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A Freight Plan for the NYMTC Region Action 2 – Expand the Region’s Integrated Incident Management System (IIMS) Description The Integrated Incident Management System (IIMS) is an incident/emergency management project that enhances the coordination of multi-agency incident/emergency response and management. IIMS operates over an interconnected network linking emergency, public safety, public works, transportation operations centers, and mobile emergency responders with each other and with the incident scene. The IIMS initiative would be incorporated in a larger Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS); NYSDOT’s existing ATMS covers 40 to 50 miles of roadway in New York City, which represents approximately 20 percent to 25 percent of the roadway-miles in NYSDOT’s jurisdiction in Region 11. The system is managed from NYSDOT’s Joint Traffic Operations Center in Long Island City and includes: 1) instrumentation to measure vehicular traffic volumes and speeds; 2) monitoring equipment for incident detection and standard emergency protocols for incident response; and 3) variable-message signs to warn motorists of changes in travel conditions. The existing ATMS covers four roadway segments: 1. Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) from Grand Central Parkway to Shore Parkway; 2. Long Island Expressway (I-495) from Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) to Grand Central Parkway; 3. Cross Bronx Expressway from Harlem River to Bruckner Expressway (I-278); and 4. Segments of the south end of the Gowanus Expressway (I-278). NYSDOT is now in the process of expanding ATMS coverage to include the entire length of the Staten Island Expressway (I-278), and is planning a future expansion to cover additional roadways in the Brooklyn and Eastern Queens subregions, including the Belt and Grand Central Parkways, and the Clearview, Long Island, and Nassau Expressways. Transportation Impacts By reducing incident response time and providing motorists with real time information on roadway conditions, the IIMS likely will help to reduce non-recurring congestion. Other Impacts The IIMS can improve safety and security by improving the ability of multiple agencies to coordinate their response to incidents. Responsible Organization/Action Plan NYSDOT – Continue planned expansion to additional facilities and agencies, including NYCDOT, NYCOEM, FDNY, NYPD and MTA. Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 5-15
A Freight Plan for the NYMTC Region Action 3 – Develop a Corridor-Wide Commercial Vehicle Real Time Traveler Information Network Description Truckers traveling long distances often have a difficult time obtaining traveler information in states and urban areas along their routes. The development of a multi-state information system using a variety of distribution means, including the Internet, would enable truckers to better avoid congested areas. The I-95 Corridor Coalition conducted an operational test of this concept called “Fleet Forward” several years ago, but has not moved to fully implement it. Transportation Impacts A multi-state information system would improve traffic flow for trucks and all vehicles. Other Impacts By improving the flow of truck traffic, this alternative is likely to have positive environmental and economic impacts. It can improve regional connectivity particularly along the I-95 corridor and related routes, including the Northern and Southern Crossings, I-95 NE Thruway, I-87 NYS Thruway, and Western Circumferential. There are no significant physical barriers to implementation, but institutional barriers involving industry and agency acceptance of emerging technologies are potentially high. Responsible Organization/Action Plan NYSDOT, PANYNJ, and NYCDOT – Work with the I-95 Corridor Coalition on the continued development and implementation of a larger regional system of real time traffic information targeted at freight carriers. Action 4 – Pricing Strategies Description Several agencies manage key regional highways, bridges and tunnels, including the PANYNJ, the MTA, the NYSTA, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA), and the City of New York. The region’s toll facilities are shown in Figure 5.3. In recent years, the PANYNJ, the NJTA, and the NYSTA have implemented value pricing toll structures, including some special provisions for commercial vehicles, with the goal of shifting some truck traffic out of peak periods and encouraging the use of electronic toll collection devices (such as E-ZPass) that facilitate traffic movement at toll plazas. Many experiments in value pricing are taking place in the United States and around the world. London, for example, has instituted a cordon charge for all vehicles entering the CBD during peak periods. Access to Manhattan Island, which is possible only by bridge, tunnel, or ferry, already is subject to a form of CBD pricing but not all entry points are tolled. The option also exists to impose peak-period pricing on all vehicles, not just trucks. Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 5-16
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