a collage of eight photos showing a stakeholder meeting, people boarding a bus, a changeable message sign displaying the message race traffic, cars traversing a roadway where barricades delineate travel lanes, a closed-circuit television camera, a crowd of people standing near a train and traversing a pedestrian overpass, two implementation plans, and three traffic management team personnel gathered around a laptop computer

Managing Travel for Planned Special Events

Table of Contents

[ List of Figures ] [ List of Tables ] [ Notice ] [ Report Information ] [ Acknowledgements ] [ Cover ]
  Introduction
  Planned Special Events
  Background
  Purpose
  References
Chapter 1 Background
  Definition
  Statement of the Problem
  Goals of Managing Travel for Planned Special Events
  Benefits of Successful Planned Special Events
  Literature Review
  Handbook Overview
  References
Chapter 2 Characteristics and Categories of Planned Special Events
  Purpose
  Planned Special Event Classification
  Stakeholder Groups
  References
Chapter 3 Overview
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Background
  Planned Special Event Categories
  Program Planning
  Event Operations Planning
  Implementation Activities
  Day-of-Event Activities
  Post-Event Activities
Chapter 4 Regional and Local Coordination
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Regional Level
  Local Level
  Infrastructure Support
  References
Chapter 5 Event Operations Planning
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Initial Planning Activities
  Feasibility Study
  External Factors Affection Scope of Event Impact
  References
Chapter 6 Traffic Management Plan
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Plan Components
  Analysis and Modeling
  Site Access and Parking Plan
  Pedestrian Access Plan
  Traffic Flow Plan
  Traffic Control Plan
  En-Route Traveler Information Plan
  Traffic Surveillance Plan
  Traffic Incident Management and Safety Plan
  References
Chapter 7 Travel Demand Management and Traveler Information
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Travel Demand Management
  Transit Service
  Pre-Trip Traveler Information
  References
Chapter 8 Implementation Activities
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Implementation Plan
  Review and Testing
  Personnel
  References
Chapter 9 Day-of-Event Activities
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Traffic Management Team
  Communication
  Traffic Monitoring
Chapter 10 Post-Event Activities
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Evaluation Framework
  Participant Evaluation
  Post-Event Debriefing
  Post-Event Report
  References
Chapter 11 Discrete/Recurring Event at a Permanent Venue
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Event Operations Planning
  Implementation and Day-of-Event Activities
  Post-Event Activities
  Program Planning
Chapter 12 Continuous Event
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Event Operations Planning
  Implementation and Day-of-Event Activities
  Post-Event Activities
  Program Planning
Chapter 13 Street Use Event
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Event Operations Planning
  Implementation and Day-of-Event Activities
  Post-Event Activities
  Program Planning
Chapter 14 Regional/Multi-Venue Event
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Event Operations Planning
  Implementation and Day-of-Event Activities
  Post-Event Activities
  Program Planning
Chapter 15 Rural Event
  Purpose
  Introduction
  Event Operations Planning
  Implementation and Day-of-Event Activities
  Post-Event Activities
  Program Planning
Appendix A Sample Special Event Permit Regulations, Applications, and Agreements
Appendix B Event-Oriented Risk Scenario Contingency Plans
Appendix C Interagency Agreements for Special Event Planning
Appendix D 2003 Fair Saint Louis Event Patron Survey
Appendix E Regional Directional Distribution for 2001 NASCAR Kansas 400
Appendix F Parking and Pedestrian Accommodation Plans – Lambeau Field Reconstruction
Appendix G Wisconsin DOT Organization and Dissemination of Inter-Jurisdictional Road Construction and Planned Special Event Information
Appendix H Example Site and Parking Maps
Appendix I Example Traffic Flow Maps
Appendix J Example Protocol for Planned Special Event Traffic Signal System Operations
Appendix K Example Traffic Control Plans
Appendix L Public Agency and Event-Specific Websites
Appendix M Venue Transportation Guides
Appendix N Sample Implementation Plans