ITS Heartland 2012 Annual Meeting Kansas City, MO Please visit our Vimeo site to access voice narrated presentations: https://vimeo.com/matc/review/42141445/53acec88b6 Presented by Leslie Spencer- Fowler, ITS Program Manager, Kansas Department of Transportation

1. The development and growth of KDOT’s ITS website information
for Active Traffic Management (ATM) is in Wichita and benefits
the engineers with ITS in the planning and implementing of
projects.

2.  Leslie Fowler , ITS Program Manager
leslie@ksdot.org
 Shari Hilliard, ITS Engineer
sharih@ksdot.org
 David Behzadpour, ITS Engineering Associate
davidbeh@ksdot.org

3. Confucius Says…
People who run in front
of car get tired.
People who run behind car
get exhausted.
People with one chopstick
go hungry.

4. Benny Tarverdi, Wichita Metro Engineer
Says, In Kansas…
People won’t be delayed
due to .
is up!
Go to
to plan your trip.

6. Night Work on I-235
has been suspended.
Work will resume in the spring
Light pole replacements
On US 54 at Washington
Will require short-term lane closures

7.  Information Technology Services (Computer Services)
 Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)
 The other ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems)
 Public Involvement and ATIS/511
 Partnerships With Locals

14. Virtual Traffic Management
 Statewide I-70 and Rural
 Virtual TMC
 Statewide ITS Maintenance Program
 Upgrading To Latest Technology
 Leads To A Robust ITS System

16. Larry Rohr
Superintendent, District 1–Area 4

17. Larry Rohr & Curt Niehaus

18. Walker Exit 172 on 12-29-2011
from a camera image
I-70 East of Hays
on 12-20-2011 @ 10:15:33 AM
from WICHway website

22. I was very happy to find your camera
system today to guide my Mom & Aunt
and Uncle around the snow and rain in
NE Kansas.
Very nice system!!
Mike Liljedahl
Mondamin, IA
The fast response by the Wichita TMC and
the use of provided the public
with “Real Time” information about traffic
conditions due to the bridge hit on U.S. 54.
Jim Armour
Wichita, KS

23.  Metro
 KanDrive
 Camera Tours By Route
 Textual Reports – Closed, Construction,
Road Conditions
&
(www.kandrive.org)
(www.wichway.org) (www.kcscout.net)

24. www.kandrive.org

25. 23 CFR Part 511
Real Time Rule 1201 (by Nov. 8, 2014)
INFORMATION AREA
TIMELINESS
METROPOLITAN
INTERSTATES
TIMELINESS
ALL OTHER
INTERSTATES
ACCURACY AVAILABILITY
TRAVEL TIMES
Only Metro
Interstates
10 min. N/A 85% 90%
CONSTRUCTION
Metro &
Interstates
10 min. 20 min. 85% 90%
INCIDENT
Metro &
Interstates
10 min. 20 min. 85% 90%
ADVERSE
WEATHER
Metro &
Interstates
20 min. 20 min. 85% 90%
*
Over 1,000,000 (KC, OK City, St. Louis)
Metropolitan Routes of Significance
(by Nov. 8, 2016)
*
**
*
For Information Email: ITS@ksdot.org
ITS Section/KDOT
March 19, 2012
**

26. Kansas City Metro Area

27. ITS Set Aside Program
A Unique ITS Partnership Program
 2013 Program
 Funded 4 Million (requested 5.5 million +)
 16 Applicants, 10 Awarded
 2014 Program
 Funded 4 Million (requested 6.5 million +)
 25 Applicants, ? Awarded

28. ATIS
 Barb Blue, ATIS/511 Program Manager
 ATIS Strategic Plan – Focused Strategies
 ATIS Strategic Plan completed in 2009
 Priority recommendations implemented in 2010-
2011
 ATIS Marketing Plan developed in 2010 and is
being implemented – ongoing effort

29. 2nd Generation 511 (1)
 2nd Generation 511 Phone System – current
system enhanced with new content and
features
 New system to be completed by October 2012
 Outsourced, hosted by Meridian
Environmental Technology (an Iteris
Company)
 511 Map (website) and 511 Mobile website
are not part of the project

30.  Enhancements include:
 Improve Alert/Floodgate system interface for expanded
operator options for providing user-friendly information on the
system;
 Help callers in identifying desired road segments to select;
 New Content
• Metro Traffic info added (Kansas City & Wichita)
• National Weather Service Watches/Warnings added
• Rest Area information/locations added
 New Features
• Call Transfers – provides ability to add additional content such as
transit, tourism, transfers to other States, etc.
• Personalized info. (email/text alerts by subscription)
• Interoperability with new Missouri 511 systems
 Revenue Generation Analysis also included
2nd Generation 511 (2)

31.  Wi-Fi and Kiosks in Rest Areas, Traveler Info.
Centers and State Parks (Phase 2)
 Hosted/operated/revenue generated by
ZOOM Information Systems
 Public/Private partnership – sponsorship and
advertising revenue supports technology,
operations and maintenance costs
 Ultimately, no cost to State or end users
Wi-Fi/Kiosks

32.  To access:
http://www.wifi-soft.com/portal/zoom/
ks/index2.htm
 Progress
 Process of renewing Contract
 ROW Sponsor signage approved by
FHWA
 Sponsorships for pilot sites being
“sold”
 Kiosk prototype developed – finalize
for installations
 Wi-Fi Travel Information portal to be
revised
 Goal – to deploy as many Rest Area
sites as possible by Summer 2012
Wi-Fi/Kiosks