An Overview of Hampton Road’s Regional Concept of Transportation Operations

1. An Overview of Hampton Road’s Regional Concept of Transportation Operations April 29, 2008

2. RCTO Presentation Topics • RCTO Definition and History • Hampton Road’s RCTO • The RCTO Development Process • Measuring the RCTOs Value • The ‘Living’ Concept • Good Reasons for an RCTO • Questions

3. RCTO Definition • Definition • RCTO Focus Areas • Components (different for everyone) • Document (framework for cooperation) • Active Committee (RCTO Working Group) • Objective Focused Initiatives • Performance (success/value) Tracking

4. RCTO History • The practice of developing RCTO’s, spearheaded by the government, originated when? • 40’s – Start of mass auto manufacturing • Mid/Late 70’s – Fuel crisis • Early 90’s – Start of rapid urbanization

5. RCTO History • Started in 2000 / 2001 • FHWA Working Group • Program Vision and Framework • Phoenix (Maricopa Assn of Gov’ts) • San Francisco (Metro-Trans Comm.)

6. RCTO History Initial Four RCTOs:

7. RCTO History • Lessons Learned From Initial RCTO Development: • Focus on Just a Few Operations Areas • Create Sense of Ownership • Keep Focused on Tangible Outcomes • Measure Results to Substantiate Concept • Not All Enhancements Involve $$$

8. Hampton Roads RCTO • Started: Fall of 2007 • Focus: Incident Management • Development: URS and ORCI • Guidance: 9 Key Stakeholders • Research Forums: RCTO Working Group, Stakeholder On-Site Interviews, RCTO Workshop

9. Hampton Roads RCTO • Participants: • HR Planning District Commission • VDOT • VSP • Multiple Local Fire and Police Agencies • Multiple Traffic Operations Engineers • Commonwealth of VA Medical Examiner • Hampton Roads Transit • Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) • Tidewater Trucking Association • Virginia Port Authority • Virginia Maritime Association

10. RCTO Development Process The RCTO Format: Source: FHWA’s document ‘RCTO – The Blueprint for Action’

11. Increase Responder Safety Decrease Highway Incident Clearance Time Decrease Secondary Highway Incident Occurrences Mission Statement Responders to Highway Incidents in Hampton Roads Operate Under a Clear Set of Understood and Agreed Upon Incident Management Practices, Allowing for Enhanced Response Cooperation and Decreased Incident Impact. Hampton Roads RCTO Mission Statement & Objectives Identify Existing Highway Incident Management Resources Within the Region and Establish Plan for Inter-Agency Utilization and Acquisition Establish an Active, Regional Highway Incident Management Proactive and Post Incident Review Consortium Improve Inter-Agency and Cross-Jurisdictional Coordination and Collaboration During Highway Incidents

12. Goals of the RCTO

13. Measuring RCTO Value Semi – Annual Performance Measures will Track the Success of the RCTO and its supporting Initiatives

14. The ‘Living RCTO’ Concept The key to successfully maintaining the RCTO and Realizing Results….. • Keep it a ‘Living Document’ • Plan and Execute Associated Initiatives • Sell the Concept, Agency Buy-In, Support • Maintain an Active Steering Committee

15. The ‘Living RCTO’ Concept • RCTO Initiatives Beyond the Document: • Hampton Roads Incident Responder Contact, Jurisdiction and Resource Guide • Quarterly Post-Incident Analysis Meetings • Performance Measures and RCTO Updates (semi-annual) • Coordination of Combined Training Activities Relative to Incident management • RCTO Resource Website

16. Hampton Roads RCTO Development Timeline • June 2008 – RCTO Document • June 2008 – RCTO Website • July 2008 – Agency Presentation Tour • September 2008 – Incident Responder Guide • Ongoing Initiatives • RCTO Working Group • RCTO Performance Measures • Post Incident Analysis

17. Reasons for Having an RCTO • 3.7B Hours & 2.3B Gallons of Gas Wasted • Avg. Cost Per Lane Mile of Road - $100M • Hampton Roads Population – 1,658,754 • 2007 - 4,337 HR Accidents Recorded • Secondary Incidents • 16% of all accidents are as a result • 18% of ALL fatalities result

18. Easy Questions Only