Freeway Management and Operations Handbook

Description of Figure 16-2: Spectrum of Regional Integration Processes

Regional integration processes range from less formal to more formal:

• Coordinating (less formal)
  • Informal information sharing
  • Common use of terms
  • Coordinated actions
  • Coordinated service delivery
• Cooperating (more formal)
  • Regional information sharing
  • Regional performance measurement
  • Regional operating policy development
  • Regional concept of operations development
  • Regional ITS architecture development
• Collaborating (more formal)
  • Shared regional operations vision
  • Formal institutional partnering
  • Integration and interoperability planning
  • Joint project development
  • Shared use of resources