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From page 181... ... H-1 A P P E N D I X H Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements This appendix describes a set of critical arrangements among ICM stakeholders, travelers, and operators required to realize a successful ICM deployment. These include both technical and non-technical arrangements developed for an ICM initial state adapted over time as the deployed system is refined and improved (see the discussion in Appendix E regarding ICM as a continuous improvement process) Read the entire page →
From page 182... ... H-2 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders Organizational or operational arrangements, governing the roles, responsibilities, limitations, and tactical interactions among ICM system operators engaged in real-time day-to-day decision-making within the corridor. Technical arrangements, governing the ownership and responsibility among stakeholders for the security, monitoring, maintenance, and enhancements of ICM system assets (both tangible and intangible) Read the entire page →
From page 183... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-3 organizational form. While more elaborate visions of an end-state ICM are useful to provide motivation for stakeholder engagement and a collective sense of ultimate destination, near-term institutional arrangements are required dependent on a realistic assessment of what each ICM partner can provide in terms of people, assets, and capabilities. Read the entire page →
From page 184... ... H-4 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders congestion, after engaging neighboring jurisdictions regarding freeway-to-local street traffic diversion. Another corridor in California will focus initially on a single ICM strategy, adaptive ramp metering, as a first step towards more comprehensive corridor management in the future. Read the entire page →
From page 185... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-5 previously agreed to -- simply because there was no documentation to substantiate the agreement reached with prior stakeholder leadership. Example(s) Read the entire page →
From page 186... ... H-6 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders Example(s) /Insights: CV Pilot Financial Sustainability Planning. Read the entire page →
From page 187... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-7 what would happen if ramp meter adjustments were included or not included in an ICM response. This would give insight into the impacts of excluding certain systems, either qualitatively or quantitatively -- by facility or stakeholder group. Read the entire page →
From page 188... ... H-8 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders sequencing among modes of operation, that is, it may not be possible to move directly from one mode to another without first passing through an intermediate mode. Diagnostics and Monitoring. Read the entire page →
From page 189... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-9 Safety/Emergency Management Arrangements These arrangements document the agreements among stakeholders regarding unplanned safety or emergency conditions within the corridor. These are not general incident response plans as might be scenarios within the corridor. Read the entire page →
From page 190... ... H-10 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders Managed Public Engagement. In early ICM deployments, it may not be clear who is the designated engagement lead for the corridor. Read the entire page →
From page 191... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-11 produced during the project, describe the standards to be used for data (including metadata) , deal with the access to and long-term storage of data, and identify the policies/licenses for access, use, and redistribution. Read the entire page →
From page 192... ... H-12 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders Sharing Information between Public Safety and Transportation Agencies for Traffic Incident Management https://www.nap.edu/download/13730. USDOT Open Data Policy https://project-open-data.cio.gov/policy-memo/. Read the entire page →
From page 193... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-13 Maintaining Documentation. Decentralized systems engineering can be a recipe for disaster in ICM planning -- and similarly, lack of a plan to maintain and enhance Concepts of Operations, Architecture, Design, and Testing documents can be both frustrating and expensive for dynamic ICM deployments. Read the entire page →
From page 194... ... H-14 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders out a general "bad news" strategy, potentially as a part of organizational arrangements dealing with safety management and external stakeholder engagement. For more discussion of institutional, organizational, and technical arrangements useful to ICM deployers, additional resources include: NCHRP 337 http://teachamerica.com/accessmanagement.info/pdf/nchrp_syn_337.pdf. Read the entire page →
From page 195... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-15 best solution. One individual should be assigned the role of exercise facilitator (and timekeeper) Read the entire page →
From page 196... ... H-16 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders Using the NCHRP ICM Model in Step 1. The model, while useful, is not a perfect match for assessing institutional capital. Read the entire page →
From page 197... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-17 matures, there is a need to maintain deployment momentum and create a culture of continuous improvement or risk falling back into old siloed ways with the initial project now complete. • Advanced Deployments: Maturity ratings of at least 4-5 in all categories. Read the entire page →
From page 198... ... H-18 Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders C: Operate/Monitor. Operational practices must be updated or altered because of changes in underlying corridor demand, new user needs, the introduction of new technologies, or a change in corridor strategy. Read the entire page →
From page 199... ... Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements H-19 C: Operate/Monitor Considerations. Now consider what kinds of operational coordination among stakeholders would be needed to realize the technical capabilities discussed in the prior step. Read the entire page →

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... H-1 A P P E N D I X H Institutional, Organizational, and Technical Arrangements This appendix describes a set of critical arrangements among ICM stakeholders, travelers, and operators required to realize a successful ICM deployment. These include both technical and non-technical arrangements developed for an ICM initial state adapted over time as the deployed system is refined and improved (see the discussion in Appendix E regarding ICM as a continuous improvement process)