Florida Index for Transportation: A System of Systems Approach to Understanding the Changing Nature of Transportation

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• Creators:
  Choi, Juyeong ; Sun, Yanshuo ; Smith, Dennis ; Crute, Jeremy ; Moses, Ren ; Horner, Mark ; Nickdoost, Navid
• Corporate Creators:
  FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (Tallahassee, Fla.). Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Florida Department of Transportation. Forecasting and Trends Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Decision Making External Factors Florida Index For Transportation Index Numbers System Of Systems Transportation Modes Transportation Planning Transportation Policy
• Publication/ Report Number:
  BDV30 977-28
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report, June 2019–June 2021
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This study aimed to (i) identify and track external factors that are associated with all modes of transportation (i.e., auto, truck, transit, bicycle and pedestrian, aviation, rail, and seaport), (ii) understand the evolutionary and emergent nature of the Florida transportation system, and (iii) facilitate informed policy and decision making in transportation planning. External factors are those that affect transportation system performance but are outside of the control of transportation agencies. FDOT needs to track and evaluate a broad range of external factors in order to prepare for rapid changes in the transportation environment and take timely and proper actions. This study developed a novel system-of-systems (SoS) approach to identify and track external factors associated with all transportation modes and understand the changing behavior of the Florida transportation system. In this regard, a composite index framework (i.e., Florida Index for Transportation [FIT]) is developed as a means to streamline abundant information derived from a large number of external factors and interpret the results for data-driven decision making. This study demonstrated two aspects of the proposed approach: (i) the implementation of FIT for transportation planning and (ii) the understanding of the changing nature of the Florida transportation system. The first capability of FIT was demonstrated through two virtual meetings with FDOT planners; as a result, two planning scenarios were developed to guide the use of FIT. Through statistical analysis, this study also confirmed that FIT enables planners to understand the impact of disruptive events on different transportation modes through investigation of their relevant external factors.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BDV30 977-28
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:820c2ecf322e30a83fc66fe68c75813bf14d756a4a6160b13f607068645b186a
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61948/dot_61948_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.25 MB ]