Engaging State DOTs

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Engaging State DOTs
2008 ITS America State Chapters Council Annual
Meeting and State Chapters Strengthening Workshop
Bernie Arseneau, PE, PTOE Mn/DOT
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Minnesota Land of 10,000 Lakes
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What is ITS?

• The Simple Definition
• The application of technology to improve the
  safety and efficiency of the transportation
  system.

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Where are the State DOTs at with Deployment of
ITS?
Varies widely An Opportunity for ITS America!
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MNs ITS Strategic Plan

• ITS Organization
• ITS Funding
• ITS Planning Approach
• ITS Planning Activities

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ITS Players in Minnesota

• Government
• Agencies
• Arrange Funding
• Select Projects
• Manage Projects

• Private
• Sector
• Consultants
• Vendors
• Contractors

• Minnesota Guidestar
• Advise Mn/DOT
• Public and Private
• Independent Entity

• ITS
• Minnesota
• Industry Professional Society
• Local Chapter of ITS America

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ITS Categories Within Mn/DOT

• ITS Metro Area Operations
• RTMC
• MnPass
• ITS Statewide Operations
• TOCCs
• 511 Traveler Information
• ITS Research and Operational Tests

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Who Does ITS in Mn/DOT?

• District Offices
• Traffic, Maintenance, Construction
• Office of Traffic, Safety and Technology
• RTMC
• ITS Section
• Other CO Offices
• Freight/Commercial Vehicles
• Maintenance
• Transit

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ITS Funding
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Past Funding Sources for ITS

• Federal funds
• ITS earmarked funds
• Competitive grants (CICAS, ICM, etc)
• Road construction funds
• NHTSA 164 Sanction funds (TOCCs)
• State funds
• Local partnership contributions
• Private partner contributions

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Recent Earmark Funding

• FFY99 - 3,699,434.00
• FFY00 - 5,504,947.00
• FFY01 - 5,158,494.00
• FFY02 - 4,963,910.00
• FFY03 - 7,570,674.00
• FFY04 - 1,250,000.00
• Mostly affects Research Operational tests

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SAFETEA-LU Funding for ITS

• SAFETEA-LU Eliminates Federal Designated ITS
  Deployment Funds
• Mainstream ITS Funding for Deployment
• Within normal federal funding programs
• Still Funds ITS Research

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ITS Planning Approach
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Historic ITS Planning Approach
Vendor has cool idea or gizmo
We agree to test it
It works!
Now, what can we use it for?
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Emerging ITS Planning Approach
What are we trying to accomplish with ITS?
What exists and what is missing?
How does it all work together?
Generate project sequence
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ITS Development Objectives

• 1.Improve the Safety of the States
  Transportation System
• Reduce crash frequency
• Reduce fatalities and life changing injuries
• Safeguard the motoring public from homeland
  security and/or Hazmat incidents
• Reduce crashes in work zones

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ITS Development Objectives

• 2.Increase Operational Efficiency and Capacity of
  the Transportation System
• Reduce overall delay associated with congestion
• Increase average vehicle occupancy and lane
  carrying capacity
• Reduce clearance time for incidents
• Reduce delays due to work zones
• Reduce infrastructure and vehicle operating costs
• Reduce traffic delays during evacuation from
  homeland security and Hazmat incidents

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ITS Development Objectives

• 3.Enhance Mobility, Security, Convenience, and
  Comfort for the Transportation System User
• Reduce congestion and incident-related delay for
  travelers
• Improve travel time reliability
• Increase choice of travel modes
• Enhance traveler security
• Reduce stress caused by transportation

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ITS Development Objectives

• 4.Enhance the Economic Productivity of
  Individuals, Organizations and the Economy as a
  Whole
• Reduce travel time for freight, transit and
  businesses
• Improve the efficiency of freight movement,
  permitting and credentials process
• Improve travel time reliability for freight,
  transit and businesses
• Increase agency efficiency
• Safeguard existing infrastructure

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ITS Development Objectives

• 5.Reduce Energy Consumption, Environmental
  Impacts and Costs of Transportation
• Reduce emissions/energy impacts and use
  associated with congestion
• Reduce need for new facilities
• Reduce negative impacts of the transportation
  system on communities

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ITS Planning Activities
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Guidestar Strategic Plan

• Mission
• The Minnesota Guidestar Board provides strategic
  direction and advice for the statewide
  application of advanced technology and
  information systems in transportation to save
  lives, time, and money, to enhance security and
  to protect the environment. The Board serves as
  a catalyst for innovative partnerships and
  provides resource investment advice to achieve
  desired outcomes.
• Vision
• Minnesotas citizens, businesses and visitors
  will benefit from the application of ITS to the
  states transportation system. ITS will be fully
  integrated into transportation strategies to
  enhance safety, mobility, security, and economic
  vitality, to protect the natural environment, and
  to develop sustainable communities.

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Guidestar Strategic Plan

• Goals
• Expand ITS Educational Outreach and Education
  Efforts
• Conduct Outreach for Partnership Formation
• Provide Strategic Direction to Policy-Making
  Bodies
• Mainstream ITS into the Statewide Transportation
  Planning and Implementation Process
• Promote State and National Architectures,
  Standards and Protocols
• Promote Research to Advance State-of-the-Art ITS
  Technologies and Applications

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ITS Safety Plan

• Compliments other plans
• Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan
• Statewide Heavy Vehicle Safety Plan
• 6 ITS Critical Strategies, 22 Initiatives
• In-vehicle safety systems
• Emergency response and enforcement systems
• Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
• Infrastructure Systems and Signage
• Intersection Collision Warning Systems
• Driver Education and Licensing Using ITS

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What Has Been Accomplished?

• I-394 MnPASS Hot Lane
• 511 Statewide Traveler Information system
• Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC)
• 9 Transportation Operation Communication Centers
  (TOCCs)
• Urban Partnership Agreement Project

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ITS Americas Role?

• Facilitate Exchange of Best Practices
• Provide Local Chapters with Resources to assist
  in ITS Deployment
• ITS Tool Box for Road Authorities
• ITS Safety Plans
• Implementation Strategies
• Market Research

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