Feasibility of a Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Program

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are federally mandated transportation planning organizations comprised of representatives from local governments and transportation authorities. MPOs develop and maintain the required transportation plans and programs for a metropolitan planning area in order to ensure that federal funds support local priorities. Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) is the application of multimodal transportation strategies and technologies intended to maximize the efficiency, safety, and reliability of the transportation network. Seven MPOs are responsible for transportation planning for a large swath of Central Florida that includes several international airports, seaports, military bases, universities, intermodal logistic centers and a variety of heavy trip attractors like Disney World and Busch Gardens. Millions of commuter, freight and recreational trips are made each year on the region’s transportation network which includes, I-4, I-95, I-75, I-275, several tolled facilities, and miles of supporting arterials. Central Florida qualifies as part of a Megaregion according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report, Defining U.S. Megaregions.1 This research, completed through a collaboration of NICR Researchers and a Regional TSMO Working Group, will explore the potential of establishing and sustaining an entity comprised of seven MPOs in Central Florida to advance TSMO. The proposal will explore the potential and characteristics of such a collaboration in Phase 1, and result with a recommended framework or alternative frameworks for a regional TSMO program or conclude that additional work on this effort has no merit. Potentially, Phase II will implement the framework, including governance, staffing, funding and organizational structure, or legislation. This framework will serve as a model for other Megaregions similar to Central Florida where several planning agencies are aligned to share economies and travel.

• Record URL:
  https://nicr.usf.edu/2021/05/17/4-5-feasibility-of-a-regional-transportation-systems-management-and-operations-tsmo-program/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $100000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551947136

  79075-11

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Institute for Congestion Reduction

  University of South Florida
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620
• Managing Organizations:

  National Institute for Congestion Reduction

  University of South Florida
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620
• Project Managers:

  Li, Xiaopeng

• Performing Organizations:

  National Institute for Congestion Reduction

  University of South Florida
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620
• Principal Investigators:

  Williams, Kristine

  Kramer, Jeffrey

• Start Date: 20210801
• Expected Completion Date: 20221130
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooperation; Metropolitan planning organizations; Transportation planning; Transportation system management
• Geographic Terms: Central Florida
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01784699
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Institute for Congestion Reduction
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551947136, 79075-11
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Oct 14 2021 11:59AM