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a. When planning projects, use ITS Solutions Toolbox to identify opportunities to
include ITS elements; and to program design, construction, operations, and
maintenance costs.
b. Using the examples presented in Section 7, identify existing and future
opportunities for including ITS elements in combination with other capital
improvement projects. This will result in cost savings and schedule efficiencies.
5. Incorporate components of the SDP into the main body of the next Metropolitan
Transportation Plan with a focus on outcomes that benefit users of the system. The Plan
can include:
a. A discussion on new technologies that improve system performance without
adding capacity with minimal reference to ITS “jargon”.
b. Identification of key ITS projects and initiatives that should be targeted early in the
planning process to promote integration with other transportation projects and
strategies.
c. Incorporation of the ITS Vision into the long range transportation goals.
d. References and descriptions of regional ITS Architecture and SDP components to
provide better definition of project costs and define the regional ITS integrated
network and system (i.e., identify potential technologies as part of project
descriptions).
6. Schedule a joint meeting of the ITS Partnership and Regional Planning Partnership at least
annually to provide a forum for topics of common interest and to initiate a procedure that
ensures ITS solutions are considered when projects are nominated for federal or state
funding.
7. Consider separating the ITS Partnership into two groups –a technical working group and a
policy steering group and identify the roles of each group. Maintain the current schedule
for the technical working group and bring the policy group members together at key
milestones in the planning and programming process. The addition of a policy steering
group will raise the level of discussion to management level and reinforce the need to
integrate ITS at the planning stage of project development.
8. Create incentives for incorporating and maintaining ITS in MTP and MTIP projects that
can demonstrate a measurable outcome. Incentives could include additional funding for
maintaining ITS components in projects and/or earlier project delivery schedule for ITS
projects.
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140 Final Report
September 2005