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Section 1: Baseline Condition Report 1.0 Introduction Background Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are the application of information systems technology and management strategies to increase the safety and efficiency of the surface transportation system. ITS can be applied to both urban and rural environments and to all modes of transportation. The contribution of information technology is to provide better information to assist users and operators of the transportation system to make bettercoordinated decisions. Thus ITS initiatives are not emphasizing the proof of new technologies but rather supporting the transportation objectives of increasing safety, efficiency, and productivity, saving energy and improving environmental quality. Rural America represents a small and dispersed portion of our nation's population, yet it encompasses a significant portion of the transportation system. In Kansas, the rural conditions are even more pronounced. For example, rural areas account for 97 percent of the total road mileage, 54 percent of the vehicle miles traveled and 78 percent of the total number of fatal accidents in Kansas. Rural roads have a unique set of characteristics related to travelers, operations and maintenance. Although it is easy to see the benefit of ITS in urban areas, rural areas can also benefit from using ITS. Rural ITS encompass seven critical program areas. These are listed below. 1. Emergency Services: • Mayday Systems (Automatic Collision Notification), • Advanced dispatching and vehicle-based response systems, and • Increased ability of emergency services to find rural locations. 2. Tourism/Traveler Information Services: • Increased stewardship for National and State Parks, • Traveler information on the Internet (weather and road conditions), and • Electronic Yellow Pages. 3. Public Mobility Services: • Advanced transit and paratransit systems using automated vehicle location (AVL) and improved dispatching, • Smart card payment/transaction systems for rider payment and tracking, and • Advanced ride sharing and ride matching systems. Baseline Condition Report 1-1 Section 1 of the Kansas Statewide ITS Plan July, 00
4. Commercial Vehicle Operations: • Commercial Vehicle Electronic Clearance, • Automated Roadside Safety Inspections, • Commercial Vehicle Administrative Processes, • Hazardous Materials Incident Response, and • Services to assist agricultural harvesting and migration. 5. Fleet Operations and Maintenance: • Advanced dispatching and routing systems using AVL • Advanced vehicle tracking systems, and • Fleet maintenance and management systems. 6. Traveler Safety and Security • Variable Message Signs (VMS) for advanced warning of hazardous conditions such as ice, fog, high water, work zones, etc. • Safety surveillance and monitoring, and • Grade Crossing Warning/Enforcement Systems. 7. Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance: • Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS), • Automatic Bridge De-icing Systems, and • Safety systems for work zones. Purpose The Baseline Condition Report presents the results of the first phase of the Statewide Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Plan for Kansas. Figure 1.1 shows a flow chart of the process that was used to develop the Statewide ITS Plan for Kansas. The needs assessment phase, which can be seen in the top box of figure 1.1, has been completed and is documented in this Baseline Condition Report. The next four steps in the Statewide Plan are documented in Analysis of ITS Elements (Section 2 of the ITS Statewide Plan). These steps include defining an ITS Vision, screening ITS user services for potential ITS projects, developing a regional architecture, and identifying projects. Section 3 presents a methodology for identifying and tracking ITS projects and Section 4 presents the Strategic Plan for deploying ITS in Kansas. The final section of the Statewide Plan will be the Evaluation Plan. Baseline Condition Report 1-2 Section 1 of the Kansas Statewide ITS Plan July, 00
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maintenance and easy for the travel
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1.4 Review of Survey Data Overview
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Miles Driven Annually By percentage
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Percentage of Kansas Residents Who
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Ways Residents Would Like to Get In
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Kansas ITS Vision The Kansas ITS Vi
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successful Statewide ITS Plan that
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2.3 What is an ITS Architecture? An
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Interagency Coordination Part of th
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Mapping to the National Architectur
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Figure 2.5: Interactive Traveler In
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Benefits of Priority Corridor Deplo
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partnerships should encourage a joi
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Figure 2.7: Kansas CVO Architecture
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information and the automation of t
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projects. Optimally, this informati
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Telecommunications Needs From figur
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System Architecture Definition Conc
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Figure 2.24: Kansas ITS External In
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• The ITS Unit should encourage i
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2.7 Summary and Final Recommendatio
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Finally, it would be beneficial for
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3.1 Identifying and Tracking Projec
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Section 3.2 will expand on the duti
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Table 3.2: Ranking and Prioritizati
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3.3 Results from Second Round of Di
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3.4 Conclusion This summary highlig
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Section 4: Strategic Deployment Pla
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4.1 Deployment Strategies This sect
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through mechanisms such as federal
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Diverse participation will maximize
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Table 4.1: Suggested Frequency of O
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design standards, following the Nat
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MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistan
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Mailing List District 3 - Norton Or
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Mailing List District 5 - Hutchinso
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Appendix C - Attendance Lists The f
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Appendix E - ITS Awareness Seminar
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Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)
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Rural Transit If you were without a
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First Name Last Name Organization 4
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Appendix I: Second Round of Distric
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Date: January 19, 2000 Location:Gar
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Date: January 25, 2000 Location: Sa
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Date: January 31, 2000 Location: To
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Appendix J: Quarterly Progress Repo
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