Developing a Successful ICM Project. Christopher Poe, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Director Texas A&M Transportation Institute

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1 Developing a Successful ICM Project Christopher Poe, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Director Texas A&M Transportation Institute

2 What is ICM?

3 What is ICM? The integrated management of freeway, arterial, transit, and parking systems within a corridor. Management of the corridor as a system, rather than the more traditional approach of managing individual assets. A progression of transportation operations and ITS.

4 Broad ICM Strategies Increase multi agency collaboration and coordination for overall corridor management Optimize corridor mobility by promoting shifts in departure time, mode, routes, and potentially destinations Support incident management Coordinate operations for planned and special events Manage demand

5 Supporting ITS Technologies Multimodal traveler information / Actionable traveler information Real time traffic signal coordination, timing, and control HOT lanes / congestion pricing Transit signal priority Adaptive ramp metering Integrated electronic payment

6 Corridor Challenges and Opportunities Available Capacity No long term plans for large scale improvements Where does capacity exist within the corridor Vehicle capacity People capacity What are travel options?

7 Corridor Challenges and Opportunities Travel Demand Management

8 USDOT ICM Program

9 U.S.DOT s Integrated Corridor Management Initiative San Diego, CA (I 15) Dallas, TX (US 75) Pioneer Sites Dallas, TX Houston, TX Minneapolis, MN Montgomery Co, MD Oakland, CA San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA Seattle, WA Source: USDOT

10 ICM Pioneer Sites Source: USDOT

11 Demonstration Pioneer Sites Dallas (US-75) San Diego (I-15) Strategies Decision support system Actionable traveler information 511 (phone and website) Comparable travel times Rerouting of traffic Coordinated timing and responsive signal operations Mode shift Parking management Light Rail Transit Real-time transit info Strategies Decision support system Actionable traveler Information 511 (phone and website) Comparable travel times Managed lanes Rerouting of traffic Coordinated timing and responsive signal operations Coordinated ramp metering and traffic signals Mode Shift Bus Rapid Transit Transit signal priority Real-time transit info

12 West Houston ICM Concept Major Corridor Infrastructure IH 10 (HOV+ML) IH 610 US 59 US 290 (HOV+ML) Westpark Tollway Sam Houston (Beltway 8) Toll Road State Highway 6 State Highway 99 Transit Capability Rapid Transit (on HOV) Express (coming soon) Local

13 El Paso ICM Concept Major Corridor Infrastructure IH 10 Loop 375 (GP + ML) US 54/IH 10 Connection to two major POEs: Bridge of the Americas Zaragoza Transit Capability Bus Rapid Transit Local

14 Austin ICM Corridor Core Focus Area: I 35 between US183 and US290/SH71 Including arterial streets and transit routes within approximately two miles Travel Demand Influence Area The hourglass through central Austin Unique Challenges and Opportunities

15 Dissecting I 35 Traffic Demand

16 Lessons Learned from ICM

17 ICM Building Blocks for Success Institutional Integration Coordination to collaboration between various agencies and jurisdictions that transcends institutional boundaries. Operational Integration Multi agency and cross network operational strategies to manage the total capacity and demand of the corridor. Technical Integration Sharing and distribution of information, and system operations and control functions to support the immediate analysis and response.

18 Gain Stakeholder Trust Individual agencies operate their systems well Opportunities for advancement are in coordinated management Need alternatives for travelers, especially transit Need common, reliable data platforms for decision making Building on existing institutional arrangements was key to building consensus

19 Need Multiple Dissemination Methods How travelers react to ICM is part of the evaluation Pre trip and en route information is important 511 system (IVR and website) an important part of Dallas ICM

20 Identify Traffic Signal Impacts Early Arterials can be a significant element of diversion plans Response plans need to consider: Existing timing plan coordination Time of day timing plans Direction of travel Traffic Signal Controllers may have limitations

21 Obtain Hand on Experience Shake Out Period is Important Training needs to be on an active system Improvements and enhancements will occur over time

22 Stay Flexible Be Patient Your corridor is always evolving New projects are added Crashes patterns are always changing ICM is a process It takes time Semper Gumby

23 So, you want to do ICM

24 1. Verify the team Active partners Interested stakeholders ICM Getting Started 2. Assemble technical capabilities Articulated Needs & Stated Vision

25 Phase 1 (Planning) Develop Project Management Plan. Develop System Engineering Management Plan. Develop Concept of Operations (ConOps). Define typical operational scenarios. Identify ICM strategies. Determine prioritized action plans. Coordinate travel demand management approaches. Identify near term improvements necessary to implement. Develop Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Plan. Finalize and Prepare for Implementation

26 Phase 2 (Deployment) 1. Develop system design. 2. Address infrastructure gaps. 3. Account for data integration and system interfaces. 4. Test the ICM system. 5. Operate and manage the ICM system. 6. Continuous evaluation and refinement.

27 Questions? Resources ICM Website US 75 Team DART, TxDOT, NCTCOG, Dallas, Plano, Richardson Schneider Electric, TTI, SMU, UTA