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USDOT Releases Six New Mobility Reports

By Ms. Michelle Birdsall posted 08-19-2015 01:37 PM

  

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that the following mobility application reports have been posted in the National Transportation Library.

Impact Assessment of Incident Scene Work Zone Alerts for Drivers and Workers (INC-ZONE) and Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (RESP-STG)

This document constitutes the Impact Assessment Report for the INC-ZONE and RESP-STG applications. The assessment includes a qualitative evaluation of a prototype of the two applications that were demonstrated in Maryland on November 13, 2014. It also estimates the potential impacts of INC-ZONE and RESP-STG on mobility and safety using the US 101 San Mateo corridor simulation and extrapolates the impacts using incident data from I-495 in Maryland.

See the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55000/55047/R_E_S_C_U_M_E__INC-ZONE_RESP-STG_IAReport_FINAL_FHWA-JPO-15-203.pdf.

Emergency Communications for Evacuation (EVAC) in New Orleans Impact Assessment Report 

Response, Emergency Staging and Communications, Uniform Management, and Evacuation (R.E.S.C.U.M.E.) is a bundle of applications that targets the improvement of traffic safety and mobility during crashes and other emergencies that affect the highway network. The R.E.S.C.U.M.E. bundle includes three applications: 1. Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (RESP-STG); 2. Incident Scene Work Zone Alerts for Drivers and Workers (INC-ZONE); and 3. Emergency Communications for Evacuation (EVAC).

Areas of interest within the EVAC application include information on traffic and road conditions; location of available lodging; and location of fuel, food, water, cash machines, and other necessities for evacuees using their own mode of transportation and those for whom transportation services were provided. The EVAC application bundle employs mobile communications technologies. This document assesses the potential impacts of EVAC through a model simulation of the Greater New Orleans region.

See the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55000/55045/R_E_S_C_U_M_E__EVAC_IAReport_FINAL_FHWA-JPO-15-204.pdf.

Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS) - Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Prototype Final Report

This is the final report for the FRATIS DFW prototype system. The FRATIS prototype consisted of components such as an optimization algorithm; terminal wait time; route-specific navigation, traffic, and weather; and advanced notice to terminals. The high-level architecture is described for each of the recommended component options. The final report summarizes the lessons learned from the prototype process, presents the analysis of the dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) terminal queue time data, and discusses the opportunities for similar prototypes going forward.

See the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55300/55302/fratis_dfw_final_6_23_15.pdf.

Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS) - Dallas-Fort Worth As-Built System Architecture and Design

This document describes the as-built system architecture and design for the FRATIS prototype as installed in the DFW region. This FRATIS prototype consisted of components such as an optimization algorithm; terminal wait time; route-specific navigation, traffic, and weather; and advanced notice to terminals. The high-level architecture is described for each of the recommended component options.

See the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55300/55303/fratis_dfw_sad_final_508.pdf.

Technical Report on Prototype Intelligent Network Flow Optimization (INFLO) Dynamic Speed Harmonization and Queue Warning

This is the final report for the project. It describes the prototyping, acceptance testing, and small-scale demonstration of the INFLO Prototype Speed Harmonization and Queue Warning applications. This report also describes the programmatic and technical accomplishments of the program in which the small-scale demonstration fully confirmed the functionality of the INFLO prototype system in an operational highway traffic environment.

See the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55300/55304/100030614-601_Technical_Report_on_Prototype_Intelligent_Network_Flow_Optimization_Final_.pdf.

Dynamic Mobility Application Policy Analysis: Policy and Institutional Issues for Response, Emergency Staging and Communications, Uniform Management, and Evacuation (R.E.S.C.U.M.E.)

This report documents policy considerations for R.E.S.C.U.M.E., which comprises a "bundle" of mobility applications that use existing and new connected vehicle data sets and other data to provide first-responders, emergency management centers, and road crews with enhanced information allowing them to respond faster and more effectively to incidents and emergencies than they can today. Recommendations for addressing these policy issues include development of guidance materials for state and local agencies and completion of planned cost-benefit studies and privacy impact assessments.

See the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55300/55305/FHWA-JPO-14-137_v1.pdf.

Dynamic Mobility Application Policy Analysis: Policy and Institutional Issues for Integrated Dynamic Transit Operations (IDTO)

This report documents policy considerations for IDTO. IDTO applications provide individualized trip planning, transfer protection, and ridesharing options. The document identified potential policy issues in areas such as data privacy, data sharing, multi-agency cooperation, data interoperability, regulatory status of rideshare, social equity, D-Ride passenger safety, and increased travel times and route complexity.

See the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55300/55306/FHWA-JPO-14-134_v1.pdf.

Impacts Assessment of Dynamic Speed Harmonization with Queue Warning: Task 3 Impacts Assessment Report

This report assesses the impacts of a prototype of Dynamic Speed Harmonization with Queue Warning, which are two component applications of the Intelligent Network Flow Optimization (INFLO) bundle. The assessment is based on an extensive analysis of the prototype using a Vissim simulation model for the US 101 freeway corridor in San Mateo, CA, as well as an evaluation of a small-scale demonstration that was conducted in Seattle, WA.

See the full report here:

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/55000/55300/55307/Impact_Assesment_Report_Final_2015.pdf



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