Marcia Pincus, Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office at USDOT

Experience from Others: How to Successfully Apply the ITS Knowledge Resources for Decision Making

T3 Webinar – April 15, 2010

Marcia Pincus, Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office at USDOT

Firoz Kabir, Principal Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineer, Noblis

Cheryl Lowrance, Principal Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineer, Noblis

2U.S. Department of TransportationResearch and Innovative Technology Administration

ITS Strategic Plan - Evaluation

The objective of the ITS Evaluation program is to determine the effectiveness and benefits of deployed ITS, and the value of ITS program investments.

How to measure the impacts of deployments locally and nationally.□ Independent evaluations of ITS Program research activities.□ Develop deployment tracking surveys and analyze the results.□ Evaluate deployments conducted outside of the ITS Research Program.□ Evaluate the overall effectiveness of the ITS Program.□ Analyze information and findings.□ Report research, deployment, and program evaluation results and

implications to stakeholders both internal and external to ITS.


Presentation Overview

• Introduction

• Knowledge Resources Overview

• Benefits Tour

• Lessons Tour

• Costs Tour

• New Features for Costs

• Q&A


Webinar Learning Objectives

• Participants will learn

• How to use the ITS Knowledge Resources to find information on ITS costs, benefits and lessons learned.

• How the ITS Knowledge Resources can help stakeholders make informed decisions in planning, deployment, operations, and maintenance of ITS.

INTRODUCTION


Introduction

ITS JPO of the USDOT has developed online ITS Knowledge Resources for decision making support:

JPO website: http://www.its.dot.gov/index.htm

The ITS Knowledge resources include:• ITS Benefits Database (www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov)• ITS Costs Database (www.itscosts.its.dot.gov)• ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource (www.itslessons.its.dot.gov)• ITS Applications Overview (www.itsoverview.its.dot.gov)• ITS Deployment Statistics (www.itsdeployment.its.dot.gov)

Purpose of the Knowledge Resources: Support ITS related decision making by transportation professionals

http://www.its.dot.gov/index.htm

http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/

http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/

http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/

http://www.itsoverview.its.dot.gov/

http://www.itsdeployment.its.dot.gov/


Introduction to Resources ITS Applications Overview

Integrates resources together

Sorts ITS technologies into 17 major categories

Answers questions about each technology, e.g.:

▪ What are the benefits, costs and lessons learned?

▪ How much is out there?▪ What documents are

available?▪ Who are the DOT contacts?

www.itsoverview.its.dot.gov



Introduction to Resources ITS Deployment Statistics

How much ITS has been deployed in cities and states across the U.S.

▪ 108 metropolitan areas▪ All 50 states▪ Data since 1997, collected

through surveys annually or biannually– New survey planned for

Summer 2010

www.itsdeployment.its.dot.gov



Introduction to Resources ITS Benefits Database

Objective□ Analyze and document ITS

benefits□ Disseminate information about

ITS benefits

Content□ Articles: 563 benefit articles as

of April 1, 2010▪ 17 Application categories▪ Goal areas▪ Geography

www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov



Introduction to Resources ITS Costs Database

Objective□ Analyze and document the costs

of deploying ITS □ Disseminate information about

ITS costs

Content□ 192 articles as of April 1, 2010□ Capital and maintenance costs□ Unit costs and system costs

www.itscosts.its.dot.gov



Introduction to ResourcesITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource

Objective□ Gather and disseminate

lessons learned from the experience of past ITS deployments

Content□ Over 425 articles

▪ Crosscutting categories▪ 17 Application areas▪ Goal areas▪ Geography

□ Synthesis; Lesson of the Month www.itslessons.its.dot.gov



Introduction to Resources Summary

Databases Introduced□ Applications Overview□ ITS Deployments Statistics□ ITS Benefits□ ITS Costs□ ITS Learned

Next□ Polls □ Database Tours – Live□ Exercises – Some interactive

BENEFITS DATABASE TOUR

www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov



Benefits Tour Highlights

Benefit Entries□ Provide summary of source document□ Provide methodology□ Provide results, findings, performance impacts, conclusions, etc.

▪ Quantitative▪ Qualitative

□ Direct link to source document Search Options

□ Search by Application Area□ Search by Classification□ Search using Keywords□ Search using Menu Tabs


Tour: Benefits Database

http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/BenefitsHome


Scenario:

You are the Traffic Operations Engineer for a city in California of 500,000 residents with traffic congestion increasing every year. There is no land available for widening highways, and we need an action plan. What can we do, and where can we start?

Benefits Exercise

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/rural/planningfortrans/2ourrts.html


Benefits Exercise: Try to find any mobility or environmental improvements that similar

cities in California have experienced. Identify possible ITS solutions based on potential mobility and

environmental benefits.

Benefits Exercise

ToolsBenefits Web site: http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/

Search Options: Menu TabsSearch by ApplicationSearch by ClassificationKeyword Search



Tour: Benefits Database

What have we learned:□ Content□ Search options□ Benefit of the Month□ Database Features:

□ Available Documents□ What’s new

□ RSS□ Related T3 Webinars□ Quick Links

http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/BenefitsHome

Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource Tour

www.itslessons.its.dot.gov



Lessons Learned Tour Highlights

Lessons Learned Entry□ Provide summary of source document□ Provide Lessons for practitioners to consider when deploying

projects□ Direct link to source document□ Provide contact information

Search Options□ Menu Tabs□ Search by Application Area□ Search by Lesson Category□ Search by Classification□ Search by Keyword


Tour: Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource

http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/LessonHome


Scenario:

You are planning to implement a comprehensive Freeway Management program in your metro area in Oregon. Use the Lessons Learned Web site to find some lessons from the past to help you make informed decisions about how to proceed.

Lessons Learned Exercise

ToolsLessons Learned Web site: http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/

Search Options: Use Lesson Category IconsUse Classification GridType KeywordUse Menu Tabs



Tour: Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource

What have we learned:□ Content□ Search options – 4 types□ How to find lessons on an

ITS technology□ Lessons from my state□ How to contact us

http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/LessonHome

COSTS Database Tour


Costs Database Tour Highlights

Costs Summary□ Unit Costs

▪ Cost associated with an individual ITS element□ System Costs

▪ Multiple ITS elements and typically represents the total project cost

□ Costs summaries provide same level of detail as Benefit and Lessons Learned summaries

Search Options□ Menu Tabs□ Search by Application Area□ Search by Keyword


Tour: Costs Database

http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/CostHome


System Costs Exercise

Source: Low-Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety, December 2006. Picture courtesy of Caltrans

Scenario:

You are the Traffic Engineer for a city in Colorado and have a safety challenge in one of your main roads with heavy truck traffic. This road has shown an increase in crashes due to unsafe speeds. You know that there are benefits to deploying ITS strategies to help but, need to evaluate the costs of implementing a new system.


Costs Exercise: Search for System costs of ITS strategies that could help with your safety

problem. □ Possible Strategies:

▪ Speed Warning Systems▪ Curve Warning Systems▪ Truck Rollover Warning systems

System Costs Exercise

ToolsCosts Web site: http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/

Search Options: Search by ApplicationSearch by StateKeyword Search



Tour: Costs Database

What have we learned:□ System Cost Content□ Search options□ View by Subsystems□ Unit Cost Content

□ Adjusted□ Unajusted

http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/CostHome


New Feature for Costs Database

http://itswebdev.mitretek.org/its/benecost.nsf/AdjustedUnitCosts4



http://itswebdev.mitretek.org/its/benecost.nsf/AdjustedUnitCosts4


New Feature for Costs


Contributing Data

• We are always looking for new data for the Knowledge Resources

• Current cost information request

• Links on each Knowledge Resource Home Page for data contribution


Contributing Data

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Feedback on Website Enhancements

We are always interested in feedback from users on potential enhancements or features that would make the website more useful to the ITS Community.

Ways to provide feedback□Contact us□Contribute data□Direct email


Example Users of Knowledge Resources

• State DOTs • VDOT - ITS Decision Support Tool (http://www.vdot-itsdst.com)• ODOT • NCDOT

• Academic Institutions

• Professional Organizations

• Public Officials

• Consultants

http://www.vdot-itsdst.com/


Using ITS Decisionmakers’ Resources: Recap

ITS Applications Overview□ www.itsoverview.its.dot.gov

ITS Benefits Database□ www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov

ITS Costs Database□ www.itscosts.its.dot.gov

ITS Deployment Tracking Database□ www.itsdeployment.its.dot.gov

ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource□ www.itslessons.its.dot.gov







Contact Information

Marcia Pincus, ITS JPO Program Manager Environment (AERIS) and ITS Evaluation ITS Joint Program Office, [email protected]

Firoz Kabir, Principal [email protected]

Cheryl Lowrance, P.E., PTOE, Principal Transportation [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




Any Questions?

Marcia Pincus, Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office at USDOT

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