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GUIZOT'S ENGLISH REVOLUTION
THE CONNECTED CORRIDOR, VERSION 2.0
JANUARY 2019
Prepared for:
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Prepared by: WSP and Drive Engineering
Executive Summary Transportation agencies in New Jersey have a rich history of regional collaboration on transportation technology solutions to improve mobility. Over time, the increasing volumes of traffic and greater traveler expectations for service have led to a higher demand on the multi-‐modal transportation network. Regional goals, such as for enhanced mobility, also drive interest in improving the transportation system’s effectiveness. Interconnected technology known as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and strategies based in operational improvements known as Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) are proven solutions.
Examples of implemented ITS include E-‐Z Pass fare collection, the New Jersey Statewide Traffic Management Center (STMC), adaptive traffic signal systems and the 511NJ traveler information service. TSM&O strategies include systems to improve response to and clearance of crashes using electronic monitoring of traffic and coordinated alerts among responders.
However, the scale of the benefits generated by ITS and TSM&O can be limited by the project development pipelines within and across transportation agencies. The Connected Corridor is a multi-‐agency effort that focuses on the framework for institutionalized communication and coordinated actions among agencies. The Connected Corridor name refers both geographically to the network of multi-‐modal transportation connections across New Jersey and also metaphorically to the connections among technologies and agencies.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Organizing and Planning for Operations Program supports the integration of TSM&O strategies into the planning process and transportation organizations for the purpose of improving transportation system efficiency, reliability, and options. This program is led by the Office of Operations and Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in coordination with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which work with metropolitan planning organizations, State and local departments of transportation, transit agencies, and other organizations to maximize the
performance of existing infrastructure through multimodal and multi-‐agency programs and projects.
The Connected Corridor’s approach is based in process improvement from Good to Better to Best, or, in the terminology used by FHWA, the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) levels of Performed, Managed, Integrated, and Optimized (see graphic below). Advancing on this continuum leads to increasing effectiveness of the ITS and TSM&O implementation which, in
turn, provide more regional benefits. The CMM frameworks were developed from the Strategic Highway Research Program, second round (SHRP2) and accepted by FHWA. According to the FHWA Office of Operations, “Capability Maturity brings together an approach to review common barriers to adoption and success of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O). The frameworks allow for a rigorous common understanding and improvement of institutional issues that an agency faces on a continual and consistent basis.” New Jersey agencies have participated in two CMM Self-‐Assessments, one in 2013 and one in 2017. Agencies reflected on their maturity levels in the dimensions of business processes, systems and technology, performance management, culture, organization, and collaboration. They also identified actions to advance maturity levels.
ILLUSTRATING THE CONCEPT OF THE NEW JERSEY ITS ARCHITECTURE COMMITTEE (IAC)
ENABLING ADVANCEMENT IN CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL (CMM) LEVELS Source: WSP based on FHWA CMM Levels
The Connected Corridor includes the New Jersey ITS Architecture Committee (IAC) as the multi-‐agency think tank for New Jersey. The IAC supports this CMM process improvement. The IAC is composed of transportation agencies at the federal, state, metropolitan planning organization (MPO), county, and city levels as well as the academic sector and other transportation stakeholders. The IAC also addresses the gaps within and among institutional, operational, and technological aspects of The Connected Corridor, each of which is a chapter in this document. See the figure to the right.
The IAC’s name is based in its core charge of using and maintaining the New Jersey ITS Architecture, which includes technology standards and protocols accessible through an “expert system” software interface. According to the USDOT1, “A regional ITS architecture can effectively bridge the gap between strategic planning for an integrated surface transportation system and the ITS projects that support that strategic vision.” These ITS architectures are common frameworks for ITS interoperability. Recognizing the value of ITS architecture, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) mandates that regions, including New Jersey, maintain their own tailored regional ITS architectures that are in compliance with the National ITS Architecture as a condition for funding eligibility for ITS projects. But project funding is only one of the reasons for New Jersey agencies to actively use the New Jersey ITS Architecture. The other reasons are increasing opportunities for federal grant funding and improving inter-‐agency coordination.
A timeline for The Connected Corridor is shown in the graphic below. It illustrates important occurrences by year, from the original TEA-‐21 legislation requiring development of ITS architecture through the development of the IAC, the CMM self-‐assessments, the versions of the New Jersey ITS Architecture and the versions of The Connected Corridor document. These interrelated tracks contribute to The Connected Corridor improving TSM&O effectiveness and thereby supporting regional goals.
1 http://local.iteris.com/arc-‐it/html/archuse/archuse.html
ASPECTS OF THE CONNECTED CORRIDOR BASED ON INTEGRATION
CONSIDERATIONS SOURCE: Adopted from FHWA Planning for
Operations Guidance
The Connected Corridor, version 2.0 (TCCv2.0), builds on the version 1.0 efforts to deliver actionable processes, initiatives, and resources for expanding the ITS/TSM&O pipeline and advancing along the CMM levels. The enabling products and outcomes of TCCv2.0 are as follows (and described more fully below):
• As documented in the New Jersey ITS Architecture Committee (IAC) Guidelines, establishing the ongoing IAC (that has a schedule aligned with other regional activities to maximize its effectiveness)
• Instituting a simple, sustainable New Jersey ITS Architecture Use and Maintenance Process supported by a librarian
• Identifying the potential shared initiatives of pursuit of grants, Transit Signal Priority (TSP), Integrated Corridor Management (ICM), Decision Support System (DSS), and Traffic Signal Systems
• As documented in the IAC Data Exchange Framework, providing the first step in a Data Exchange Program
ITS Architecture Committee (IAC)
The multi-‐agency IAC is the think tank in which stakeholders meet twice annually to strategize regional initiatives and to approve annual updates to the New Jersey ITS Architecture. It has a working group, the Core IAC, that provides regional leadership, including on the Data Exchange Program. The Core IAC considers candidate ITS/TSM&O projects through discussion among stakeholders . As illustrated by the graphic on the next page, as a think tank, the IAC collects
THE CONNECTED CORRIDOR TIMELINE Source: WSP
input from member agencies, other partnering agencies, regional organizations, as well as committees and task forces. It uses the New Jersey ITS Architecture to support a shared vision for ITS in the region. Through the architecture, the IAC identifies strategies and technologies for use in the project selection and development process, which includes agency project pipelines, pursuit of grants, and development of agency work programs.
The annual schedules of the IAC and Core IAC meetings and activities have been aligned with the annual planning, approval, and work plan initiation schedules of partner agencies. See the table below.
ILLUSTRATING THE CONCEPT OF THE NEW JERSEY ITS ARCHITECTURE COMMITTEE (IAC) ENABLING ADVANCEMENT
IN CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL (CMM) LEVELS Source: WSP
ANNUAL PROJECT DELIVERY PROCESS ALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES
Source: WSP and NJTPA
New Jersey ITS Architecture Use and Maintenance Process
The New Jersey ITS Architecture has both logical and physical components. The logical element provides a shared vision of ITS in the region including addressing institutional and coordination issues-‐. The physical element is the specialized software tool, the Regional Architecture Development for Intelligent Transportation (RAD-‐IT), which provides detail on the equipment and data flows. The IAC, Core IAC, and other stakeholder agencies are encouraged to focus their efforts on the logical aspects of ITS Architecture while the librarian, as directed by the IAC and Core IAC, is a steward of the physical aspects of ITS Architecture, namely the RAD-‐IT file. The graphic below provides an overview of the inputs to and outputs from the New Jersey ITS Architecture Use and Maintenance process. Under the logical inputs, note that stakeholders are asked to fill out the NJ ITS Architecture Project Information Sheet quarterly. It is approximately one page long and presents easy to understand questions on needs and proposed projects. The input is then compiled and the librarian draws from material in the National ITS Architecture that is then provided to the IAC. Also, note benefits provided as outputs from the ITS Architecture Use and Maintenance Process including a pipeline for projects that support regional goals. Physical outputs include the annually updated New Jersey ITS Architecture as recorded in the RAD-‐IT file. This fulfills the federal funding requirement for projects to comply with the New Jersey ITS Architecture.
NEW JERSEY ITS ARCHITECTURE USE & MAINTENANCE HIGHLIGHTING LOGICAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS
Potential Shared Initiatives
The Core IAC and IAC stakeholders acknowledge the value of ITS Architecture for strengthening not only integrated systems, but shared initiatives across agencies. Local representatives identified partnerships with larger agencies as having potential to support technical and operational initiatives such as traffic signal optimization and consistency of traveler information messaging. In turn, larger agencies recognized the opportunity for coordination of ITS assets between local jurisdictions and state operating agencies. Based on these principles and considering the 10 TSM&O program areas in the table below, the IAC agreed to the following potential shared initiatives as priorities for the ongoing IAC activities:
Pursuit of Grants – By identifying a host of grant programs and considering which project concepts are applicable, the IAC/Core IAC will keep focus on developing collaborative regional grant proposals that are supported by the NJ ITS Architecture.
Transit Signal Priority (TSP) – NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT are collaborating on a statewide Concept of Operations for TSP as well as a problem statement for a pilot project on Route 9 in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties. The IAC/Core IAC will keep focus on
this project and advocate for it including identifying other potential avenues for funding.
Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) – Decision Support System (DSS) -‐ A Federal grant has funded a Concept of Operations for the New Jersey Northeast (NJNE) Corridor ICM. The next steps would include development of a Concept of Operations
specifically for the DSS.
Traffic Signal Systems – Performance-‐based approaches to planning and operating signals in ways that leverage technology have great potential to improve transportation throughout New Jersey, including at the county and local levels. The
IAC is well positioned to assist stakeholders in developing their own signal project pipelines and collaborating across jurisdictions.
TSM&O PROGRAM AREAS AND INVOLVED AGENCIES
TSM&O Program Areas
Agencies
NJDOT
New
Jersey
Turnpike
Authority
New
Jersey
Tran
sit
MPO
s
Local
Agen
cies &
Coun
ties
Other
States
Freeway Management l l l l
Incident Management l l l l l l
Transit Management l l l l l l
Arterial Management l l l l
Traveler Information l l l l l l
Multimodal and Regional Integration l l l l l l
Electronic Payment l l l l
Commercial Vehicle Operations l l l l l
Climate Change Adaptation l l l l l l
Data Management l l l l l l
Source: TCC v1.0
Data Exchange Program
Recognizing the vital role of data exchange across shared initiatives as well as in performance management, the IAC has adopted a Data Exchange Framework. The framework establishes a foundation for the IAC to develop a more robust and sustainable Data Exchange Program that will enable ITS and TSM&O strategies. These strategies are categorized by the 10 program areas in the preceding table.