Meeting Agenda - Hampton Roads Transportation Planning

February 4, 2014
MEMORANDUM #2014-13
TO:
Hampton Roads Transportation Operations (HRTO) Members & Guests
BY:
Robert B. Case, PE, PhD – Principal Transportation Engineer
RE:
HRTO Subcommittee Meeting – February 11, 2014
An HRTO Subcommittee meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
February 11, 2014, in the Regional Board Room, Regional Building, 723 Woodlake
Drive, Chesapeake.
Note: Immediately following this HRTO meeting, VDOT and Iteris are providing HRTO
members an overview of the recent update to the regional ITS architecture. The overview
is expected to last from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and lunch will be provided.
1. Public Comment Period
2. Summary Minutes of December 10, 2013 Meeting
Minutes of the previous HRTO meeting are attached.
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Recommended Action: Approval
3. HRTO Leadership for 2014 and 2015
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
At a recent HRTO meeting, Dan Rydzewski (HRTO Chair) appointed Robert Lewis
(Suffolk) to chair an ad-hoc nomination committee to recommend an HRTO Chair
for 2014 and 2015 to be installed at the end of the December 2013 HRTO meeting.
Robert Lewis (Suffolk) will present his committee’s recommendations for
2014/2015 HRTO leadership.
Recommended Action: Vote on the recommendation presented.
4. HRTPO Staff Updates
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Rob Case (HRTPO) will update HRTO concerning:
a. HRTPO Board approval of river crossing closure procedures.
b. Status of HRTO’s request for 1) a dummy email address for disseminating
Outlook river crossing closure times, and 2) a webpage with closure files.
c. Status of HRTO’s proposed Operations Strategic Plan for Hampton Roads.
Sam Belfield (HRTPO) will update HRTO concerning the 12-11-13 RCTO-TIM
meeting.
Recommended Action: Per discussion.
5. FHWA Regional Traffic Signal Operations Assessment
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Following a request from HRTO and TTAC in October 2012, the FHWA conducted an
assessment of local traffic signal operations. The report was presented to HRTO at
its October 2013 meeting. In January 2014, HRTO staff transmitted comments from
Norfolk and Suffolk to Richard Denney (FHWA).
Richard Denney (FHWA) will present the findings and address HRTO comments.
Recommended Action: Per discussion.
6. FHWA NHI Training: Evaluating the Performance of Traffic Signal Systems
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
In response to the above FHWA traffic signal assessment, Frank Hickman (Virginia
Beach) has arranged for FHWA to offer the class “Evaluating the Performance of
Traffic Signal Systems” (see attached flyer).
Frank Hickman (Virginia Beach) and Richard Denney (FHWA) will present details.
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Recommended Action: In order to reserve a spot, indicate your desire to attend.
7. Next Meeting Schedule, Location, and Agenda Items
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The next HRTO meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. –
11:30 a.m. location TBD.
The 2014 HRTO Co-Chairs will lead a discussion of the next meeting’s agenda.
Members are requested to suggest agenda items for the next meeting which will
help HRTO fulfill its information sharing/receiving, collaboration, advisory, and
project prioritization roles.
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Attachments
HRTO Subcommittee:
Kevin Abt, VPA
Darin Bracy, WATA
Alesia Cain, HRT
Kamlesh Chowdhary, HRT
Ken Coody, VDOT
Randy Cooper, NN
Michael A. Corwin, P.E., VDOT
Kevin Eppley, CH
Jeffrey Florin, VPA
Brian C. Fowler, NO
Steven Froncillo, CH
Franklin Hickman, VB
Jacqueline M. Kassel, P.E., NN
Stephen P. Kopczynski, YK
Robert E. Lewis, P.E., SU
Ric Lowman, P.E., VB
Tal Luton, JC
Oliver Rose, VDOT
Daniel A. Rydzewski, P.E., NO
W. Leon Sisco, WATA
Eric Stringfield, VDOT
Ed Taylor, SU
Martin Willson, HA
James Wright, PO
John Yorks, HA
HRTO Invited Guests:
Joel Acree
Jocelyn K. Bauer
R. Stephen Best, CH
Tim Breslin, CH
Chad Brooks
Robert Buckham, VSP
Leah Bush, VDH
A. Call, HA
Jimmy Carter
Mecit Cetin, ODU
Jonathan Clark, Open Roads
Dwayne Cook, VDOT
Marc Copeland
Steven Cover, VB
Scott Cowherd, VDOT
Barbara Creel, WATA
Kevin Crum
William P. Dent, WM Fire
Leon Dextradeur, VB
Doug Draper, CH
Michael Felix, NO
Rusty Fitzhugh, VDOT
Eric Fly, Seamcorp
Robert K. Gey, VB
George Glazner, NN
James Gray, HA
Cynthia Hall, NO
John Hendrickson, PBQ&D
Steve Hetrick, AG
Jeffrey B. Holland, CBBTC
Robert T. Holloway, Jr., PQ
John Horner, Open Roads
Copy: Sam Belfield
Rob Case
Dwight Farmer
Chuck Houck, NO
Amanda Jacobs, JC
Daniel E. Jenkins, FHWA
Alan Jensen, P.E., NAVY
John Kaoudis, NN
Raymond Khoury, VDOT
Charles Lavene, Norfolk Airport
Stephen D. Little, Transdyn
Glenn McBride, VDH
Jake McCoury, VSP
Ryan McLane, ERC
Mike Miller, VDOT
Joe Moore, NN
Jessie Neal, VDOT
Mark Outlaw, SU
Shawn Pillow, VSP
Earnest Poole, VSP
Matthew Riethmiller
Iris Rodriguez, FHWA
Safety Officer, NN
Mark Sawyers
Mark Solesky, CH
James Stanek, VDOT
Gregory S. Staylor, CH
Chris Swartz, HA
Ted Tynes, VSP
Charles E. Vidrine, NAVY
Scott S. Williams, NN
Jeff Wise, NO
Nick Wooten, HA
Kevin Wyne, PQ
Keith Nichols
Camelia Ravanbakht
DRAFTMinutesoftheDecember10,2013HRTOSubcommitteeMeeting
RegionalBuilding,Chesapeake,9:30am
Attendees
RobertCase,HRTPO
FrankHickman,Va.Beach
KeithNichols,HRTPO
DanielRydzewski,Norfolk
BrianFowler,Norfolk
RobertLewis,Suffolk
RobertTrachy,VDOT
SusanBaldwin,HRT
EricReddeck,EGH
ScottCowherd,VDOT
SamBelfield,HRTPO
MartinWillson,Hampton
MikeMiller,VDOT
SteveKopczynski,York
1. PublicCommentPeriod
ErikReddeck(EveryoneGoesHome)enquiredaboutthestatusoftheregionalsignalpre‐
emptionplan.Hewasinformedthattheprogramisstillon‐trackbuttheprogram
administrationissuestillneedstoberesolved.Thefundingallocationisstilloneyearout.
Erickalsohadageneralcommentabouttheoveralleffectivenessofthe“2tenthsmile
markers”beingusedontheHighRiseBridge.
2. MinutesofOctober8,2013Meeting
Nomodificationsoftheminutes–approved.
3. PlansforRegionalOperationsCenterunderSercoLeadership
BrianFariello(Serco)wasunabletopresentduetoweather.
4. FHWARegionalTrafficSignalOperationsAssessment
FrankHickman(Va.Beach)spokeonthepossibilityofgettingFHWArepresentativesRick
DennyandPaulOlsonherefortheFebruarymeetinganddoingatwodaysignalsystem
effectivenessclassaswell.Thebodyagreedwiththeproposal.RobCaseaskedfor
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commentsontheRegionalTrafficSignalAssessmentreportbyJanuary15,2014toforward
themtoRickDennyforreviewpriortotheFebruarymeeting.
5. HRTOLeadershipfor2014and2015
RobertLewis(Suffolk),chairofad‐hocnominationcommittee,ledthediscussion.Brian
Fowler(Norfolk)hasagreedtobeaco‐chair,andMikeMiller(VDOT)indicatedthatVDOT
wouldsettleonaVDOTco‐chairforHRTObytheFebruaryHRTOmeeting.Itwasdecided
thereforethatDanRydzewski(Norfolk)andFrankHickman(Va.Beach)willserveuntilthe
Februarymeeting.
6. HRTPOStaffUpdates
RobCase(HRTPO)indicatedthat:
a. VDOT’slatesthurricaneevacuationtrafficcontrolplanincludesleavingtheMMMBT
openduringevacuation(asrecommendedbyHRTOmotionandVCTIRstudy).
b. HRTPOwillprepareadummyemailaddressforusagebythefiverivercrossing
operatorsincommunicatingplannedrivercrossingclosures.
c. TheTPSsubcommitteeofHRTPO’sTTACapprovedtheusageof$400,000inRSTP
fundsfordevelopmentofaregionaloperationsstrategicplan.HRTPOstaffwilllead
thiseffort,coordinatingwithHRTOmembers.
7. Real‐TimeSystemManagementInformationProgram(RTSMIP)
ScottCowherd(VDOT)andLarryTrachy(VDOT)ledanFHWA1201GapAnalysis
discussionregardingfederalandstateagenciesprovidinghighwaystatusinformation.Itis
atwostageimplementation:1)allinterstatestobedonebyNovember2014;2)
MetropolitanRoutesofSignificance(asidentifiedbystatesincollaborationwithlocal
agencies)byNovember2016.
Informationtobemadeavailableis:
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Constructionlaneandroadclosures
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Roadorlaneblockingtrafficincidents
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Hazardousconditions&roadorlaneclosuresduetoadverseweather
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Traveltimes(inmetropolitanareas/greaterthan1millionpeople)
Thediscussionfocusedonfindingregionalmunicipalpointsofcontacttobeginthe
establishmentofthisinformationflow.
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8. NextMeetingSchedule,Location,andAgendaItems DanRydzewski(Norfolk)ledadiscussionofitemsforthenextmeeting.Thefollowing
weresuggested:
 HRTOleadership
 RickDenney(FHWA)presentingtheFHWAregionalsignalreview.
 BrianFariello(Serco)presentingSercoplansforHamptonRoads.
 ArepresentativefromCBBT.
 ArepresentativefromERC.
 ArepresentativefromUVa’sSmartTravelLab
 AnupdateonSJR277fromSteveKopczynski
ThenextHRTOmeetingisscheduledforTuesday,February11,2014from9:30–11:30
a.m.,attheRegionalBuilding.
Attachment 2
Evaluating the Performance of
Traffic Signal Systems
(FHWA-NHI-133124)
Description
A two-day course aimed at helping agencies evaluate and
prioritize their traffic signal system investment decisions
and day-to-day operations in support of agency objectives.
This course begins by exploring stakeholder objectives and
resources; it then investigates setting effective performance
measures, gathering required data, and managing and using
measures.
The overall goal for the course is to assist agencies in the
development and implementation of a process for
measuring and communicating the performance
effectiveness of traffic signal systems, at both the project
and program levels. Participants will gain insight on several
key learning points, including:
• How agency and community transportation objectives
can be connected to effective performance measures
• How system performance measures can be used to
assist agencies in evaluating and prioritizing investment
decisions related to both day-to-day and long-term
operation of their traffic signal system.
• How to identify, engage, and consider the foals of
various stakeholders in the decision-making process.
At its conclusion, course participants will be able to:
• Engage stakeholders.
• Document stakeholder objectives and resources
• Select measures of effectiveness
• Develop a strategy for performance measurement
• Build performance management into your program
• Track performance
• Report outcomes
Target Audience
Professionals responsible for the planning,
design, management or operation of traffic
signal systems. This includes engineers, and
technicians (advanced) of state/local agencies,
consultants, and FHWA Operations staff.
Where
Advanced Technology Center, Room H178
1800 College Crescent
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
When
Wednesday - Thursday
March 5-6, 2014
8:30am – 4:30pm
Cost
Free, Sponsored by FHWA Arterial Management
Program
Class Size
30 Participants
CEUs
1.2 Units
Interested in Participating?
Email soon:
Frank Hickman (fhickman@vbgov.com)
Rick Denney (richard.denney@dot.gov)
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