An FHWA, FMCSA, FTA

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Solutions
to
Transportation
Challenges

• An FHWA, FMCSA, FTA MUTCD
• Technical Assistance Program

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Overview

• FREE ITS Technical Assistance Program
• Sponsored by the FHWA, FMCSA, FTA
• The program provides free technical assistance
  for the planning, design, deployment, operations
  and management of ITS technologies and
  infrastructures.
• Supports ITS Deployment through
  Knowledge/Technology Transfers
• Short term assistance (typically 3 days)
• Specific to your local ITS efforts
• Majority of Assistance provided via Peers

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Goals of the ITS Peer-to-Peer Program

• Deliver Technical Assistance
• Facilitate ITS Implementation
• Solve Transportation Challenges
• Enhance the safety and efficiency of the
• nations multi-modal transportation system
  ...

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Program Peers

• Over 200 ITS Professionals
• Practitioners, consultants
• Experts in their field
• USDOT - approved
• All across USA
• Demonstrated success
• Technical, Procedural, Decisions
• Issues similar to yours
• Matched to your needs and schedule

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CVO/CVISN Peerssample listing

• KY Transportation Cabinet
• Tim Adams, Jeff Bibb
• Washington State DOT
• Tim Erickson, Doug Deckert, Jim Stuart
• Alaska DOT
• Bill Quinn
• Connecticut DMV
• Lt. Rudy Supina

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Peer Database Entry Screen
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Peer Database Contact Screen
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Peer Database Query Result Screen
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Safety Assurance
Electronic Screening
Commercial Vehicle Operations
Credentials Administration
Carrier Operations
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Program Customers

• State DOTs
• Turnpike, Thruway, Tollway, Ports Similar
  Agencies
• State Motor Carrier Regulatory Agencies
• Department of Motor Vehicles, Public Safety,
  Environment (HazMat), MC Enforcement
• Affiliated / Partner Agencies
• State Police, Other Law Enforcement
• Transit Agencies / Departments
• MPOs
• Elected and Appointed Officials
• Transportation Professional Groups Associations
• Other Public Sector Entities

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How Can We Help YOU?

• Short Term Assistance in
• Planning Programming
• Components Systems
• Architecture Standards
• Decisions
• Awareness Education
• Staff, Decision Makers, Public
• Implementations
• Design Engineering
• Software Hardware
• Procurement, Finance
• Operations Maintenance
• Troubleshooting, Retrofits, Refinements

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Examples of Assistance

• Resource Materials Location (reports, studies,
  etc.)
• Partnerships/Cost Sharing Issues
• Review of Technical and/or Proposal Documents
• Implementation Guidance
• Alternative Approaches Identification
• Information on Other Systems
• Technical Guidance Hardware Software
• Financial Programmatic Assessments
• Procurement Specs, Approaches, Samples
• O M Needs, Plans, Costs, Benefits
• Education Roundtables, Workshops

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Delivery of Assistance

• Consultations at Your Site
• Visits to Successful Sites
• Workshops, Roundtables
• Speakers Facilitators
• Off-site Reviews
• Telephone Video Conferences
• Telephone Referrals Information
• Sample Materials

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Commercial Vehicle Oriented Assistance

• Provide expertise to solve problems for primary
  targets (state DOTs,
  
  MPOs, associated
  agencies), which in turn can appease secondary
  targets (motor carriers, trade associations, and
  interest groups.)
• Provide a means for continued FMCSA involvement
  in state activities
• Provide a forum for technical/knowledge exchanges
  that will assist states to with CVISN compliance
  and the challenges beyond
• Make available the assistance of non-federal
  experts that can offer lessons learned on a first
  hand basis
• Political Issues (border crossing, etc.)
• Training, software development and license
  sharing, site visits

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Sample Success Stories

• Success Stories are summaries of requests that
  have accomplished set goals and enabled the
  requesting agency to move closer to a successful
  deployment or improve an existing system.
• The summaries are complied quarterly and used to
  market the Program and its abilities.
• All involved parties are contacted prior to
  publication to grant permission for the use of
  their name as well as that of their agency.

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Oklahoma Tax Commission Site-Visit

• Challenge Discuss and understand Marylands
  International Registration Program (IRP)
  and determine if Oklahoma can utilize/adopt the
  system as a starting point for the IRP
  development work on the electronic
  credentialing portion of the CVISN project.
• Peers ? Penny Williams, Oklahoma Tax
  Commission
• ? Gene Gilstrap, Oklahoma Tax
  Commission ? Rod Stephens, Oklahoma
  Tax Commission
• ? Keith Gage, Oklahoma Tax Commission
• Outcome The Oklahoma Tax Commission group
  visited the State of Maryland and met with
  various representatives that provided detailed
  information and helped the visitors to
  achieve their goals. The initial decision was
  that Oklahoma plans to use at least the
  databases in Marylands system, with future
  consideration to adopt the entire system. The two
  states will most likely work together in
  the future on this project task and its
  legislative matters.

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Louisiana and Mississippi DOTs CVISN
Programs
Challenge Apply lessons learned in deploying
CVISN technologies state- wide and relate
CVISN Architecture functions and standards.
Peers ?Tim Erickson (Washington State DOT)
?Doug Deckert (Washington State DOT)
-Overview of Washington States CVISN Program.
-Discussed functionality and adaptability of
the CVISN Architecture. -Presented data
transfer, storage and screening methods.
-Described adaptability, technical and management
challenges. -Identified possible funding
opportunities. Outcome Members of the
Louisiana and Mississippi CVISN teams and law
enforcement personnel will use elements of
Washington States experience to draft state-
wide CVISN deployment plans. The peers will
assist the requestors with future CVISN
efforts.
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Alabama CVISN Training
Challenge Share lessons learned during a CVISN
Training and Scope Workshop in an effort to
assist the state with preparing their own
CVISN design plans. Peers ?Janie
Light, Texas DOT -Presented an Overview
of Texas CVISN Experience. -Discussed
integration, policies, cost-benefit analysis, and
status of CVIEW. Outcome The state of AL
is more prepared to proceed with design plans as
a result of the Peer information which
included -Recommendations to enhance safety
screening criteria, including safety
assurance and safety information exchange.
-Development of operational scenarios for Safety,
Information Sharing, Credential
Administration, and Electronic Screening.
-Description of Texas Inspection Stations
-Description of Texas version of CVIEW and the
cost to develop the system -Process to
develop the Texas CVISN
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Program Access
Customer
Direct Call (888) 700 - PEER (7337)
FHWA / FTA / FMCSA
Peer-to-Peer Program
Referral HQ, Region, Resource Ctr, Division,
FMCSA Offices
Finalize Needs Deliver Assistance
Feedback
Feedback
Follow-up Evaluate
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How to Get the Peer-to-Peer Program Working for
YOU

• Call (888) 700 - PEER (7337)
• Kim Leduc, Program Coordinator
• Fax (410) 424 - 2300
• Electronic Mail P2P_at_fhwa.dot.gov
• Consult FMCSA or other USDOT Representative
• Mail Intelligent Transportation Peer-to-Peer
  Program
• c/o Michael Baker Jr., Inc
• 801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 110
• Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061