Successful Integration of ITS in the Regional Transportation Planning Process at MRCOG

1. Successful Integration of ITS in the Regional Transportation Planning Process at MRCOG Nathan Masek, AICP 18th ITS World Congress, October 2011

2. Presentation Outline: • MRCOG and the Transportation Planning Process • ITS Subcommittee, roles, activity, products • Convergence of Subcommittees: ITS and CMP • ITS and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

3. Section 1 MRCOG and the Transportation Planning Process

4. MRCOG as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) ……What does this mean? • An MPO is a “Transportation Policy-Making Organization” Responsible for the Continuing, Cooperative, and Comprehensive (3 C) Transportation Planning Processfor a Surface Transportation System for Transportation Management Areas (TMAs) • Multi-Modal • Safe and Efficient • Considers All Federal, State, and Local transportation funding –“Financially Constrained”, ie, matching projects to avail. funding • Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) - 6 yr “Implementation” • Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) - 20 yr “Planning Horizon” • …the Process Shall be Consistent with Federal Rules, Including the Regional ITS Architecture Rule 940

5. MRCOG as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) ……What does this mean? • Federally Mandated (23 CFR) Responsibilities: • Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) • Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) • Congestion Management Process (CMP) • ITS Regional Architecture • Maintenance (Rule 940)

6. ITS …”Official” Definitions per Code of Federal Regs (23 CFR) § 940.3   Definitions. Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)means electronics, communications, or information processing used singly or in combination to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface transportation system. Regional ITS architecturemeans a regional framework for ensuring institutional agreement and technical integration for the implementation of ITS projects or groups of projects. The Integration of These Two is the Key………

7. Metropolitan Transportation Board (MTB) Public Involvement Committee (PIC) Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) Transportation Program Task Group (TPTG) Congestion Management Process Committee (CMP) Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee (ITS) Where is ITS in MRCOG’s Transportation Planning & Decision Making?

8. Where is ITS in MRCOG’s Transportation Planning & Decision Making? (con’t)

9. Where is ITS in MRCOG’s Transportation Planning & Decision Making? (con’t) TIP Project Submittal Form:

10. Section 2 ITS Subcommittee; Planning and Support Activity, Deliverables

11. ITS Subcommittee Planning Activities: • ITS Subcommittee Coordinates with TPTG, Reports to TCC and MTB • Is well established as the Inter-Agency ITS Planning and Coordinating Body of the MPO • Architecture Maintenance • Keyed - in to TIP/MTP programming cycle (2 yr) • “Addendum” to baseline doc, project MktPkgs, deployment summaries/maps • ITS as one of the Congestion Mitigation Strategies in the MTP and CMP • Projects ranked on congestion mitigation criteria; V/C, delay, crashes, transit service, pedestrian accessibility, etc. • Project Ranking in CMP • MRCOG is Identified as the Agency to Manage the RTMC • New Project - RTMC with Co-Location of Transportation and First Responders • City of Albuquerque Owns Building, Stakeholders will Co-Locate , MRCOG to Operate

12. ITS Subcommittee Planning Activities: • Excerpt of TIP Project Table with MPs “mapped”:

13. ITS Corridors Map

14. ITS Corridor Profiles

15. Section 3Convergence of Committees:ITS Subcommittee and the CMP Committee

16. CMP and ITS Committees • Crossover Attendance • Many ITS Subcommittee members are also on the CMP Committee • Shared Priorities • ITS is a Common Strategy • CMP Points for ITS Elements • CMP discussion can lead to ITS Project/Planning Considerations for agencies

17. CMP and ITS Corridors

18. Section 4ITS and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Frontier

19. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and ITS

20. ITS New Mexico…..Next Steps • Economic Benefits of Efficient Transportation System • Expand Partners across the State • Multi-Mode, Public, Private, Commercial • Technology-enabled coordination and cooperation • We Must Be Ready to Tie in to Emerging “Smart Infrastructure” • “Transport is the Lifeblood of the Economy”, Ray LaHood, US Transportation Secy • ITS Community Includes the Entire World • We Can Learn From It • The Bottom Line is this….Our Current Infrastructure Cannot Handle Our Projected Growth

21. ITS Next Steps…how do we get there? • Focus Issues in New Mexico: • Weather • Incident Management • Traveler Information - ATIS • Recurring and Non-Recurring Congestion • Make ITS a “Mission Critical Component” • Continue Exploring New Technologies • ITS New Mexico Can Showcase ITS to Districts, MPOs, Civic and Business Groups

22. ITS Next Steps…how do we get there? Con’t • Project Planning and Development Framework • MPO TIP and MTP Process Integration • RPO Integration • Data Collection - Counts, Speed, VehClassif. Crash • Common Framework, Platforms, Formats • New Data Available – Congestion, Delay, Incident Response Times • Regional Transportation Management, RTMC

23. Nathan P Masek, AICP Transportation Planner Mid Region Council of Governments Albuquerque, NM 505) 724-3620 nmasek@mrcog-nm.gov