ITS Program Advisory Committee Meeting September 25, 2007

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ITS Program Advisory Committee MeetingSeptember
25, 2007
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Opening

• Introductions
• Meeting Purpose
• Agenda

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Opening

• Introductions
• Meeting Purpose
• Agenda

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Meeting Purpose

• ITS Program Advisory Committee orientation
• Legislative,
• Administrative, and
• Organizational issues

The meeting agenda is structured to provide the
background that will enable committee members to
support substantive discussion on the ITS Program
issues at the November meeting.
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Opening

• Introductions
• Meeting Purpose
• Agenda

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)

• Advisory committees play important role in
  shaping federal government programs and policies
• Federal officials and nation have access to
  information and advice on broad range of issues
• In turn, public is afforded opportunity actively
  to participate in the federal decision-making
  process

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Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)(cont)

• ITSPAC established pursuant to the Federal
  Advisory Committee Act (FACA), October 6, 1972
  and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
  Transportation Equity Act A Legacy for Users
  (SAFETEA-LU), August 10, 2005
• The FACA recognizes merits of seeking advice and
  assistance of nations citizens and seeks to
  assure that advisory committees
• Provide advice that is relevant, objective, and
  open to the public
• Act promptly to complete their work
• Comply with reasonable cost controls and
  recordkeeping requirements
• The General Services Administration (GSA)
  monitors advisory committee activities
  government-wide

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Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)(cont)

• Advisory committee meetings shall be open to the
  public, and timely notice of the meetings shall
  be published in the Federal Register
• FACA/GSA requires that the committee sponsoring
  agency appoint
• Committee Management Officer (CMO) to oversee
  administration of FACA requirements
• A Designated Federal Official (DFO) to
• Call, attend, and adjourn committee meetings
• Approve agendas
• Maintain required records on costs and membership
• Ensure efficient operations
• Maintain records for availability to the public
• Provide copies of committee reports to CMO for
  forwarding to Library of Congress

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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ITSPAC Charter

• Scope and Objectives
• Function of advisory committee is advisory only
• ITSPAC is expected to
• Provide input into development of ITS aspects of
  Surface Transportation Research and Technology
  Development Strategic Plan, and, specifically,
  into Five-Year ITS Program Plan updates
  (specifics in next agenda topic)
• Review, at least annually, areas of ITS research
  being considered for U.S. DOT funding to
  determine
• Whether the activities are likely to advance
  either ITS state-of-the-practice or
  state-of-the-art
• Whether ITS technologies are likely to be
  deployed, and if not, to determine the barriers
  to deployment
• The appropriate roles for government and the
  private sector in investing in the research and
  technologies being considered

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ITSPAC Charter (cont)

• U.S. DOT Secretary Report to Congress on ITSPAC
  recommendations
• To be transmitted to Congress not later than
  February 1 of each year
• Report will include
• All ITSPAC recommendations made during preceding
  calendar year
• Explanation of how Secretary has implemented the
  recommendations
• For recommendations not implemented, reasons for
  rejection

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ITSPAC Charter (continued)

• Duration Committee will remain in existence 2
  years from charter effective date unless
  recommended for termination or renewal by the
  Secretary (charter due for renewal in February
  2008)
• To Whom Committee Reports Committee will report
  to the Secretary of Transportation through the
  ITS Joint Program Office
• Membership
• Committee will be composed of not more than 20
  members appointed by the Secretary of
  Transportation upon recommendation by the ITS
  Management Council and the ITS Joint Program
  Office
• Membership will be fairly balanced in terms of
  metropolitan and rural interests, and will
  include, to the extent possible, individuals
  and/organizations that represent minorities,
  women and disabled persons.
• Committee members serve for up to 2 years, or
  until replacements have been appointed

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ITSPAC Charter (continued)

• Committee Officers Chairman and Vice-Chairman
  will be appointed by the Secretary of
  Transportation with recommendations from ITS
  Joint Program Office
• Meetings
• Held at call of or with advance approval of DFO
• DFO must be present at each committee meeting
• Approximately three meetings per year
• Special meetings and working group meetings may
  be held as necessary
• All meetings open to the public
• A quorum (at least one-half of appointed members)
  must exist for any official action
• Meeting agendas must be approved in advance by
  the DFO in consultation with the Committee
  Chairman

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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ITS Program Plan

• SAFETEA-LU directs that the Secretary of
  Transportation develop a 5-year National ITS
  program plan that shall
• Specify goals, objectives, and milestones for
  research and deployment of ITS
• Specify the manner in which specific programs and
  projects will achieve goals, objectives, and
  milestones in the context of
• Major metropolitan areas
• Smaller metropolitan and rural areas
• Commercial vehicle operations

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ITS Program Plan (cont)

• SAFETEA-LU directs that the Secretary of
  Transportation develop a 5-year National ITS
  program plan that shall (cont)
• Identify activities that provide for dynamic
  development, testing, and revision of standards
  and protocols to promote and ensure
  interoperability of ITS technologies
• Establish cooperative process with State and
  local governments for
• Determining surface transportation system
  performance levels
• Developing plans for accelerating incorporation
  of ITS into surface transportation systems

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ITS Program Plan (cont)

• The ITS program plan shall be submitted and
  biennially updated as part of the transportation
  research and development strategic plan. 2008
  update milestones
• Final draft June 2008
• Submission to Congress August 2008
• The Five-Year ITS Program Plan is available on
  line in the ITS Electronic Document Library
  (http//www.its.dot.gov/library.htm), document
  14289

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology
• Administration (RITA), and ITS Joint Program
  Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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Research and Innovative Technology
Administration (RITA)

• Coordinates the U.S. DOT research programs and is
  charged with advancing the deployment of
  cross-cutting technologies to improve our
  Nations transportation system. As directed by
  Congress in its founding legislation, RITA leads
  DOT in
• Coordinating, facilitating and reviewing the
  Departments research and development programs
  and activities
• Advancing innovative technologies, including
  intelligent transportation systems
• Performing comprehensive transportation
  statistics research, analysis and reporting
• Providing education and training in
  transportation and transportation-related fields

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ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)

• Responsible for ITS Program strategic leadership,
  coordination, and oversight

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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ITS Management Council

• The U.S. DOT Board of Directors
• Purpose to guide and direct Federal ITS program
• Role to ensure the overall effectiveness of ITS
  program and to provide connection between ITS
  program and Modal Administrations.
• Chair RITA Administrator
• Members
• U.S. DOT Deputy Secretary
• Under Secretary for Policy
• Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy
• Modal Administrators from operating
  administrations

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ITS Strategic Planning Group

• Role provides ITS program internal management
  coordination and programmatic advice to ITS
  Management Council and ITS Joint Program Office
• Chair ITS Joint Program Office Director
• Members Modal Associate Administrators

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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Overview of Current ITS Program

• ITS Research Program
• RD Initiatives
• Technology Transfer

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Overview of Current ITS Program (cont)

• ITS major research initiatives are centerpiece of
  ITS Program
• Focus on innovative combinations of technologies
  to solve critical transportation problems related
  to safety, mobility, and global connectivity
• Consistent with Congressional goals, purposes,
  and research objectives outlined in SAFETEA-LU
  and also with U.S. DOT goals of
• Safety
• Congestion reduction
• Productivity/global connectivity

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Overview of Current ITS Program (cont)

• Each initiative is
• Partnership that includes
• U.S. DOT Modal Administrations
• Private-sector organizations
• State and local transportation agencies
• Professional associations
• Other public-sector interests
• Oriented to focus on fewer, larger, higher-risk,
  high-payoff major initiatives
• Nine major initiatives were approved by the
  Management Council
• Congestion Initiative was added this year

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Major Initiatives
Safety
Mobility
Global Connectivity
Integrated Vehicle- Based Safety
Systems Cooperative Intersection Collision
Avoidance Systems Next Generation 911
Congestion Initiative Integrated
Corridor Management Systems Mobility Services
for All Americans Clarus Emergency
Transportation Operations
Universal Electronic Freight Manifest
Crosscutting Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
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Congestion Initiative

• Secretarys Signature Congestion Program
• More than 1B total funding (most from transit)
• 100M ITS funds 20M 07, 40M 08, 40M 09
• ITS funds for
• Technology components for operational tests
• Evaluation Oversight (5M)
• Developing evaluation and oversight plan
• Urban Partners Miami, Minneapolis, New York
  City, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego

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Technology Transfer

• Information Dissemination
• Professional Capacity Building
• Architecture Standards
• National ITS Architecture Version 6.0
• 105 ITS standards
• 88 published
• 13 in final process
• 4 in development
• Benefits Costs, Lessons Learned, Deployment
  Statistics

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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Strategic Direction

• Time for a Fresh Look at our Strategic Direction
  and Vision

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Strategic Direction (cont)

• The Conundrum
• Big Transportation Problems
• Congestion
• Safety
• Productivity

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Strategic Direction (cont)

• Traditional Solution
• Public investment through
• Federal-Aid Program
• State and Local Funds
• BUT
• Trust Fund is Going Broke (2009)
• Funding is Insufficient for Basic Needs
• Technology Investments Typically are Low Priority

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Slow Pace of Deployment

• At the present rate, full deployment will not be
  achieved for years.
• Not until 2035 in freeways, 2019 in transit

Freeway Miles with Real-Time
Fixed Route Vehicles Equipped
Data Collection
with AVL
Source ITS Deployment Statistics Database
(www.itsdeployment.its.dot.gov)
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Strategic Direction (cont)

• At the Same Time
• Information Technology Explosion
• Small
• Fast
• Ubiquitous Connectivity
• Person-to-person
• Networking

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Strategic Direction (cont)

• Information Technology Explosion is
• Market Driven
• Enabled by Open Access Internet
• Based on Industry Set Standards

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Strategic Direction (cont)
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Time For a New Vision
ITS Advisory Committee
Program Plan
Common, Clear, Concise Vision
Major Initiatives Ending
Reauthorization
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Strategic Direction (cont)

• ITS Advisory Committee
• Advise and input on strategic direction
• Reach out to others in your industry for input
• Link to the ITS Program Plan (text complete June
  08)
• November Meeting
• Share knowledge of your industrys current state
  and market trends
• Discuss implications for the ITS program
• Discuss opportunities for the future ITS program

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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Next Steps

• Advisory Committee Meeting in Washington, DC at
  HQ U.S.DOT on November 26/27, 2007
• Focus on current state and market trends
• Administration and Logistics
• Travel service information to be mailed to you to
  facilitate your making airline, lodging, and
  other transportation arrangements
• Read-ahead materials and agenda will be FedEx-ed
  NLT October 31
• Meeting scheduled November 26 from 1 PM 5 PM
  and November 27 from 8 AM 4 PM.

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Next Steps (cont)

• Preparation
• Review read-ahead material, especially
  SAFETEA-LU Reference on ITS Advisory Committee,
  SEC. 5305 (h) (3) Duties
• Secretary of Transportation will appoint a
  Committee Chair and Vice Chair
• Reminder
• Advisory Committee recommendations will be
  included in a report from the Secretary to the
  Congress due February 1, 2008.

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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Agenda

• Opening
• Ethics and FACA Briefing
• ITS Program Advisory Committee (ITSPAC) Charter
• ITS Program Plan
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  (RITA), and ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO)
• ITS Management Council and ITS Strategic Planning
  Group
• Overview of Current ITS Program
• Strategic Direction
• General Discussion
• Next Steps
• Public Comments
• Closing

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