Objective Category
Freeway Management: Transportation Management Centers

The objectives in this category focus on monitoring the operation of the freeway system and initiating control strategies that effect changes in the operation of the network.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Increase the level of transportation management center (TMC) field hardware (cameras, variable message signs, electronic toll tag readers, ITS applications, etc.) by X percent by year Y. Total amount of TMC equipment.
Increase the hours of TMC operation and level of staffing by X percent by year Y. Number of hours of TMC operation and number of staff serving the TMC.
Increase the percent of regional transportation system monitored by the TMC for real-time performance. Percent of regional transportation system monitored by the TMC for real-time performance.

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
G. Promote efficient system management and operation; Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
SU01: Connected Vehicle System Monitoring and Management
SU05: Location and Time
TM01: Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance
TM02: Vehicle-Based Traffic Surveillance
TM05: Traffic Metering
TM06: Traffic Information Dissemination

Source

Planning for Operations Desk Reference


 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.