Regional Operations Forum Training Program
TSMO focuses on actively managing the multimodal transportation network to deliver improved safety and mobility outcomes. It is an integrated set of strategies to optimize the performance of infrastructure through the implementation of multimodal and multi-jurisdictional systems, services and projects designed to preserve the capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability for the transportation. –Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)
TSMO
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Maximizes current investments in roads, bridges, rails and transit systems
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Offers near-term, lower cost solutions
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Works as an alternative or complement to adding capacity
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Supported by ITS
ITS Heartland – Awarded 2019 NOCoE TSMO Award for Improving your agency’s TSMO capabilities.
KANSAS CITY – The Midwest chapter of ITS America, ITS Heartland, is the recipient an award for their role in the ever-evolving area of traffic systems management and operations (TSMO). The honor comes from the National Operations Center of Excellence and recognizes a new education program to further information and education about TSMO. Learn more here
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What is Train the Trainer?
TSMO or Transportation Systems Management & Operations is a philosophy of managing our extremely valuable transportation system in a manner that preserves what we have now and ensures investments made are needed and improve operations. It utilizes low cost strategies like re-striping or optimizing signals all the way to implementing managed lanes to control demand and provide as much information to motorists as possible. There are numerous TSMO strategies that can be employed and ITS Heartland has a SHRP2 grant to facilitate training on the subject and those strategies for the five ITS Heartland states – Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Train-the-trainer focuses on how our state representatives can deliver information about TSMO to various groups from executive level leaders in their DOTs to operations staff, designers, contractors and maintenance personnel. Each participant practices their public presentation skills and are graded by their peers. Adult learning principles are discussed as well as meeting facilitation techniques. Finally materials for TSMO presentations are reviewed and each participant has to practice presenting some aspect of TSMO to a mock audience.
Our September 2018 & September 2019 Train-the-Trainer programs were positive and fun experiences which succeeded in raising the confidence level of all participants in being able to discuss TSMO with their agencies.
Download our most recent TTT Presentations here: September 4-5, 2019 [PDF] and September 5-6, 2018 [PDF]
Train the Trainer Modules
| Module 1 ITSH TSMO Overview (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 2 ITSH TSMO Strategies (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 3 ITSH TSMO Benefits of TSMO (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 4 Deep Dive Communicating TSMO (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 5 TSMO to Improve Reliability (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 6 Deep Dive Work Zone TSMO (PowerPoint | PDF) |
Module 7 Freight Operations (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 8 TSMO and Incident Management (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 9 Emerging Technology (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 10 Creating a TSMO Organization and Culture (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 11 Creating a TSMO Program Plan (PowerPoint | PDF) Module 12 TSMO Discussion Points (PowerPoint | PDF) |
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Photos from Train the Trainer | Kansas City, MO | Sept. 5-6, 2018
Archived TSMO Webinars
April 23, 2018 – TSMO Program Planning – Presented at the ITS Heartland Annual, facilitated by Tracy Scriba and Jim Hunt, USDOT
Introduction
Panel Discussion
Key Elements
Small Group Activity/Closing
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for TSMO Program Planning Workshop
March 22, 2018 – Funding Solutions for TSMO Activities
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for Funding Solutions for TSMO Activities
February 22, 2018 – CV and AV Impacts on TSMO
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for CV and AV Impacts on TSMO
January 25, 2018 – TSMO Workforce Development
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for TSMO Workforce Development
November 30, 2017 – TSMO: Performance Measurement
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for TSMO : Performance Measurement
October 26, 2017 – Communicating TSMO to Stakeholders/Media/Public
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for Communicating TSMO
September 28, 2017 – Delivering TSMO
Delivering TSMO – Part 1
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for Delivering TSMO – Part 1
Delivering TSMO – Part 2
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for Delivering TSMO – Part 2
Delivering TSMO – Part 3
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for Delivering TSMO – Part 3
Delivering TSMO – Part 4
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for Delivering TSMO – Part 4
August 24, 2017 – TSMO to Improve Reliability – Laying a Foundation
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for TSMO to Improve Reliability – Laying a Foundation
July 27, 2017 – TSMO to Improve Safety – Laying a Foundation
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for TSMO to Improve Safety – Laying a Foundation
June 22, 2017 – Overview of TSMO – Laying a Foundation
PDH – Click here for a Certificate of Continuing Education for Overview of TSMO – Laying a Foundation
TSMO Resources quick-links
- Operations Academy
- FHWA – Programming for Operations: MPO Examples of Prioritizing and Funding Transportation Systems Management & Operations Strategies
- FHWA – Transportation Systems Management & Operations: Operating Cost Eligibility Under the Federal-Aid Highway Program
- FHWA – Developing & Sustaining a TSMO Mission for your Organization
- Iowa DOT TSMO Resources
- Missouri DOT TSMO Program Plan
FHWA TSMO Briefs
- TSMO and Planning 4-page Pamphlet
- TSMO and Safety 2-page Pamphlet
- TSMO and Performance Management 2-page Pamphlet
- TSMO and Maintenance 2-page Pamphlet
- TSMO and Human Resources 2-page Pamphlet
- TSMO and Environment 2-page Pamphlet
- TSMO and Design 4-page Pamphlet
- TSMO and Construction 2-page Pamphlet
- TSMO Asset Management 2-page Pamphlet
Misc. TSMO Materials
- TSMO Internal Training and Comm Plan 10-16-2017
- SHRP2 Implementation
- SHRP2 Regional Operations Forum Round 7 Webinar
- NOACA-TSMO, what does it mean for planners?
- MoDOT TSMO Program Plan
- COBRA_Sinks its teeth into Bottle Necks
- FDOT TSMO Processes
- FDOT Disseminator May-June 2018
- AASHTO-CMM Workshop Output
- AZ – MAG TSMO Webinar for FHWA June 2016
- SHRP2 L36 Pilot Performance Measurement (June 2014)
- 2017 Florida TSM&O Strat Plan Draft Final
NOCoE Case Studies
- Tennessee – 2017 Eclipse Coordination Plan
- AZ DOT Case Study – Wrong Way Driving
- AZ DOT Case Study I-60 Lane Restriping
- Florida DOT Case Study – FL511 During Hurricane Irma
- Florida DOT Case Study – Truck Parking System
- ITS Heartland Case Study – TSMO University
- Michigan DOT Case Study – TSMO Program
- NCDOT Case Study – 511 Call Center
- NCDOT Case Study – Hurricane Florence
- Nevada DOT Case Study – TIM Excercises
- NoCoe Case – Corridor Planning Ahead of Amtrak Cascades Derailment
- NoCoe Case – Drone Use During Amtrak Cascades Derailment
- NoCoe Case – I-85 Bridge Collapse 1b
- NoCoe Case Study – Washtenaw CC
- Oregon DOT Case Study – TIM Responder
- PA DOT Case Study – PA 511 Connect
- PANYNJ Case Study – Partnerships
TSMO Handbooks & Materials
- AASHTO TSMO Guidance 2014
- Advancing TSMO Making the Business Case December 2018
- FHWA Business Processes for TSMO 2016
- FHWA TSMO Planning Primer 2017
- Induced Demand – TSMO Traffic Jam
- FHWA MPO TSMO Funding
- FHWA MPO TSMO Funding-Sept 2013
- NCHRP 20-07(366) Final Report
- NCHRP20-07(365)_FR
- NCHRP20-07(392) AASHTO TSMO Ops Guide Development Plan
- FHWA Organizing for TSMO
- FHWA Planning for TSMO – Oct 2016
- Transportation Systems Management and Operations in Action – Oct 2017
- TRB TSMO ROF Report
- FHWA TSMO and Smart Cities
- TSMO Cultural Guidebook Presentation – Dec 2018
- FHWA TSMO for Smart Communities
- TSMO Guidance on Federal-aid Eligibility – Nov 2015
- FHWA TSMO in Action – Oct 2017
- FHWA TSMO Program 2012
- Planning for TSMO Guidebook – FINAL
L36 ROF Presentation Files 2017
- 2015.03.16 L36 Communicating Value of Operations
- 2015.03.16 L36 Connected Vehicles
- 2015.03.16 L36 Goods Movement
- 2015.03.16 L36 How to Organize for Operations
- 2015.03.16 L36 Managing a Corridor
- 2015.03.16 L36 Performance Measurement
- 2015.03.16 L36 Planning and Programming for Operations
- 2015.03.16 L36 Road Weather Management
- 2015.03.16 L36 Safety and Operations
- 2015.03.16 L36 Setting The Stage
- 2015.03.16 L36 TIM-Emergency Operations-Planned Special Events
- 2015.03.16 L36 Traveler Information for Operations
- 2015.03.16 L36 Work Zones
- 2015.03.17 L36 Systems Engineering
- Safety and Operations TSMO PPT
Tennessee DOT TSMO Materials
- PreROF_Webinar 1 V2
- Module 1 What is TSMO and Why Important_3-29_19_FINAL
- Module 2 TSMO Strategies Part 1
- Module 2 TSMO Strategies Part 2
- Module 3 Autonomous Vehicles Discussion Ryan Simpson..2
- Module 4 – TSMO Workforce Education – KOHLS
- Module 4 TSMO Workforce Education – Region3 – Ivey
- Module 5 Traffic Incident Mngmt and Traveler Info Part 1A
- Module 5 Traffic Incident Mngmt and Traveler Info Part 1B
- Module 5 Traffic Incident Mngmt and Traveler Info Part 2
- Module 6 – Peer State TSMO 2018_12-3_PPT TN_Omar Meitin (FDOT)
- Module 6 – Peer State TSMO Program, PennDOT
- Module 7 Systems Engineering v20190520
- Module 8-Freight & Multimodal TSMO 5-22-2019
- Module 9 CMM and Self Assessments
- Module 10 Organizing for TSMO Culture Org Workforce_R3_5-23-19
- Module 11 Communicating Value Part 1
- Module 11 Communicating Value Part 2