4th Integrated
Transportation Management Systems (ITMS) Conference
ITMS: A Key Strategy to Optimize
Surface Transportation System
Performance
July 15 - 18, 2001
Newark Airport Sheraton
Newark, New Jersey
Conference Sponsors and Hosts:
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academy of Sciences and the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) are co-sponsors of this conference along with the following Committees:
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AASHTO-Advanced Transportation Systems Subcommittee
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TRB-Freeway Operations Committee
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ITE-ITS Council
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TRB-Traffic Signal System Committee
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ITS America-ATMS Committee
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TRB-Transp. System Management Committee
Conference Background:
An “integrated transportation management system” (ITMS) provides for the automated, real-time sharing of information among
ITS-based systems and the coordination of management activities among transportation agencies, thereby enhancing system
interoperability and enabling an areawide view of the transportation network. These systems and agencies provide for the
management and operation of a variety of different transportation facilities and functions, including freeways, arterial streets,
transit (bus and rail), toll facilities (e.g., bridges, tunnels), emergency service providers, and information service providers.
The goal of this conference is to identify potential initiatives and opportunities to advance the state-of-the-art with respect to
planning, deploying, managing, and operating ITMS. The expected outcome from the conference is the identification of issues
and potential research initiatives that the sponsoring organizations could collectively pursue, as part of a coordinated
transportation operations research and development program. ITMS Conferences were held in 1992, 1995, and 1996 to identify
the issues, challenges, barriers, lessons learned, and initiatives to pursue to advance ITMS. Based on the developments that have
occurred and experience gained since the last conference, it is appropriate to bring together the leaders in industry, to advance
both the state-of-the-practice and state-of-the-art with planning, deploying, integrating, managing, and operating ITMS.
Technical Program:
The conference will address the technical and institutional issues associated with ITMS. White papers will be prepared for each
of the technical topics covered in four plenary sessions to identify the challenges, issues, barriers, state-of-the-practice, and
initiatives to overcome the identified gaps in practice. Six breakout sessions will provide the opportunity to discuss, identify, and
prioritize the issues, needs, gaps in practice, and potential activities to overcome the gaps identified in each white paper.
Proceedings of the conference will be prepared to assist in the development of future research agendas, programs, or projects by
the sponsoring organizations.
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ITMS Conference Program
Sunday, July 15:
3:00
TRB Freeway Operations Committee: Executive
Session
4:30
TRB Freeway Operations Committee: Subcommittee
Meetings
6:00
Reception
Monday, July 16:
8:00
Registration opens
8:00
TRB Freeway Operations Committee: General Session
TRB Traffic Signal System Committee Mid-year
Meeting
11:30
Lunch
12:45
OPENING SESSION: Welcome and Background
Moderator: Pete Briglia, Washington State DOT, Chair,
TRB Freeway Operations Committee
9:45
10:00
BREAKOUT SESSION #2: (Same Topics as Session
#1)
Noon
LUNCH
1:00
PLENARY SESSION: Initiatives Identified to Overcome
Gaps in Practice and Improve the State-of-the-Art
Moderator: Jon Obenberger, FHWA
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3:00
3:15
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1:50
Conference Welcome: Walter H. Kraft, PB
Farradyne, Conference Committee Co-chair
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What is an ITMS? Benefits: Issues Identified at
Previous Conferences: Tom Urbanik, Texas
Transportation Institute
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Importance and Role of ITMS to Optimize
Performance: Christine M. Johnson, FHWA, U.S.
DOT ITS Joint Program Office
PLENARY SESSION: Strategies to Successfully Plan,
Develop & Sustain Integrated Transportation
Management Systems
Moderator: Jeff Lindley, FHWA, Chair, ITE ITS
Council
Summary of Breakout Session Results Provided by
Facilitators
BREAK
CLOSING SESSION: Opportunities to Advance the
State-of-the-Practice with ITMS
Moderator: Joe Stapleton, Georgia DOT, Chair, ITS
America ATMS Committee
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3:10
What Are the Institutional Challenges, Barriers &
Opportunities? Institutional Integration: Lou
Neudorff, Siemens-Gardner Transportation
Systems, Conference Committee Co-chair
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Planning & Designing ITMS: Technical
Integration: Jim Kerr, NET Corporation
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Operational Programs, Strategic Plans & Support
Services: Procedural Integration: John Mason,
SAIC
BREAKOUT SESSIONS CHARGE: Frank Dolan,
Bergmann Associates
Managing & Operating ITMS: Policies,
Procedures, Funding, & Staffing Issues: Walter
Kraft, PB Farradyne
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Traffic Management Strategies & Operational
Plans: Les Kelman, City of Toronto
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Monitoring & Evaluating Performance: Programs,
Methodologies & Measures: John Wolf, California
DOT
BREAK
3:15
BREAK
3:30
BREAKOUT SESSION #1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
5:30
What Are the Institutional Challenges, Barriers &
Opportunities? Institutional Integration
Strategies to Plan & Design for ITMS: Technical
Integration
Operational Programs, Strategic Plans & Support
Services: Procedural Integration
Managing & Operating ITMS: Policies,
Procedures, Funding, & Staffing Issues
Operational Strategies & Plans
Monitoring & Evaluating Performance: Programs,
Methodologies, & Measures
CLOSING
Tuesday, July 17:
8:30
PLENARY SESSION: Optimizing Performance:
Managing and Operating ITMS
Moderator: Tom Urbanik, Texas Transportation Institute, Chair,
TRB Traffic Signal System Committee
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6:00
Common ITMS Themes, Priorities, and Directions:
Vince Pearce, FHWA
National Transportation Operations Dialog: Status
Report and Future Directions: Frank Francois,
Steering Committee Chair, National Dialog on
Transportation Operations
ITMS Needs and the TRB/ITE National
Operations Research Agenda: Phil Tarnoff,
University of Maryland
Opportunities for Improvement: From Needs &
Issues to Action Plans: Jeff Lindley, FHWA
Closing Comments & Tour Instructions: Lou
Neudorff, Siemens-Gardner Transportation
Systems
Reception
Wednesday, July 18:
ITMS Tours (approx. 8:00am to 5:00pm):
(Space is limited, please register as soon as possible)
Because the ITMS Conference involves multiple
organizations with a variety of interests and given the
wealth of ITS-based systems in the New York/New
Jersey/Connecticut metro area, several tours are being
offered. Each tour will emphasize a particular technical
area. Three such tour “tracks” are being offered:
Freeway: NJ DOT Route I-80 “MAGIC” System, Connecticut
DOT I-95 System in Bridgeport, and the Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey’s George Washington
Bridge System.
Signals: Newark (New TOC), New York City (Tour will also
include the ATMS for NYC freeways), and White Plains
(including UTCS 1.5 GC).
Combined: TRANSCOM (including Trips 1-2-3 traveler
information system, regional architecture, and Transmit
probe-based surveillance) and the NYC Joint Operations
Center (including the NYC Signal System and the NYS
DOT freeway ATMS)
For more details on the tours, please go to:
http:depts.washington.edu/trba3a09 and click on the "What's
New" button.
General Information
The deadline for early registration is June 22, 2001. Room
rates are guaranteed through June 22, 2001.
Cancellations
If your plans change, you may cancel your registration by
June 22, 2001, and receive a full refund. Registrants who
fail to attend without properly canceling or who cancel on or
after June 22, 2001, will be responsible for the total
registration fee.
Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Sheraton Newark Airport
at Newark International Airport. All major car rental
agencies operate at the airport. A free shuttle service is
available to and from the airport.
The hotel is located at 128 Frontage Road,
Newark, NJ 07144, as shown on the map below.
Phone 973.690.5500
FAX 973.589.6223
All conference delegates are responsible for making their
own accommodation reservations. The conference rate is
$159.00 per night, single occupancy. Clubrooms are
available for $189.00 and a limited number of rooms are
available at $119.00 for government employees. Rates do
not include taxes. Mention the 4th Integrated Transportation
Management Systems Conference when making
reservations. A block of rooms has been reserved at the
conference rate until June 22, 2001.
millions of glistening lights. On this dramatic 2-hour boat
cruise around glorious Manhattan Island, you will enjoy soft
music as you sip your favorite cocktail and watch the sun
set...or the moon rise. Price is $50/pp and includes: bus
transportation to and from hotel; boat cruise; and
"Admiral's" box supper with choices of poached salmon,
chicken Caesar, cold fried chicken platter, etc.
Dinner in the Ironbound Neighborhood:
Since the late 1960's thousands of immigrants of Portuguese
and Spanish descent have settled in the 1,000 acre
neighborhood known as the Ironbound. City residents refer
to the area as "Down Neck" because it is shaped like a
horse's neck as it bends around the lower Passaic River.
During the peak of the Industrial Revolution, "Down
Neckers" boasted they made everything from a tiny pin to a
powerful locomotive. Ironbound got its name from the fact
that it is bounded by iron rails that still remain from the time
train was the king of transportation
The Ironbound is known throughout the metropolitan region
for its fine restaurants serving Portuguese, Brazilian and
Spanish cuisine. Join us Monday evening to experience the
Ironbound streets and taste the abundant seafood, Rodizio
(marinated meats cooked over wood charcoal), Spanish
drinks and Portuguese wine (cost $30.00/pp).
Airline Reservation and Ticketing
For reservations, please call your travel agent professional
or Continental Airlines Meeting Works at 800.468.7022.
Advise them to provide the Reservations Agent with our
meeting Reference Number: L7517X.
Conference registration includes breaks and lunches both
days of the conference.
10% off Y8-H8 fares
Parking is available for guests at $4.00 plus tax per night.
3% off all hub-to-hub travel
Social Events
Eligible for an ADDITIONAL 5% discount if using a
published fare when you ticket sixty days or more before
your travel time.
Monday, July 16
Harbor Lights Evening Cruise:
Bask in the glow of the setting sun and be dazzled by
5% off all other published fares
Conference Registration
Form
Method of Payment
Purchase Order
(purchase order must accompany
registration)
Check or Money Order
(check payable to ITMS Symposium)
Please send registration form with payment
to:
ITMS Symposium
Newark Division of Transportation (NDOT)
255 Central Avenue
Newark, New Jersey 07103
Attention: Dr. Bahman Izadmehr, PE, PTOE
Conference Registration
All attendees including presenters must register and pay
registration.
Committee Meetings
Freeway Operations
No Charge
Traffic Signal Systems
No Charge
ITMS Conference $150
Late (after June 22, 2001) $225
$ _________
Tours (Includes lunch) $25
Late (after June 22, 2001) $50
$ _________
(check one)
Freeway
Signals
Combined
Monday Evening Social Event
We will confirm all registrations with a letter.
Attire: Business Casual
(check one)
Harbor Lights Evening Cruise $50
Ironbound Dinner $30
Total
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The Ironbound
The Ironbound’s 50,000 residents comprise what could be a sizable city that shares a common bond: the
enrichment of a compact neighborhood, by Portuguese, and, recently, Hispanics. Ironbound got its name
from the fact that it is bounded by iron rails that still remain from the train was the king of transportation.
Since the late 1960’s thousands of immigrants of Portuguese and Spanish descent have settled in the
1,000 acre neighborhood known as the Ironbound. City residents refer to the area as “Down Neck”
because it is shaped like a horse’s neck as it bends around the lower Passaic River. During the peak of the
Industrial Revolution, “Down Neckers” boasted they made everything from a tiny pin to a powerful
locomotive.
The recent arrivals into the Ironbound joined their neighbors of Germans, Irish, Polish, Jewish, Slavic,
and Lithuanian ancestry. In total, there are 52 ethnic groups residing harmoniously in the Ironbound.
The largest ethnic group is Portuguese, with some 18,000, or just less than 40 percent of the population.
Those of Spanish origin make up about 15 percent, or roughly 7,000 people, with Puerto Ricans
comprising 10 percent and Cubans 5 percent. Over half of the population is foreign born.
The rows of small, two and three story, well-kept houses are still some of the best in the City. The
narrow, clean streets still have mixed residential, industrial and commercial activities thriving side by
side. Such practices are, academically, against all tenets of “good” urban planning, which calls for rather
strict segregation of competing urban necessities. Many streets are flanked with mature trees, softening
the potential harsh realities of truck, bus, and automobile traffic.
The Ironbound is known throughout the metropolitan region for its fine restaurants serving Portuguese,
Brazilian and Spanish cuisine. Join us Sunday evening to “taste” the Ironbound streets and taste the
abundant seafood, Rodizio (marinated meats and cooked over wood charcoal) and Spanish drinks and
Portuguese wine (cost $30.00 per person).