Objective Category
Emergency/Incident Management: Use of Technology

This category contains objectives that focus on deploying technology needed to support traffic incident management.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Increase number of ITS-related assets (e.g., roadside cameras, dynamic message signs, vehicle speed detectors) in use for incident and emergency detection by X in Y years. Number of ITS-related assets in use for incident detection.
Increase number of regional road miles covered by ITS-related assets (e.g., roadside cameras, dynamic message signs, vehicle speed detectors) in use for incident detection by X percent in Y years. Number of regional roadway miles covered by ITS-related assets in use for incident detection.
Increase number of traffic signals equipped with emergency vehicle preemption by X percent in Y years. Number of traffic signals equipped with emergency vehicle preemption.

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
B. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; Achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads
G. Promote efficient system management and operation; Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
PS02: Emergency Response
PS03: Emergency Vehicle Preemption
TM06: Traffic Information Dissemination
TM08: Traffic Incident Management System

Source

Planning for Operations Desk Reference


 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.