MAINSTREAMING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

摘要

In today's connected world, U.S. travelers have come to expect ever-improving ways of using real-time information to make their lives better. As road users see rapid advances in information and transportation technologies, such as navigational apps, shared mobility services, and connected and automated vehicles, they expect more reliable travel and access to accurate, real-time information about travel conditions. Travelers are less tolerant of unexpected delays and demand greater accountability from public officials to ensure effective spending of public funds to maximize the performance of the transportation system. Faced with heightened traveler expectations and funding constraints, as well as growing opportunities from advances in technology and data, transportation agencies are increasingly turning to operations strategies that optimize the use of existing roadway capacity. These strategies are known collectively as transportation systems management and operations (TSMO). TSMO is defined as a set of integrated strategies that enable transportation agencies to better manage and operate existing roadway capacity to improve the reliability and efficiency of the system and the mobility of system users. TSMO looks at performance from a systems perspective so that strategies to improve the operation of the transportation network are coordinated across multiple jurisdictions, agencies, and modes.