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Transportation system management and operations strategies provide money saving multimodal solutions that relieve congestion, optimize infrastructure investments, promote travel options, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Making the Greatest Place comments
As part of the draft transportation plan, draft Regional TSMO plan was included in the supporting documents for the recommendations from Metro's chief operating officer on strategies for a sustainable and prosperous region and part of the Making the Greatest Place comment period in fall 2009.
Read the recommendation and public comments
Learn more about the RTP update
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The draft plan and public input from the Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 comment period will be considered by Metro's advisory committees before they make a recommendation to the Metro Council for consideration of the RTP on Dec. 17, 2009.
The Regional Transportation System Management and Operations Plan
The Regional TSMO Plan is a road map to guide transportation management solutions for the next 10 years. The plan includes strategies that support many regional transportation goals:
- Improve travel time reliability
- Reduce crashes
- Improve transit on-time arrival
- Reduce travel delay
- Reduce fuel use
- Reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
Learn more about the draft
Regional TSMO PlanRead the draft executive summary
of the plan
Read the draft Regional TSMO Plan
Intelligent Transportation Systems projects
Dozens of Intelligent Transportation Systems projects have been implemented around the Portland metropolitan area, many of them involving multi-agency coordination. An illustrative set of examples has been captured here in very brief case studies. The Intelligent Transportation Systems project fact sheets listed below illustrate the mobility, safety, and cost-effectiveness potential of investments in transportation technology.
Download the Intelligent Transportation Systems fact sheets below
Metropolitan mobility the smart way
Prepared by staff at Metro and the City of Portland with contributions by transportation planners and traffic managers in the public and private sectors, as well as Portland State University's Center for Transportation Studies, this brief but enlightening report shows that the region has the power to control congestion before it becomes gridlock. The executive summary and final report are available below.
Need assistance?
Deena Platman
deena.platman@oregonmetro.gov
503-797-1754
Files and related materials
Files that are downloadable from this page
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Metropolitan mobility the smart way: Final report
2.7M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published October 20, 2006
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Metropolitan mobility the smart way: Executive summary
1.3M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published October 20, 2006
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Metropolitan mobility the smart way: Presentation
2.2M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 21, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Truck weigh-in-motion
598K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Integrated corridor management
991K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Advanced incident response
911K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Portland State University's ITS lab
127K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Airport parking prepayment
697K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Freeway ramp meters
157K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Road weather information systems
479K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Traffic signal coordination
384K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Real-time traveler information
333K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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ITS fact sheet: Truck safety signal
475K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published November 1, 2006
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