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September 18, 2007 J Richard Capka Administrator Federal Highway Administration U.S.
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indefinite quantity contracts for research, and (c) summarize progress on the second element of our charge.
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as it is developed and deployed by FHWA. The committee has noted these improvements from presentations it has received over the past few meetings from various program managers and R&D team leaders, testimony by R&T program stakeholders, and the briefing provided at the June 13–14 meeting.
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• FHWA's R&D activities in traffic operations are heavily influenced by stakeholder input from groups such as the National Traffic Operations Coalition, AASHTO's Subcommittee on Systems Operations and Management, TRB technical committees, and ITS America. • SHRP 2 has extensive stakeholder input through the oversight committee of stakeholders that decides priorities and resource allocation, the technical committees that oversee projects, and the expert task groups that write requests for proposals and evaluate the proposals received.
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with the priorities identified by program stakeholders, as mentioned above. SHRP 2 remains highly responsive to its stakeholders but is funded well below the levels recommended.
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paragraph was a beginning step, but it has not been sufficient. The UTC program illustrates the need for a more priority-driven agenda.
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presentations, technical briefs, and brochures; develop guidebooks and manuals; offer training courses through the National Highway Institute; and market to local governments and tribes through the Local Technical Assistance Program centers.7 At the meeting Jeff Paniati presented an innovative strategy used to deploy the adaptive control software (ACS) "lite" technology.8 In this example, FHWA is relying on vendors to spread a promising new technology.
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a part-time or occasional responsibility for deployment might not be using the most effective techniques. Such a group would be ideal for promoting innovative approaches such as that used with ACS-lite within FHWA and encouraging their use where appropriate.
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FHWA is using and where they are perceived to fall short. We invite FHWA presentations on this topic at the next meeting.
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• Uneven response to the BAA: Was the low response in the policy and environmental areas due to a failure of solicitations to reach faculty in appropriate university programs? Is the lack of policy proposals simply due to a mismatch between the structure of this advanced research program and the nature of policy research?
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Progress on Report Over the past few meetings, FHWA and RITA staff have helped us review the UTC program, the Exploratory Advanced Research Program, infrastructure R&T, and traffic operations R&T. These programs, collectively, represent the bulk of the R&T funding authorized in Title V and managed by the U.S.
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