ITS Deployment Evaluation Program Technical and Program Support

Overview

C2SMARTER researchers are working in partnership with Noblis to provide technical and management support for the ITS Deployment Evaluation program by populating and providing analysis of ITS benefits, costs, and lessons learned/best practices for an ITS Deployment Database. Additionally, C2SMARTER is providing technical support for modal collaboration on Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) to accelerate deployment.

A key feature of this work is the development of a series of detailed, in-depth case studies of ITS deployment projects of interest. These case studies highlight, among other things, an exploration of why a deployment was successful or not, any creative uses of technologies or applications, innovative evaluation or deployment methodologies, and discussions of lessons learned and best practices. The case studies also include interviews with deployers when possible. C2SMARTER is also developing a methodology for case study selection, develop a list of initial case study subjects, and a plan for execution of those case studies over time.

The example interactive visualization to the right, ITS for Curbside Management, was developed using publicly available evaluation and research studies from the benefits, costs, and lessons learned database. It shows selected technologies that facilitate curbside management such as curbside delivery reservation systems, demand-based pricing, smart curb parking and enforcement, autonomous service robots, unmanned aerial systems/drones, and digitized curb asset data.

Research Objectives

This project seeks to build a comprehensive and systematic process for knowledge transfer to accelerate deployment of ITS projects. There are three primary outputs associated with this project:

Data Collection and Information Synthesis. We are seeking out and assessing potential sources of data. We are analyzing these sources of data, assessing the benefits, costs, and lessons learned from project deployments, and generating a synthesis of the information.
Development of a series of data visualizations. We are utilizing collected data to create easy-to-understand, accessible data visualizations exploring ITS deployment.
Generation of case studies. We are creating case studies evaluation instances of ITS deployment.
Knowledge transfer. These sources will be used in webinars, workshops, and policy analyses to ensure transfer.