SV-ITS PROGRAM: Silicon Valley Smart Corridor Project Overview SERIES 2000 User’s Group

“What Is Being Done to Reduce Congestion?” SV-ITS Program Silicon Valley Intelligent Transportation System Program SV-ITS PROGRAM

Why is there traffic congestion? Limited roadway capacity Spill-over Fwy traffic Non-coordinated agency systems Few methods to communicate with drivers Lots of cars! SV-ITS PROGRAM

“What Can Be Done to Reduce Congestion?” Integrate traffic management centers Share data with commuter Deploy devices to monitor and manage traffic SV-ITS PROGRAM

An Example: Silicon Valley Smart Corridor The largest ITS project in Northern California. 35 mile fiber network, including arterials, expressways, and freeway. 15 miles SV-ITS PROGRAM

THE PROJECT PARTNERS DKS Associates City of San Jose IBI Group CCS Planning and Engineering Transcore/SAIC Gardner Systems City of San Jose City of Campbell City of Milpitas City of Santa Clara Town of Los Gatos County of Santa Clara VTA (Valley Transportation Authority MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Comm) Caltrans (California Dept of Transportation) CHP (California Highway Patrol) SV-ITS PROGRAM

WITHOUT CORRIDOR ROAD RAGE Little or no data from field + Non-integrated systems No means to operate multiple systems No method for sharing real-time data with travelers = ROAD RAGE SV- ITS PROGRAM

WITH CORRIDOR Cameras & loops + Data Exchange Network + Communication between multiple control centers + HAR, CMS, EMS, TravInfo for sharing data = Happy Travelers SV- ITS PROGRAM

DATA EXCHANGE NETWORK CMS HAR EMS VIDEO & DETECTOR LOOPS COORDINATED SIGNALS INTERNET SV-ITS PROGRAM

GETTING OVER-FLOW TRAFFIC BACK TO 880 3 ROUTES TO ON-RAMPS northbound traffic only EMS #3 EMS #2 EMS #1 SV- ITS PROGRAM

THE SV-ITS PROGRAM Regional ITS needs SVSC design permits expansion (DEN) Address “Market Package” Concept Benefits of Partnering San Jose - Design Agency County - Construction Agency VTA - Funding Agency Other Agencies - Project specific partners SV-ITS PROGRAM

NEW SV-ITS PROJECTS San Jose International Airport Area Advanced Transportation Management System ($2.0 million) SV-ITS PROGRAM

NEW SV-ITS PROJECTS SVSC - ITS Enhancement ($4.1 million) SV-ITS PROGRAM

NEW SV-ITS PROJECTS SVSC - MILPITAS-FREMONT ATMS ($2.9 million) SV-ITS PROGRAM

NEW SV-ITS PROJECTS SILICON VALLEY – WEST CORRIDOR (pending funding $3.0 million est.) SV-ITS PROGRAM

“What is being done to reduce congestion?” Agencies are working cooperatively on regional solutions SV-ITS projects are multi-jurisdictional to encourage cooperation. The projects improve efficiency by adding ITS technology. SV-ITS PROGRAM