Focus Areas
Integrating Operations into Planning and Programming
Using an objectives-driven, performance-based approach to planning for operations is an effective way to integrate operations into planning and programming.
Communicating TSMO
Effective communication about transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) can help operations champions and staff gain leadership support and increase buy-in and collaboration among different units within the DOT and with external partners.
Analysis and Performance Measurement
Analysis and performance measurement are the key activities in two major elements of the planning for operations approach: 1) the systematic process to develop and select TSMO strategies to meet objectives and 2) system performance monitoring and evaluation.
Regional Collaboration and Coordination
Collaboration and coordination among transportation operators and between planners and those responsible for day-to-day operations is vital for safe, seamless, and reliable travel across modes and jurisdictions.
Organizing for Operations
Organizing for operations involves making TSMO a central part of an agency’s mission and institutional structure. This is accomplished by advancing TSMO programs and projects within the agency.
Mainstreaming TSMO
Mainstreaming TSMO within transportation agencies moves it beyond being the responsibility of a set of champions to become a core program and set of strategies that are integrated throughout transportation agencies.
TSMO Program Planning
Developing a TSMO program plan is helping transportation agencies move from implementing ad hoc TSMO projects towards institutionalizing TSMO as a core function of the agency.
Congestion Management Process (CMP)
A congestion management process (CMP) is a systematic approach to managing congestion that provides accurate, up-to-date information on transportation system performance and assesses alternative strategies for congestion management that meet State and local needs.
