Intelligent Transportation Society Of America

APPLICATION PURPOSE: AS TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF DATA FROM VARIOUS SYSTEMS MODES APPLICATIONS AND OTHER SOURCES HAS BECOME AVAILABLE THAT COULD IF HANDLED EFFECTIVELY BE LEVERAGED TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION DECISION-MAKING AND MORE SEAMLESS MULTIMODAL MOBILITY FOR ALL. OVER RECENT YEARS THERE HAVE FOR INSTANCE BEEN SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS ADVANCING MULTIMODAL TRIP PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND INTEGRATED MOBILITY WALLET PROGRAMS THAT HAVE FOR EXAMPLE COMBINED TRANSIT DATA WITH INFORMATION REGARDING ON-DEMAND MODES ROUTES VEHICLE ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TIMES TRIP PRICING AND MORE TO CONNECT TRAVELERS WITH TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS AND TAILORED TRIP RATES FOR MORE PERSONALIZED INFORMED AND ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL ON TRANSIT AND ACROSS MODES. PROMOTING TRANSIT DATA INTEROPERABILITY CAN HELP TO ENHANCE THESE TOOLS AMONG OTHERS AND POTENTIALLY INCREASE THEIR UTILITY ACROSS TRANSIT AGENCIES AND REGIONS. FURTHER DATA INTEROPERABILITY RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS SUCH AS (1) MOBILITY (2) ROLLING STOCK/ZERO-EMISSION TRANSIT AND (3) VEHICLE AND OPERATOR SAFETY CAN POTENTIALLY HELP TO ADVANCE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO LEVERAGE THE EXPERIENCE AND INDUSTRY NETWORK OF THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA (ITS AMERICA) TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND BEST PRACTICES IN THE DATA INTEROPERABILITY SPACE.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: UNDER THIS PROJECT ITS AMERICA WOULD CONDUCT A SERIES OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OUTREACH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE: PEER EXCHANGES INDUSTRY SURVEYS STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS AND REPORT OUTS OF FINDINGS ETC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS INCLUDED BELOW:O PEER EXCHANGESITS AMERICA WOULD PLAN COORDINATE HOST AND CONSOLIDATE MATERIALS FOR QUARTERLY PEER EXCHANGES ON TOPICS DETERMINED COOPERATIVELY BY ITS AMERICA AND FTA CONNECTED TO THE THEME OF (1) MOBILITY; (2) ZERO-EMISSION TRANSIT; (3) VEHICLE OPERATIONS AND SAFETY; AND (4) OTHER TRANSIT-RELATED DATA INTEROPERABILITY. THESE EVENTS COULD FOR EXAMPLE EACH BE AROUND TWO TO THREE HOURS LONG AND BRING TOGETHER RELEVANT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS COULD INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRANSIT AGENCIES STANDARDS BODIES AND/OR TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYERS WITH FOR INSTANCE EXPERIENCE IN MULTIMODAL DATA GOVERNANCE STANDARDS BUILDING AND/OR COORDINATION EFFORTS WITH VARIOUS MOBILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP INTEGRATED MULTIMODAL TRIP PLANNING OR PAYMENT TOOLS. THESE REPRESENTATIVES COULD DISCUSS STANDARDS AND OTHER DATA MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT THEY CURRENTLY LEVERAGE SHARE ASSOCIATED HURDLES AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS REGARDING STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS AND RELATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH LOOKING FORWARD. THESE REMARKS COULD BE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF A TARGETED SPOTLIGHT PANEL FOLLOWED BY A MODERATED QA PERIOD. THE PEER EXCHANGES COULD ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR OPEN CONVERSATION AS WELL AS LEVERAGE INTERACTIVE TOOLS SUCH AS LIVE POLLING TO PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND ENGAGE PARTICIPATING ATTENDEES SO THAT THEY MAY ASK QUESTIONS AND CONTRIBUTE INPUT REGARDING THEIR NEEDS CONCERNS EXPERIENCES ETC.O INDUSTRY SURVEYITS AMERICA COULD DEVELOP A SURVEY TO COLLECT KNOWLEDGE AND INPUT FROM ITS AMERICA MEMBERS AND/OR OTHER INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS CONNECTED TO THE THEME OF (1) MOBILITY; (2) ZERO-EMISSION TRANSIT; (3) VEHICLE OPERATIONS AND SAFETY; AND (4) OTHER TRANSIT-RELATED DATA INTEROPERABILITY. O STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWSITS AMERICA COULD HOST A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS TO CONNECT WITH INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS AND DIG INTO THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES. THESE INTERVIEWS COULD FOR EXAMPLE BE CONDUCTED FOLLOWING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SURVEY IN ORDER TO COLLECT MORE DETAILED ANECDOTES REGARDING TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND EMERGING DATA INTEROPERABILITY-RELATED NEEDS CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES BEST PRACTICES ETC. O REPORT OUTS (WEBINARS/HIGHLIGHT DOCUMENTS/ETC.)INFORMATION COLLECTED IN ANY OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACTIVITIES COULD BE ANONYMIZED CLEANED AND SHARED WITH USDOT IN A DETAILED OR CONSOLIDATED FORMAT DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF INFORMATION DESIRED AND THE INTENDED AUDIENCE OF THE SUMMARY. FOR EXAMPLE ITS AMERICA COULD PROVIDE USDOT WITH A FULL REPORT OF CLEANED SURVEY RESPONSES AND FINDINGS AND/OR GENERATE A SUMMARY ONE-PAGER OF SELECT TAKEAWAYS THAT IS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO A BROADER AUDIENCE TO ADVANCE INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE SHARING. ALSO/ALTERNATIVELY ITS AMERICA COULD HOST A WEBINAR OR SERIES OF WEBINARS TO SHARE KEY TAKEAWAYS TO REPORT OUT FINDINGS FROM PROJECT ACTIVITIES.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE GOAL OF THESE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH EFFORTS IS TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBLE DIGESTIBLE KNOWLEDGE SHARING REGARDING DATA-RELATED RESOURCES/STANDARDS NEEDS AND STRATEGY TO ADVANCE INTEROPERABILITY AND BUILD CAPACITY AMONG INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. THROUGH THIS PROJECT ITS AMERICA WILL ALSO IDENTIFY EXISTING RESOURCES AREAS OF NEEDS BEST PRACTICES AND POTENTIAL STRATEGIES TO INFORM DATA GOVERNANCE AND STANDARDS.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS EFFORT IS INTENDED TO BENEFIT ALL OF THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY BUT IN PARTICULAR TRANSIT AGENCIES. STATE CITY AND LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AND PLANNING AGENCIES AS WELL AS THOSE PARTNERS WORKING TO SUPPORT THEM.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE

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