City of College StationIntelligent Transportation System

Master Plan

Presentation to City Council

June 26, 2014

AGENDA

• What is and why implement ITS

• The College Station plan

• Examples in action

Problem -

Our transportation infrastructure – highways and arterials, ports, and airways – are simply over used. Congestion has impacted every aspect of our daily lives.

Problem -• Congestion alone, accounts for over

$100 billion in lost productivity, wasted fuel, and environmental damage.

Source: Texas Transportation Institute

Fact -

The level of mobility on which we have come to depend can no longer be taken for granted

WHAT IS ITS?

What is ITS?• Intelligent Transportation System

(ITS) is:– Technology that is leveraged to :• collect important information• convey important information • share information

• ITS helps make informed decisions

• ITS improves transportation safety and mobility

• ITS enhances productivity

ITS

• ITS compliments traditional capacity building practices

• ITS compliments current initiatives for traffic management (Game Day)

• ITS is not a silver bullet. It cannot make congestion go away, it can help manage the problem

ITS MASTER PLAN BENEFITS

• Provides vision for ITS deployment in the City

• Describes how system components work together now and in the future

• Identifies opportunities for resource sharing

Steps to Create the Plan

• Determine goals

• Develop concept of operations

• Identify state of the practice

• Determine technology and equipment

• Identify communications network topology

• Develop requirements

• Develop plan

Goals of ITS

• Improve safety and mobility

• Enhance security

• Increase staff efficiency

• Communicate to field devices

GOALS AND OBJECTIVESGoal ObjectivesEstablish a Replacement Strategy for Existing Equipment

Identify a strategy to replace existing legacy equipment Include funding expenditure for equipment replacement

Establish Performance Monitoring Program

Identify performance measures and data sources

Construct Traffic Management Center

Identify the functions to be fulfilled from a central point of command and control

Identify location Identify funding Provide real-time information about incidents to fire and police

departments Evaluate traffic conditions in real-time

Establish Operational Strategies Review operations during special events Respond to incidents Support regional operations Monitor traffic signal operations in real-time.

Establish System Health Performance Monitoring

Identify types of operational data that will determine the operational health of the system

Support the BCSMI Select equipment that will foster communication with partner agencies equipment.

Remotely determine signal problems and evaluate needed repairs

SYSTEM TOURS• Peer City Tours:

– Norman (OK) – Frisco– Garland– Arlington– Sugar Land

• Take Away:– Traffic management centers enhance communication and

management

– Staffed TMC during peak periods, special events, incident management

– Good communication network a must

– CCTV cameras are a significant benefit to managing traffic demand and roadway congestion (planned and unplanned)

– Share data with partners

STATE OF THE PRACTICE

• Traffic signal controllers and cabinets

– City’s current cabinet architecture is based on a 1980’s era standard

– Decision to move to current standard

– Replace strategically over time

STATE OF THE PRACTICE

• Traffic management software– Need a modern system to provide

command and control to all ITS devices– Based on proven success– Provide alerts, alarms, reports– Real-time information– Provide better management of the

complete system– Support BCSMI where possible/practical

Example TMC’s

Implementation Plan

• Start with most needed

• Enhance capabilities

• Implement in phases

Implementation PlanPhase Description Unit Cost

Year of Implementation and Funding Needed ($ X 1,000) Total $(x 1000)2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

I Upgrade Controllers $3,500 $140 $140 - - - - - - $280

I Replace conflict monitors $600 $24 $24 - - - - - - $48

I Upgrade central traffic management system $400,000 $400 - - - - - - - $400

I Install field switches for communication management $500 $20 $20 - - - - - - $40

II Replace Traffic Control Cabinets $12,000 $120 $120 $120 $120 $120 $120 $120 $120 $960

II Install Traffic Surveillance cameras $10,000 $220 $100 $100 - - - - - $420

II Replace/Install video-based vehicle detection varies $61 $61 $62 $57 $12 - - - $251

II Install traffic monitoring display at signal shop $3,000 $3 - - - - - - - $3

III Construct Traffic monitoring system at signal shop $100,000 - $100 - - - - - - $100

III Construct main Traffic Operations Center $275,000 - $275 - - - - - - $275

varies Upgrade/complete communications network to field devices varies $10 $60 $80 $75 $105 $110 $50 - $490

TOTAL $998 $900 $362 $252 $237 $230 $170 $120 $3,267

EXISTING ATMS

Existing ATMS Environment

Server Condition

Intersection Display in ACTRA

Time Space Diagram in ACTRA

FUTURE ATMS

Advanced Technical Analysis Tools

Real-Time Arterial Performance

26

System Status Reports

Alerts & Alarms

28

CCTV Control and Viewing

ITS IN ACTION

Example of ITS in Action

Traffic Management• City of Arlington managed traffic

from their traffic operation center

Remote Observation using Cameras

Elements of Special Event Traffic Management

Day of Event Traffic Control

Remote Monitoring

Operations Center

Applied ITS

Other Events that Need ITS

Long Term Construction

Short Term Construction

Un-Planned Events

WHAT’S NEXT

• Leverage funding to maximize the replacement of aging equipment

• Implement technology for advanced traffic management

QUESTIONS?