Communicating With the Public Using ATIS During Disasters
A Guide for Practitioners

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April 2007

U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Federal Highway Administration

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 CHALLENGES AND ISSUES
- Behavioral Research Basis for Disaster Information Dissemination
- Assumptions and Constraints Affecting Use of ATIS During Disasters

3.0 CURRENT PRACTICE

4.0 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR MAXIMIZING USE OF TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS DURING DISASTERS

5.0 TOOLKIT FOR DEVELOPING AN ATIS STRATEGY

6.0 LOOKING AHEAD

List of Tables

Table 3-1. Types of ATIS Used During Incidents by Selected Jurisdictions
Table 3-2. Disaster Case Study Sites and Their Characteristics
Table 3-3. ATIS Used for Disaster-Related Road Closures
Table 4-1. Activities Related to Traveler Information Delivery During Disasters
Table 5-1. Candidate Agenda Topics
Table 5-2. Potential Recommendations for the ATIS Strategy

List of Figures

Figure 3-1. Process Map of Advanced Traveler Information Systems
Figure 4-1. Process for Traveler Information Dissemination During Disasters
Figure 5-1. Toolkit for Developing an ATIS Strategy
Figure 5-2. Dissemination Tools and Level of Message Detail During Emergencies
Figure 5-3. Unified Command Structure

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