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Appendix D - Minneapolis, Minnesota, Case Study
Pages 37-40

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... 2.2 Acknowledgments The following personnel were interviewed for this case study: • Susan Groth, Traffic Engineering Section, Transportation Management Center (TMC) ; • Nick Thompson, TMC Operations Manager; • Teresa Hyde, TMC Operations Supervisor; • Todd Fairbanks, TMC Operator; • Clayton Sedesky, TMC Operator; • Captain Michele Tuchner, MSP Communications (statewide)
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... Components of the RTMC include • Surveillance via CCTV and loop detectors, • Ramp meters, • Electronic message signs, • Lane control signals, • A travel information program, • A high-occupancy vehicle system, • An incident management program, and • The FIRST program. 3.2 RTMC Agreements and Formal Programs Primary initiatives that have set the stage for institutional coordination and cooperation between MnDOT and MSP have resulted in enhanced TIM activities through formal agreements covering information sharing.
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... • Incident Management -- Incident scene status and resource coordination information support emergency responder safety and can hasten incident stabilization, investigation, and clearance. For the purpose of this case study, the results are grouped according to categories of traffic incident information-sharing methods.
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... 4.2.4 Other Media and Advanced Systems MSP provides the following 24/7 services for MnDOT: D-4 • Communications monitoring, • Dispatching, • Road hazard reporting, • Weather updates, • Facility security monitoring traffic and surveillance management, and • System performance management. MnDOT provides the following up-to-date systems for MSP: • CAD, • Mobile data terminals, • Wireless communication infrastructure, • Traffic Surveillance CCTV, • Amber Alert signs, • Center facilities and technology, and • Weather reporting.
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