Objective

Reduce the daily hours of recurring congestion on major freeways from X to Y by year Z.

Associated Performance Measures

Hours per day at LOS F or V/C > 1.0 (or other threshold).

Service Packages that Support the Objective

MC06-Work Zone Management
ST06-HOV/HOT Lane Management
TI06-Shared Use Mobility and Dynamic Ridesharing
TM05-Traffic Metering
TM06-Traffic Information Dissemination
TM07-Regional Traffic Management
TM09-Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management
TM16-Reversible Lane Management
TM20-Variable Speed Limits
TM21-Speed Harmonization
TM22-Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use
VS14-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control
VS15-Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control
VS16-Automated Vehicle Operations

Associated Goals

Achieve a significant reduction in congestion
Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system

Planning Factors

D. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight;
G. Promote efficient system management and operation;

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.