Formal Multi-Agency Programs Guided by a Strategic Plan and Coordinated Through Multi-Year Work Plans
A key piece of a formal TIM program is the development of a TIM strategic plan listing specific agreed upon program goals and objectives. An important element in ensuring that the strategic plans are successful is having those responsible for implementing the plans directly involved in their development. While high-level commitment is critical, action plans must make sense to those in the field or the plans will not be implemented as intended. Involving both high-level and field-level stakeholders from the beginning ensures realistic plans with buy-in at all levels.
Supporting the strategic plan are multi-year program plans describing specific programmatic activities and projects, resource requirements, and identifying funding sources. Additionally, annual work plans form the basis for obtaining budget and personnel needs for each of the participating agencies.
Regional and Statewide Traffic Incident Management Program Case Studies
A study is underway to investigate formal traffic incident management programs on the following:
- Formation
- Stakeholder Involvement
- Structure
- Administration of Strategic and Annual Work Plans
- Committee Succession and Continuity
- Decision-Making
- Resource Allocation in Participating Agencies
- Program Evaluation
The product of this effort will be a report documenting the findings of this study and case study summaries from locations that have formal Traffic Incident Management programs. The report will be used, in conjunction with the report Regional Traffic Incident Management Programs – Implementation Guide (May 2001) (PDF, 583KB) to assist states and regions establish formal TIM programs.
The study will be completed in 2004.
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Regional Traffic Incident Management Programs: An Implementation Guide
Most successful traffic incident management programs are the result of the hard work of dedicated champions in one or more agencies. When these champions leave or change job assignments, programs often suffer when their successors have different priorities or lack the dedication of the champion. While traffic incident management involves many agencies, it is a core function of none of them. State and local agencies have executives and legislative bodies at different levels of government that provide direction for and funding of programs. The coordination of the activities of disparate agencies toward a common end requires institutional cohesion that can be provided through a formalized program involving multi-agency, regional strategic planning to achieve program goals. This document describes a program formation process to provide institutional cohesion to help assure the continuity and success of traffic incident management programs.
Regional Traffic Incident Management Programs – Implementation Guide (May 2001) (PDF, 583KB)
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