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A partnership of transportation agencies and related organizations, from Maine to Florida and in Canada, working together to accelerate improvements in transportation across multiple jurisdictions and throughout all modes.
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 Real-Time Travel Time Covering 15 states and 24 metropolitan areas along the I-95 corridor, www.i95travelinfo.net offers travelers speed and congestion information on the I-95 corridor, including I-95, the beltways surrounding each major city, and all associated routes that together make up the corridor. East coast travelers will be able to save time and better plan their trips. Go to the i95travelinfo.net Vehicle Probe The I-95 Vehicle Probe Project is a groundbreaking initiative providing comprehensive and continuous travel time information on freeways and arterials using probe technology. The network includes North Carolina and the Tidewater area of Virginia, full or nearly full coverage of limited access roads in New Jersey, Maryland and South Carolina and the northern and eastern portions of Florida. Go to the Vehicle Probe page Mileage Based User Fee The Mileage Based User Fee project will be based on actual operating environments and current conditions in the selected states and will analyze specific adaptations that would need to be made to administer VMT based charges. The project will analyze the alignment of required VMT administrative functions to those existing functions most prevalent within state DMVs, toll authorities and state Revenue Agencies. Go to Project page Eco-Driving Campaign The I-95 Corridor Coalition member agencies have partnered in an Eco-Driving Campaign to provide drivers with easy changes that can be made to reduce fuel consumption, wear and tear on vehicles, and environmental impacts. Click on the button below to see tips - such as removing unnecessary items from the trunk, inflating tires, and using cruise control - and other timely information from this Eco-Driving Campaign. Go to the Eco-Driving page Traffic Incident Management IM Virtual Training for 1st Responders - Intensive training program that uses three-dimensional, multi-player computer gaming simulation technology to test, validate, certify, and reinforce the dissemination of best incident management practices across the Coalition region. Go to IM 1st Responders Virtual Training page |
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| ITS America | Freight Academy | Performance Measures | MD Truck Parking | Electronic Tolling | 2040 Vision | M-95 Highway Corridor | I-95 Corridor Coalition Projects to be Featured at ITS America Annual Meeting
Real-time corridor wide travel volume and speeds, performance measures and congestion monitoring tools, multistate mileage-based user fees studies, truck parking space availability notification system development, and other timely I-95 Corridor Coalition projects will be featured at the ITS America Annual Meeting, to be held May 21-23 at the National Harbor in Maryland.
Additionally, First Responders are invited to attend the “Incident and Emergency Responder Day,” with free admittance to related workshops, networking opportunities, and equipment displays, and access to the exhibit hall. Incident and Emergency Responder Day is Tuesday, May 22; to register or for more information, click here.
For those attending ITS America, learn more at:
- Real-Time Traffic Monitoring – Booth #729
- Performance Measures Tools – Booth #729
- Vehicle Probe Project - Session #TS04, Monday, May 21 at 4:00 PM
- Multistate Mileage-Based User Fees Study – Session #SS27, Tuesday, May 22 at 4:00 PM
- Truck Parking Initiative – Session #SS24, Tuesday, May 22 at 4:00 PM
- Managing Traffic with Declining Resources – Session #SS23, Tuesday, May 22 at 4:00 PM
- Incident Management and Emergency Responder Day – Tuesday, May 22
Related Links:
 Real Time Travel Information
Vehicle Probe Project
Performance Measures
Multistate Mileage Based User Fee Initiative
Truck Parking Initiative
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2012 Freight Academy
Thirty freight professionals from public sector agencies throughout the Coalition region and around the country spent an intense and exciting week in April learning first hand about the latest trends and issues in the supply chain. Upon completion of their capstone projects, they will join the classes of 2008 and 2010 as graduates of the I-95 Corridor Coalition Freight Academy.
Go to the Freight Academy website
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Developing a Corridor-wide, Web-based Monitoring System to Assist in Performance Measurements
State and local transportation agencies are rapidly adopting performance measurements as a core business practice to help keep the public informed about the benefits of transportation investments as well as better identify areas where improvements need to be made. The introduction of new, higher quality, wide-area, third-party travel time data provides great potential for supporting enhanced performance measurement activities that were previously unobtainable due to the high cost of detection.
The I-95 Coalition is developing a corridor-wide, web-based visual analytics monitoring system for identifying major bottlenecks, reporting on travel time reliability, and displaying other congestion measures using private sector vehicle probe data fused with agency incident/event data where available. This system demonstrates how states can create a congestion monitoring program using a variety of data sources, with an emphasis on vehicle probe data.
The Coalition is leveraging statewide Inrix probe data (click here to read more about the Coalition’s Vehicle Probe Project) and North Carolina Department of Transportation event data to develop a Wide-area Mobility Measures Visualization and Reporting System. The web-based visual analytics software will be capable of displaying performance measures at the statewide, corridor, and segment levels, and will allow users to view both real-time performance and historical performance at various zoom levels. Statewide congestion measures will be displayed first, and then users will be able to “zoom” into the state to view specific corridors or even specific segments. The website will be highly interactive. Easy to comprehend graphics will depict whether performance is better or worse than historical conditions and by how much. A separate section of the site will display “top-10” lists of best and worst performing roads in any given jurisdiction. Measures available will include Travel Time Index, Travel Time reliability, Hours of Congestion per Mile, Buffer Index, Analysis of Peak Periods, Facility Ranking, and Trend Analysis.
As part of the project, the Coalition also builds on its previous work which identified delay patterns at major bottlenecks. The acquisition of Inrix vehicle probe data now makes it possible to measure performance directly at such congestion points as freeway-to-freeway interchanges and toll facilities. Having established baseline congestion, an ongoing congestion monitoring program based on annual changes in performance at the bottleneck locations can be instituted. Also, the addition of data on congestion influences (day-to-day volumes, incidents, weather, and work zones) can be layered onto the base to understand the reasons why congestion grows or shrinks.
View Bottleneck Performance in the I-95 Corridor (Final Report).
View Performance Meausres project
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Maryland Emergency Truck Parking during Winter Storms
 Maryland DOT, Maryland Motor Truck Association, and the I-95 Corridor Coalition announced a new pilot program for emergency truck parking in select park and ride lots during heavy snow events as a safe haven for truckers to ride out the storm. The announcement provided a list of park and ride lots that can accommodate large trucks to park during snow storms of six inches or more instead of parking along highway ramps and shoulders. They also announced a new "mobile app" that gives truckers an easy way to navigate to these six new lots and to existing truck parking, bringing the total truck parking options during a storm to 45 across the State.
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View new Maryland’s Emergency Truck Parking Portal
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The I-95 Corridor Coalition addresses electronic tolling activities from a multi-state approach to assist agencies in coordinating efforts with neighboring jurisdictions. Following are two example of the Coalition's electronic tolling activities:
Toll Enforcement Across State Lines
 The enforcement of unpaid tolls across state lines has been a long-debated topic within the toll industry. In 2010, over 20 states formed a committee through the Alliance for Toll Interoperability (ATI) to focus on researching states' ability to enact legislation to allow for state-to-state reciprocity agreements to pursue toll violations by another state, similar to motor vehicle agreements that uphold traffic violations, i.e. you enforce my tolls on your citizens, I'll enforce your tolls on mine.
Authorities in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire have been working together, releasing a Memorandum of Understanding in early 2010 to move forward with drafting and signing violation enforcement agreements. Essential legislation was adopted early in 2011 in Maine, allowing the three states to move forward with establishing the reciprocity agreements, documents that outline the specific requirements of out-of-state violation enforcement.
In late 2010, the I-95 Corridor Coalition joined forces with ATI, providing support for the initiative which allowed ATI to hire a legislative drafting attorney, Willoughby (Tim) Sheane, Jr. ATI has since produced draft legislation that was approved by the committee. The legislation provided through Maine encompasses the overall goals of ATI's proposed language. As ATI, in conjunction with the I-95 Corridor Coalition, continues to move this necessary initiative forward, continued cooperation and discussions with Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire will be essential to ensure general conformity in legislation and state-to-state agreements adopted by other states within the US.
Electronic Tolling: Benefits, Challenges, and What's Needed
 Drivers on the nation’s tolled roads, tunnels and bridges expect non-stop, reliable, safe and convenient travel. Toll operators are striving to deliver these benefits to toll-paying customers. This brochure, developed collaboratively by public agencies and related associations, provides a brief overview of electronic tolling and introduces “what’s needed” to meet ever-increasing customer demands.
A number of organizations were involved in developing this brochure, including the Alliance for Toll Interoperability (ATI); American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA); Council of State Governments’ Eastern Regional Conference (CSG-ERC); E-ZPass Group; Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (operators of SunPass); International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA); and the I-95 Corridor Coalition. The states comprising the I-95 Corridor Coalition rely more heavily on tolls to fund their transportation needs than counterparts in other areas of the country. Each year, the Coalition states’ toll-supported roads, bridges, and tunnels process over 4 billion transactions, representing over $8 billion in toll revenue. These facilities provide vital support for the region’s $4.7 trillion economy.
View the Electronic Tolling Brochure
Click here for more information on Electronic Tolling |
A 2040 Vision for the I-95 Coalition Region: Supporting Economic Growth in a Carbon-Constrained Environment
The I-95 Corridor Coalition's Long Range Strategic Vision project (view) formulated and analyzed a transportation vision for the entire region – one which accommodates key values and issues related to a global economy, climate change, energy, and quality of life, while re-examining the traditional modal mix and service options available for passenger and freight movement in the corridor.
The Vision report shows the implications of continuing with "Business as Usual" and, alternatively, the impact of bold strategies for accommodating mobility and economic development, with an emphasis on reducing energy usage and the carbon footprint. With the implementation of the bold strategies outlined in the report, economic growth will be supported by improved system performance. Major highway and rail bottlenecks will be removed, and delay on urban Interstates will be reduced by 46 percent. The region will also be on path to achieve GHG emissions reductions of 60 to 80 percent by 2050 (as compared to 2005 levels).
The I-95 Coalition 2040 Vision was developed based on long-term trends and, even with the recent short-term fluctuations in the economy, the Vision's projections are still valid assumptions for the longer term 2040 vision period. The Vision study assumed that the region's long term growth would rebound following the current severe economic downturn, albeit at a lower rate of growth than previously forecast. Importantly, the region's more modest economic and travel growth assumptions were developed in the context of significantly reduced fossil fuel use and dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
 2040 Vision for I-95 Region Executive Summary: View 
2040 Vision for I-95 Region Full Report: View
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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Designation of “M-95” – the Marine Highway Corridor Serving the Landside I-95 Corridor
M-95 Designation, Projects and Initiatives to Benefit I-95 Corridor Coalition States
The I-95 Corridor Coalition’s waterside system was selected as a Marine Highway Corridor under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) America’s Marine Highway Program, a new initiative to move more cargo on the water rather than on crowded highways. As the sponsor of the M-95 Marine Highway Corridor, the I-95 Corridor Coalition will be assisted by the USDOT Maritime Administration in developing transportation services and with identifying potential freight and passenger markets.
In addition to the M-95 Marine Highway Corridor designation, several projects and initiatives in the I-95 Corridor were selected to be eligible for federal assistance under the Program. “These projects will help make better use of America’s Marine Highway by reducing gridlock, improving the environment, and putting skilled mariners and shipbuilders to work,” said David Matsuda, Maritime Administrator.
Projects and Initiatives selected in the I-95 Corridor include:
- Cross Sound Enhancements Project (Connecticut DOT)
- New England Marine Highway Expansion Project (Maine DOT)
- Cross Gulf Container Expansion Project (Ports of Manatee, FL, and Brownsville, TX)
- Gulf Atlantic Marine Highway Project (South Carolina State Ports Authority and Port of Galveston, TX)
- Trans-Hudson Rail Service Project (Port Authority of New York & New Jersey)
- James River Container Expansion Project (Virginia Port Authority)
- Hudson River Food Corridor Initiative (New York City Soil & Water Conservation District)
- New Jersey Marine Highway Initiative (New Jersey DOT)
- East Coast Marine Highway Initiative (Ports of New Bedford, MA, Baltimore, MD, and Canaveral, FL)
M-95 Marine Highway Corridor Attributes:
The 1,925 mile-long I-95 Corridor is the major North-South landside freight corridor on the East Coast. The USDOT identified more than a dozen major freight truck bottlenecks along this route, along with significant critical rail congestion along the upper portions. Projections of future freight volumes indicate increasing freight congestion challenges, with limited opportunity to increase landside capacity.
The Corridor is home to 15 of the largest 50 marine ports in the United States (as ranked by total throughput). These ports handle approximately 582 million short tons of cargo, or 26 percent of the national total. Much of this freight begins or ends its journeys with an I-95 transit. Fortunately, the East coast also possesses a host of waterways, bays, rivers, and the Atlantic coast itself. The Corridor is also lined with less congested, smaller niche ports that could play a vital part in the developing marine highway service network. While several Marine Highway operations already serve this corridor, there is significant opportunity for expansion to help address growing congestion, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy, and lower landside infrastructure maintenance costs.
View additional information on America’s Marine Highway Program (USDOT Maritime Administration) |
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News from Our Members
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| PA-NY-NJ Job Opening | 2012 Report Card | New Maryland 511 | USDOT RITA Strategic Plan | FRA National Rail Plan | Job Opportunity Announcement
 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced a job opening for General Manager of the Transportation & Revenue Programs Division - Tunnels, Bridges and Terminals Department. The position is located in the Department's main office in Jersey City, NJ.
Job position details can be found here.
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2012 National Traffic Signal Report Card: Strategic Investments Make a Difference
 The latest national traffic signal assessment conducted by the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC), a group of transportation associations, shows that gradual but steady progress is being made on the management and operation of traffic signals despite continued funding challenges. NTOC released, on May 15, the 2012 National Traffic Signal Report Card with a grade of 69, equivalent to a D+ letter grade, based upon the assessment. The 2012 score is a modest improvement over the 2007 result of a D letter grade (65). The effort to improve the Nation's traffic signal system is driven by benefits such as reduced fuel consumption and congestion mitigation.
A press release, providing additional details, can be found by clicking here.
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“Know Before You Go” New Tool Helps Marylanders Navigate Daily Commutes, Road Trips, Special Events
Know Before You Go is the theme of the new Maryland 511 traveler information system now available throughout the State. It provides key travel information to help guide Marylanders before heading out to major events, cross-state travel and daily commutes. Calling 511 from any mobile or land line or logging onto www.MD511.org provides free one-stop shopping for travel information on State maintained roadways, including travel times, incident or work zone lane closures, weather reports and connections to transit, airport and tourism information.
Go Maryland 511 website
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USDOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration Releases ITS Strategic Plan
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration has released the new, five-year Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategic Plan. The plan explores the potentially transformative capabilities of wireless technology to make surface transportation safer, smarter and greener and ultimately enhance livability for Americans. The core of the research plan is a program called IntelliDriveSM, a multimodal initiative to support safety, mobility and environmental enhancements by providing safe, interoperable wireless connectivity between vehicles, infrastructure and passengers' devices.
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The Federal Railroad Administration Releases Preliminary National Rail Plan
 The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) directed the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to develop a Preliminary Rail Plan to address the rail needs of the Nation. The PRIIA also directed FRA to provide assistance to States in developing their State rail plans in order to ensure that the Federal long-range National Rail Plan is consistent with approved State rail plans. Subsequent to PRIIA, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 sets the framework for the development of true high-speed rail in the United States. This Preliminary Plan is, therefore, an important first step in an ongoing process.
This Preliminary Plan lays the groundwork for developing policies to improve the U.S. transportation system. Its goals are consistent with the top goals of the U.S. Department of Transportation's: to improve safety, to foster livable communities, to increase the economic competitiveness of the United States, and to promote sustainable transportation. The important attributes of rail - safety, fuel efficiency, and environmental benefits - can meaningfully assist in achieving these goals.
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National Public Radio Series Features I-95
 National Public Radio (NPR) has produced a new short series featuring Interstate 95 – the series is informative and entertaining, and provides the public with a sampling of the substantial role that I-95 plays along the Eastern Seaboard.
The series covers topics such as the missing link, the Port of Savannah, tourism and jobs from I-95 in South Florida and in Maine, must-see exit stops, 95 songs for driving on I-95, and futurists’ ideas to keep traffic flowing.
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I-95 Corridor Coalition Study
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Concept of Operations for the Administration of Mileage-Based User Fees in a Multistate Environment
This report is a case study involving three neighboring states – Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. A concept of operations was developed describing the administrative functions that would need to be accomplished by a multistate mileage-based user fee (MBUF) system, encompassing all miles traveled by all vehicles by state and jurisdiction as well as tolls and congestion-based charges. The research also explored issues that would have to be considered in the transition from the current fuel tax based revenue collection system to implementation of this potential future concept of operations, including staging of the transition. An administrative cost analysis was also completed as part of the study.
 Implementing an MBUF system in the United States will be technologically, administratively and politically complex – but the challenges are not insurmountable. The I-95 Corridor Coalition MBUF Study provides information to assist Coalition members and the larger transportation community in broadening their understanding of the impacts, issues, possibilities and opportunities of implementing an MBUF system.
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I-95 Corridor Coalition on the News
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 I-95 Corridor Coalition's Tom Martin discusses the state of the art in incident management and what visitors to this year's ITS World Congress can expect of the first ever Emergency Responder-Incident Management Day.
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| Coalition in Times Square | The I-95 Corridor Coalition is Big News in the Big Apple
To help travelers save time and better plan their trips, the PR Newswire featured the Coalition’s Long-Distance Trip Planner on the PRN Building in Times Square. Covering 15 states and 24 metropolitan areas along the I-95 corridor, the Long Distance Trip Planner website offers travelers real-time traffic information and estimated drive times for roadways in and between major metropolitan areas along the East Coast.
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