1. Getting Started - Identify need
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Define region
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Identify stakeholders
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Identify champions
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- Know operational challenges across the system
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Understand service boundaries and cross-jurisdictional issues
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Work with stakeholders that can affect system performance on a daily basis
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- Understand region-wide traffic patterns
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Understand perspectives of diverse stakeholder groups
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Work with and respond to needs of elected officials and technical staff in region
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Are familiar with regional vision and long- range plan
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2. Gathering Data - Inventory systems
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Determine needs and services
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Develop operational concept
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Define functional requirements
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- Are responsible for existing equipment
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Collect and use real-time data from traffic monitoring systems
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Define technical requirements of existing and planned systems
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- Are responsible for developing multimodal system plans
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Use data on region's economy, land uses, infrastructure, and mode-specific travel
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Develop investment programs designed to improve system performance
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3. Defining Interfaces - Identify interconnections
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Define information flows
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- Understand how technology deployments should work in concert
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Collect, organize, and disseminate data needed for system operations
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- Assess and ensure interconnectivity of transportation infrastructure
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Understand user needs and areas of service interface
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4. Implementing the Architecture - Define project sequencing
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Develop list of agency agreements
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Identify ITS standards
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- Set M&O priorities and sequence activities
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Develop relationships and agreements with other agencies involved in operations
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Understand equipment costs and applicable standards
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- Develop investment programs for the region (TIP and UPWP)
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Work with State DOT, counties, and other agencies in planning and programming
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Provide leadership in executing new agreements
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5. Using the Architecture - Support the planning process
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Support project implementation
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- Implement M&O strategies, programs, and projects
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Participate in developing ITS strategic plans to detail ITS operational needs
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- Should develop plans that reflect the ITS architecture
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Should include operations projects in investment programs
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6. Maintaining the Architecture |
- Understand ITS inventory changes
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Understand changes in technologies and standards
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- Understand changes in regional needs, funding, and service opportunities
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