Planning for Operations
Welcome to the Planning for Operations Web Site
The goal of this web site is to promote multimodal planning practice that supports 21st century transportation system management and operations. In order to link 21st Century operational services into the transportation planning and programming process, transportation planners and operators should have a common understanding of the mobility, safety, and efficiency benefits of linking planning and operations.
New Publications
Applying a Regional ITS Architecture to Support Planning for Operations: A Primer
Applying a Regional ITS Architecture to Support Planning for Operations: A Primer offers transportation planners and operations managers a menu of opportunities for applying the regional ITS architecture to enhance planning for operations.
The Role of Transportation Systems Management & Operations in Supporting Livability and Sustainability: A Primer
The Role of Transportation Systems Management & Operations in Supporting Livability and Sustainability: A Primer describes the role of transportation systems management and operations (M&O) in advancing livability and sustainability. The document highlights the connections between M&O and livability and sustainability objectives and the importance of a balanced, comprehensive approach to M&O in order to support those objectives.
Congestion Management Process Guidebook
The Congestion Management Process (CMP) Guidebook builds on the Interim CMP Guidebook and the Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations guidebook, which focus on an objectives-driven, performance-based approach to address congestion and the relationship between the CMP and efficient system management and operations. This guidebook underscores the importance of developing congestion management objectives appropriate to the region and using performance measures to understand congestion problems, assess potential solutions, and evaluate implemented strategies. It also highlights effective practices for documentation and visualization of congestion information, and includes more case study examples of CMP practices at metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) around the country.
What Is Planning for Operations?
Planning for Operations is a joint effort between operations and planning that encompasses the important institutional underpinnings needed for effective Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations. Planning for Operations includes three important aspects:
- Regional transportation operations collaboration and coordination activity that facilitates Regional Transportation Systems Management and Operations,
- Management and operations considerations within the context of the ongoing regional transportation planning and investment process, and
- The opportunities for linkage between regional operations collaboration and regional planning.