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U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration December 2009
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Acknowledgments
About this Report
I. Background
II. Literature Review
GAO Report to Congress and the ITE Toolbox Traffic Signal Report Card and Self Assessment
GAO Report to Congress and the ITE Toolbox
Traffic Signal Report Card and Self Assessment
III. Case Studies
Agency Archetypes Archetype 1. High-Activity Response to Adequate (Staffing) Resources Archetype 2. Infrastructure-Rich Response to Abundant (Capital) Resources Archetype 3. Well-Managed Response to Limited (Capital and Staffing) Resources Archetype 4. Insufficiently Managed Response to Limited Resources Archetype 5. Special Issues with Highly Dispersed Infrastructure (Typical State Agency) Features of Successful Archetypes Basic Service Concept Field Infrastructure Reliability Minimizing and Balancing Congestion Smooth Flow Predictable and Consistent Response Signal Timing Versatility
Agency Archetypes
Archetype 1. High-Activity Response to Adequate (Staffing) Resources Archetype 2. Infrastructure-Rich Response to Abundant (Capital) Resources Archetype 3. Well-Managed Response to Limited (Capital and Staffing) Resources Archetype 4. Insufficiently Managed Response to Limited Resources Archetype 5. Special Issues with Highly Dispersed Infrastructure (Typical State Agency) Features of Successful Archetypes
Archetype 1. High-Activity Response to Adequate (Staffing) Resources
Archetype 2. Infrastructure-Rich Response to Abundant (Capital) Resources
Archetype 3. Well-Managed Response to Limited (Capital and Staffing) Resources
Archetype 4. Insufficiently Managed Response to Limited Resources
Archetype 5. Special Issues with Highly Dispersed Infrastructure (Typical State Agency)
Features of Successful Archetypes
Basic Service Concept
Field Infrastructure Reliability Minimizing and Balancing Congestion Smooth Flow Predictable and Consistent Response Signal Timing Versatility
Field Infrastructure Reliability
Minimizing and Balancing Congestion
Smooth Flow
Predictable and Consistent Response
Signal Timing Versatility
IV. Interviews
Local Agency Traffic Signal Program Manager State Agency Traffic Signal Program Manager Observations
Local Agency Traffic Signal Program Manager
State Agency Traffic Signal Program Manager
Observations
V. Implementing a Basic Service Concept: The Traffic Signal Management Plan
Clarity of Objectives Attainable Performance Measures and Standards of Performance Field Infrastructure Reliability Signal Timing Objective-Based Resource Allocation Clear Communication Up the Line Meaningful Systems Engineering Sample Outline for a Traffic Signal Management Plan Chapter 1. Objectives and Requirements. Chapter 2. Responsiveness to Citizens, Media, Policy Makers, and Elected Officials Chapter 3. Maintenance Strategies to Achieve Objectives Chapter 4. Operations Strategies to Achieve Objectives Chapter 5. Design Strategies to Achieve Objectives
Clarity of Objectives
Attainable Performance Measures and Standards of Performance
Signal Timing
Objective-Based Resource Allocation
Clear Communication Up the Line
Meaningful Systems Engineering
Sample Outline for a Traffic Signal Management Plan
Chapter 1. Objectives and Requirements. Chapter 2. Responsiveness to Citizens, Media, Policy Makers, and Elected Officials Chapter 3. Maintenance Strategies to Achieve Objectives Chapter 4. Operations Strategies to Achieve Objectives Chapter 5. Design Strategies to Achieve Objectives
Chapter 1. Objectives and Requirements.
Chapter 2. Responsiveness to Citizens, Media, Policy Makers, and Elected Officials
Chapter 3. Maintenance Strategies to Achieve Objectives
Chapter 4. Operations Strategies to Achieve Objectives
Chapter 5. Design Strategies to Achieve Objectives
Appendix 1. Signal Timing Versatility Concepts
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