| Metropolitan Surveys |
*Number of cities surveyed in 2004: 108
*Number of cities surveyed in 2005: 78
*Number of cities surveyed in 2006: 108 |
 Freeway Management |
Freeway Surveillance | Year* |
| Freeway centerline miles with real-time data collection technologies | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Freeway miles covered by loop detectors | 2004 | | |
| Freeway miles covered by video imaging detectors | 2004 | | |
| Freeway miles covered by probe readers using ETC tags | 2004 | | |
| Freeway miles covered by probe readers using other technology | 2004 | | |
| Freeway miles covered by probe readers for transit vehicles | 2004 | | |
| Freeway miles covered by acoustic detectors | 2004 | | |
| Freeway miles covered by microwave radar | 2004 | | |
| Spacing of Detectors | 2004 | | |
| Average Percent of Detectors in Service | 2004 | | |
| Freeway miles with real-time traffic data collection technologies used to monitor key transportation facilities for security purposes | | | 2006 |
| Number of freeway traffic surveillance detector stations | | | 2006 |
| Number of vehicle probe readers | | | 2006 |
Ramp Control | Year* |
| Total number of ramp meters | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Number of isolated (or stand-alone) ramp meters | 2004 | | |
| Number of centrally controlled ramp meters | 2004 | | |
| Number of pretimed ramp meters | 2004 | | |
| Number of traffic responsive ramp meters | 2004 | | |
| Number of ramp meters with HOV bypass lanes | 2004 | | |
| Number of ramp meters providing preemption for emergency vehicles | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Number of ramp meters providing priority for transit vehicles | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Number of freeway to freeway ramp meters | 2004 | | |
| Circumstances for metering traffic as a traffic management strategy | 2004 | | |
| Circumstances for closing ramps as a traffic management strategy | 2004 | | |
| Conduction of feasibility study if ramp metering not deployed by 2008 | 2004 | | |
| Number of ramps with automated ramp closure capability | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of automated enforcement technologies to assist with the enforcement of ramp metering compliance | | | 2006 |
Lane Management | Year* |
| Total number of freeway centerline miles under lane control | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| HOV Facilities | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Reversible Flow Lanes | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Lane Open/Closed | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Truck Only | 2004 | | |
| Variable Speeds | 2004 | | |
| Pricing | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Variable Speed Limit Signs | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Freeway miles equipped with lane management measures such as reversible flow lanes or lane control to support emergency evacuation | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of automated enforcement technologies to enforce High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) restrictions on freeways | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of speed enforcement technologies on freeways | | | 2006 |
Roadside Technologies Used to Distribute En-route Traveler Information | Year* |
| Highway Advisory Radio | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Permanent Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Portable Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Established Formal Policies or Procedures for DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | |
| Congestion Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Diversion Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Accident Sites Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | |
| Transit Operations Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Maintenance and construction work site information displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Roadway Status Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Special Events Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | |
| Parking Availability Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Speed Warnings Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | |
| Weather Alerts Information Displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Use of Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) to broadcast freeway incident information | | | 2006 |
| Technologies used to distribute en-route traveler information | | | 2006 |
| Travel time displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Average speed displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Incident information displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Advisory speed limits displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| HOV regulatory information displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Information from other states displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Special events impacting travel displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Local special events accouncements displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Amber alerts displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Public Service Announcements displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
| Driver safety campaign information displayed on DMS (CMS, VMS) | | | 2006 |
Dissemination of Information to the Public | Year* |
| Use of dedicated cable TV to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of automated telephone system to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of Internet web sites to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of pagers or personal data assistants (PDA) to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of interactive TV to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of kiosks to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of e-mail or other direct PC communication to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of in-vehicle navigation systems to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of cell phone/automated voice to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of facsimile to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Use of video feed to the media to distribute information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Distribution of freeway travel times to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Distribution of freeway travel speeds to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Distribution of incident information to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Distribution of special events information to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of work zones/construction events to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of parking information to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of weather information to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of road surface conditions to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of road closures to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of detours to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of alternate routes to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of road restrictions to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of congestion information to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of CCTV images to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of travel and tourist information to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of real-time construction information to the public | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of freeway travel times to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of freeway travel speeds to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of incident information to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of special events information to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of work zones/construction events to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of parking information to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of weather information to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of road surface conditions to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of road closures to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of detours to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of alternate routes to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of road restrictions to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of congestion information to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of CCTV images to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of travel and tourist information to the media | 2004 | | |
| Distribution of real-time construction information to the media | 2004 | | |
| Operational (or Planned) 511 System | 2004 | | |
| Technologies used to distribute pre-trip traveler information for freeways | | | 2006 |
Real-time Information Transfer and Receipt | Year* |
| Agency receives, in real-time, freeway travel times derived from vehicle probes from any toll collection agency | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Agency receives, in real-time, incident information (e.g., clearance activities, type severity, etc.) from any Public Safety agency | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Agency provides, in real-time, incident information (e.g., type, severity, etc.) to Freeway Management, Arterial Management, Public Transit, Public Safety or Emergency Management agencies | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Agency provides, in real-time, freeway information (e.g., travel times, speed, and conditions) to Freeway Management, Arterial Management, Public Transit, Public Safety or Emergency Management agencies | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Service Patrols | Year* |
| Service Patrol Miles, Vehicles and Service Hours | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Incident Detection and Verification | Year* |
| Miles covered by free cellular phone call to a dedicated phone number other than 911 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Miles covered by computer algorithm | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Miles covered by CCTV | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Miles covered by call boxes | 2004 | | 2006 |
| CCTV images available to the public | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Total number of CCTV cameras deployed on freeways | | | 2006 |
| Technologies used to detect freeway incidents | | | 2006 |
| Use of video imaging to assist with data collection at freeway incident scenes to speed the reopening of travel lanes | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of temporary traffic control devices, such as portable message signs and lane control signs, to help ensure the safety of freeway incident scenes | | | 2006 |
Data Collection and Archiving | Year* |
| Agency archives operational data | 2004 | | |
| Methods for archiving data | 2004 | | |
| Awareness of the Standard Guide for Archiving and Retrieving Intelligent Transportation System - Generated Data (ASTM E2259-03) | 2004 | | |
| Methods used to make the archived data available | 2004 | | |
| Portion of your region/transportation network for which ITS data is archived | 2004 | | |
| Traffic volume information collected/archived from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Traffic speeds information collected/archived from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Lane occupancy information collected/archived from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Vehicle classification information collected/archived from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Travel time information collected/archived from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Road conditions (e.g., wet, icy, etc.) information collected/archived from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Weather conditions (e.g., snow, fog, rain, etc.) information collected/archived from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Video surveillance information collected/archived from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Time spacing of readings from sensors | 2004 | | |
| Time resolution of archived sensor data | 2004 | | |
| Route designations information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Current work zones information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Scheduled work zones information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Intermodal (air, rail, water) connections information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Emergency/evacuation routes and procedures information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Vehicle occupancy information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Violation rates for HOV lanes collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Incident location information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Incident type information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Incident detection time information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Incident response time information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Incident clearance time information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Metering rate information collected/archived from other sources | 2004 | | |
| Data used for traffic analysis | 2004 | | |
| Data used for construction impact determination | 2004 | | |
| Data used for capital planning analysis | 2004 | | |
| Data used for operation planning analysis | 2004 | | |
| Data used for incident detection algorithm development | 2004 | | |
| Data used for roadway impact analysis | 2004 | | |
| Data used for accident prediction models | 2004 | | |
| Data used for dissemination to the public | 2004 | | |
| Data used for monitoring system performance | 2004 | | |
| Data used for safety analysis | 2004 | | |
| Data used for traffic simulation modeling | 2004 | | |
| Data used for traffic control | 2004 | | |
| Data used for travel time prediction | 2004 | | |
Operational Plans and Procedures | Year* |
| Agency participates in a formal multi-agency initiative to proactively plan for and coordinate activities regionally related to special events | 2004 | | |
| Associated components of the special events formal multi-agency initiative | 2004 | | |
| Events included in the special events formal multi-agency initiative | 2004 | | |
| Agency has pre-planned alternate route plans to implement for certain sections of your freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Road construction events require the implementation of the pre-planned alternate route plan on specific number of freeway miles | 2004 | | |
| Road maintenance events require the implementation of the pre-planned alternate route plan on specific number of freeway miles | 2004 | | |
| Road closure (weather) events require the implementation of the pre-planned alternate route plan on specific number of freeway miles | 2004 | | |
| Major traffic incident events require the implementation of the pre-planned alternate route plan on specific number of freeway miles | 2004 | | |
| Planned special events require the implementation of the pre-planned alternate route plan on specific number of freeway miles | 2004 | | |
| Criteria for implementing the alternate route plan | 2004 | | |
System Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting | Year* |
| Frequency for reporting on the performance of the freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Travel time reliability used as performance measure to report on the performance for specific portions of the freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Travel time used as performance measure to report on the performance for specific portions of the freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Vehicles per lane per mile used as performance measure to report on the performance for specific portions of the freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Vehicles per hour used as performance measure to report on the performance for specific portions of the freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Person throughput per lane per hour used as performance measure to report on the performance for specific portions of the freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Person throughput per hour used as performance measure to report on the performance for specific portions of the freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Average auto occupancy used as performance measure to report on the performance for specific portions of the freeway system | 2004 | | |
| Recipients of the performance report | 2004 | | |
| Formats used to present the performance measures | 2004 | | |
Work Zones | Year* |
| Using ITS at Work Zones | 2004 | | |
| Types of ITS deployments used at Work Zones | 2004 | | |
| Technologies deployed at Work Zones | 2004 | | |
| Reasons for ITS deployment at Work Zones | 2004 | | |
Other Technologies | Year* |
| Deployment of over-height warning systems | 2004 | | |
| Operation of automated and/or manual freeway ramp gates | 2004 | | |
| Accident investigation sites | 2004 | | |
| Reference location signs | 2004 | | |
| Dynamic curve warning systems | 2004 | | |
National ITS Standards | Year* |
| Using NTCIP 1202 - Object Definitions for Actuated Traffic Signal Controller Units | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1210 - Objects for Signal Systems Master | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1211 - Objects for Signal Control Priority | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1203 - Object Definitions for Dynamic Message Signs | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1204 - Object Definitions for Environmental Sensor Stations | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1205 - Objects for CCTV Camera Control | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1206 - Object Definitions for Data Collection and Monitoring (DCM) Devices | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1207 - Object Definitions for Ramp Meter Control | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1208 - Object Definitions for Video Switches | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1209 - Object Definitions for Transportation Sensor System | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1213 - Electrical and Lighting Mgmt System Interoperability & Intercommunications Std | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1301 - Weather Report Message Set for ESS | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE 9603-1 - Application Programming Interface (API) Standard for the Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC) | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE 9603-2 - Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC) Cabinet | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE 9603-3 - Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC) Standard Specification for the Type 2070 Controller | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1201 - Global Object Definitions | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1102 - Octet Encoding Rules (OER) | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1103 - Transportation Management Protocol | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1104 - CORBA Naming Convention Specification | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1105 - CORBA Security Service Specification | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1106 - CORBA Near-Real Time Data Service Specification | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2101 - Point to Multi-Point Protocol Using RS-232 Subnetwork Profile | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2102 - Subnetwork Profile for PMPP using FSK Modems | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2103 - Subnet Profile for Point-to-Point Protocol using RS 232 | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2104 - Subnetwork Profile for Ethernet | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2201 - Transportation Transport Profile | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2202 - Transport Profile for Internet (TCP/IP and UDP) | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2301 - Application Profile for Simple Transportation Management Framework (STMF) | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2302 - Application Profile for Trivial File Transfer Protocol | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2303 - Application Profile for File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2304 - Application Profile for Data Exchange ASN.1 (DATEX) | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 2305 - Application Profile for Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 8003 - Profiles - Framework and Classification of Profiles | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 9010 - XML Standard for Center-to-Center Communications | 2004 | | |
| Using IEEE P1488 - IEEE Standard for Message Set Template for Intelligent Transportation Systems | 2004 | | |
| Using IEEE P1489 - IEEE Standard for Data Dictionaries for Intelligent Transportation Systems - Part 1 Functional Area Data Dictionaries | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE TM 1.03 - Standard for Functional Level Traffic Management Data Dictionary (TMDD) | 2004 | | |
| Using ITE TM 2.01 - Message Sets for External TMC Communication (MS/ETMCC) | 2004 | | |
| Using NTCIP 1602 - Generic Reference Model for C2C Communications | 2004 | | |
Traffic Incident Management | Year* |
| Agency participates in a formal multi-agency regional or statewide program to coordinate management of traffic incidents that contains strategic planning, a program plan, and annual work plan | 2004 | | |
| Agency participates in a team that meets on a regular basis to evaluate and improve coordinated incident response and to address traffic problems as well | 2004 | | |
| Agency has call-out procedures for responding to traffic incidents | 2004 | | |
| Times during which the call-out procedures are in affect | 2004 | | |
| Those affected by the call-out procedures | 2004 | | |
| On-call supervisors are permitted to take public vehicles or equipment home in order to facilitate their response to traffic incidents | 2004 | | |
| Multi-agency contact list has been developed in your area containing the names, phone numbers, pager numbers, and other pertinent information for the appropriate response personnel | 2004 | | |
| Types of agencies with which agency electronically shares real-time reporting information on traffic incidents | 2004 | | |
| Types of agencies with which agency electronically shares after-the-fact reporting information on traffic incidents | 2004 | | |
| Incident Management (Incident Command) System used on-scene to manage traffic incidents | 2004 | | |
| Legal specification by state law or formal agreement as to who is in charge at the scene of a traffic incident (Incident Commander) | 2004 | | |
| Plan has been developed and adopted by responding agencies for staging and parking response vehicles and equipment at a traffic incident site in a manner that minimizes lane blockage and facilitates the re-opening of lanes | 2004 | | |
| Respondents protected through law or court opinion for liability claims for damages to vehicles or cargoes during clearance activities so long as the removal was not done in a careless or grossly negligent manner | 2004 | | |
| State or local jurisdiction has a law that requires drivers involved in a property-damage only accident (where vehicles can be driven) to move the vehicles from travel lanes to a safe location to exchange information or wait for police | 2004 | | |
| Length of time abandoned vehicles are allowed to remain on a freeway shoulder (assuming they are not an imminent hazard) | 2004 | | |
| Laws or policies regarding the removal of stalled or abandoned vehicles from freeway shoulders | 2004 | | |
| Policies and procedures to facilitate quick removal of heavily damaged vehicles and non-hazardous cargoes in your metropolitan area | 2004 | | |
| Agency that usually directs traffic on scene at major traffic incidents in your area | 2004 | | |
| On-scene responders to traffic incidents from your agency are familiar with standards for traffic control specified in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) | 2004 | | |
| Agency participates in a statewide disaster planning program | 2004 | | |
| Agency operates a Traffic Management Center (TMC) | 2004 | | 2006 |
| Agency operates weather systems (e.g., anti-icing/deicing systems, Road Weather Information Systems [RWIS], motorist warning systems) within your metropolitan area | 2004 | | |
| Deployment of temporary Traffic Management Centers or satellite locations for existing TMC to control the impact of congestion associated with special events | | | 2006 |
Tourism and Events | Year* |
| Deployment of tourism information traveler systems that focus on the needs of travelers in areas unfamiliar to them | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of parking management systems that provide availability status and directional guidance posted on dynamic message signs at major tourism destinatioins | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of electronic payment systems to facilitate traveler's payment and other services at tourist destinations | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of portable transportation management systems to control the impact of congestion at locations hosting FREQUENT special events (these systems may have permanently installed components such as DMS or sensors) | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of portable transportation management systems to control the impact of congestion at locations hosting OCCASIONAL special events | | | 2006 |
| Deployment of portable transportation management systems to control the impact of congestion at locations hosting ONE-TIME or UNUSUAL events | | | 2006 |
Integration | Year* |
| Turning over or sharing control of field devices to/with another agency | | | 2006 |
| Method of achieving integration when turning over or sharing control of field devices to/with another agency | | | 2006 |
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