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Stakeholder Involvement

The stakeholders involved in this initiative include state and local DOTs, transit agencies, MPOs, suppliers of transportation management systems, and organizations that represent these groups of stakeholders.

The USDOT is engaging stakeholders through stakeholder meetings, workshops and an RFI. A key stakeholder group has been established that will meet several times a year for the duration of the initiative. The intent is to provide detailed input on scope and direction of the initiative through all phases. Stakeholders will be key to determining the operational requirements for the initiative. Ultimately, stakeholders will be responsible for implementing the integrated corridor management strategies developed as part of this initiative. Therefore, stakeholder review and input will be critical to the success of this program.

Workshops

General outreach meetings or workshops will also be scheduled periodically to present key results to the broader community. The goal of this initiative is to advance the state of the practice in integrated corridor management, so there will be activities to distribute the results of all phases of this initiative.

An initial stakeholder workshop was held in December, 2004 to inform stakeholders of about the initiative and solicit input on the schedule and scope. At the meeting, DOT discussed the program plan and overall schedule with stakeholders. Since the original workshop, quarterly updates via web seminars were conducted with the stakeholder group. Results of the workshops and seminars, including meeting minutes and handouts, are posted on ITS America's site at http://www.itsa.org/icm.html. The current ICM program plan and vision statement were last updated in February 2006 and are also posted. Announcements of the general outreach meetings as they are scheduled will also be posted on this same web site.

Requests for Information (RFI)

An RFI (Reference-Number-DTFH61-05-RFI-21605) was open February 16, 2005 to April 18, 2005 . The objective of this RFI was to seek broad stakeholder input and interest on the vision, goals, and approach of the ICM Initiative and to identify and gather information on tried, existing, and potential corridor operations strategies, including components of corridor operations strategies. We received input from 18 sites and used the input in the update of the program plan for the initiative.

Upcoming Events

In the fall of 2006, the US DOT will hold a web seminar on the concept of operations for ICM through the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) and initiate work with the selected ICM Pioneer sites. More information on locations and dates for specific meetings will be posted on the ITS America site as it becomes available.

How Can I Get Involved?

As noted above an RFI was issued seeking input from stakeholders on this initiative, and several stakeholder workshops are planned. Stakeholders may, on occasion, be added to the already established stakeholder group. The ICM Pioneer Sites are expected to become key members of the stakeholder group. However, additional stakeholders are always needed so that deployments of integrated corridor management strategies will take place in corridors throughout the country.

For more information on this initiative, and materials from the first stakeholder meeting, please see http://www.itsa.org/icm.html

Updated October 9, 2008 4:12 PM