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An engineering and design firm with purpose.

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ITS Arizona 2024:�ITS Toolbox (Session 3C)��John Hansen �(played by Chris Albrecht)

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Statewide ITS Toolbox: Utah Planning Tool for Deployment of ITS Elements (ITS for Dummies)

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Goals for this project

  • Identify existing and planned elements for the statewide ITS program (included urban ITS elements and modification to initial SOW)
  • Develop a toolbox for users throughout UDOT. Originally static but moved to dynamic software tool
  • Develop problem statements to address needs and suggest ITS options regardless of user experience
  • Seamless integration into existing UDOT programs, including ITS Master Plan, user guides, and related subject matter.
  • Advocacy Plan for statewide use and training/education internally (success = regions using it).

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Additional Goals/Steps

  • Tactical Sheets to explain ITS elements and standards
  • Power and Communication availability
  • ITS Element costs
  • ITS Element maintenance
  • End of life options

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Getting Started

  • What were expectations by UDOT for this project
  • Review ITS Master Plan
  • Review related data elements (fiber, power, GIS, etc. used by UDOT)
  • How to integrate?
  • Toolbox architecture

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Tactical Sheets: ��Identify contentUDOT StandardsStandard referencedevelopmentreviewimplement��

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Tactical Sheet for ITS Element example:

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Phase One Deliverable:

  • Documented Rural (now including Urban) ITS Planning Program and Toolbox
  • Dynamic Toolbox interface between Planning Tool and UDOT approved internal system use. Menu driven planning tool to capture the right ITS elements and information both for ITS and non-ITS UDOT users statewide
  • Outreach for supporting this deliverable to the regions comprising UDOT
  • Interface to existing UDOT documents

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Additional Tasks

  • Development of Marketing to UDOT
  • Develop the advocacy for UDOT (message)
  • Integrate into ITS Design Manual
  • Further/future enhancement of Toolbox software

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