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ITS O&M Cost Saving Strategies

ITS O&M Cost Saving Strategies. ITS America’s 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition Dr. Robert Edelstein, PE, PTOE. Agenda. TMC Operations ITS Maintenance Service Patrols TMC Software Traveler Information Resource Sharing Summary.

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ITS O&M Cost Saving Strategies

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  1. ITS O&M Cost Saving Strategies ITS America’s 2010 Annual Meeting and Exposition Dr. Robert Edelstein, PE, PTOE

  2. Agenda • TMC Operations • ITS Maintenance • Service Patrols • TMC Software • Traveler Information • Resource Sharing • Summary This presentation shares cost saving strategies to address financial constraints in ITS O&M funding.

  3. TMC Operations • TMC Co-location • Center-to-Center Coverage • Cross Training • Traffic Studies TMC co-location offers opportunities to provide cost savings in TMC operations.

  4. ITS Maintenance • Shared Inventories • Extended Warrantees • Lease vs. Purchase • Video Walls • Life-Cycle Costs • Security Shared maintenance agreements offers opportunities for ITS maintenance cost savings.

  5. Service Patrols • Sponsorships • Staging vs. Patrolling • Motorist Assistance • Performance-Based Contracts • Franchise Highway Segments • Service Levels Minimum levels of service are needed, during the good and bad times, to maintain the confidence of motorists who hold the service in high regard.

  6. TMC Software • Statewide TMC Software • Sharing with Other TMCs • Automation • Information Technology The trend is to share in the development and maintenance of TMC software to provide cost efficiencies as well as facilitate interoperability with other TMCs

  7. Traveler Information • 511 • Privatization • Probe Data • Social Networks Transportation agencies might consider the trade-offs in purchasing traveler information from private vendors versus building and maintaining a reliable detector network.

  8. Resource Sharing • TMC Expenses • Regional Concept of Tranp Ops • TSM&O • Public Private Partnerships • Fiber / Equipment Sharing Resource sharing agreements should be developed under the leadership of executive managers of the partnering agencies.

  9. Summary • Research • Demo Program • Organizational Maturity • TMC Outreach The strategies presented herein provide a basis for discussion among TMC managers in improving the cost efficiency of their operations.

  10. Questions?

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