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Northwest PA Regional Operations Plan (ROP)

Stakeholders Workshop Meeting # 1

January 24th 2007

Today’s Agenda

• Introductions
• ROP Overview
• Needs Areas/Needs Identification
• Task Force Identification
• Next Steps

What is Operations?

“ An integrated program designed to make the best of existing highway infrastructure through provision of systems and services that preserve and improve performance”

• AASHTO Definition of “Operations”

How can an Operations Plan Help?

• Assist in identifying technologies and institutional

arrangements that allow transportation systems to operate more closely to their maximum design intent in terms of: – Capacity – Speed – Safety – Navigation – Logistics – Convenience for the User

• The Operations Plan is not used for deployment,

it is used for programming.

Why is Operations I mportant?

• To improve Safety

– Approximately 20% of incidents occur as a result of primary incidents* – Secondary incidents cause additional congestion and can distract emergency response crews from attending to the primary incident

* FHWA Office of Operations, Traffic Incident Management Brochure, April 2004

What are the Options?

Statewide Mobility Plan

Build Capacity Manage Capacity Reduce Demand

Regional Operations Plan (ROPs) Transportation Operations (TSOP)

Congestion Strategies

*Source: Transportation Systems Operations Plan Sept 12, 2005

How did we get here?

• I-79 ITS Deployment Plan (April 1997)
• NW Regional ITS Architecture (January

2005)

• Transportation System Operation Plan

(September 2005)

• ITS Strategic Plan (February 2006)
• Erie Bayfront Traffic and Planning Study

(October 2006)

NORTHWEST REGI ONAL I TS ARCHI TECTURE

Northwest Regional I TS Architecture

• Represents the ITS Architecture for

Northwest PA region which includes 7 counties

• Resource document to assist in

defining a regionally-integrated surface transportation infrastructure

• A framework for identifying and

evaluating prospective solutions to the transportation problems

Northwest Regional I TS Architecture

• Regional ITS Architecture is online:

www.paits.org/nw

• ITS Architecture enables you to view the

Infrastructure prior to planning ITS Projects

TRANSPORTATI ON SYSTEMS OPERATI ON PLAN (TSOP)

Transportation Systems Operation Plan

• Purpose

– To set the statewide direction for projects in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and operations

• Key Priorities

– Four Goals:

• Build and Maintain a Transportation Operations

Foundation

• Improve Highway Operational Performance
• Improve Safety
• Improve Security

Transportation Systems Operation Plan

• 19 Key Projects to meet TSOP goals

– Building blocks of an initial 5-year program – Focus includes:

• Incident Management
• Congestion Mitigation
• Traveler Information

– Right-size TSOP projects to local needs – TSOP supports a planning process linked to 2-year TIP updates

Transportation System Operations Plan (TSOP)

• Key Projects

– Statewide priorities, during the initial program period:

• TSOP-01: Inter-Agency Incident Reporting System
• TSOP-02: Road Closure Reporting System
• TSOP-03: Interstate Incident Management Program
• TSOP-04: IM Traveler Information
• TSOP-05: IM Processes and Procedures
• TSOP-06: Roadway Weather Management
• TSOP-07: Crash Prevention/ Safety
• TSOP-08: TAC Signal Study Implementation
• TSOP-09: STMC and TMC’s

TSOP (cont.)

• TSOP-10: ITS Equipment Maintenance
• TSOP-11: Technology-Assisted Enforcement
• TSOP-12: Mobility in Work Zones
• TSOP-13: ITS and IT
• TSOP-14: Operations Mainstreaming
• TSOP-15: Advanced Planning and Strategy
• TSOP-16: Data Acquisition and Archiving
• TSOP-17: Statewide Transit Operations
• TSOP-18: Freight Movements Assessment
• TSOP-19: CVO Partnership with PSP

Key Actions of TSOP

• Provide and support foundational transportation
• perations uniformly in all engineering districts
• Provide consistent interstate incident response on

all sections of the interstate system

• Share incident information for all hazards among

state, federal, and responsible regional/local emergency management agencies

• Manage the transportation system cost-effectively

through linked management centers, sized to suit regional needs

Key Actions (cont.)

• Use standard incident management and reporting

software and device control software in every TMC

• Manage traffic signals actively during incidents on key

corridors

• Improve arterial performance through inter-municipal

traffic signal operation and maintenance agreements

• Use and improve metrics to manage operations and

guide planning and funding

• Provide effective programs and services through

properly trained and classified staff and balanced use

• f consultant support

REGI ONAL OPERATI ONS PLAN (ROP)

What is a Regional Operations Plan?

• Extends Statewide Transportation

Systems Operations Plan (TSOP) to the regional level

• Defines the strategic transportation
• perations program for the region
• Expands cooperative relationships

between regional transportation operators and planning partners

• Achieves uniformity and compatibility

across regions

ROP Overview

• Northwest PA Region includes:

– Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Warren, and Venango Counties.

• ROP purpose is to keep Operation

concepts for the region in line with plans for the entire state

• Lays out the region’s short-term and

long-term approach to transportation

• perations

ROP Overview

• First stage in operations

planning

• ROP output will be used in the 2009 TIP
• The ROP should be developed and adopted

by all regional planning partners on or before July 31, 2007

• The ROP will be updated every two years
• PennDOT BHSTE is providing the resources

to support the ROP development

Northwest PA Operations Region

• PennDOT Districts

– District 1-0 – District 10-0

• MPO/RPO

– Erie County Metropolitan Planning Organization – Northwest Commission: Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission – Mercer County Regional Planning Commission

Planning Partner Regions

Mercer County RPO NW Commission RPO Erie MPO

ROP Process Overview

• Roles

– Regional Operations Forum Members – Stakeholders – PennDOT – Consulting Team

• Process

– Structured, but flexible process adaptable to the needs of the region

• Product

– Define the regional operations program of prioritized projects for short- and long-term funding and placement in the 2009 TIP.

ROP Steps

1. Establish Regional Operations Forum

– ROF meetings – Technical Expertise and Operations Direction

2. Review/Update Plans

– Reviewed ITS Strategic Plan, Erie Bayfront Traffic & Planning Study, and Northwest Regional ITS Architecture – Map of Existing and Planned Projects for Northwest PA Region – 2007-2018 TIP Projects Information

3. Define Regional Needs and Priorities

– Goal of Workshop # 1

ROP Steps (cont.)

4. Identify Regional Operations Concepts 5. Define Operations Projects 6. Develop Regional Program

– Develop a program of prioritized projects for short- and long-term funding

7. Draft and Adopt the ROP

ROP Process

KICK-OFF MEETING

ROP MEETING # 1

TASK FORCE

ROP MEETING # 2

WORKSHOP # 2

ROP ADOPTION

Dec 12th, 2006 February & March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 July 31st 2007 January 24th, 2007

WORKSHOP # 1

Nov 7th, 2006

Today’s Agenda

• Introductions
• ROP Overview
• Needs Areas/Needs Identification
• Task Force Identification
• Next Steps

Needs Areas

• Baseline Needs Areas formulated out of ROF

Meeting (and corresponding TSOP Project)

– Incident & Emergency Management (TSOP-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07) – Traveler Information (TSOP-09, 10, 12, 13) – Traffic Signals (TSOP-08, 10) – Transit (TSOP-14, 17) – Roadway Weather Management (TSOP-06, 11) – Special Events/ Management (TSOP-04, 13, 14, 15, 16) – Goods Movement (TSOP-11, 12, 18, 19)

• What are other Needs Areas?

Sample Needs Areas

• Southwestern Region Needs Areas

– Incident and Emergency Management – Traveler Information – Traffic Signals – Institutional

• Interagency and Joint-Municipal Cooperation:

– Resource-sharing – Operations and Maintenance Responsibilities – Communication Infrastructure and Procedures

• Agency Organizational Structures
• Funding

– Capital Projects – Operations and Maintenance

Today’s Agenda

• Introductions
• ROP Overview
• Needs Areas/Needs Identification
• Task Force Identification
• Next Steps

Task Force I dentification

• Purpose of Task Force Group:

– Identify concrete regional needs – Prioritize the needs; also prioritize the needs areas in relation to each other – Define Operations concepts and linkages amongst stakeholders – Identify projects in support of the operations concept

• Sign-up for a particular Task Force Group

Today’s Agenda

• Introductions
• ROP Overview
• Needs Areas/Needs Identification
• Task Force Identification
• Next Steps

Next Steps

• Document Needs and Priorities

according to the needs of the NW PA Region

• Task Force Group Meetings
• Check the website for more information

about the ROP: www.paits.org/rop