INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AWARENESS SEMINAR

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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AWARENESS
SEMINAR

• KDOT District 4 - Chanute, KS
• March 12, 1999

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Overview

• Introduction
• What is ITS?
• ITS User Services
• Kansas Examples
• ITS Benefits
• ITS Statewide Plan
• Interactive Discussion
• Wrap Up

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Rural Environment
Source NHTSA
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Rural Environment

• 90 million rural residents
• 79 of total US road mileage
• Non-recurrent congestion
• Fewer alternate routes

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Rural Driving Statistics

• 78 of rural trips greater than 150 miles are for
  pleasure
• The average age of rural drivers is significantly
  older than urban drivers
• In Kansas
• 97 of road miles are rural
• 54 of VMT are rural

Source University of MN, ITS Institute
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Emergency Response

• Rural Travelers can expect to wait twice as long
  for emergency medical service
• Nearly 1/3 of rural travelers will not arrive at
  a hospital within the Golden Hour following a
  crash

Source NHTSA
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Rural Transit Environment
Transit Ridership

• 90 million rural residents
• 30 million elderly, working poor and disabled
• 1 in 9 live in a household without a personal
  vehicle
• 38 live in areas without any public transit
  service

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ITS Awareness - Part I
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Part 1 Overview

• Definition of ITS
• ITS User Services
• ITS in Kansas
• ITS Benefits

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What is ITS?

• The application of advanced sensor, computer,
  electronics, and communications technologies and
  management strategies in an integrated manner
  providing traveler information - to increase the
  safety and efficiency of the surface
  transportation system.

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Metropolitan ITS User Services
Multimodal Regional Traveler Information
Incident Management
Transit Management
Electronic Toll Collection
Emergency Management
Freeway Management
Electronic Fare Payment
Highway Rail Intersection Safety
Traffic Signal Control
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Rural ITS
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ITS is...

• Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS)

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RWIS

• Remote Sensors Measure Air Temp, Humidity,
  Visibility, Wind Speed and Direction, Pavement
  Temp and Conditions
• Gives site specific weather forecasts and 24-hr
  pavement forecasts
• Data used for winter maintenance and travel
  information

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RWIS in Kansas

• 41 KDOT weather stations
• Data is received in 15 min intervals and shared
  within KDOT
• 45 other weather stations that are not state
  owned
• Goal is to have all data at centralized site and
  shared on Internet

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ITS is...

• Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)

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ITS/CVO

• Commercial vehicle electronic clearance
• Automated roadside safety inspection
• On-board safety monitoring (drowsy driver)
• Commercial vehicle administrative processes
• International border crossing applications

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ITS/CVO in Kansas

• Improve reporting process for MCSAP inspectors
• install PCs at each inspection station
• automate inspection process
• Join International Registration Plan (IRP)
  Clearinghouse
• efficient fee collection
• reduced paperwork
• Weigh-in Motion System to be installed on I-70
  (EB/WB) in Wabunsee Co. in summer of 99
• monitored by KHP

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ITS is...

• Automatic Emergency Notification (Mayday)

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Mayday Systems

• Automatic collision notification
• triggered by airbag deployment
• message sent to 911/emergency response via radio
  signal or cellular call
• EMS arrives on scene faster
• GPS helps locate vehicle
• chance of survival increases

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Kansas Mayday

• KU Planning Project
• to be completed by June 99
• delineates a Mayday deployment plan for Kansas

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ITS is...

• Tourism Traveler Information

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Tourism Traveler Information

• Focus on the needs of travelers in unfamiliar
  rural areas
• Needs
• Advisory information (Weather, Construction)
• En-route services
• Transit
• Traffic management
• Business viability
• Road Conditions Reporting Systems

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Traveler Information in Kansas

• 5 weather kiosks to be installed for 1-year
  evaluation project
• to be installed at traveler information centers,
  rest stops and KHP dispatch center in Salina
• will provide real time weather information using
  DTN terminals
• Road Conditions Reporting System
• graphical user interface (color coded)
• will be available on Internet

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ITS is...

• Highway Rail Intersection Safety

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Highway Rail Intersection Safety

• Warn drivers of on-coming trains
• through an in-vehicle device or active gates
• can avoid fatal collisions and reduce delay
• Warn train operators of automobiles or any
  objects obstructing their path
• information must be received quickly for enough
  time to stop

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ITS is...

• Electronic Toll Collection

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Electronic Toll Collection

• Uses transponders mounted on the windshield
• Reduces delays to travelers
• Reduces the costs and security of counting coins

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ITS is...

• Public Traveler/Mobility Services

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Public Traveler/Mobility Services

• Uses AVL technology and computer aided dispatch
• Focus on reducing isolation and improving
  accessibility to key services for rural
  inhabitants
• Needs
• Advisory information
• Reduce isolation
• Increase trip timeliness
• Reduce delay
• Especially crucial for elderly, poor, and disabled

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ITS is...
GPS

• Fleet Operating and Maintenance

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Fleet Operating Maintenance

• Uses Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
• Focus on the scheduling, routing, location and
  maintenance of rural fleets
• Needs
• Fleet management
• Security
• Economic viability

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ITS is...

• Traffic Management

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KC Scout

• Traffic Operations Center in new MoDOT Building
  in Lees Summit
• will use ramp metering, CCTV, fiber optics, and
  possibly HAR
• KHP may have presence in TOC

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ITS is...

• Incident Management and Emergency Response

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Wichita TOC

• Traffic Operations Center in Wichita in new
  911/countywide EOC
• Primarily for incident management
• Will use CCTV, fiber optics, signal preemption
  and AVL for emergency units, and ITS at RR
  crossings

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Kansas Fiber Optic Network

• Statewide Coverage by mid 2000
• I-70 to CO border
• I-135 Salina to Wichita
• Partnership w/ DTI

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ITS is not...

• Technology for technologys sake
• ITS is user service oriented
• Each ITS user service targets specific
  transportation problems such as safety,
  inefficiency, or reduced mobility

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ITS for Kansas

• Metropolitan ITS
• KC Scout
• Wichita TOC
• Rural ITS
• current CVISN, RWIS, traveler/tourist
  information
• future (being considered) rural transit,
  Mayday, hazard warnings, infrastructure and fleet
  management, RR crossings

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ITS Benefits

• Reduced Crashes and Fatalities
• Increased Customer Satisfaction
• Time Savings
• Improved Throughput
• Cost Avoidance
• Energy and Environmental Benefits

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Projected ITS Infrastructure Benefits (2005)
Source Apogee Report on Global ITS Benefits
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ITS Benefits - Reduced Crashes

• Urban Countermeasures
• Ramp Metering 24-50 reduction in crashes
• Video Enforcement 20-40 reduction

crash reduction percentages are for specific
locations
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ITS Benefits - Reduced Crashes

• Rural Countermeasures
• Crash Avoidance Systems 20-48 reduction in
  crashes
• Mayday 7-12 reduction in fatalities
  (response times 50)
• Weather Information w/ VMS 30-40 reduction

crash reduction percentages are for specific
crash types
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ITS Benefits - Reduced Travel Delay

• Ramp Metering 13-48
• Traffic Signal Optimization 8-25
• Incident Management 10-45
• Re-routing through VMS up to 20
• In-vehicle Navigation 4-20

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ITS Benefits - Cost Reduction

• Fleet Management System 5-25
• Electronic Toll Collection 34-91
• Transit Management 8
• ITS-plus-build vs. build-only 35

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ITS Benefits - Reduced Emissions

• In-vehicle Route Guidance 5
• Signal Optimization 10-15
• Re-routing Through VMS 5-10
• Electronic Toll Collection 45-83

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ITS Awareness -Part II
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Part II Overview

• Statewide ITS Plan
• Schedule
• First Steps Awareness Seminars
• Stakeholders
• Architecture
• Summary
• What is Your Role?

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Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

• Objectives
• Assist KDOT in the development of a statewide ITS
  plan.
• Coordinate existing ITS programs
• Mainstream ITS into KDOTs business process
• Prioritize ITS Projects for Kansas
• Create a Strategic ITS Vision

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Development of a Statewide ITS Plan
Jane Mobley Associates with ETC Institute
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Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

• Schedule

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Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

• First Steps
• Collect data
• Meet with KDOT staff
• Awareness Seminars with KDOT district staff and
  stakeholders
• Review current ITS programs

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Data Collection

• Accident Data
• Traffic Data
• Winter Maintenance Costs
• Current Level of ITS Deployed and Costs
• Communications Systems

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ITS Awareness Seminars

• Visit all 6 KDOT Districts
• Invite KDOT Staff and Stakeholders
• Goals
• Increase Awareness of ITS and Statewide ITS Plan
  in Kansas

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Kansas Agencies

• MPOs
• KU, KSU
• KMCA
• Kansas Rural Development Council
• Wichita TOC
• Kansas City SCOUT
• TV/radio

• KHP
• KTA
• local law enforcement
• county sheriffs
• fire departments
• ER/trauma centers
• KWP

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Other Kansas Agencies

• Kansas Farm Bureau
• AAA
• League of Kansas Municipalities
• Travel Industry Association of Kansas
• Kansas Oil Marketers Association (KOMA)
• Other State DOTs

• Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB)
• Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)
• Chambers of Commerce
• Kansas Historical Society
• Cellular Providers

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ITS National Architecture
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Necessity of Architecture

• Provide Overall Framework
• Builds Consensus Among Stakeholders
• Risk Management
• Promotes Standards Development
• Integrates Existing and Planned ITS
• Required for Federal Funding

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Kansas Regional Architecture

• Identify Stakeholders and Needs
• Identify Existing Systems
• Identify Planned Systems
• Develop ITS Vision or Strategy
• Establish Functions and Information Flows

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Summary

• ITS is User Service Oriented
• with both rural and metropolitan applications
• ITS Requires Planning
• stakeholders
• architecture
• ITS vision
• ITS Benefits for Kansas
• safety, security, efficiency, mobility, customer
  satisfaction and reduced costs

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What is Your Role in the ITS Plan?

• Provide Feedback on Your Needs and Interests
• Further Coordination
• Erin Flanigan 816-756-1484
• Matt Volz 785-296-7356

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Interactive Discussion

• Questions
• Improvement
• Ideas
• Obstacles
• Help

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Wrap Up