Transcript Marygrace Parker, I-95 Corridor Coalition

I-95 Corridor Coalition
Partners in Transportation
Progress
Transportation Border Working Group
Toronto, Canada
November 19, 2008
Marygrace Parker
Program Coordinator, Freight Mobility, Safety &
Security
I-95 Corridor Coalition
• The Coalition:
– An alliance of transportation agencies, toll authorities and related
organizations, working together to accelerate improvements in longdistance freight movement and passenger travel.
• The Region:
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40,000 National Highway System Miles
22,000 miles of Class I rail mileage
46 major seaports
103 commercial airports
• The Economy:
– $4.5 trillion economy (40% of US GDP)
– 5.3 billion tons of freight shipments annually
– 21% of nation’s road miles (35% of VMT)
I-95 Corridor Coalition Membership
State & Local DOT's
Transportation Authorities
Related Organizations
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York City
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
Delaware River & Bay Authority
Delaware River Jt Toll Bridge Comm.
Delaware River Port Authority
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Maritime Administration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin.
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Maine Turnpike Authority
Maryland Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
MTA Bridges & Tunnels
New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
New York State Thruway Authority
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Port Authority of NY& NJ
South Jersey Transportation Authority
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
American Assoc. of MVA
American Bus Association
American Public Transp. Assoc.
American Trucking Assn’s
Amtrak
Association of American Railroads
Baltimore Metropolitan Council
Coalition of NE Governors
Delaware Valley Reg’l Planning
E-ZPass Interagency Group
High Speed Ground Transp. Assoc.
Intermodal Assn of NA
IBTTA
ITS AMERICA
National Capital Region TPB
National Industrial Transp. League
National Private Truck Council
New York Metropolitan Transp Council
Niagara Int’l Trans Tech Coalition
North Jersey Transp. Planning Auth.
Seaport Advisory Council (MA)
Towing & Recovery Assn of America
TRANSCOM
Related Organizations
Full Members
Associate Members
Georgia Regional Transp Auth.
Governors Highway Safety Assn.
Greater Bridgeport (CT) Transit Auth.
New Brunswick (Canada) DOT
New York State Bridge Authority
Quebec Ministry of Transport
Affiliate Members
The Coalition’s Program
Elements of Corridor Programs
• Common issues or concerns
• Commitment to examine issues and share
information
• Coordination of effort
– Planning, deployment, standards
• Commitment to achieve consensus
• Cost/benefit assessment/understanding
• Communication
– Real time information
Coalition Projects with Border
Implications
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Bottleneck Analysis
Northeast Rail Study
Truck Parking Project
Commercial Vehicle Integration Initiative
Integrated Corridor Analysis Tool (ICAT)
Probe/INRIX project
Coordinated Incident Management
Bottlenecks (Trucks) Study
• Compile list of highway bottlenecks in Corridor
from available data sources
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HPMS scan
DOT Personnel interview and/or review
FHWA draft freight bottlenecks study
American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA) freight
bottlenecks study
American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) speed
data
INRIX speed data
Bottlenecks Study
• Identified:
– All significant
truck freight
bottlenecks
• Noted:
– Delay estimate
tool does not
capture delay at
toll booths or
border crossings
Bottlenecks Study
• Adding speed data captures toll booth and border
crossing delay
• 2007 annual average speed for northbound trucks:
– I-87 Border Crossing: < 40 mph
– I-81 Border Crossing: 40-45 mph
I-87 Border
Crossing
I-81 Border
Crossing
Northeast Rail Operations Studies
(NEROps) Phase 1* and 2
• A neutral forum to
identify and address
regional rail issues
and choke points
• Lay groundwork for
the development of
a regional rail
improvement
program in the
Northeast (ME, NH,
VT, MA, CT, RI and
NY)
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Phase 1 Completed
Key Northeast Rail Issues
Institutional
• Multi-jurisdictional
programming and
implementation of rail
projects
• Railcar availability
• Balancing security and
efficiency
– Siding delays
• Future of Amtrak and
the Northeast Corridor
• Commuter rail
expansion and
implementation of highspeed rail in the region
• Alternative approaches
for serving East-ofHudson markets
Key Northeast Rail Issues
Infrastructure and Operations
• Few local bottlenecks;
instead, problems are
systemic and region wide:
– System capacity
– Track clearance,
structure and
alignment
– Yards
– Railcar availability
– Bridges, tunnels
and viaducts
Key Northeast Rail Issues
Chokepoints
Northeast Region Border Crossings
• Need to balance
security and
operational efficiency
• Rail border crossings
in ME, VT, and NY
handle >20 percent of
US-Canada rail freight
traffic
Case Study: Rouses Point Rail
Border Crossing
• Inbound freight trains must stop
on a single track line to be
screened by US Customs and
Border Protection using VACIS
• Lack of sidings, several grade
crossings contribute to systemwide delays at this one
bottleneck
Major NEROps Region Rail Corridors
Northwoods
Connecticut
River
Atlantic
Canada
Adirondack
Empire
Patriot
Corridor
NEC
Southern Tier
Crescent
NEROps Phase II
• Objective
– Define strategic rail corridors (e.g., Patriot,
NEC, NE/Crescent, etc.) to position the region
for authorization
• Clarify economic development and Canadian
trade (security) goals
• Coordinate passenger and freight rail service
plans
• Optimize Class I and short line railroads as a
network
• Develop business case for streamlining state
rail regulatory approaches
• Advance multi-state investment strategies
I-95 Coalition Truck Parking
Project
• USDOT/FHWA awarded project to develop and
implement real-time information system for trucking
industry across boundaries in Corridor
– Assess available parking spaces in selected
public/private facilities
– Provide real-time transmission of space availability
to trucker in-vehicle
– Potential for future reservation-based systems
• Work with agencies and private sector, in particular
distribution and warehousing industry, to assess
potential to remediate capacity issues
Commercial Vehicle Integration
Initiative Program (CVII)
Build on Vehicle Integration Initiative by bringing
commercial vehicles into the equation:
• Develop/Test CV VII compliant OBE system including
Human Vehicle Interface
• Develop/Test VII DSRC
 CV Driver I.D and Verification (TWIC,
Biometrics)
 Test Wireless Vehicle Safety Inspection Information
(brake condition, tire pressure, light status, etc.)
CV to Maintenance Vehicles communication
Roadside to CV work zone/accident warning
Concept of VII W/CVII!
OBE – On Board Equipment
RSE – Road Side Equipment
DSRC @
5.9 GHZ
OBE
RSE
OBE
Network Management Center
OEMs, Private Companies,
Subscription Services, etc.
Green = NYS
Red = Others/TBD
Private Sector
Public Sector
VII Can Enable a Wide Range of
Applications!
• Safety & Security Examples
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Lane/Road Departure
Road Condition Warning
Cargo/Container Tracking
Vehicle Safety Data/Wireless
Inspection
CV Driver ID/Verification
CV Routing/Geo Fencing
In-vehicle/signing
Intersection collision avoidance
Parking availability
Overturn warning/control
• Mobility Examples
– Traffic Probe Data
– Travel Time
– Tolling
– Incident/Accident Info.
– Electronic Payment
– Navigation/Directions
CVII Program Requirements
• Complete interoperability!
• Communicate with any VII compliant vehicle or
infrastructure
• Non-proprietary system design capable of duplication!
• USDOT’s National VII Initiative utilizing DSRC 802.11p
• Integrate VII communications device w/SAE J1708
commercial vehicle data bus
• Compliant/utilizing the standard message sets SAE
J1587, SAE J1939 and SAE 2735
Corridor Analysis – Need:
Many maps, but no Corridor-scale
transportation planning networks
Complete map coverage
Incomplete network coverage
Integrated Corridor
Analysis Tool (ICAT)
• Analysis and planning tool to support multi-state
transportation planning, investment, and
operations planning by linking, across region:
– GIS-based transportation network data
– linear referencing system data
– basic roadway data
• Providing a source for multi-state transportation
planning
– Fill gap between metropolitan and state network
models and Nat’l Highway Planning Network
ICAT Applications
• Evacuation/emergency planning
• Corridor bottleneck analysis
• Freight planning
• Historic travel time information (by
TOD) for traveler information/511
systems
Vehicle Probe Project –
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Regional Incident Management
Travel Information Websites
Travel Times on VMS
Agency 511 systems
Corridor Performance Measures
Vehicle Probe Project
• Content
– Real-time Speed, Travel Time, Confidence level
– Average Speed, Free Flow Speed
– Travel Time Updates Every Two Minutes
• Monitoring Site
– Agency Access Only
– View data in real-time
Vehicle Probe Project
• 1500 Freeway miles
• 1000 Arterial miles
• New Jersey to
North Carolina for
initial deployment
Coalition/Border Program
Opportunities
• Bottleneck analysis, ICAT, Probe
– Can be used to detect, project future demand,
analyze, provide real time information exchange
on border crossing transit
• Commercial Vehicle Programs
– CVII can be utilized as platform for integration of
border activities including security applications
• Rail, Highway Bottleneck studies
– Identify projects for resolution of regionally
significant physical (and operational/institutional)
chokepoints
– Define and aggregate major transportation
investment needs and benefits
Coalition/Border Program
Opportunities
• Coordinated Operations/Incident Management
– Deployment of ITS technologies to support Operations
system
• Sharing of information, real-time travel conditions
• Major incident/special event planning
• Quick Clearance Programs
• Multi-Agency Institutional Analysis
– Examine institutional models for multi-agency/state
investment
• Financing Improvements
– Examine finance models for mega-projects
Reauthorization
• Facilitate multi-state partnerships / coalitions to
improve transportation system performance and
reliability
– Reduce user / environmental costs of long
distance travel by supporting activities, systems
and projects that achieve national goals:
• Clearing incidents quickly
• Informing public about significant
incidents/events
• Conducting orderly evacuations during
emergencies
• Implementing interoperable technology, safety
& scurrility systems
• Improving operations of pass/freight systems
and intermodal connectors
Reauthorization (cont’d)
• Fund large-scale improvements along
nationally significant corridors where
cost/benefits accrue beyond state boundaries
– Funding is critical to efficient interstate commerce
and international trade
– An appropriate role for federal government
• Avoid the “cost of failure”