INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AWARENESS SEMINAR

1. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AWARENESS SEMINAR KDOT District 4 - Chanute, KS March 12, 1999

2. Introduction What is ITS? ITS User Services Kansas Examples ITS Benefits ITS Statewide Plan Interactive Discussion Wrap Up Overview

3. Rural Environment Source: NHTSA

4. Rural Environment • 90 million rural residents • 79% of total US road mileage • Non-recurrent congestion • Fewer alternate routes

5. 78% of rural trips greater than 150 miles are for pleasure The average age of rural drivers is significantly older than urban drivers In Kansas 97% of road miles are rural 54% of VMT are rural Rural Driving Statistics Source: University of MN, ITS Institute

6. Emergency Response • Rural Travelers can expect to wait twice as long for emergency medical service • Nearly 1/3 of rural travelers will not arrive at a hospital within the Golden Hour following a crash Source: NHTSA

7. Rural Transit Environment Transit Ridership • 90 million rural residents • 30 million elderly, working poor and disabled • 1 in 9 live in a household without a personal vehicle • 38% live in areas without any public transit service

8. ITS Awareness - Part I

9. Definition of ITS ITS User Services ITS in Kansas ITS Benefits Part 1: Overview

10. The application of advanced sensor, computer, electronics, and communications technologies and management strategies – in an integrated manner – providing traveler information - to increase the safety and efficiency of the surface transportation system. What is ITS?

11. Metropolitan ITS User Services Multimodal Regional Traveler Information Incident Management Transit Management Electronic Toll Collection Emergency Management Freeway Management Electronic Fare Payment Highway Rail Intersection Safety Traffic Signal Control

12. Emergency Services Fleet O&M CVO Safety & Security Tourism & Traveler Information Infrastructure O&M Public Traveler/Mobility Rural ITS

13. ITS is... • Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS)

14. Remote Sensors Measure: Air Temp, Humidity, Visibility, Wind Speed and Direction, Pavement Temp and Conditions Gives site specific weather forecasts and 24-hr pavement forecasts Data used for winter maintenance and travel information RWIS

15. 41 KDOT weather stations Data is received in 15 min intervals and shared within KDOT 45 other weather stations that are not state owned Goal is to have all data at centralized site and shared on Internet RWIS in Kansas

16. ITS is... • Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)

17. Commercial vehicle electronic clearance Automated roadside safety inspection On-board safety monitoring (drowsy driver) Commercial vehicle administrative processes International border crossing applications ITS/CVO

18. Improve reporting process for MCSAP inspectors install PCs at each inspection station automate inspection process Join International Registration Plan (IRP) Clearinghouse efficient fee collection reduced paperwork Weigh-in Motion System to be installed on I-70 (EB/WB) in Wabunsee Co. in summer of 99 monitored by KHP ITS/CVO in Kansas

19. ITS is... • Automatic Emergency Notification (Mayday)

20. Automatic collision notification triggered by airbag deployment message sent to 911/emergency response via radio signal or cellular call EMS arrives on scene faster GPS helps locate vehicle chance of survival increases Mayday Systems

21. KU Planning Project to be completed by June ‘99 delineates a Mayday deployment plan for Kansas Kansas Mayday

22. ITS is... • Tourism & Traveler Information

23. Focus on the needs of travelers in unfamiliar rural areas Needs Advisory information (Weather, Construction) En-route services Transit Traffic management Business viability Road Conditions Reporting Systems Tourism & Traveler Information

24. 5 weather kiosks to be installed for 1-year evaluation project to be installed at traveler information centers, rest stops and KHP dispatch center in Salina will provide real time weather information using DTN terminals Road Conditions Reporting System graphical user interface (color coded) will be available on Internet Traveler Information in Kansas

25. ITS is... • Highway Rail Intersection Safety

26. Warn drivers of on-coming trains through an in-vehicle device or active gates can avoid fatal collisions and reduce delay Warn train operators of automobiles or any objects obstructing their path information must be received quickly for enough time to stop Highway Rail Intersection Safety

27. ITS is... • Electronic Toll Collection

28. Uses transponders mounted on the windshield Reduces delays to travelers Reduces the costs and security of counting coins Electronic Toll Collection

29. ITS is... • Public Traveler/Mobility Services

30. Uses AVL technology and computer aided dispatch Focus on reducing isolation and improving accessibility to key services for rural inhabitants Needs Advisory information Reduce isolation Increase trip timeliness Reduce delay Especially crucial for elderly, poor, and disabled Public Traveler/Mobility Services

31. ITS is... GPS • Fleet Operating and Maintenance

32. Uses Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) Focus on the scheduling, routing, location and maintenance of rural fleets Needs Fleet management Security Economic viability Fleet Operating & Maintenance

33. ITS is... • Traffic Management

34. Traffic Operations Center in new MoDOT Building in Lee’s Summit will use ramp metering, CCTV, fiber optics, and possibly HAR KHP may have presence in TOC KC Scout

35. ITS is... • Incident Management and Emergency Response

36. Traffic Operations Center in Wichita in new 911/countywide EOC Primarily for incident management Will use CCTV, fiber optics, signal preemption and AVL for emergency units, and ITS at RR crossings Wichita TOC

37. Kansas Fiber Optic Network • Statewide Coverage by mid 2000 • I-70 to CO border • I-135 Salina to Wichita • Partnership w/ DTI

38. Technology for technology’s sake ITS is user service oriented Each ITS user service targets specific transportation problems such as safety, inefficiency, or reduced mobility ITS is not...

39. Metropolitan ITS KC Scout Wichita TOC Rural ITS current: CVISN, RWIS, traveler/tourist information future (being considered): rural transit, Mayday, hazard warnings, infrastructure and fleet management, RR crossings ITS for Kansas

40. Reduced Crashes and Fatalities Increased Customer Satisfaction Time Savings Improved Throughput Cost Avoidance Energy and Environmental Benefits ITS Benefits

41. Projected ITS Infrastructure Benefits (2005) Source : Apogee Report on Global ITS Benefits

42. Urban Countermeasures Ramp Metering = 24-50% reduction in crashes* Video Enforcement = 20-40% reduction* ITS Benefits - Reduced Crashes * crash reduction percentages are for specific locations

43. Rural Countermeasures Crash Avoidance Systems = 20-48% reduction in crashes* Mayday = 7-12% reduction in fatalities (response times 50%) Weather Information w/ VMS = 30-40% reduction* ITS Benefits - Reduced Crashes * crash reduction percentages are for specific crash types

44. Ramp Metering = 13-48% Traffic Signal Optimization = 8-25% Incident Management = 10-45% Re-routing through VMS = up to 20% In-vehicle Navigation = 4-20% ITS Benefits - Reduced Travel Delay

45. Fleet Management System = 5-25% Electronic Toll Collection = 34-91% Transit Management = 8% ITS-plus-build vs. build-only = 35% ITS Benefits - Cost Reduction

46. In-vehicle Route Guidance = 5% Signal Optimization = 10-15% Re-routing Through VMS = 5-10% Electronic Toll Collection = 45-83% ITS Benefits - Reduced Emissions

47. ITS Awareness -Part II

48. Statewide ITS Plan Schedule First Steps: Awareness Seminars Stakeholders Architecture Summary What is Your Role? Part II: Overview

49. Objectives Assist KDOT in the development of a statewide ITS plan. Coordinate existing ITS programs Mainstream ITS into KDOT’s business process Prioritize ITS Projects for Kansas Create a Strategic ITS Vision Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

50. Dr. Eric Meyer Development of a Statewide ITS Plan Jane Mobley Associates with ETC Institute