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The Strength of a City

TRB Session 352 Operations Planning for Large Cities Dr. Christine Johnson D irector, ITS Joint Program Office Program Manager, FHWA Operations January 12, 2000 Washington, DC. The Strength of a City. Quality of labor force Ability to move Ability to make connections.

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The Strength of a City

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  1. TRB Session 352Operations Planning forLarge CitiesDr. Christine JohnsonDirector, ITS Joint Program OfficeProgram Manager, FHWA OperationsJanuary 12, 2000Washington, DC

  2. The Strength of a City • Quality of labor force • Ability to move • Ability to make connections

  3. “We Can’t Build Our Way Out” In the cities… True for decades.

  4. National Policy • Partnerships • Planning • Tools • Research • Technology Transfer Oriented toward Capital Investment!

  5. Federal Funds Construction YES Operations NO

  6. Cut Data Collections • Cut Signal Timing • Cut Staff Traffic Operations

  7. Our capacityto operate…Stayed ConstantWhile our environment became more complex.

  8. Opportunity to Change • Focus on Operations • DO something about congestion!

  9. We are expanding the mission of FHWA From constructing the infrastructure... …to operating it safely and efficiently while enhancing and protecting the natural and human environments.

  10. Operations ERGS CMS TSM TOPICS ERGS

  11. The Time is Right • Need • Opportunity • Public appetite • Funding and policy • Political will

  12. Rocky Terrain • Policy based on • Building, problem solving • Success = Ribbon Cutting

  13. The Industry is Fragmented Profession Functional Classification Political Jurisdiction Issues Mode Geography

  14. There is not a Well Developed Operations Discipline • No national measures • Scarce tools • No Operations planning process • 1st or 2nd level “best practices” -- neglected • Little accountability • No association

  15. No Aggressive Research & Deployment Agenda • Minimum standards for surveillance on the NHS???? • Standard operating procedures, response time, etc. • Tool development

  16. National Dialogue on Operations • Bring the partners together • Operations agenda • Policy • Funding • Legislation • Research

  17. OpeningDialogue • Irvine, California • April 2-5, 2000 • New tools for operating transportation systems • New planning and management approaches • Achieving the vision • Register: www.ite.org

  18. What can you do? • Participate • Convene local councils • Develop Operations Plans • Develop performance measures

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