1. 1 FAIRFAX 2015 WORLD POLICE AND FIRE GAMES ITS VIRGINIA ANNUAL MEETING RICHMOND, VIRGINIA JULY 17, 2015 Presented by Bruce T. Edwards Fairfax 2015 Director of Transportation

2. -Summer Olympics style athletic events. -Originated in California as fitness challenge. -Held every two years. -Previous sites include Belfast, Stockholm, Indianapolis, NYC, etc. 2 WHAT ARE THE WPFG GAMES?

3. -10 days from June 26 through July 5, 2015. -60+ sports at 50+ sites, 1200 medal events, 10,000 participating athletes + family. -Opening Ceremony at RFK Stadium. -Memorial Ceremonies (Police & Firefighter). -Athlete and family evening events. -Closing Ceremony at WolfTrap. 3 FAIRFAX 2015 EVENTS:

4. CHALLENGE : -Previous WPFG events held in urban cities. -NCR urban, suburban, rural environments. -NCR mass transit designed to move commuters in and out of D.C. -Limited area parking. -50+ scattered venue sites. -Decentralized rooming / Olympic Village. -Finite resources. 4

5. -Hotel contracted in clusters. -Shuttle hubs created near hotel clusters. -Sport venue sites assigned to hubs. -Athletes informed of assigned hubs. -Multiple transport resources contracted. -Parking capacity issues evaluated/mitigated. -Outreach to area partners. -Messaging. 5 PLANNED RESPONSE :

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7. 7 ON-SITE EVALUATIONS: PARKING MANAGEMENT

8. 8 ON-SITE EVALUATIONS: INGRESS / EGRESS / DWELL

9. SHUTTLE HUB LAYOUTS 9

10. – Shuttle network / VIP transportation – Capacity management (wheels and pavement) – Roads, traffic, permits* – Communications – Security – GIS mapping – Volunteers – Operations and incident management – Outreach and messaging (athletes and public) 10 TRN PARTNER AREAS:

11. – WPFG Federation / County of Fairfax – Fairfax2015 Sections – Private contractors / previous-experience support – FCPS Transportation / Fairfax Connector – VDOT/VDEM/VSP – FCPD, other jurisdiction LEs – Fairfax and regional OEMs – State and Federal entities – PIOs 11 TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS:

12. 12 CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT: STRUCTURE State and NCR | PSTOC / EOC | *GOC* | Site Managers and Dispatch | Drivers / Vehicles

13. FROM PLANNING TO OPERATIONS: 13 Planning stops and execution begins. Let go – let it happen.

14. OPERATIONAL PHASE: 14 -Monitor. -Adjust to the situation. -Take care of your people. -Let their training kick in. -Manage expectations.

15. ITS: A TALE OF TWO CITIES -FCPS TRANSPORTATION HAD AVL. -OTHERS DID NOT. WHAT A DIFFERENCE … 15

16. 2015 WPFG END RESULT: 16 -Overall positive reaction and reviews. -Seen as responsive to planned and unplanned needs. -NCR proved to be a good host for future events. -Communicating game adjustments could be more robust. -Early support staff. -Use of ITS would have been beneficial.

17. HIGHLIGHTS: -Know your available resources. -Expect adjustments. -Use existing (successful) protocols. -Partner early with others. -Train, drill, exercise your discipline. -Stay focused on your mission – let others do theirs. -Expect resolutions at the level they occur. -Transportation Citizen Corps (hub mgrs, etc.) …? 17

18. THANK YOU 18