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原文传递 TRENDS IN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STAFFING LEVELS: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE DESIGN AND OPERATIONS

题名：	TRENDS IN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STAFFING LEVELS: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE DESIGN AND OPERATIONS
作者：	Brian L. Smith, Ph.D.; Rod E. Turochy
关键词：	TRENDS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; STAFFING LEVELS; IMPLICATIONS; DESIGN; OPERATIONS
摘要：	Transportation agencies are responding to increasing traffic congestion on urban and suburban freeways by building or expanding freeway traffic management systems (FMS). The size and skill level of operational staff are critical to the effectiveness and efficiency of FMS operation. A recent survey by the Virginia Transportation Research Council examined the size and staffing levels of FMSs both today and in the future. The results of the survey show that system size and scope are expected to increase at a greater rate than staffing levels. All but one of the twenty-three operational systems that responded to the survey indicated expansion planning or construction was underway. The average expected increase in system coverage area is nearly three times as large as the average expected increase in peak period operational staff. As revealed by the survey, the reliance on closed-circuit cameras for traffic surveillance underscores the need for staffing levels to keep pace with system expansions. Additionally, the tools used by FMSs to monitor traffic conditions are becoming increasingly complex, requiring further training and placing greater demands on human resources. The role of automated traffic monitoring systems will become more important as operational staff will be spread more thinly. In the coming years, FMSs to will need to continue efforts to increase the size and skill level of their staffs and move toward automating some of their traffic monitoring practices and decision support systems. To better utilize human resources, improved coordination and integration of responsibilities among agencies involved in traffic and incident management should also be a focus of strategic planning for FMSs. Ongoing research efforts into the development of automated traffic monitoring methods, traffic forecasting, and decision support systems should produce tools that will aid in the better management of FMSs.
总页数：	ITS America. Meeting (9th : 1999 : Washington, D.C..). New thinking in transportation : conference proceedings. 1999. pp6
报告类型：	科技报告