Operational Concepts: City of Cleveland
The following are the roles and responsibilities, by functional area or by project, for the City of Cleveland.| Functional Area or Project | Roles and Responsibilities | Status |
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Archived Data Systems for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Collect and archive traffic information from traffic signal system sensors, including traffic volumes, speeds and occupancy. | Planned |
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City of Cleveland Automated Parking Facilities |
Provide parking information to drivers via on-board vehicle information systems. | Planned |
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City of Cleveland Special Event Traffic Planning |
Coordinate incident response for incidents on or adjacent to roadways with public safety agencies, and EOCs in surrounding counties and municipalities, including response for scheduled events. | Planned |
| Coordinate operations with traffic management agencies during scheduled events. | Existing | |
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Cuyuhoga County Evacuation Plan Updates |
Coordinate emergency plans and responses with county EOCs. Includes adjusting signal timing patterns and managing municipal roads in response to and under the direction of the county EOC. | Planned |
| Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC. | Planned | |
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Emergency Management for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Coordinate emergency plans and responses with county EOCs. Includes adjusting signal timing patterns and managing municipal roads in response to and under the direction of the county EOC. | Planned |
| Coordinate emergency response with county EOCs, the highway patrol, and other public safety agencies. | Existing | |
| Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC. | Existing | |
| Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC. | Planned | |
| Coordinate regional emergency plans, incident responses, evacuation and re-entry plans, and disaster management plans with the county EOC. | Existing | |
| Coordinate with regional medical centers regarding the status of the care facility. | Existing | |
| Dispatch public safety vehicles to incidents in the region. | Existing | |
| Receive Amber Alert and other wide area alert information from the county EOC. | Existing | |
| Receive early warning information and threat information from the county EOC. | Existing | |
| Share incident report information with other public safety providers. | Planned | |
| Suggest routes to public safety vehicles in response to emergencies and track public safety vehicles to the incidents. | Planned | |
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GCRTA Bus Traffic Signal Priority |
Provide signal priority for transit vehicles. | Planned |
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GCRTA Clifton Corridor |
Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors. | Existing |
| Monitor arterial surveillance cameras. | Existing | |
| Monitor the speeds of vehicles traveling through on the arterials. | Planned | |
| Operate traffic signal systems on local arterials and streets owned and operated by the municipality. | Existing | |
| Provide signal priority for transit vehicles. | Planned | |
| Provide traffic and road network information to local transit agencies. | Planned | |
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Generic |
Not Planned | |
| Interconnect with traffic signals operated by adjacent jurisdictions. | Not Planned | |
| Monitor and control traffic information devices of other traffic management agencies, such as traffic signal controllers, during certain agreed upon conditions, such as specific hours or during specific emergencies. | Not Planned | |
| Provide traffic information reports to other traffic management agencies. | Not Planned | |
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Incident Management for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Coordinate incident response for incidents on or adjacent to roadways with public safety agencies, and EOCs in surrounding counties and municipalities, including response for scheduled events. | Planned |
| Coordinate incident response with county and municipal public safety agencies; traffic management agencies; and the ODOT, as appropriate. | Existing | |
| Coordinate maintenance resources for incidents with other municipal and county maintenance and construction systems as well as ODOT maintenance and construction operations. | Planned | |
| Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with county and local public works departments; and the ODOT maintenance section. | Existing | |
| Coordinate operations with traffic management agencies during scheduled events. | Existing | |
| Dispatch public safety vehicles to incidents in the county / municipal limits. | Existing | |
| Perform incident detection and verification for all streets within its jurisdiction, and provide this information to traffic management and other public safety agencies. | Existing | |
| Provide incident information to other traffic management and public safety agencies. | Planned | |
| Provide maintenance resources in response to incidents on arterials. | Planned | |
| Receive emergency calls from counties and municipalities in the jurisdiction of individual communication centers. | Existing | |
| Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from county fire/EMS/sheriff, local police/fire/EMS, the state highway patrol, and 911 emergency call centers. | Planned | |
| Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from the traffic operations center. | Existing | |
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Maintenance and Construction for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Coordinate a maintenance or construction request from the local TOC. | Existing |
| Coordinate with other municipal and county maintenance and construction systems, as well as the ODOT maintenance and construction sections. | Planned | |
| Distribute work zone information to local transit agencies, local emergency management agencies, private rail operations, the media, and multimodal service providers. | Planned | |
| Maintenance vehicles provide automated maintenance status information to the local maintenance dispatch and equipment repair facility. | Planned | |
| Manage work zones for all local maintenance and construction activities, and monitor work zone safety with local field devices and vehicles. | Planned | |
| Perform maintenance for ITS field equipment owned by the agency. | Existing | |
| Provide environmental data to private weather providers; regional traffic operations centers, regional emergency management agencies; regional transit agencies; and county and municipal maintenance sections. | Planned | |
| Provide maintenance and construction information to ODOT maintenance and construction operations; regional maintenance and construction operations; and the traveling public through portable DMS devices. | Planned | |
| Receive automatic vehicle location (AVL) information from maintenance and construction vehicles. | Planned | |
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Municipal Signal Pre-emption |
Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles. | Planned |
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Parking Management for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Coordinate parking information between parking providers. | Planned |
| Establish relationships with financial institutions for smart card payments. | Planned | |
| Operate, monitor and manage parking facilities. Collect current parking status information and share with local TOC and information service providers. | Planned | |
| Provide parking information and parking lot reservation capabilities to the regional traveler information system. | Planned | |
| Provide parking information to drivers via on-board vehicle information systems. | Planned | |
| Provide parking information to local area transit systems. | Planned | |
| Provide parking lot information such as parking space availability to the public via traveler information devices such as dynamic message signs. | Planned | |
| Provide regional smart card and transponder tag capabilities at facilities. | Planned | |
| Receive parking lot input from transportation operations centers (TOCs) for traffic coordination at parking facilities. | Planned | |
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Surface Street Management for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Adjust signal timing patterns in response to incidents. | Existing |
| Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors. | Existing | |
| Coordinate traffic signals at rail-intersection grade crossings. | Existing | |
| Manage drawbridges via control devices (e.g., gates, warning lights, dynamic message signs) at the drawbridge as well as the information systems that are used to keep travelers appraised of current and forecasted drawbridge status. | Planned | |
| Monitor arterial surveillance cameras. | Existing | |
| Monitor the speeds of vehicles traveling through on the arterials. | Planned | |
| Operate traffic information devices, such as dynamic message signs and highway advisory radios. | Planned | |
| Operate traffic signal systems on local arterials and streets owned and operated by the municipality. | Existing | |
| Perform network surveillance for incident detection and verification, and send traffic/incident information and traffic images to local and county public safety agencies and EOCs. | Existing | |
| Provide maintenance information to travelers via the Buckeye Traffic website and private traveler information systems. | Existing | |
| Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles. | Planned | |
| Provide signal priority for transit vehicles. | Planned | |
| Provide traffic and road network information to local transit agencies. | Planned | |
| Provide traffic information to travelers via traffic information devices on roadways (e.g., DMS and HAR equipment), and through local ISPs and web sites. | Planned | |
| Provide traffic information, such as road network conditions, to maintenance and construction agencies. | Planned | |
| Provide traffic information, such as road network conditions, to private traveler information systems and the media. | Planned | |
| Provide traffic information, such as road network conditions, to public safety agencies. | Planned | |
| Suggest a safe driving speed for vehicles traveling on the arterials. | Planned | |