INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

AWARENESS SEMINAR
KDOT District 4 - Chanute, KS
March 12, 1999

Kansas Department of

Overview
Introduction
What is ITS?
ITS User Services
Kansas Examples
ITS Benefits

ITS Statewide Plan

Interactive Discussion
Wrap Up
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Rural Environment
Vehicle Miles Traveled
61%
39%

Rural
Urban

Fatal Accidents
42%
Rural
Urban
58%

Source: NHTSA

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Rural Environment

90 million rural residents

79% of total US road mileage
Non-recurrent congestion
Fewer alternate routes

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Rural Driving Statistics

78% of rural trips greater than 150 miles
are for pleasure
The average age of rural drivers is
significantly older than urban drivers
In Kansas
97% of road miles are rural
54% of VMT are rural
Source: University of MN, ITS Institute

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Emergency Response
60
50
40

36.1

minutes 30
25.5

20
10
0

Rural Travelers can expect to

wait twice as long for
emergency medical service
Nearly 1/3 of rural travelers
will not arrive at a hospital
within the Golden Hour
following a crash

11.4

8.2
Rural

Source: NHTSA

6.2

3.9
Urban

Transport
Response
Notification

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Rural Transit Environment

Transit
Ridership

36

25
Rural
Urban

7
2

65 or
Older

Disabled

90 million rural residents

30 million elderly, working poor and disabled
1 in 9 live in a household without a personal vehicle
38% live in areas without any public transit service
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ITS Awareness - Part I

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Part 1: Overview

Definition of ITS
ITS User Services
ITS in Kansas
ITS Benefits

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What is ITS?
The application of advanced sensor,
computer, electronics, and communications
technologies and management strategies in
an integrated manner providing traveler
information - to increase the safety and
efficiency of the surface transportation
system.

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Metropolitan ITS User Services

Multimodal
Regional
Traveler
Information

Transit
Management

Incident
Management

Freeway
Management

Electronic
Toll
Collection

Emergency
Management

Traffic Signal
Control

Electronic
Fare
Payment

Highway Rail
Intersection
Safety

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Rural ITS
Emergency
Services
Fleet O&M

CVO
Safety &
Security

Infrastructure O&M

Tourism & Traveler

Information

Public
Traveler/Mobility

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ITS is...

Road Weather
Information Systems
(RWIS)

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RWIS
Remote Sensors Measure: Air Temp,
Humidity, Visibility, Wind Speed and
Direction, Pavement Temp and Conditions
Gives site specific weather forecasts and
24-hr pavement forecasts
Data used for winter maintenance and
travel information

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RWIS in Kansas
41 KDOT weather stations
Data is received in 15 min intervals and
shared within KDOT
45 other weather stations that are not
state owned
Goal is to have all data at centralized site
and shared on Internet

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ITS is...

Commercial Vehicle

Operations (CVO)
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ITS/CVO

Commercial vehicle electronic clearance

Automated roadside safety inspection
On-board safety monitoring (drowsy driver)
Commercial vehicle administrative processes
International border crossing applications

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ITS/CVO in Kansas
Improve reporting process for MCSAP inspectors
install PCs at each inspection station
automate inspection process

Join International Registration Plan (IRP)

Clearinghouse
efficient fee collection
reduced paperwork

Weigh-in Motion System to be installed on I-70

(EB/WB) in Wabunsee Co. in summer of 99
monitored by KHP

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ITS is...

Automatic Emergency
Notification (Mayday)

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Mayday Systems
Automatic collision notification
triggered by airbag deployment
message sent to 911/emergency response via
radio signal or cellular call

EMS arrives on scene faster

GPS helps locate vehicle
chance of survival increases

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Kansas Mayday
KU Planning Project
to be completed by June 99
delineates a Mayday deployment plan for
Kansas

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ITS is...

Tourism & Traveler

Information

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Tourism & Traveler Information

Focus on the needs of travelers in unfamiliar
rural areas
Needs

Advisory information (Weather, Construction)

En-route services
Transit
Traffic management
Business viability
Road Conditions Reporting Systems

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Traveler Information in Kansas

5 weather kiosks to be installed for 1-year
evaluation project
to be installed at traveler information centers,
rest stops and KHP dispatch center in Salina
will provide real time weather information
using DTN terminals

Road Conditions Reporting System

graphical user interface (color coded)
will be available on Internet

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ITS is...

Highway Rail
Intersection Safety

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Highway Rail Intersection Safety

Warn drivers of on-coming trains
through an in-vehicle device or active gates
can avoid fatal collisions and reduce delay

Warn train operators of automobiles or any objects

obstructing their path
information must be received quickly for enough time
to stop

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ITS is...

Electronic Toll
Collection
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Electronic Toll Collection

Uses transponders mounted on the windshield
Reduces delays to travelers
Reduces the costs and security of counting coins

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ITS is...

Public Traveler/Mobility
Services

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Public Traveler/Mobility Services

Uses AVL technology and computer aided dispatch
Focus on reducing isolation and improving
accessibility to key services for rural inhabitants
Needs

Advisory information
Reduce isolation
Increase trip timeliness
Reduce delay

Especially crucial for elderly, poor, and disabled

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ITS is...
GPS

Fleet Operating
and Maintenance

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Fleet Operating & Maintenance

Uses Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
Focus on the scheduling, routing, location
and maintenance of rural fleets
Needs
Fleet management
Security
Economic viability
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ITS is...

Traffic Management

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KC Scout
Traffic Operations Center in new MoDOT
Building in Lees Summit
will use ramp metering, CCTV, fiber optics,
and possibly HAR
KHP may have presence in TOC

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ITS is...

Incident Management
and Emergency
Response
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Wichita TOC
Traffic Operations Center in Wichita in new
911/countywide EOC
Primarily for incident management
Will use CCTV, fiber optics, signal
preemption and AVL for emergency units,
and ITS at RR crossings

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Kansas Fiber Optic Network

Statewide Coverage by
mid 2000
I-70 to CO border
I-135 Salina to Wichita
Partnership w/ DTI

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ITS is not...
Technology for technologys sake
ITS is user service oriented
Each ITS user service targets specific
transportation problems such as safety,
inefficiency, or reduced mobility

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ITS for Kansas

Metropolitan ITS
KC Scout
Wichita TOC

Rural ITS
current: CVISN, RWIS, traveler/tourist
information
future (being considered): rural transit,
Mayday, hazard warnings, infrastructure and fleet
management, RR crossings
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ITS Benefits

Reduced Crashes and Fatalities

Increased Customer Satisfaction
Time Savings
Improved Throughput
Cost Avoidance
Energy and Environmental Benefits

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Projected ITS Infrastructure Benefits (2005)

Accident Cost Savings (44%)

Time Savings (41%)
Emissions/Fuel (6%)
Operating Cost Savings (5%)
Agency Cost Savings (4%)
Other (< 1%)
Source : Apogee Report on Global ITS Benefits

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ITS Benefits - Reduced Crashes

Urban Countermeasures
Ramp Metering = 24-50% reduction in crashes*
Video Enforcement = 20-40% reduction*

* crash reduction percentages are for specific locations

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ITS Benefits - Reduced Crashes

Rural Countermeasures
Crash Avoidance Systems = 20-48% reduction in
crashes*
Mayday = 7-12% reduction in fatalities
(response times 50%)
Weather Information w/ VMS = 30-40% reduction*

* crash reduction percentages are for specific crash types

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ITS Benefits - Reduced Travel Delay

Ramp Metering = 13-48%
Traffic Signal Optimization = 8-25%
Incident Management = 10-45%
Re-routing through VMS = up to 20%
In-vehicle Navigation = 4-20%

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ITS Benefits - Cost Reduction

Fleet Management System = 5-25%
Electronic Toll Collection = 34-91%
Transit Management = 8%
ITS-plus-build vs. build-only = 35%

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ITS Benefits - Reduced Emissions

In-vehicle Route Guidance = 5%
Signal Optimization = 10-15%
Re-routing Through VMS = 5-10%
Electronic Toll Collection = 45-83%

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ITS Awareness -Part II

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Part II: Overview

Statewide ITS Plan

Schedule
First Steps: Awareness Seminars
Stakeholders
Architecture
Summary
What is Your Role?
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Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

Objectives
Assist KDOT in the development of a
statewide ITS plan.
Coordinate existing ITS programs
Mainstream ITS into KDOTs business
process
Prioritize ITS Projects for Kansas
Create a Strategic ITS Vision
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Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

Dr. Eric Meyer

Jane Mobley Associates
with
ETC Institute

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Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

Schedule

Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

Kansas Department of Transportation
Project No. 106 K-7187-01

1.) Needs Assessment

2.) Outreach
3.) Data Collection
4.) Analysis of Key ITS Elements
5.) Mainstreaming and Costing
6.) Strategic Plan
7.) Evaluation Plan

12

18

Months

24

30

33

36

= deliverable

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Development of a Statewide ITS Plan

First Steps
Collect data
Meet with KDOT staff
Awareness Seminars with KDOT district staff
and stakeholders
Review current ITS programs

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Data Collection
Accident Data
Traffic Data
Winter Maintenance Costs
Current Level of ITS Deployed and Costs
Communications Systems

Kansas Department of

ITS Awareness Seminars

Visit all 6 KDOT Districts
Invite KDOT Staff and Stakeholders
Goals
Increase Awareness of ITS and Statewide ITS
Plan in Kansas

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Kansas Department of

Kansas Agencies

KHP
KTA
local law enforcement
county sheriffs
fire departments
ER/trauma centers
KW&P

MPOs
KU, KSU
KMCA
Kansas Rural
Development Council
Wichita TOC
Kansas City SCOUT
TV/radio
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Other Kansas Agencies

Kansas Farm Bureau
AAA
League of Kansas
Municipalities
Travel Industry
Association of Kansas
Kansas Oil Marketers
Association (KOMA)
Other State DOTs

Kansas Association of
Broadcasters (KAB)
Kansas Corporation
Commission (KCC)
Chambers of
Commerce
Kansas Historical
Society
Cellular Providers
Kansas Department of

ITS National Architecture

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Necessity of Architecture
Provide Overall Framework
Builds Consensus Among Stakeholders
Risk Management
Promotes Standards Development
Integrates Existing and Planned ITS
Required for Federal Funding

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Kansas Regional Architecture

Identify Stakeholders and Needs
Identify Existing Systems
Identify Planned Systems
Develop ITS Vision or Strategy
Establish Functions and Information Flows

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Summary
ITS is User Service Oriented
with both rural and metropolitan applications

ITS Requires Planning

stakeholders
architecture
ITS vision

ITS Benefits for Kansas

safety, security, efficiency, mobility,
customer satisfaction and reduced costs
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What is Your Role in the ITS Plan?

Provide Feedback on
Your Needs and Interests
Further Coordination:
Erin Flanigan 816-756-1484
Matt Volz 785-296-7356

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Interactive Discussion

Questions
Improvement
Ideas
Obstacles
Help

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Wrap Up

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