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MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEER’S COUNCIL The San Diego
Regional Traffic Engineer’s Council may take action on any item
appearing on this agenda. Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:30 - 10:30
a.m. SANDAG, 8th Floor Conference Room A 401 B Street, Suite 800
San Diego, CA 921101-4231 Staff Contact: Alex Estrella (619)
699-1928 [email protected] CHAIR: Din Daneshfar, City of National City
VICE CHAIR: Ed Domingue, City of Escondido SANDAG offices are
accessible by public transit. Phone 1-800-COMMUTE or see
www.sdcommute.com for route information. In compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), SANDAG will accommodate
persons who require assistance in order to participate in SANDAG
meetings. If such assistance is required, please contact SANDAG at
(619) 595-5300 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. To
request this document or related reports in an alternative format,
please call (619) 699-1900, (619) 699-1904 (TTY), or fax (619)
699-1905
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SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEER’S COUNCIL Thursday, November
18, 2004
ITEM # ACTION
1. Introductions
+ 2. Meeting Summary
SANTEC is asked to review and approve the meeting notes of the
October 14, 2004 meeting.
APPROVE
3. Comments from the Public
+ 4. SANTEC Membership (Alex Estrella)
SANDAG staff will present proposed additions to SANTEC’s
membership. This is a follow-up item from the October 14, 2004
meeting. The item focused on the addition of NCTD and MTS to
SANTEC’s agency membership in order to be in line with the
Transportation Committee membership structure. Attached is a
summary memo.
APPROVE
+ 5. Regional Arterial Management System (RAMS) Project Update
(Richard Chavez)
As requested at the last SANTEC meeting held on October 14,
2004, SANDAG staff will give an informational update on the
Regional Arterial Management System (RAMS) project. RAMS will allow
for interjurisdictional coordination of traffic signals throughout
the region. Attached is a summary memo.
INFORMATION
+ 6. Traffic Count Database (Bill McFarlane)
SANDAG staff is proposing the development of a uniform system
for reporting and storing traffic counts. SANDAG staff presented
this proposal to CTAC at their November 4 meeting. CTAC supported
the proposal that SANDAG work with SANTEC to form an Ad Hoc Working
Group to initiate the development of such a system. SANTEC is asked
to appoint members to this AD Hoc Working Group. A summary memo is
attached.
APPOINT
+7. Upcoming Agenda Items (Alex Estrella)
Attached is a list of upcoming agenda items.
INFORMATION
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ITEM # ACTION
8. Traffic Signal Optimization Program: Project Bid Item
Inventory
Various agencies will present information on recent bids for
traffic signal projects.
INFORMATION
9. Matters from Members
SANTEC members may bring topics of general interest to the
Council.
INFORMATION
+ next to an agenda item indicates an attachment. The next
SANTEC meeting is scheduled for December 9, 2004.
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S A N T E C
SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEER’S COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER
14, 2004
ATTENDEES: Please see attached Sign In Sheet DISCUSSION: 1.
Introductions The attendees of the meeting introduced themselves at
the request of the Cha 2. Approval of Meeting Summary
The motioned was made and seconded to approve the SANTEC
meetSeptember 9, 2004. Motion passed.
3. Comments from the Public
There were no comments from the public. 4. New McCain Systems
Project Manager
SANTEC members were introduced to Ken Recchia from McCain
Systems. Ken the McCain Systems staff as the new project manager
for the Regional ArterialSystem (RAMS) project. Ken Recchia stated
that as the new project mcommitted to working with all agencies in
assuring that the RAMS project implemented including providing the
necessary Bi Trans user support fKen Recchia announced that McCain
Systems has specifically added Steve Brofor this effort. Several
SANTEC members expressed that they have already technical
assistance and are very pleased with Steve Brown’s
perfresponsiveness.
SANTEC members were encouraged to contact Ken Recchia or
Stev(760) 727-8100 for any issues, questions, and system user
support. Ken Recchreached via e-mail at
[email protected].
5. SANTEC Membership
SANDAG staff introduced this item and referenced the
corresponding memSANTEC staff membership list provided in Table 1.
The following key issues wSANDAG staff during the discussion of the
memorandum:
• SANDAG staff requested that each agency review their respected
agency currently listed in the SANTEC member list and provide any
updated inecessary. This information is being requested in order to
clarify and SANTEC member and alternate roster that will serve as
the SANTEC desigvoting member.
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• SANDAG staff indicated that two additional agencies have been
added to the SANTEC membership roster. The agencies are the North
County Transit District and the Metropolitan Transit System.
• SANDAG staff also stated that SANTEC is subject to the Brown
Act. Additionally, SANTEC members were notified that SANDAG’s legal
staff is in the process of reviewing all SANDAG committees and may
be coming back to SANTEC in future meetings for potential revisions
to SANTEC’s bylaws.
The following key points were raised by SANTEC members following
staff’s discussion:
• SANTEC members expressed concern over the addition of NCTD and
MTS representatives as voting SANTEC members. SANTEC members
inquired about the current SANTEC membership provisions in the
SANTEC bylaws and requested an explanation for adding NCTD and MTS
to SANTEC’s membership list.
• SANDAG staff indicated that since SANTEC is a standing
subcommittee of SANDAG, individual voting members and alternates
per agency needed to be identified and approved for compliance with
the Brown Act. Furthermore, staff explained that the additions to
the SANTEC membership are based on SANDAG’s overall efforts for
assuring that all standing subcommittees are in line with the
current structure of the Transportation Committee. Staff indicated
that the current Transportation Committee structure includes voting
representation from both NCTD and MTS.
• SANTEC members voiced concern that adding the transit
districts would limit the amount of funds available for traffic
signal related improvements.
• SANDAG staff stated that the addition of transit districts to
SANTEC would not affect the fund availability.
• Some SANTEC members agreed that the addition of transit
districts to the SANTEC membership roster would benefit SANTEC
because it would reflect a larger vision that includes traffic
operation improvements for modes other than automobiles.
• SANTEC members agreed to finalize the SANTEC membership roster
but requested that the issue of adding NCTD and MTS as voting
agencies be postponed for further discussion until the next SANTEC
meeting on November 18, 2004. SANDAG staff agreed to bring back and
discuss the addition of NCTD and MTS to the existing SANTEC
membership roster at the November 18, 2004 meeting.
SANTEC members proceeded with providing the name for the
designated voting representative and alternate for each agency. The
motioned was made and seconded to approve the designated agency
voting member and alternate list under the current SANTEC
membership structure. The addition of NCTD and MTS to the SANTEC
membership structure will be discussed at the November 18, 2004
meeting.
6. CMAQ Traffic Signal Optimization Program Reserve Project
Funding Request
SANDAG staff introduced this item and provided an overview of
all the project applications requesting CMAQ Traffic Signal
Optimization Program reserve funds. Due to the extensive
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discussion and corresponding action taken by SANTEC in the
previous item, the review and consideration for funding was limited
to the submittal of an existing project by the City of Lemon Grove.
Funding request for new project submittals were postponed and
recommended to be further discussed in future SANTEC meetings.
City of Lemon Grove staff (Majed Al-Ghafry) presented the city’s
request for funds from the program reserve balance for a total of
$107,000. SANDAG staff indicated that the city is only eligible for
$62,300 under the established CMAQ traffic signal reserve
allocation procedures. City staff indicated that the full amount
would be needed in order to provide a complete and operational
traffic signal interconnect system and that SANTEC has taken action
on providing funding beyond the eligibility amount in previous
funding actions. The requested funding would allow the city to
complete Phases II, III, and IV of the traffic signal interconnect
project currently under construction. The funds will cover
construction activities for Phase VI, install radio interconnect
along Lemon Grove Avenue, implement an integrated traffic signal
timing database, and undertake a micro-simulation evaluation of
at-grade crossing at the intersection of Broadway and Lemon Grove
Avenue. Motion was made and seconded to approve the of City of
Lemon Grove’s request for $107,000. SANDAG staff indicated that
SANTEC’s action on this item including approval of funding will
subject to SANDAG’s legal council review of the voting membership
action taken in the previous item. As additional and detailed
information becomes available from SANDAG’s legal staff, it will be
forwarded to SANTEC. Post Note: staff followed up on this issue and
it was determined that the City of Lemon Grove can proceed with
seeking funding authorization.
7. Upcoming Agenda Items
SANTEC members reviewed the list of upcoming agenda items
included in the meeting packet. SANDAG staff announced that the
November SANTEC meeting was re-scheduled to November 18, 2004, due
to Veteran’s Day holiday on November 11, 2004. SANDAG staff
indicated that the items listed for the upcoming meeting on
November 18, will be revised to reflect a follow-up discussion on
the addition of NCTD and MTS to the SANTEC membership structure and
an update on the Regional Arterial Management System (RAMS) project
as requested by SANTEC members.
8. Traffic Signal Optimization Program: Project Bid Item
Inventory
There were no bid items presented at the meeting.
9. Matters from Members Bob Johnson of the City of Carlsbad
requested information on pedestrian signal heads currently used by
local agencies. The leading technologies currently used by most
agencies as discussed by SANTEC members included the Polaris or
Novax technologies.
The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
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Attachment 1
SANTEC – SIGN IN SHEET FOR OCTOBER 14, 2004
Verify attendance by placing an X next to your name. If your
name is not listed, please add at the end of this sheet.
X
Name
Representing
Phone / Fax #
E-Mail
X Ahmed Aburahmah San Diego 619-533-3141 619 533-3131
[email protected]
X Alex Estrella SANDAG 619 699-1928 [email protected]
Ann French Gonsalves San Diego 619-446-5294 619-446-5499
[email protected]
X Art Brown Vista 760-726-1340 (1386)/ 760-639-6112
[email protected]
X Barbara Balch Caltrans 858-616-6525
[email protected]
Barry Johnson Imperial Beach
X Jack Boda SANDAG 619-699-6930 [email protected]
X Bruce Grafrath Escondido 760-839-4833 / 760-839-4597
[email protected]
Cameron Berkuti La Mesa 619-667-1171 / 619-667-1380
[email protected]
X Cindee Feaver Caltrans 858-467-3056 / 858-467-3014
[email protected]
X Dale Wilson Caltrans 619-688-3248 / 619-688-0156
[email protected]
Dan Marum URS 619-557-0580 [email protected]
Dave Bruggeman Lee Engineering 602-618-0406
dbruggeearthlink.net
X Dave Johnson Coronado 619-522-7800 / 619-522-0405
[email protected]
Dave Kaplan Chula Vista 619-691-5029
[email protected]
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mailto:[email protected]
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Attachment 1
SANTEC – SIGN IN SHEET FOR OCTOBER 14, 2004
Verify attendance by placing an X next to your name. If your
name is not listed, please add at the end of this sheet.
X
Name
Representing
Phone / Fax #
E-Mail
David Sorenson Kimley-Horn 619-744-0105 619-234-9433
[email protected]
X Dennis Barnes Santee 619-258-4100 x189 / 619-562-9376
[email protected]
Dennis Thompson SANDAG 619-595-5325 / 619-595-5305
[email protected]
X Din Daneshfar National City 619-336-4382
[email protected]
Don Bullock NCTD 760-967-3804 [email protected]
X Duncan Hughes San Diego 619-533-3757 [email protected]
X Ed Domingue Escondido 760-839-4813 / 760-839-4597
[email protected]
X Ed Krulikowski El Cajon 619-441-1651
[email protected]
Ed Walton Coronado 619-522-7385 [email protected]
X Gary Pence San Diego 619-533-3765 [email protected]
Gary Vettese Caltrans 858-616-6523 858-616-6532
[email protected]
X Gena Franco San Marcos 760-744-1050 / 760-591-4135
[email protected]
Giselle Finley County of San Diego
Hamed Hashemian La Mesa 619-667-1153
X Hank Morris County 858-874-4013 858-874-4028
[email protected]
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mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Attachment 1
SANTEC – SIGN IN SHEET FOR OCTOBER 14, 2004
Verify attendance by placing an X next to your name. If your
name is not listed, please add at the end of this sheet.
X
Name
Representing
Phone / Fax #
E-Mail
X Jaime Osorio Vista 760-726-1340 X 1387
[email protected]
Jie Xiao San Diego 619-533-3784 [email protected]
X Jim Greenstein Solana Beach 858-720-2476
[email protected]
John Keating Del Mar 619-299-3090 619-299-7041 (fax)
[email protected]
John Kim Carlsbad 760-602-2757 [email protected]
Jon Collins Poway/Kimley-Horn 619-744-0121
[email protected]
Karel Shaffer County of San Diego 858-874-4024 858-874-4028
[email protected]
X Kathy Feilen La Mesa 619-667-1144 [email protected]
Linda Marabian San Diego 619-236-6496 [email protected]
X Majed Al-Ghafry Lemon Grove 619-825-3810
[email protected]
Mario Oropeza SANDAG 619-595-5369 [email protected]
Mario Sanchez City of Santee 619-258-4100 X 190
[email protected]
X Maureen Gardiner City of San Diego 619-236-7225
[email protected]
Mike Boraks NCTD 760-966-6544 760-922-0904
[email protected]
Mike Kinnard La Mesa 619-667-1155 [email protected]
dth\SANTEC SIGN IN SHEET 9
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Attachment 1
SANTEC – SIGN IN SHEET FOR OCTOBER 14, 2004
Verify attendance by placing an X next to your name. If your
name is not listed, please add at the end of this sheet.
X
Name
Representing
Phone / Fax #
E-Mail
X Mike Robinson County of San Diego 858-874-4121
[email protected].
Minjie Mei San Diego 619-533-3095 [email protected]
Nasser Abboud San Diego 619 236-6582 [email protected]
Nick Ortiz County, DPW 858-495-5488
[email protected]
Omar Dayani San Marcos 760-744-1050 X3255
[email protected]
Paul Pace Oceanside 760-435-5078 [email protected]
Paul Vo San Marcos 760-744-1050 [email protected]
X Rafael Munoz Lemon Grove
X Richard Chavez SANDAG 619-699-6989 / 619-699-1905
[email protected]
Rob Blough Encinitas
X Robert T. Johnson, Jr. Carlsbad 760-602-2752 /
760-602-8562
[email protected]
Sam Morrissey URS 619-557-3580 [email protected]
Samir Hajjiri San Diego 619-533-4546 [email protected]
X Samir M. Nuhaily City of Chula Vista 619-691-5116
[email protected]
X Steve Celniker SANDAG 619-699-6985 [email protected]
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mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Attachment 1
SANTEC – SIGN IN SHEET FOR OCTOBER 14, 2004
Verify attendance by placing an X next to your name. If your
name is not listed, please add at the end of this sheet.
X
Name
Representing
Phone / Fax #
E-Mail
Tait Galloway San Diego 619 533-4550 [email protected]
Taylor Coffroth El Cajon 619-441-1654
[email protected]
Tom Parry County of San Diego 858-874-4009
[email protected]
Trev Holman El Cajon 619-441-1665 619-597-5254
[email protected]
Trish Smith County of San Diego 858-874-4076
[email protected].
Walt Huffman San Diego 619-533-3176 / 619-533-3651
[email protected]
X Zoubir Ouadah Poway 858-668-4640 [email protected]
Brian Kruse County of San Diego 858-874-4032
[email protected]
Dayue Zhang San Diego 619-533-3093 / 619-533-3651
[email protected]
Husam Hasenin San Diego 619-533-3198 / 619-533-3651
[email protected]
Jon Hannasch San Diego 619-533-3865 [email protected]
Jim Murray Carlsbad 760-602-2734
Kim Kawada SANDAG 619-699-6994 619-699-1905
[email protected]
Glenn Grayson MMA/Iteris 702-384-2525 [email protected]
X Eddie Flores San Diego 619-533-3761 [email protected]
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mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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SANTEC – SIGN IN SHEET FOR OCTOBER 14, 2004
Verify attendance by placing an X next to your name. If your
name is not listed, please add at the end of this sheet.
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X
Name
Representing
Phone / Fax #
E-Mail
Dennis Landaal Kimley-Horn 619-234-9411 619-234-9433
[email protected]
Samuel Johnson SANDAG 619-699-6958 [email protected]
X Richard Clements City of Oceanside (760) 435-5094
[email protected]
X Kenneth Recchia McCain (760) 734-5094
[email protected]
X Tom Lichterman NCTD (760) 967-2855 [email protected]
X Mitch Alderman NCTD (760) 967-2852 [email protected]
X Conan Cheung MTS (619) 515-0933 [email protected]
X Mark Thomsen MTS (619) 595-4909 [email protected]
Attachment 1
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Agenda Item #4
November 18, 2004 TO: San Diego Traffic Engineer’s Council
(SANTEC) FROM: SANDAG staff SUBJECT: SANTEC Membership Revisions As
a follow-up to the discussion on October 14, 2004, SANDAG staff
will be presenting revisions to the existing SANTEC agency
membership roster for approval. The revisions include the addition
of NCTD and MTS to the SANTEC membership list to reflect the
existing Transportation Committee membership structure and per
direction by SANDAG’s Executive Board Chair. The addition of
transit agencies to SANTEC reflects SANDAG’s continued pursuit for
improving regional transportation planning and coordination across
all modes. Specifically, with the addition of NCTD and MTS, SANTEC
will provide SANDAG with a broad spectrum of expertise and
understanding of traffic engineering issues across all modes and
will continue to serve as SANDAG’s regional technical advisory
committee that will help meet the needs and support SANDAG’s goals
and policies. The addition of NCTD and MTS is critical to SANDAG’s
commitment for improving communications and coordination among all
local agency traffic engineers. The addition of transit agencies to
the existing agency membership list will allow SANTEC to reflect a
solid basis for a truly regional approach for implementing and
promoting traffic engineering programs. If the addition of NCTD and
MTS is not approved by SANTEC members, SANTEC will cease to operate
as a standing SANDAG subcommittee. Regardless of SANTEC’s action on
this item, SANDAG’s Executive Committee will be reviewing the
objective and purpose of all standing SANDAG subcommittees on a
yearly basis. SANDAG staff will be available to answer any
questions and provide additional information on this item during
the November 18, 2004, SANTEC meeting.
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Agenda Item #5
November 18, 2004
TO: San Diego Traffic Engineer’s Council (SANTEC)
FROM: SANDAG staff
SUBJECT: Regional Arterial Management System (RAMS) Introduction
At the last SANTEC meeting held on October 14, 2004, an update on
the status of the RAMS project was requested. The purpose of the
RAMS project is to enhance interjurisdictional coordination of
traffic signals along arterial corridors. The project is being
implemented by SANDAG with the Traffic Systems Technical Working
Group acting as the forum for discussion and decision-making. The
following is an informational update on the status of the project.
Background The RAMS project was initiated in 1998 as part of the
Southern California Intermodal Transportation Management and
Information System referred to as the “Showcase” project. Southern
California was selected as a “Showcase” location through a national
competitive grant process. A Cooperative Agreement was executed on
December 3, 1998, between Caltrans and SANDAG for the development
of RAMS. A Request for Proposals was issued by SANDAG and Caltrans
in 1999. The contract was finalized between SANDAG in BI Tran
Systems in 2002. The design document was finalized in October 2003.
Funding for this project comes from a variety of sources including
Traffic Signal Optimization Program administered by SANTEC. The
total project cost is estimated at $1.6 million of which $1.2
million has been secured to date. System Architecture
The RAMS project takes advantage of the unique nature of the San
Diego region where QuicNet 4 is used by a majority of the
jurisdictions who own and operate traffic signals. QuicNet 4 is
used as the common platform for RAMS. The QuicNet 4 software will
be upgraded to QuicNet 4+ to allow for the development of
multijurisdictional traffic signal timing plans for arterial
corridors that span two or more jurisdictions. An independent
communications network will be established for RAMS along with a
regional server to provide linkage between RAMS and other regional
systems. The diagram on the next page shows the basic system
architecture. In the diagram, IMTMS refers to the Inter-Modal
Transportation Management System, the regional communications
network.
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RAMS System Architecture
System Functionality The purpose of the RAMS project is to
enhance interjurisdictional coordination of traffic signals along
arterial corridors. RAMS will allow jurisdictions to develop,
propose, and implement traffic signal timing plans spanning
multiple jurisdictions for day-to-day, planned special event, and
emergency conditions. Security features and jurisdictional
authority will be held paramount. Multi-jurisdictional timing plans
can be implemented only when jurisdictional authorities mutually
agree to the timing plans or, in the case of special event and
emergency plans, agree to a predetermined set of conditions for
implementation of the timing plans. RAMS will not resolve
philosophical differences between adjacent jurisdictions on how
traffic signal timing plans should be set. But when adjacent
jurisdictions agree, RAMS will facilitate the development and
implementation of multi-jurisdictional traffic signal timing plans.
The RAMS design document contains 19 separate functional
requirements of RAMS ranging from login requirements and security
permissions to map display and timing plan confirmation
requirements. The system functionality defines what the system will
do and how it will do it. The functional requirements are the
tangible results that the success of the project will be measured
against.
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RAMS is being deployed in nine distinct phases. Those phases are
shown below.
1. Preliminary Design 2. Final Design 3. Initial Deployment –
Security Features 4. Initial Deployment – View and Monitor Traffic
Signals 5. Initial Deployment – Develop and Implement Timing Plans
6. Regional QuicNet 4+ Server 7. Final Deployment 8. Training and
Documentation 9. Maintenance and Support
The first two phases have been completed and phase three has
begun. The initial deployment will include three jurisdictions:
Caltrans, City of Chula Vista, and City of San Diego. The hardware
has been procured for the initial deployment and QuicNet 4+
software development is underway. The final deployment will include
the 13 other jurisdictions in the region that own and operate
signals using QuicNet 4 software. The schedule for the RAMS project
is shown below.
RAMS Schedule
2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006
Deployment
Phase Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Agenda Item #6
November 18, 2004
TO: San Diego Traffic Engineer’s Council (SANTEC)
FROM: SANDAG staff
SUBJECT: A Proposal to Improve the Traffic Count Database
Introduction SANDAG staff is proposing the development of a uniform
system for reporting and storing traffic counts. This new system
could provide all jurisdictions with more effective tools for
analyzing, reporting, and mapping traffic count information, and
also streamline the procedures for importing local counts into
SANDAG’s regional traffic count database. The new procedures would
require both SANDAG and local jurisdictions to change current
practices. SANDAG staff presented this proposal to CTAC at their
November 4 meeting. CTAC agreed that the proposal has merit, and
that SANDAG should begin working with SANTEC to form an Ad Hoc
Working Group to help design such a system. Today we are asking for
volunteers to participate as the Working Group. SANDAG staff is not
proposing a mandatory regional program and those jurisdictions that
have a significant investment in their existing programs may
certainly opt out. Participation by a sufficient number of local
jurisdictions would be necessary to make the project cost
effective. Background SANDAG began collecting traffic counts from
the local jurisdictions in 1977. This traffic count information has
had three major uses:
• producing traffic flow maps; • monitoring regional travel
trends (such as vehicle miles of travel); and • validating traffic
volumes estimated by SANDAG’s transportation models.
The data collection process has remained virtually unchanged
over the past 25 years. Each year SANDAG staff asks jurisdictions
to manually update counts with any new counts that have been taken.
The format of the data we receive varies widely, depending on each
jurisdiction’s current practices. Over the last several years, many
jurisdictions have established their own computerized traffic count
files. SANDAG staff would like to automate traffic count collection
by simply importing
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spreadsheets from each jurisdiction. However, this is currently
not possible because each jurisdiction has developed their file
formats independently, and each one is different. Proposal The Ad
Hoc Working Group would develop a common format for storing traffic
counts. This could take the form of a standardized Excel
spreadsheet where each traffic count location would be assigned a
unique station number. SANDAG staff would take the lead in
converting old count formats to the new format. SANDAG staff would
write applications to provide each jurisdiction with at least the
same functionality as their current systems have for reporting,
analyzing, and charting traffic counts. SANDAG staff would train
local jurisdiction staff on use of the new system. Once the new
system was operational, jurisdictions would convert to the new
system and log traffic counts into the new format. Jurisdictions
would e-mail their spreadsheets to SANDAG when regional count files
need to be updated. If desired, and if sufficient resources are
available, the basic approach outlined above could be expanded to
add capabilities such as:
• distributing counts over the Web using Internet mapping
applications; • archiving hourly, directional counts in addition to
daily counts; and • augmenting local counts with a regional count
program.
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Agenda Item #7
UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
December 9, 2004
• California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS), (Stephen Baker,
Caltrans) • CMAQ Traffic Signal Optimization Program Reserve
Balance Program Funding Requests
(Alex Estrella, SANDAG) January 13, 2005
• Status of the ITE Highway Capacity Task Force (Erik Ruehr,
Task Force Chair) • CMAQ Traffic Signal Optimization Program
Reserve Balance Program Funding Requests
(Alex Estrella, SANDAG) • CMAQ Traffic Signal Optimization
Program Funding Recommendation for updating San
Diego Traffic Generators Manual and/or Installation of CMP
Traffic Monitoring Stations (Alex Estrella, SANDAG) – TBD
February 10, 2004
• Transportation Project Status Report (SANDAG) • Automatic
Vehicle Classification Project (AVC) (Alex Estrella, SANDAG) •
Traffic Signal Interconnect Inventory for Regional Arterial System
(Alex Estrella, SANDAG)
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Agenda - Thursday, November 18, 2004Item #2 - Meeting
SummaryItem #2 - Attachment 1 -Sign In Sheet
Item #4 - SANTEC MembershipItem #5 - Regional Arterial
Management System Project UpdateItem #6 - Traffic Count
DatabaseItem #7 - Upcoming Agenda Items