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2011 Traffic Signal Operations Self Assessment Survey Now Available
Supports Development of 3rd National Traffic Signal Report Card

The National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) is pleased to announce that the 2011 Traffic Signal Operations Self Assessment is now available at www.ite.org/selfassessment. Please complete your Traffic Signal Operations Self Assessment by November 30, 2011.

The 2011 Traffic Signal Operations Self Assessment has been updated to reflect comments received following the previous self-assessments (2005 and 2007) and to better connect traffic signal management and operations activities to operations objectives. In addition, an effort was made to remove redundant questions and reduce the bias toward centrally managed traffic signal systems. The results from the 2011 self-assessment will continue to allow for some comparison to the results of the previous versions so that agencies can gauge changes over time. The Self Assessment should take no more than one hour to complete.

The Traffic Signal Operations Self Assessment is part of an effort to bring more attention to the need for additional investment in traffic signal operations through the National Traffic Signal Report Card. The Traffic Signal Report Card provides a composite national score of agency practices and policies that support traffic signal management, operations, and maintenance. The Traffic Signal Report Card is part of a National effort to bring more attention to the need for additional investment in traffic signal operations. Traffic signal systems are historically underfunded and are one of the first areas to be cut in tight budget times. However, investment in traffic signal operations is one of the most cost effective means to improve transportation system safety and efficiency. The self-assessment provides agencies with a tool to benchmark current practices and to evaluate opportunities for improving their policies and practices to better support the management of traffic signal systems.

To have your agencies’ score included in the 3rd National Traffic Signal Report Card, you must submit your self assessment by November 30, 2011. With your submission, you will receive a certificate of completion and a copy of your completed self assessment. Keep in mind, this assessment can be used at any time to grade the performance of your system.

Now Available: Proposed AASHTO Systems Operations & Management (SO&M) Guidance Web Site

The Proposed AASHTO Systems Operations & Management (SO&M) Guidance has been finalized and is available on the Web through the link above. The guidance Web site is designed to help transportation agency managers involved with ITS and SO&M at both the state and regional level. It offers custom-tailored guidance on improving agency capabilities in SO&M based on agency self-evaluation. Six key areas of process and institutional arrangements provide the areas of focus. The detailed customized evaluation and related guidance can be used to prepare a formal action plan for improvement, among other possibilities. Users can register with the site and save their work. Managers of systems operations related activities such as traffic engineering, maintenance, and public safety would benefit as well. A “one minute evaluation” version is also available on the site that provides a first cut approach. The guidance was based on research prepared for the SHRP 2 and NCHRP programs and has been tested in a number of states and regions.