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Explaining TSMO

What is TSMO?

TSMO stands for Transportation System Management and Operations. ​TSMO is a toolbox of strategies to improve safety and provide reliable travel options for all users.
​TSMO looks for ways to manage congestion without relying on additional roadway lanes, wherever this is possible. It emphasizes solutions that are high-impact and relatively easy to implement. Solutions can be spot treatments, such as a new crosswalk or pedestrian signal, or systemwide, such as a multiagency Traffic Management Center or Data Warehouse to improve issue identification and response time.
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Why TSMO?
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Focus on System Management 
Efficient, high-impact, and more easily implemented solutions than adding travel lanes 
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Advances in Technology 
Connected vehicles, advanced management programs using real-time data, advanced signal systems, third-party data, traveler information, improved detection 
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Changing Community Needs and Expectations 
Efficiency, transparency, performance, accessibility 
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Better Understanding of the Causes of Congestion and Crashes 
Data and technology enable targeted, location specific solutions 


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Opportunity to Improve Equity and Health Outcomes 
Data, visual outreach tools, efficient, easily implemented projects 
Examples of TSMO Strategies
  • ​Coordinated traffic signals 
  • Special event or emergency signal timing plans and routes 
  • Connected vehicle communication 
  • Monitoring performance using real-time data 
  • ​Traffic Management Centers ​
  • Incident response teams and technology 
  • ​​Coordinated and automated maintenance programs 
  • ​Transit Signal Priority 
  • Pedestrian and Bicycle detection and phases 
  • Traveler information – through third-party applications, dynamic messaging signs 
Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions 
4700 Elmore Road 

Anchorage, Alaska 99507

907.343.8254​
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