1. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition (GLRTOC) Presentation to the Transportation Border Working Group Niagara Falls, Ontario November 2, 2011

2. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Overview Purpose of GLRTOC Purpose of GLRTOC Partnership Statement Partnership Statement Proposed Activities Proposed Activities

3. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Improve cross-regional transportation operations in support of: Regional Economic CompetitivenessRegional Economic Competitiveness Improved Quality of LifeImproved Quality of Life Mission

4. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Partnership Statement Mission Mission Background statement Background statement Membership Membership

5. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Benefits of Forming GLRTOC Leverage joint funding Leverage joint funding Compete for national resources Compete for national resources Share and expand best practices Share and expand best practices Benchmark efficient models Benchmark efficient models

6. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Demonstration Routes Demonstration Routes

7. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Strategies Efficient freight operations Efficient freight operations Reliable mobility Reliable mobility Traffic incident management / emergency transportation operations Traffic incident management / emergency transportation operations

8. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Additional Partners

9. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Current Activities Immediate focus on reliable mobility Immediate focus on reliable mobility Coordination of 2011 demonstration route work zones (I-94 & Hwy 401) Coordination of 2011 demonstration route work zones (I-94 & Hwy 401) Account for impact / measure results Account for impact / measure results

10. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition Upcoming Activities Traffic incident management / Emergency transportation operations Traffic incident management / Emergency transportation operations Dec. 13-14, 2010 Blizzard closes Hwy 402 Dec. 13-14, 2010 Blizzard closes Hwy 402 Feb. 1-2, 2011 Mega Snowstorm hits Midwest Feb. 1-2, 2011 Mega Snowstorm hits Midwest Efficient Freight Operations Efficient Freight Operations

11. Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition For more information, please visit: http://www.greatlakestravel.org/ Or contact: Peter C. Rafferty, PE, PTOE, AICP ITS Program Manager University of Wisconsin-Madison Traffic Operations and Safety Lab Office: 608-890-1218 Cell: 608-516-9382 Email: prafferty@wisc.edu prafferty@wisc.edu