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Operations News - DetailsNew Publication: Interview and Survey Results: Assessment of the State of the Practice and State of the Art in Evacuation Transportation Management The purpose of this report is to document emergency evacuation plans and practices employed by transportation management organizations in several large metropolitan areas in the United States. This document discusses specific practices with regard to management through the use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and related traffic management tools such as CCTV cameras, Dynamic Message Signs (DMS), Highway Advisory Radio (HAR), 511 systems, web sites, interconnected traffic signal systems, High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, and traffic signal priority for transit. Interview results for 14 public and private transportation agencies from five large metropolitan areas are documented in this report. (Publication Number: FHWA-HOP-08-016)
URL: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08016/index.htm |
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