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Operational Concepts

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Stakeholder: City of Cincinnati

Transportation Service Roles/Responsibilities Status

Surface Street Management for OKI ITS

Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors. Existing
Monitor surveillance cameras on the surface streets. Existing
Operate traffic signal systems on municipal streets. Existing
Coordinate highway-rail intersection signal adjustments. Planned
Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles. Planned
Provide signal priority for transit vehicles. Planned

Incident Management for OKI ITS

Adjust signal timing patterns in response to incidents. Existing
Coordinate incident response with other public safety agencies and traffic management agencies as appropriate. Existing
Coordinate maintenance resource response to incidents within the city with local public safety agencies and the city maintenance department. Existing
Coordinate operations with traffic management agencies during scheduled events. Existing
Dispatch City of Cincinnati public safety vehicles for incidents on City operated roadways. Existing
Perform incident detection and verification within the city, and provide this information to traffic management agencies and other public safety agencies. Existing
Perform network surveillance for detection and verification of incidents and send traffic/incident information and traffic images to local and county public safety agencies and emergency operation centers. Existing
Provide incident information to other traffic management and public safety agencies. Existing
Provide incident information to travelers via traffic information devices (e.g., dynamic message signs) on city operated roadways and through local or regional information service providers and website. Existing
Provide maintenance resources in response to incidents on city operated arterials. Existing

Parking Management for OKI ITS

Establish relationships with financial institutions for smart card payments. Planned
Provide parking information and parking lot reservation capabilities to regional traveler information systems. Planned
Provide parking information to local area transit systems. Planned
Receive parking lot input from ARTIMIS transportation management center and City of Cincinnati traffic control center for traffic coordination at parking facilities Planned

Maintenance and Construction for OKI ITS

Perform maintenance on ITS field equipment owned by the City of Cincinnati. Existing
Coordinate maintenance and construction activities with other county and city maintenance and the ODOT district construction and maintenance section. Planned
Coordinate maintenance resources for incidents with other county and city maintenance and construction operations; and with ODOT. Planned
Distribute maintenance and construction work plan information, and asset restrictions to regional traffic agencies; regional transit providers; regional emergency services; the media; private rail operations; and multimodal service providers Planned
Maintenance vehicles provide automated maintenance status information to the city roadway maintenance and construction operations, as well as the city equipment repair facility Planned
Manage work zones for all city maintenance and construction activities and monitor work zone safety with city field equipment and vehicles. Planned
Provide maintenance and construction information to regional traffic operations, and to the traveling public through portable DMS devices. Planned
Receive AVL information from the City of Cincinnati maintenance vehicles. Planned
Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from county fire/EMS/sheriff, local police/fire/EMS, Ohio State Highway Patrol and 911 emergency call centers Planned
Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from the regional county and city traffic management systems. Planned
Receive road weather information from field equipment. Planned

Traveler Information for OKI ITS

Collect traffic and incident information, and provide it to the media and private travelers. Existing
Provide maintenance and construction information to the traveling public through roadside equipment (e.g., DMS and HAR devices) and traveler information systems. Existing

Emergency Management for OKI ITS

Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the county sheriff/fire/EMS and other public safety agencies. Planned
Coordinate regional emergency plans; evacuation and re-entry plans, and disaster management plans. Planned
Receive Amber Alert from the Cincinnati Regional Operations Center. Planned
Receive early warning information and threat information from the Cincinnati Regional Operations Center. Planned

Archived Data Systems for OKI ITS

Provide traffic and traveler information with regional planning organizations. Planned

Last updated: 03-11-08