Chair: Steven J. Cyra, HNTB, Milwaukee, WI, USA Vice Chair: Kenneth O. Voorhies, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA Membership: 1,211 Individuals Dues: $20 The name indicates the two-fold focus of the Management & Operations/ITS Council. The Council is focused on better operation of the highway network to confront transportation challenges through the use of ITS and transportation system management strategies. Congestion in urban areas, safety and unexpected delays in rural areas and growing challenges of freight movement are difficult issues facing transportation professionals. Increasingly, cutting edge transportation organizations focus on the impacts to their customers based on the performance of the transportation system.

The council oversees multiple activities and develops products and services necessary to advance the deployment of ITS and to improve operational efficiency of the roadway network. In addition, the council manages more than 20 activities associated with the development of information to assist those in the Management and Operations, and ITS fields.

Transportation System Management and Operations has been defined as an emphasis area by ITE’s International Board of Direction. Additional information concerning management and operations can be found on the Transportation Systems Management and Operation page.

White Paper Now Available on “Delivering ITS Solutions through TIGER Discretionary Grants”

ITS America’s white paper, “Delivering ITS Solutions through TIGER Discretionary Grants,” is now available for your distribution and use. This paper provides information to assist public agencies and private sector/nonprofit partners in applying for ITS-related economic recovery projects under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) “Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery” or “TIGER” Grant program. The paper is available at http://www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/ITSAWP_TIGER.pdf.

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $1.5 billion in discretionary funding was provided to the U.S. DOT to be awarded for capital investments in surface transportation projects. The U.S. DOT published final guidance for the TIGER Grant program in the Federal Register on June 17, including details about funding availability, project selection criteria, application requirements, and the September 15, 2009 application deadline.

The TIGER Grant program provides a significant opportunity for public agencies and their private sector and nonprofit partners to invest in innovative transportation technologies and operational improvements that will create near- and long-term jobs and economic growth while providing long-term benefits to our transportation system, economic competitiveness, environment, and quality of life. ITS America developed this white paper as a guide for you to create a strong case for investing in ITS solutions and is available to serve as a resource as you work to submit your TIGER Grant application.

Newsletters

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• Winter 2009
• Fall 2007
• Spring 2007
• Winter 2005
• Spring 2005
• Summer 2005
• Winter 2006
• Summer 2006

Twice monthly newsletters are also issued through the National Traffic Operations Coalition (NTOC), which discuss current issue related to Management and Operation/ITS initiatives.

Directory of Council Projects

A list of Council projects can be found in the ITE Council & Headquarters Project Directory. “Select M&O/ITS Council” from the first drop down menu and click “Find Project.”

Join the Council

For information on joining the council, contact Jennifer Childs, 202-289-0222 ext. 124. For information on joining a committee listed below, contact the project leader, or if none listed, contact Douglas Noble, ITE Staff Liaison, 202-289-0222 ext. 148.

Contact Us

A list of Council Executive Committee members can be found in the membership directory under ITE Council Executive Committee members. A list of Council members can be found under ITE Councils. Select the appropriate Council from the dropdown menu and click "Search".

Committees

Awards Committee

Committee Chair: Daryl Taavola, URS Corp., Minneapolis, MN USA

Solicit nominations and select winners for the annual M&O/ITS Council awards program. Click here for the Management and Operations/ITS Award page.

Information/Newsletter Committee

Committee Chair: Beata Lamparski, Hubbell, Roth & Clark Inc., Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA

Develop and distribute information on Management and Operations/ITS to ITE members, decision-makers and the general public. Prepare M&O/ITS Council newsletter and M&O/ITS articles for ITE Journal.

Technical Programs Committee

Committee Chair: Barbara Schroeder, Parsons Transportation Group, Denver, CO, USA

Develop M&O/ITS Council-sponsored session for ITE Annual Meetings and Technical Conferences, ITS World Congress and other conferences as requested. Review abstracts and papers submitted for presentation.

Transportation Incident Management Committee

Committee Chairs: Katie Belmore, HNTB, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Promote successful deployment of regional traffic incident management programs. Facilitate a traffic incident management network to link traffic incident management professionals, and promote and support existing national incident management groups. The TIM Committee involves a national group of professionals from the transportation and public safety community committed to the effective implementation and support of local traffic incident management programs. An on-going TIM Committee activity involves the development, preparation and co-sponsoring of the annual Traffic Incident Management Workshop held in conjunction with the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. Please visit the NTIMC Web site for the latest information on products, procedures and task forces related to traffic incident management.

Standards Committee

Committee Chair: Robert Rausch, TransCore, Duluth, GA, USA

The committee oversees the development of ITS standards for which ITE is responsible, including the traffic management data dictionary, the transit communications ITS profiles, the advanced transportation controller, message sets for external traffic management center (TMC) communications and national Transportation communications for ITS protocol. Input from ITE members determine the needs for ITS standards and protocols.

Emergency Transportation Operations Committee – NEW!

Committee Chair: Bob Frey, HNTB, Milwaukee, WI, USA

While most transportation agencies are well acquainted with designing, operating and maintaining the road network, there are a limited number of traffic professions that are trained to operate under emergency conditions and interact with emergency service providers. The goal of this committee is to provide a resource for ITE members to share information that will help the traffic engineering industry to interface better with emergency management providers to provide a more efficient response.

Intelligent Traffic Signal Operations Committee

Committee Chair: Pei-Sung Lin, CUTR, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

Inspired by the findings of the National Traffic Signal Report Card, this committee intends to save practitioners time and effort in exploring and researching strategies to resolve problems related to traffic signal systems within the United States and worldwide. The goal of the committee is to provide suggestion and opinions directly to transportation professionals and practitioners who are ITE members through an online system. The committee is comprised of experts on different aspects of traffic signal operations. The ITSO committee Web site is used as a medium to communicate with public and private agencies. Practitioners who are ITE members can submit their questions to the committee through the website.