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Targeted Work Zone Engagement Framework Guidance Document

The Targeted Work Zone Engagement Framework (“Framework”) was developed in 2016 to serve as a resource for FHWA personnel to easily and efficiently provide targeted assistance to State transportation agencies. It is designed to support work zone program personnel in enhancing t

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Background Material

Integrating Emerging Data Sources into Operational Practice - Capabilities and Limitations of Devices to Collect, Compile, Save, and Share Messages from Connected and Automated Vehicles and Connected Travelers

This document builds off of the publication FHWA released last fall titled, “Integrating Emerging Data Sources into Operational Practice” (FHWA-JPO-18-625).

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and connected travelers will be providing substantially increased levels of data which wil

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Best Practice

ITS Community College Partners Workshop

The workshop was held over one and a half days during which educators and practitioners learned what ITS training  products are currently available, worked together to identify the ITS educational needs of their students, and developed  strategies  to  meet  those  needs.  Workshop  attendees  also 
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Background Material

Decision Support Subsystem Requirements for the Next Generation Traffic Management Systems and Centers (TMCs)

On Sunday, January 7, 2018 during the National Transportation Research Board’s 97th Annual Meeting, several technical committees sponsored a three-hour workshop focused on the decision support subsystems (DSS) for the next generation of traffic management systems (TMSs) and centers (TMCs). The wo

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Publications

Missouri DOT TSMO Program and Action Plan

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) Program and Action Plan establishes the strategic direction for the advancement of TSM&O in Missouri. TSM&O consists of operational strategies and systems that cost-effectively h

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Virginia DOT Connected and Automated Vehicle Program Plan

The development and adoption of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) is moving at a rapid pace.  As these vehicles begin to appear on publicly owned roads in significant numbers, those who own and operate the roads need to be prepared for their impacts. These emerging technologies will imp

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Publications

Integrating Emerging Data Sources into Operational Practice

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and connected travelers will be providing substantially increased levels of data which will be available for agencies to consider using to improve the management and operation of the surface transportation system. This report describes 1) how this data may

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Informational Product

Transportation Systems Management and Operations in Action

Transportation systems management and operations, or TSMO, encompasses a broad set of strategies that aim to optimize the safe, efficient, and reliable use of existing and planned transportation infrastructure for all modes. TSMO is undertaken from a systems perspective, which means that these st

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Informational Product

Developing and Sustaining a Transportation Systems Management & Operations Mission for Your Organization A Primer For Program Planning

This primer discusses the rationale for and key elements of successful transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) program planning. It is designed as a practical resource to help State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and local or regional operation

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Applying Archived Operations Data in Transportation Planning Web-Based Informational Session

FHWA's web-based informational session is designed to provide practical tools for today's transportation professional, who is constantly challenged to respond to numerous, competing, complex concerns – simultaneously. The session includes:

Improve Planning through Archived Operations Da
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