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

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[ 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

Last modified: February 1, 2017

Managing Travel for Planned Special Events

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