What is the AMATS TSMO Project?

TSMO stands for Transportation Systems Maintenance and Operations, an approach that includes 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.

Station 2: Vision and Goals

Station 3: Key Challenges

Station 4: TSMO Strategies to Consider

Station 5: Next Steps

What is it trying to solve?

The AMATS TSMO Project aligns with the 2050 MTP Update. The first objective for Goal 3, Improve Mobility Options, is to improve the existing transportation system efficiency through the implementation of effective and innovative strategies and technologies, such as: TSMO, Transportation Demand Management (TDM), and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). 

TSMO can improve much more than mobility. It can improve the reliability and performance of transit, bicyclists, and pedestrians, by sharing real-time information about safe routes and travel times. TSMO also addresses safety concerns at high-crash locations. And, TSMO is a great tool to advance equity by improving transportation access, reducing emissions that affect health, and prioritizing resources to unserved and underserved communities. 

AMATS committees and staff will refer to the TSMO plan for long-range and short-range planning solutions going forward.

TSMO benefits

• Focus on System Management: TSMO looks at the whole transportation system to identify efficient, high-impact, and more easily implemented solutions than adding travel lanes.
• Advances in Technology: TSMO tools include technology that integrates with connected vehicle and third-party data, applies advanced management programs using real-time data, includes advanced signal systems and detection, and shares timely traveler information.
• Changing Community Needs and Expectations: TSMO helps agencies work more efficiently, measure performance for transparency, and improve accessibility. 
• Better Understanding of the Causes of Congestion and Crashes: TSMO's emphasis on performance measurement and data collection enable targeted, location specific solutions. 
• Opportunity to Improve Equity and Health Outcomes: TSMO integrates data from multiple sources including health and equity research. Combined with visual tools, communities can make better informed choices by prioritizing resources. ​

Public Process

The overarching goal of this Open House is to inform you about what TSMO is and what it can do for your community. Please feel free to reach out to joann.mitchell@kinneyeng.com, if you have any questions regarding the information shared here or if you have any problems accessing the information. 

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