Metropolitan Transportation Management Center : a case study : Houston TranStar maximizing safety and mobility for the public

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• Creators:
  Johnson, Christine M. ; Thomas, Edward L.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic control centers
  • Metropolitan areas
  • Advanced traffic management systems
  • Advanced traveler information systems
  • Emergency management
  • Management
  • Operations
  • Deployment
  • Case studies
  • Transportation management center
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-OP-99-005;FTA-TRI-11-99-18
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas;Houston (Texas)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Abstract:
  The following case study provides a snapshot of Houston's TranStar transportation management center. It follows the outline provided in the companion document, Metropolitan Transportation Management Center Concepts of Operation - A Cross Cutting Study, which describes operations and management successful practices and lessons learned from eight transportation management centers in the United States and Canada. This case study reflects information gathered from interviews and observations at the TranStar transportation management center. Houston's TranStar us a multiagency transportation management center providing traffic management, traveler information, and emergency management for the greater Houston area and Galveston. The mission of Houston TranStar is to maximize safety and mobility for the public. The objectives include the following: manage emergency response; promote emergency management awareness and public safety; promote the benefits of Houston TranStar; increase efficiency and improve productivity; and increase mobility, manage congestion, and enhance safety.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3000/dot_3000_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 311.84 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5505ff94970cf25db097c1b43f83b3e1c535a30db3d50dd2a9587bb33d9d22750e40c064f077439fbddc288dd8fc4100c51ae676e1e69cde8632f44eb6018db7