Knowledge Resources

Design a trip planning website to capture and convey real-world factors such as gas prices and congestion information.
Evaluation of a Multimodal Trip Planning System (MMTPS) in Northeastern Illinois

Consider the long-term operations and maintenance responsibilities and costs when selecting project components.
The Chicago, Illinois and Montgomery County, Maryland experience in operating and maintaining advanced parking information system.

Study the surrounding area for topographical encumbrances and radio interference when deploying wireless communication projects for traffic and parking management.
The Chicago, Illinois experience in implementing advanced parking information systems to increase customer satisfaction and improve traffic operations.

Expect non-custom hardware and software to have technology limitations that may affect operational capabilities.
The Chicago, Illinois and Montgomery County, Maryland experience in procuring and developing advanced parking information system hardware and software.

Involve all appropriate stakeholders in the planning and development of the project to encourage coordination and collaboration.
The Chicago, Illinois and Montgomery County, Maryland experience in working with multi-jurisdictional stakeholders in the development of an advanced parking information system.

Identify key design issues in the deployment of advanced parking management systems (APMS).
Experience from APMS deployment sites.

Involve all appropriate stakeholders in a formal and collaborative manner during each phase of the advanced parking management systems (APMS) project.
Experience from APMS deployment sites.

Consider the impact of different technical and design factors when making cost estimates for advanced parking management systems (APMS).
Experience from APMS deployment sites.

Ensure proper operations and maintenance of advanced parking management systems (APMS)
Experience from APMS deployment sites.

Integrate traveler information Web site development with existing systems and other organizations.
The experience of several of the nation's top traffic and transit information Web site developers.

Develop a user-oriented system for displaying travel time messages on dynamic messages signs.
Four American Cities' experiences with Travel Time Messaging on Dynamic Message Signs.

Optimize travel time messaging operations by improving the way in which data is collected, analyzed, and displayed.
Four American Cities' experiences with Travel Time Messaging on Dynamic Message Signs.

Consider using real time traffic control system to overcome mobility and safety obstacles in a work zone.
An Illinois Department of Transportation experience using ITS in work zones.

Use recommended practices to provide accurate travel time messages to the public using Dynamic Message Signs (DMS).
Experiences and guidance from the use of DMSs in metropolitan areas.

Ensure having a management-level champion to facilitate recruitment of participants and retain operational staff.
An experience of human resource challenges in the multi-agency deployment for the Electronic Intermodal Supply Chain Manifest Operational Test.

Address critical issues early in the ITS work zone management system development and deployment processes, and allow sufficient start-up time.
The experiences of four state DOTs using ITS in work zones.

Employ a proactive approach for building public awareness of the project requiring a work zone and deliver accurate information to the public.
The experiences of four state DOTs using ITS in work zones.

Coordinate across jurisdictions/regions and share resources to reduce future costs and delays.
Major metropolitan areas' experiences with formalized incident management programs.

Solicit executive support for an incident management program, but rely on staff-level champions and administrative support for day-to-day guidance of the program.
Major metropolitan areas' experiences with formalized incident management programs.

Take advantage of time-specific opportunities to organize and build support for a formal incident management program.
Major metropolitan areas' experiences with formalized incident management programs.

Ensure the long-term stability of an interagency incident management program by creating dependencies and by managing for leadership succession.
Major metropolitan areas' experiences with formalized incident management programs.

Use ITS Standards to achieve interchangeability and interoperability for Dynamic Message Signs.
Experience of nine agencies using Dynamic Message Signs built to NTCIP specifications.

Utilize well-equipped safety service patrols to assist highway motorists after vehicle malfunctions or crashes, and to coordinate a safe and efficient response.
Testimonials of the benefits of safety service patrols from staff of several state DOTs, travelers, and others.

Maximize emergency resources and response by utilizing Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) capabilities.
National experience with AVL.