Linking the Regional ITS Architecture and the
Transportation Planning Process
ITS Professional Capacity Building ProgramT3 Session
September 29, 2005
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Today’s Presenters
Mac ListerFHWA Resource Center
Erika WitzkeMid-Ohio Regional Planning Council
Ron AchelpohlMid-America Regional Council
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Discussion Topics
Experience with formally adopting or accepting the regional
ITS architecture tying together the planning process and
regional ITS architecture development how the regional ITS architecture and the
planning process can help each other maintaining and updating the regional ITS
architecture
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Regional ITS Architecture’s Connection to the Transportation Planning Process
Development of the Regional ITS Architecture is in conjunction with the formal transportation planning process
Integrating the RA with the planning process is key to meeting the intent of the FHWA Rule and FTA Policy
Local stakeholders must decide how to bring both processes together to best serve the region
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Transportation Planning & Programming Process
Budgets
Economic
Development
Pu
bli
cIn
volv
emen
tTitle VI
Environmental
Issues
Air Q
uality
Regional Vision & Goals
Alternate Improvement Strategies
CapitalCapitalOperations
Evaluation & Prioritizationof Strategies
Development of Long-RangeTransportation Plan
Development of TransportationImprovement Program
Project Development
System Operation
Feed
back
Crit
ical
Fac
tors
& In
puts Feedback
Critical Factors &
Inputs
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Transportation Planning and the Project Implementation Process
ITS ProjectImplementation(SE Process)
FundingConcept
of Operations
High LevelRequirements
DetailedRequirements
High LevelDesign
DetailedDesign
Implementation
Operations &Maintenance
SystemVerification
SubsystemVerification
Integration &Test
ITS Strategic Planning
• Needs ID• Regional Integration
Planning• Project Definition
ITS Related Project
Goals ObjectivesPoliciesProjects
Transportation Planning Process
Long Range Transportation
Plan
State Transportation Improvement
Program
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Where Can the Regional ITS Architecture be Applied ?
ITS ProjectImplementation(SE Process)
Funding
Region description Stakeholder
identification System inventory Needs and services Operational concept Functional
requirements Interfaces /
Information flows Maintenance plan Agreements Standards
identification Project sequencing
Regional ITS Regional ITS Architecture ProductsArchitecture Products
Conceptof Operations
High LevelRequirements
DetailedRequirements
High LevelDesign
DetailedDesign
Implementation
Operations &Maintenance
SystemVerification
SubsystemVerification
Integration &Test
ITS Strategic Planning
• Needs ID• Regional Integration
Planning• Project Definition
ITS Related Project
Transportation Planning Process
Long Range Transportation
Plan
State Transportation Improvement
Program
GoalsObjectivesPoliciesProjects
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ITS Strategic Planning
ITS Strategic Planning
Short-Term Projects
Med-Term Projects
Long-Term Projects
Regional ITS Architecture
Regional ITS Architecture
Regional ITS Architecture can help develop the ITS strategic plan if it precedes it. It can also be a part of the ITS strategic plan.
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Using the Regional ITS Architecture for Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning• Needs ID• Regional Integration
Planning• Project Definition
ITS ProjectImplementation(SE Process)
Funding
Region description Stakeholder
identification System inventory Needs and
services Operational
concept Functional
requirements Interfaces /
Information flows Maintenance plan Agreements Standards
identification Project sequencing
Regional ITS Regional ITS Architecture ProductsArchitecture Products
Conceptof Operations
High LevelRequirements
DetailedRequirements
High LevelDesign
DetailedDesign
Implementation
Operations &Maintenance
SystemVerification
SubsystemVerification
Integration &Test
ITS Related Project
Transportation Planning Process
Long Range Transportation
Plan
State Transportation Improvement
Program
Goals ObjectivesPoliciesProjects
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Transportation Planning: Long-Range Transportation Plan
Budgets
Economic
Development
Pu
bli
cIn
volv
emen
tTitle VI
Environmental
Issues
Air Q
uality
Regional Vision & Goals
Alternate Improvement Strategies
CapitalCapitalOperations
Evaluation & Prioritizationof Strategies
Development of Long-RangeTransportation Plan
Development of TransportationImprovement Program
Project Development
System Operation
Feed
back
Crit
ical
Fac
tors
& In
puts Feedback
Critical Factors &
Inputs
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Using the Regional ITS Architecture for LRTP
ITS ProjectImplementation(SE Process)
Funding
Region description Stakeholder
identification System inventory Needs and
services Operational
concept Functional
requirements Interfaces /
Information flows Maintenance plan Agreements Standards
identification Project sequencing
Regional ITS Regional ITS Architecture ProductsArchitecture Products
Conceptof Operations
High LevelRequirements
DetailedRequirements
High LevelDesign
DetailedDesign
Implementation
Operations &Maintenance
SystemVerification
SubsystemVerification
Integration &Test
ITS Strategic Planning
• Needs ID• Regional Integration
Planning• Project Definition
ITS Related Project
Transportation Planning Process
Long-Range Transportation
Plan
State Transportation Improvement
Program
Goals ObjectivesPoliciesProjects
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Transportation Planning: (S)TIP
Budgets
Economic
Development
Pu
bli
cIn
volv
emen
tTitle VI
Environmental
Issues
Air Q
uality
Regional Vision & Goals
Alternate Improvement Strategies
CapitalCapitalOperations
Evaluation & Prioritizationof Strategies
Development of Long-RangeTransportation Plan
Development of TransportationImprovement Program
Project Development
System Operation
Feed
back
Crit
ical
Fac
tors
& In
puts Feedback
Critical Factors &
Inputs
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Using the Regional ITS Architecture for (S)TIP
ITS ProjectImplementation(SE Process)
Funding
Region description Stakeholder
identification System inventory Needs and
services Operational
concept Functional
requirements Interfaces /
Information flows Maintenance plan Agreements Standards
identification Project
sequencing
Regional ITS Regional ITS Architecture ProductsArchitecture Products
Conceptof Operations
High LevelRequirements
DetailedRequirements
High LevelDesign
DetailedDesign
Implementation
Operations &Maintenance
SystemVerification
SubsystemVerification
Integration &Test
ITS Strategic Planning
• Needs ID• Regional Integration
Planning• Project Definition
ITS Related Project
Transportation Planning Process
(S)TIP
Long Range Transportation
PlanGoals ObjectivesPoliciesProjects
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Strengthening the Regional ITS Architecture Connection to Planning in Your Region
Formally adopt your Regional ITS Architecture
Ensure that architecture and integration issues have a place in transportation planning committees or task forces
Ensure that the Regional ITS Architecture is considered in planning studies
Maintain and use your Regional ITS Architecture
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Summary
There is a mutually beneficial relationship between transportation planning and RA development and use
Relating the Regional ITS Architecture to transportation planning has institutional, cooperative, integration and cost benefits
Each planning process is slightly different, so stakeholders must determine the best fit of Regional ITS Architecture components to their process
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Contact Information
Mac Lister19900 Governors Drive Suite 301
Olympia Fields, IL 60461Ph: (708) 283-3532Fax: (708) 283-3501