1	Road Weather Management Program Strategic Plan
2	RWMP Strategic Plan Outline Program Goal Guiding Principles / Boundaries Timeline Policy Forum Results Roadmap Your Feedback
3	Program Goal Goal: Improve Mobility and Safety by Alleviating the Impacts of Weather on the Surface Transportation System …by helping the state and local DOTs deploy advanced solutions Applications & System Prototypes (e.g. MDSS, Clarus, VDT) Guidelines and standards Tech transfer: Training, outreach, info sharing
4	Guiding Principles / Boundaries Focus on transportation Want to avoid duplication with NWS mission Defined by the ITS Research Program Build markets/seed private sector impartially Enhance a road weather community Foster strong working relationships between weather and transportation communities Across all levels (federal, state, etc) and sectors (private, public, academia) Lead from behind where appropriate
5	Road Weather Timeline 2002 – Weather Information for Surface Transportation, National Needs Assessment Report (OFCM) 2003 – Weather and Highways (1^st AMS Policy Forum) 2003 – Where the Weather Meets the Road (NRC) 2005 – SAFETEA-LU, Road Weather R&D Program 2009 - … From the Ground Up (NRC) 2010 – A Road Weather Research Agenda (2^nd AMS Policy Forum) 2011 – Reauthorization???
6	Policy Forum Results Understanding User Needs is Lacking Data on Road Wx are Insufficient More Science Social science and human factors Boundary layer modeling & other relevant physical science phenomena Transportation system optimization Decision support for high-impact events Sustaining the Coalition
7	High Level Roadmap
8	High Level Roadmap - Priorities
9	Need Your Feedback What are we missing? Are priority levels about right? What are we doing that you think is a waste of time/money?