Freeway Management and Operations Handbook

Description of Figure 3-1: Activities That Comprise a Freeway Management & Operations Program

A program is shown as a funnel composed of different colored layers. Considerations from regional / statewide transportation planning and institutional environment / stakeholders are shown entering the funnel. The funnel is shown with the following layers, descending from top to bottom and decreasing in layer size:

Vision, policies, goals: the largest, top layer
Needs and potential services
Concept of operations
Determine performance measures
Decisions (management systems, staffing, other implements)
Operations staff, tools
Operator actions: the smallest, bottom layer.

Effects and outcomes, leading to evolution and refinement, are shown coming out of the bottom of the funnel and then feeding back up to transportation planning.

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Freeway Management and Operations Handbook
Back to Chapter 3 Page 1 Description of Figure 3-1: Activities That Comprise a Freeway Management & Operations Program A program is shown as a funnel composed of different colored layers. Considerations from regional / statewide transportation planning and institutional environment / stakeholders are shown entering the funnel. The funnel is shown with the following layers, descending from top to bottom and decreasing in layer size: Vision, policies, goals: the largest, top layer Needs and potential services Concept of operations Determine performance measures Decisions (management systems, staffing, other implements) Operations staff, tools Operator actions: the smallest, bottom layer. Effects and outcomes, leading to evolution and refinement, are shown coming out of the bottom of the funnel and then feeding back up to transportation planning.
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