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| Study Number: | SPR-2(207) |
| Status: | Contract signed |
| Title: | Transportation Management Center Pooled Fund Study |
| Contract/Other Number: | |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Federal Highway Administration |
| Lead Agency: | Federal Highway Administration |
| Lead Agency Contact: | Randall VanGorder (randall.vangorder@fhwa.dot.gov) Phone: 202-493-3266 Fax: 202-493-3419 |
| FHWA Technical Liaison: | Randall VanGorder (randall.vangorder@fhwa.dot.gov) FHWA Routing Symbol: HRDO-03 |
| Contractor: | MRF Associates, PB Farradyne, Texas Transportation Institute, University of Virginia |
| Study Partners: | AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FHWA, FL, GA, I-95 Corridor Coalition, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, PA, RI, RTC Southern Nevada (FAST), TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI |
| Contract Amount: | $0 |
| Commitments Received: | $4,912,267 |
| 100% SP&R Approval: | Approved |
| Contract Start Date: | 2/1/2000 |
| Contract End Date: | 9/30/2010 |
| Background: | The Transportation Management Center (TMC) Pooled Fund Study (PFS) serves as a forum to identify and address issues that are common among agencies that manage and operate TMCs and provides an opportunity for agencies to collectively take on those key issues and challenges. The TMC PFS also provides an opportunity to facilitate the interaction, sharing of information, and successful practices with a broader audience to advance and improve upon the current state-of-the-practice related to the management, operation, and performance of TMCs. To build off and leverage investments that the TMC PFS has made in previously completed and initiated projects, the members of the TMC PFS have identifies six critical initiatives and a corresponding series of projects that need to be pursued to develop the resources and tools agencies need to address and overcome the challenges they are facing and to improve and advance the current state-of-practice. The vision and critical initiatives identified by the TMC PFS can be accessed in the "Study Documents" below. |
| Objectives: | The goal of the TMC PFS is to assemble regional, state, and local transportation management agencies and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to (1) identify human-centered and operational issues; (2) suggest approaches to addressing identified issues; (3) initiate and monitor projects intended to address identified issues; (4) provide guidance and recommendations and disseminate results; (5) provide leadership and coordinate with others with TMC interests; and (6) promote and facilitate technology transfer related to TMC issues nationally. |
| Scope of Work: | The following are the six critical initiatives that the TMC PFS is intended to cover: (1) Improving Day-to-Day Operations of TMCs (2) Enhancing Business Management of TMCs (3) Developing TMCs and Managing Their Evolution (4) Developing and Delivering Roadway and Travel Condition Information (5) Developing, Training, Hiring and Contracting for TMC Staff and Services (6) Knowledge and Information Sharing 18 projects have been initiated or completed based on available funds to address the needs of the participating members. Nine additional projects were recently selected by the members to initiate in 2008-2009. |
| Comments: | **Total dollar commitments required: $850K per year. Desired level of contribution is $50,000 per year for each agency. Desired minimum commitment is $25,000. Level of commitment may vary, based on size and type of agency (e.g. county and city). State agencies may join online at the Transportation Pooled Fund Program web site. Other agencies may join by submitting a commitment form available at the TMC PFS web site via the link below. |
| Active Study URL: | http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/ |
| Related Studies: | TPF-5(052) |
| Study Documents: | Quarterly Progress Report: April 1 - June 30 2010 |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Progress Report: January 1 - March 31 2010 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| September 2009 Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Acceptance Memo | |
| Type: Memorandum | |
| TMC Pooled Fund Study FY 2008 Overview | |
| Type: Annual Report | |
| TMC PFS Newsletter (January 2008) | |
| Type: Other | |
| TMC Pooled Fund Study Future Direction and Critical Initiatives | |
| Type: Report | |
| Subjects: | Highway Operations, Capacity, and Traffic Control |
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