Revised 3/05/13

Draft

ITS New Jersey Strategic Plan - 2013

PREFACE:

“The purpose of ITS New Jersey is to facilitate collaborative implementation and adoption of ITS technology in New Jersey to enhanceeconomic development, quality of life and environmental sustainability through improved mobility and safety. The organization will provide a synergistic environment for government officials, private sector and academia to share ideas and apply them rapidly on highway and transit facilities in New Jersey, and will provide a forum for critically needed policy and scientific discussions that will help evolve and implement ITS technologies so as to most effectively enhance mobility and safety in New Jersey.”

VISION FOR ITS New Jersey:

  1. For ITS New Jersey to be a center of excellenceregardingimplementation and adoption of market driven transportation technologies, including their evolutionthrough continued research and development.
  2. For ITS New Jersey’s efforts in transportation to result in improved economic development, quality of life, and environmental sustainability.
  3. For ITS New Jersey to create objectives and measures focused on mobility and safety applicable to the measurement of economic development quality of life and environmental sustainability.
  4. For ITS New Jersey to leverage opportunities in collaboration between private companies;federal, regional, state, and local government agencies; academia; and professional and technical associations, and to provide a forum for problem solving and positive outcomes.
  5. For ITS New Jersey to be effective it needs to grow and increase membership and involvement.

STRATEGIC PLAN ELEMENTS: (a matrix of visions and Strategic Plan Elements follows)

(Currently listed in un-prioritized order; each needs a timeframe (immediate, medium term, long range) as well as develop Action/Work Pans/Statements for each)

(1)Organize workshops with public/private participants for the development of a [series] of test bed program(s) on: ITS software and hardware, crashless vehicles, and ITS workforce needs.

These workshops should be a collaborative (open) forum to discuss the state of technology and any barriers to evolution of technology and its deployment. One early action would be to develop the workshop rules of participation (non-proprietary, open forum, willingness to share information, sponsorship). The group also discussed needing to identify funding sources or workshop/test bed sponsorship opportunities, e.g., approaching car manufacturers and telecoms.

(2)Organize a community of intereston uses and opportunities BIG DATA

The activity should includethe need to identify which data are available from cars and structures, and which data can be made available today, and in the future, and to which uses. Also, ITS New Jerseyshould be a central clearinghouse for developing relationships among data collection sources and users/uses of the data.

(3)Develop a Program to solicit and facilitate APP developers to createproducts foruse of available data to contribute to improvements in mobility, safety and transportation.

(4)Identify funding mechanisms for cooperative initiatives (business cases, grant applications, sponsorships, etc.) and support the growth of ITS New Jersey.

(5)Ongoing liaison withother related professional associations to see if there are other efforts underway that can benefit ITS New Jersey.

(6)Facilitate the development of multi-modal Integrated Corridor Management thatcontributes to improved transportation experiences for people and goods. involvingall public and private operators

(7)Develop a strategyfor public awareness including the use and enhancement of measures that effectively inform the public of the impacts of the adoption of ITS elements.

(8)Be a platform for the awareness and discussion of ITS related standards and regulations to facilitate the evolutionarydeployment of ITS in New Jersey and throughout the region.

(9)Create opportunities, awareness, and involvement to educate and train workforce and students for the future for ITSby going beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries of transportation engineering.

(10)Appropriately implement and leverage the adoption of ITS technologies to ensure security of the system and enhance situational awareness

(11)Engage county and municipal professionals in the process of developing, implementing, and creating an environment for the adoption of ITS technologies.