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

2. “What Is Being Done to Reduce Congestion?”
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Silicon Valley
Intelligent Transportation System
Program
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3. 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!
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4. “What Can Be Done to Reduce Congestion?”
Integrate traffic management centers
Share data with commuter
Deploy devices to monitor and manage traffic
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5. An Example: Silicon Valley Smart Corridor
The largest ITS project in Northern California.
35 mile fiber network, including arterials, expressways, and freeway.
15 miles
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6. 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)
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7. 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
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8. WITH CORRIDOR
Cameras & loops + Data Exchange Network + Communication between multiple control centers + HAR, CMS, EMS, TravInfo for sharing data = Happy Travelers
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9. DATA EXCHANGE NETWORK CMS HAR EMS VIDEO & DETECTOR LOOPS
COORDINATED SIGNALS
INTERNET
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10. GETTING OVER-FLOW TRAFFIC BACK TO 880
3 ROUTES TO ON-RAMPS
northbound traffic only
EMS #3
EMS #2
EMS #1
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11. 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
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12. NEW SV-ITS PROJECTS San Jose International Airport Area
Advanced Transportation Management System
($2.0 million)
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13. NEW SV-ITS PROJECTS SVSC - ITS Enhancement ($4.1 million)
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14. NEW SV-ITS PROJECTS SVSC - MILPITAS-FREMONT ATMS ($2.9 million)
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15. NEW SV-ITS PROJECTS SILICON VALLEY – WEST CORRIDOR
(pending funding $3.0 million est.)
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16. “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.
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