas Phasing system.
The Mid-America Regional Council is in charge of a program (Operation Green Light) which involves approximately 600 traffic signals within 22 cities and 2 Department of Transportations. The project is funded by CMAQ and STP funds. The project is estimated to reduce travel time delay and stops across the Kansas City metro region by as much as 17%. The Mid-America Regional Council was interested in learning more about how Little Rock has implemented its signal phasing project. The Dallas Phasing has proven to improve progression along protected-plus-permitted traffic signals. This methodology had not yet been implemented in the Kansas City metro region. The City of Little Rock has deployed this methodology with comfortable benefits.
This peer event was the basis for a T3 Webinar. View the webinar's archive
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Annual Meeting for ITS America’s Heartland Chapter, Des Moines, IA - March 2006
Participating Agencies: Ohio DOT; ITS Heartland (Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma DOTs)
One objective of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Heartland Chapter of ITS America is to facilitate information-sharing for ITS projects and activities. The chapter also showcases ITS applications in five Heartland states: Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. At the time of the peer-to-peer event, all five state departments of transportation (DOTs), major universities in each state, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) had been involved in the development of the Heartland Chapter. Potential benefits of membership in the ITS Heartland Chapter include information exchange, educational opportunities, project coordination, creation of public-private partnerships, access to future customers, and research-sharing. The Chapter holds annual meetings to allow members to discuss ITS issues, share ideas, learn about activities in other states, and have vendors showcase new products. A representative from the Ohio DOT participated in a panel session with five other state DOT engineers.
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