2016 Technical Service Highlights
Strategic Planning & Financing TSMO Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
About The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) • NOACA is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for Northeast Ohio • Conducts multimodal transportation and air quality-related transportation planning for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties • Functions as the “areawide” water quality planning agency for the region
NOACA Strategic Plan and Vision Statement • NOACA will STRENGTHEN regional cohesion, PRESERVE existing infrastructure, and BUILD a sustainable multimodal transportation system to SUPPORT economic development and ENHANCE quality of life in Northeast Ohio.
Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP2) • NOACA was awarded access to federal technical assistance from FHWA as part of SHRP 2 • The resources assisted NOACA in evaluating the region’s transportation operations capabilities and develop an implementation plan to improve the reliability of the regional transportation system through management and operations
SHRP 2 Regional Approach • Raise awareness for improving regional operations • Assess region’s approach to TSMO • Define NOACA role in advancing TSMO • Identify challenges • Identify and prioritize actions for improving TSMO
Challenges Identified • Staffing resources – lack of capacity at local agencies • Lack of routine signal coordination, timing and maintenance • Absence of corridor-based multi-jurisdiction coordination • No systems engineering standardization • Operations and TSMO not an investment priority
Strategies • Develop a regional TSMO strategy • • • • •
Inventory of existing TSMO Focus areas Prioritize corridors and projects Integrate into NOACA planning process Funding sources
• Create Safety & Operations Council (SOC) • Explore best practices and opportunities for resource sharing to support TSMO
Implementation • Develop implementation plan • Identified goals, challenges, actions and next steps
• TSMO integrated into statewide/regional plans • AIM Forward 2040; NOACA’s Long Range Transportation Plan • TIP prioritization Criteria
Implementation • Created the Safety and Operations Council • Advises NOACA Committees and Board of Directors • Regional forum to coordinate TSMO initiatives and support regional collaboration • Membership consists of a cross-section of multiple disciplines: local agency planning and engineering staff, law enforcement and emergency responders, ODOT, FHWA, GCRTA, Ohio Traffic Safety Office and community members
Implementation
Implementation • Signal Timing Optimization Program (STOP) • New funds (CMAQ) dedicated to program • Pilot project 2016-2017 • Two corridors optimized
Implementation • Update ITS architecture • Fiscal year 2018-2019 • RFP November 2018 • Currently updating the emergency vehicle signal preemption policy
• Developed regional bottleneck study for freeways; arterials is underway
Regional & Interagency Cooperation Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
Data Sources/Sharing • ODOT collects over 1,400 miles of Pavement Condition Ratings (PCR) in the NOACA Region • ODOT collects IRI data on both the State System and NHS in the NOACA Region • NOACA has collected over 1,400 traffic volume counts off of the State system: counts on the State system are collected by ODOT • All data is shared on NOACA’s GIS portal and ODOT’s (Transportation Information Mapping System) TIMS
Regional Collaboration • Collaborating with ODOT on the development of their TSMO plan • NOACA’s Safety and Operations Council includes members from planners, engineers, safety forces, service departments, ODOT, FHWA • Facilitate regional forum for TSMO issues
Agreements • MOUs between NOACA and local communities in regards to STOP • As we update the Regional ITS Architecture, further interagency agreements will be needed
Performance Measurement/Management Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
Performance Measurement/Management Performance Measures • • • • •
Infrastructure PMs and targets complete Safety PMs and targets complete by December 2017 All others under development Performance management workshop held in Cleveland July 2017 NOACA attended PM3 and PM2 workshops August 2017 in Cambridge MA
Performance Measurement/Management • NOACA utilizes INRIX data and our travel forecasting model • INRIX data available to NOACA: Travel time Planning time index Travel speed Travel time index Buffer time Congestion scan Buffer time index Bottleneck ranking Planning time
• Developing a dashboard this fiscal year, which will be available to the public on our website • We will have PMs and targets for all modes of transportation; vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, transit, freight
About The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) • NOACA is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for Northeast Ohio • Conducts multimodal transportation and air quality-related transportation planning for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties • Functions as the “areawide” water quality planning agency for the region
NOACA Strategic Plan and Vision Statement • NOACA will STRENGTHEN regional cohesion, PRESERVE existing infrastructure, and BUILD a sustainable multimodal transportation system to SUPPORT economic development and ENHANCE quality of life in Northeast Ohio.
Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP2) • NOACA was awarded access to federal technical assistance from FHWA as part of SHRP 2 • The resources assisted NOACA in evaluating the region’s transportation operations capabilities and develop an implementation plan to improve the reliability of the regional transportation system through management and operations
SHRP 2 Regional Approach • Raise awareness for improving regional operations • Assess region’s approach to TSMO • Define NOACA role in advancing TSMO • Identify challenges • Identify and prioritize actions for improving TSMO
Challenges Identified • Staffing resources – lack of capacity at local agencies • Lack of routine signal coordination, timing and maintenance • Absence of corridor-based multi-jurisdiction coordination • No systems engineering standardization • Operations and TSMO not an investment priority
Strategies • Develop a regional TSMO strategy • • • • •
Inventory of existing TSMO Focus areas Prioritize corridors and projects Integrate into NOACA planning process Funding sources
• Create Safety & Operations Council (SOC) • Explore best practices and opportunities for resource sharing to support TSMO
Implementation • Develop implementation plan • Identified goals, challenges, actions and next steps
• TSMO integrated into statewide/regional plans • AIM Forward 2040; NOACA’s Long Range Transportation Plan • TIP prioritization Criteria
Implementation • Created the Safety and Operations Council • Advises NOACA Committees and Board of Directors • Regional forum to coordinate TSMO initiatives and support regional collaboration • Membership consists of a cross-section of multiple disciplines: local agency planning and engineering staff, law enforcement and emergency responders, ODOT, FHWA, GCRTA, Ohio Traffic Safety Office and community members
Implementation
Implementation • Signal Timing Optimization Program (STOP) • New funds (CMAQ) dedicated to program • Pilot project 2016-2017 • Two corridors optimized
Implementation • Update ITS architecture • Fiscal year 2018-2019 • RFP November 2018 • Currently updating the emergency vehicle signal preemption policy
• Developed regional bottleneck study for freeways; arterials is underway
Regional & Interagency Cooperation Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
Data Sources/Sharing • ODOT collects over 1,400 miles of Pavement Condition Ratings (PCR) in the NOACA Region • ODOT collects IRI data on both the State System and NHS in the NOACA Region • NOACA has collected over 1,400 traffic volume counts off of the State system: counts on the State system are collected by ODOT • All data is shared on NOACA’s GIS portal and ODOT’s (Transportation Information Mapping System) TIMS
Regional Collaboration • Collaborating with ODOT on the development of their TSMO plan • NOACA’s Safety and Operations Council includes members from planners, engineers, safety forces, service departments, ODOT, FHWA • Facilitate regional forum for TSMO issues
Agreements • MOUs between NOACA and local communities in regards to STOP • As we update the Regional ITS Architecture, further interagency agreements will be needed
Performance Measurement/Management Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
Performance Measurement/Management Performance Measures • • • • •
Infrastructure PMs and targets complete Safety PMs and targets complete by December 2017 All others under development Performance management workshop held in Cleveland July 2017 NOACA attended PM3 and PM2 workshops August 2017 in Cambridge MA
Performance Measurement/Management • NOACA utilizes INRIX data and our travel forecasting model • INRIX data available to NOACA: Travel time Planning time index Travel speed Travel time index Buffer time Congestion scan Buffer time index Bottleneck ranking Planning time
• Developing a dashboard this fiscal year, which will be available to the public on our website • We will have PMs and targets for all modes of transportation; vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, transit, freight
