Downtown/Midtown Construction Traveler Information System Plan (TTI/ITS RCE-98/01)

This report documents a plan to provide advanced traveler information during a six-year period of major construction in downtown Houston. A literature review of Advance Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) with particular emphasis on construction projects is provided. Also documented in the report is the process used to develop the downtown plan through the oversight of an interagency committee.|The traveler information plan includes two components: a short-range implementation strategy for the first two years of construction and a longer-range strategy beyond the initial two years. Issues related to data collection, data fusion, and information dissemination are presented for both strategies. The plan identifies improvements in the current process for data collection/fusion and techniques for wider traffic information dissemination downtown travelers. Longer term improvements include options for real-time data collection using detection and surveillance technologies. Resource estimates for capital investment, staffing, and ongoing maintenance and operations are also presented for both plans.