1	Applications and Impacts Breakout Group II: Productivity
2	Transformative Productivity Impacts
3	Today’s Exercise (Part 1) Measuring Impact Feedback materials Application scorecard 3 poker chips (for voting) Facilitators preview overall exercise Facilitators lead group discussion on measuring transformative impact Three example measures given Participants may suggest others Simple hand-count voting to determine up to three to be further explored Flip-chart exercise (group discussion) Measure definition and current baseline (if known) What change represents transformative impact?
4	Today’s Exercise (Part 2) High Impact Apps As we did yesterday, consider up to 10 applications in each impact area One slide per concept, brief clarifying discussion Record High-Medium-Low rating on your scorecard for each of the measures 3-2-1 Poker chip voting for the applications most likely to have transformative impact (per your measures) Facilitated discussion about the application with the highest vote total Identify key data, communications and research needs for this application How close to transformative will this application get us? Repeat facilitated discussion for second highest ranked application (time permitting) Reconvene to consider results within each breakout Discuss the implications of your group process Identify a presenter from your group for the breakout report at 11 AM
5	Exercise Ground Rules For today’s exercise, these items can’t be changed Breakout group impact area definitions No adding new application concepts Data environment assumptions from yesterday can be relaxed, however Assumptions about what data is available can be tailored in this exercise Policy-related issues are NOT in play for discussion Intellectual Property, Privacy, Access/Security, Meta-data, Quality, Aggregation, Standards, Financial/Business Models…. If these topics come up, we will park the discussion until this afternoon, when we have special session to deal with these in turn
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7	Productivity Impact Measures
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9	Application Evaluation Criteria Next, we’re going to go through application concepts that address the productivity impact area We will present each concept on a single slide You can ask clarifying questions, or offer suggestions about how data might be leveraged But the concept itself cannot be altered, modified or enhanced in discussion Record an notes/comments on each application with an assessment on your scorecard for each criteria (High-Medium-Low) Let’s fill in our selected measures now on your scorecard Consider how you will vote for the applications with the most potential to achieve our transformative targets What applications have the most potential to help us reach our transformative target by 2025?
10	Application #1: SPD-HARM Dynamic Speed Harmonization Problem Addressed: Improve throughput and reduce risk of collision by optimizing for lane-specific speed limits on a freeway facility Description Monitor traffic and weather data captured from multiple sources, and calculate a target speed for vehicles Target speeds may be advisory or enforced, and may vary by location, e.g., distance upstream of a recurrent bottleneck, and by lane Communicate target speeds through overhead dynamic signage, via DSRC to enabled vehicles with range (I2V) and from vehicle to vehicle (V2V)
11	Application #2: CACC Cooperative adaptive cruise control Problem Addressed: Significantly improve throughput by increasing capacity and efficiency, and increase safety by minimizing the number of interactions between vehicles Description A traffic manager sets a gap policy to form or break-up platoons of vehicles Speeds are automatically adjusted by the vehicle based on communications from the traffic management center Ad hoc or managed platoons of vehicles moving on the facility Management of gaps, flows and arrival rates Systematically accounts for differing vehicle weight and performance
12	Application #3: ETC Electronic Toll Collection System Problem Addressed: Increase interoperability among ETC devices for vehicle-to-roadside communication using 5.9 GHz bandwidth Description Current 915 MHz ETC systems rely on proprietary vehicle-to-roadside communications, limiting interoperability Enable toll authority to accept electronic payments from vehicles equipped with electronic-payment services (EPS), regardless of EPS account ownership Presents payment instructions to the driver, receives driver input, send payment authorization and display toll payment status to the driver Could be implemented in conjunction with managed or HOT lane concepts
13	Application #4: FSP Freight Signal Priority Problem Addressed: Reduce delays and improve travel time reliability for commercial vehicles traversing signalized corridors with significant truck traffic Description Give priority to freight vehicles at intersections near key facilities (ports, rail terminals, warehouses, distribution centers) Signal timings may be adapted to dynamically changing commercial vehicle demand at intersections, or along the entire facility Enhances safety and reduces environmental impacts on these facilities by reducing congestion and excessive idling
14	Application #5: DR-OPT Drayage Optimization Problem Addressed: Reduce freight delays at key facilities that overbook their capacity to ensure uninterrupted operations within the terminal/warehouse Description Optimize drayage operations so that load movements are coordinated between freight facilities Individual trucks are assigned time windows within which they will be expected to arrive at a pickup or drop-off location Early or late arrivals to the facility are dynamically balanced Web-based forum for load matching provided to reduce empty moves
15	Application #6: F-DRG Freight Dynamic Route Guidance Problem Addressed: Lack of awareness of the best routes along congested corridors result in increased delays and costs to freight traffic Description Address negative economic impact on the region by stifling the expansion and entry of logistics operations and logistics‐dependent firms Build on the C-TIP Real Time Traffic Monitoring (RTTM) and Dynamic Route Guidance (DRG) applications for best route between freight facilities Routes calculated on current and predicted conditions
16	Application #7: F-ATIS Freight Real-Time Traveler Information with Performance Monitoring Problem Addressed: Uncertainties in traffic congestion and weather conditions pose a productivity and safety risks to freight traffic, result in negative environmental impacts Description Enhance traveler information systems to address specific freight needs Provide route guidance to freight facilities, incident alerts, road closures, work zones, routing restrictions (hazmat, oversize/overweight) Tailored weather information, regulatory and enforcement information (speed limit reductions), “concierge” services and maintenance locations Intermodal connection information, container disposition and schedule Performance monitoring
17	Application #8: S-PARK Smart Park and Ride System Problem Addressed: Uncertainty about parking availability at transit stations limits the attractiveness of using transit for suburban commuters Description Capture information on park and ride lot availability, and communicate that to potential travelers at key decision points Utilize hands-free voice recognition within the automobile Identify alternative parking location when lots are full, provide updated train/BRT schedule information, support parking reservation concept
18	Application #9: T-MAP Universal Map Application Problem Addressed: Interoperability among proprietary map applications on current CAD/AVL systems increases cost and complexity of transit management Description Pursue an open map concept to establish an universal map application supported by private transit CAD/AVL systems Application processes RSS feeds from supporting agencies to incorporate incidents, detours, street closures, and other data on transit map applications Transit agencies provide vehicle locations, passenger amenities, and service level to agencies scheduling street repairs or other road closures
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20	Breakout Exercise (Part 2) Voting Now that we’ve worked through all the applications, vote for the three most promising applications BLUE = 3 points (top priority) RED = 2 points (second-highest priority) WHITE = 1 point (third-highest priority) Deposit your chips in the voting bins identified for each application (also turn in your scorecards) We’ll take a quick break (5 minutes) to tabulate the results One Bin, One Participant, One Chip rule Do NOT dump all of your chips in a single bin We want your individual priority of the top THREE applications
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