Integrated corridor management : implementation guide and lessons learned.

2012PDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-12-075DTFH61-05-D-00002;TO5018Integrated corridor managementTraffic congestionTravel timeTraffic flowIntelligent transportation systemsImplementationManualsUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeGonzalez, PaulHardesty, DawnHatcher, GregMercer, MichaelWaisley, MichaelNoblis, Inc.United States. Federal Highway AdministrationNTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-CongestionNTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic FlowNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationThis implementation guide is intended for use by adopters of integrated corridor management (ICM) approaches and strategies to address congestion and travel time reliability issues within specific travel corridors. It introduces the topic of ICM and identifies the type of information system, the integrated corridor management system (ICMS) that is used to support transportation network managers and operators in applying ICM.The guide discusses typical issues (lessons learned) that arose during the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (U.S. DOT\u2019s) research initiative, where the U.S. DOT partnered with eight transportation agencies in large metropolitan areas (known as \u201cPioneer Sites\u201d) to research effective means of implementing ICM approaches in their major travel corridors. Each of the Pioneer Sites used a systems engineering approach to define the needs for ICM within their corridor and the needs and requirements for an ICMS to support ICM. Two of the original eight Pioneer Sites were selected to serve as Pioneer Demonstration Sites, where an actual ICMS is to be built, operated, maintained and evaluated to assess how effective ICM strategies were in improving the flow of traffic within the corridor. The Pioneer Demonstration Sites were designing their systems as this version of the guide was produced. After the completion of the demonstrations, the U.S. DOT plans to update this guide with additional results, examples, and lessons learned.The guide offers suggestions for each stage of an implementation effort for an ICMS, to assist other agencies in benefitting from the research done to date and from the experiences of the Pioneer Sites. The guide is only one of a set of documents that the U.S. DOT intends to publish to provide guidance and advice to prospective early adopters of ICM. In addition to the material covered in the guide itself, there are extensive references to other documents and source material that can assist ICM adopters in successfully applying these concepts for their regions