The ITS Joint Program office is pleased to present its updated ITS/Operations Resource Guide website. This website is a comprehensive listing of over 500 documents, videos, websites, training courses, software tools, and points-of-contact related to ITS and transportation operations. New resources in this update include:
- Several new resources added to the Featured Resources section that showcase U.S. DOT efforts in safety and mobility, program planning, the Congestion Initiative, and university-based transportation research.
- Interactive Web-based training courses ("webinars"), offered through the JPO's Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) program and archived online, covering a wide range of topics including procurement, telecommunications and systems engineering.
- Training courses on transit ITS offered by the National Transit Institute.
- Resources related to the FHWA's Localized Bottleneck Reduction (LBR) program and FHWA's Travel Demand Management (TDM) program.
- The adaptive traffic signal control software package ACS Lite, developed by FHWA.
- The Work Zone Safety and Mobility Peer-to-Peer network that matches local agencies who have questions about work zones with volunteers who have the needed expertise.
- Documents related to archived data, bus rapid transit, commercial vehicle safety research, communications standards, rail-highway intersection safety, red light cameras, road weather management, traveler information and traffic signal control, as well as the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) program, the Integrated Vehicle Based Safety System (IVBSS) Initiative and the Next Generation 9-1-1 Initiative.
Arterial Management
FHWA
FHWA Arterial Management Web site: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/arterial_mgmt/index.htm
“Improving Traffic Signal Operations Primer” (provide link – attached)
“Low Cost Traffic Engineering Improvements: A Primer” – link attached
Capacity Analysis
FHWA
FHWA Traffic Analysis Tools web site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficanalysistools/index.htm
Congestion
FHWA
Traffic Congestion and Reliability: Trends and Advanced Strategies for Congestion Mitigation (September 1, 2005)
(HTML, PDF 3.6MB)
Traffic Congestion and Reliability: Linking Solutions to Problems (July 19, 2004)
(HTML, PDF 2.6MB)
2005 Urban Mobility Study, Texas Transportation Institute
Freeway Operations
FHWA
FHWA Freeway Management Web Site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/index.htm
Ramp Management and Control - A Primer (HTML, PDF 2MB)
Ramp Management and Control Handbook (HTML, PDF 7.3MB)
Freeway Management and Operations Handbook (HTML, PDF 10.5MB)
Guidelines on the Use of Changeable Message Signs: Summary Report (PDF)
Guidelines on the Selection and Design of Messages for Changeable Message Signs (PDF)
Goods Movement
FHWA
FHWA Freeway Management Web Site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/index.htm
Ramp Management and Control - A Primer (HTML, PDF 2MB)
Ramp Management and Control Handbook (HTML, PDF 7.3MB)
Freeway Management and Operations Handbook (HTML, PDF 10.5MB)
Guidelines on the Use of Changeable Message Signs: Summary Report (PDF)
Guidelines on the Selection and Design of Messages for Changeable Message Signs (PDF)
Integrated Corridor Management
ITE Journal
Integrated Corridor Management
By Brian Cronin, Steve Mortensen and Dale Thompson
In this article, which was originally published in the March/April 2008 issue of Public Roads, the authors discuss how USDOT and eight pioneer sites are addressing congestion, empowering travelers, and improving travel time reliability.
RITA
RITA website for U.S. DOT Integrated Corridor Management Initiative:
http://www.its.dot.gov/icms/overview.htm
Managed
Lanes/HOV
FHWA
FHWA HOV Web site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/hov/index.htm
FHWA Managed Lanes web site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/managed_lanes/index.htm
FHWA Tolling and Pricing Opportunities web site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tolling_pricing/index.htm
Managed Lanes: A Cross-Cutting Study (HTML, PDF 1.5MB)
Managed Lanes: A Primer (HTML, PDF 2.2MB)
HOT Lane Guidance Manual
Performance Measures
NTOC Performance Measures Initiative Final Report: www.ite.org/M&O/ntoc_final_report.pdf
FHWA
FHWA Operations Performance Measures web site: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/perf_measurement/index.htm
Road Weather Management
FHWA
FHWA Road Weather Management Web site: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/Weather/index.asp
Security/Emergency Operations
ITE Emergency Planning and Preparedness Brochure: www.ite.org/security/TSEAC_brochure.pdf
FHWA
FHWA Emergency Transportation Operations Web Site: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/opssecurity/index.htm
Transportation Evacuation Planning and Operations Workshop
AASHTO
“Guide for Emergency Transportation Operations”
Guide for Emergency Transportation Operations - Volume 1
Guide for Emergency Transportation Operations - Volume 2
Traffic Incident Management
FHWA
FHWA Traffic Incident Management Web site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/incidentmgmt/index.htm
Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals, FHWA-HOP-06-004, EDL Number 14234
(HTML, PDF 2.2MB)
Regional Traffic Incident Management Programs: Implementation Guide, May 2001, FHWA-OP-01-002, FTA-TRI-11-00-03,
EDL# 13149 (PDF, 582KB)
Traffic Incident Management Handbook, November 2000, EDL# 13286 (PDF, 2MB)
Alternate Route Handbook, FHWA-HOP-06-092, EDL No. 14261, May 2006 (HTML, PDF, 3.5MB)
National Traffic Incident Management Coalition
National Traffic Incident Management Coalition web site:
http://timcoalition.org/
Traffic Management Centers
FHWA
FHWA Transportation Management Centers Web site: http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov
Configuration Management for Transportation Management Systems Primer
Configuration Management for Transportation Management Systems Handbook
Metropolitan Transportation Management Center – Concepts of Operations: Implementation Guide (PDF)
Metropolitan Transportation Management Center – Concepts of Operations: A Cross-Cutting Study (PDF)
A Guide to Configuration Management for Intelligent Transportation Systems
(HTML, DOC 287KB)
Transportation Demand Management
FHWA
FHWA Travel Demand Management web site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tdm
Managing Demand Through Travel Information Services
Mitigating Traffic Congestion - The Role of Demand-Side Strategies (HTML, PDF 17MB)
Commuter Choice Primer - An Employer's Guide To Implementing Effective Commuter Choice Programs
(HTML, PDF 747KB)
Traveler Information
FHWA
FHWA Real-Time Traveler Information Web Site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/travelinfo/index.htm
FHWA 511 web site:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/travelinfo/about/about511.htm
“Amber, Emergency, and Travel Time Messaging Guidance for Transportation Agencies”
Changeable Message Sign Operation and Messaging Handbook pdf (1,083 KB) http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/cfprojects/uploaded_files/CMS%20Operation%20
and%20Messaging%20Handbook-Final%20Draft.pdf
Work Zone Safety/Mobility
FHWA
FHWA Work Zone Mobility and Safety Web site: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/index.asp
Best Practices Guidebook: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/practices/best/bestpractices.htm
Special Event Management
Other Resources
FHWA Planned Special Events web site: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/program_areas/sp-evnts-mgmt.htm
Managing Travel for Planned Special Events Handbook (HTML, PDF 18MB)
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