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Improving Mobility with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) David Unkefer Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Introduction/background Summary of ITS initiative Purpose of National/Regional/project architectures Whats a


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Improving Mobility with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

David Unkefer – Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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Introduction/background

 Summary of ITS initiative  Purpose of National/Regional/project

architectures

 What’s a Regional Architecture?  How does the architecture become real

projects?

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Key points from Federal perspective

 Regional Architecture by April 8, 2005 or

4 years after 1st ITS project

 Conforms with national architecture  Appropriate to your region/city  Local partnerships critical  Large cities - Incident management & work

zones

 Mid/Smaller cities – Signals & transit

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ITS around the State

 NIRPC, MACOG farthest along  Kokomo, Indy progressing well  Ft. Wayne, Evansville, Bloomington

started

 MPO Council - ITS sub committee

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ITS around the State (cont.)

 Borman TMC & ATMS (detectors,

cameras, communications system, DMS)

 Indy TMC & ATMS – under construction  Indy incident management plan  Kokomo mini ATMS & signal

coordination

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Architecture to Real Projects: KIPDA example

 Schedule with 8 major tasks: 

Preliminary Architecture work

Inventory of existing & planned projects

Assessment of regional needs (built around service areas/market packages)

Stakeholder forum

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Architecture to Real Projects: KIPDA example (cont.)

Development of prelim architecture

Review/Revise prelim architecture

Sequencing projects & ID agency responsibilities

Creation Regional Architecture & final documentation

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Common Questions

 Are MPOs required to prepare

architectures?

 What funding is in jeopardy if there is no

architecture in place? Why this federal requirement?

 How can we get the stakeholders to

cooperate?

 Should INDOT do the architecture?

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Common Questions

 What assistance is available for preparing

an architecture?

 See web site: www.its.dot.gov for

frequently asked questions, cost-benefits &

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Other Questions?

 For more information contact

 FHWA: Dennis Lee 317-226-5351  INDOT: Mark Newland 317-232-5523