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Programs >> Transportation Management and Operations
Transportation management strategies are approaches that reduce and manage the demand for transportation projects. They also improve the operational characteristics of the transportation system. These strategies are designed to modify travel behavior and increase system efficiency without costly infrastructure improvements. A variety of transportation strategies are needed to meet the challenges we face today and will face in the future. Some of the major issues are as follows:
Insufficient funds to meet system improvement needs;
Increased construction costs for new roadway and transit facilities;
Increased need to improve operational efficiency;
Changes in travel patterns;
Lower densities making traditional transit an inefficient option in many areas; and
Need to reduce transportation related air pollution.
Transportation management strategies have been, and will continue to be, used in northeastern Illinois to address these issues. In addition, a transportation system that is sensitive to the environment and enhances our natural resources will improve our quality of life and promote economic development.
Transportation management strategies consist of three interrelated components: demand management; system management; and technology applications.
Transportation demand management consists of strategies that manage the demand for transportation facilities by increasing transit share, decreasing tripmaking and lowering the overall growth in vehicle miles of travel, particularly singly occupant vehicle trips.
Transportation systems management consists of lower-cost capital projects and operational and institutional actions that improve the operating efficiency of facilities and services, enhance the quality of service and promote transit use.
Intelligent transportation systems consist of the deployment and use of technologies to improve, manage and share information; provide for the integration of transportation services; provide for improved incident response systems; and provide other system management and operational improvements that enhance efficiency and safety.
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