Making the Connection: Advancing Traffic Incident Management in Transportation Planning

A Primer

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Table of Contents

[ Notices ]	[ Technical Report Documentation Page ]	[ Acknowledgements ]
[ Transmittal Letter ]	[ List of Acronyms ]

1 Introduction
	Bridging the Divide between Traffic Incident Management (TIM) and Transportation Planning
	Purpose and Audience for Primer
2. Benefits for TIM Professionals and Plannerss
	Benefits for TIM Professionals
		Expanded Access to Resources
		Forum for TIM Coordination
		Input on Transportation Projects
		Access to Multi-Agency Training
		Elevated Visibility Among Transportation Decisionmakers
	Benefits for Regional Planners
		Address Major Source of Congestion
		Lower Cost Mobility and Safety Solutions
		Expertise and Recommendations on Operations Priorities, TIM Strategies and Projects
		Data to Justify Investments
		Meet Planning Regulations
3. Opportunities to Advance TIM inTransportation Planning and Investments
	Getting Together: Connecting TIM Professionals and Transportation Planners
		Connecting with TIM Professionals as a Metropolitan Planner
		Connecting with Metropolitan Transportation Planners as a TIM Professional
		Opportunities to Engage the TIM Community
		Involving the TIM Community in Planning
		What Can Be Accomplished?
	Integrating TIM into Transportation Planning
		Integrating TIM in the Development of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan
		Regional TIM Priorities and Performance Measures
		Examples of How TIM has been Integrated into the Transportation Plan
		Regional Investment in TIM
4. Information Resources for Planners on TIM
Appendix A. Regional TIM Planning Sheets
Appendix B. Case Study: A Metropolitan Transportatoin Plan and an Operations Plan Incorporating TIM

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