Chapter 6: Planning, Programming, and Funding for TSMO Tactics
This type of management requires aligning objectives with measured system performance.
What is performance-based management?
This design approach emphasizes using engineering judgment to improve existing conditions with a focus on both project and system objectives.
What is Performance-Based Practical Design (PBPD)?
This phase of project development involves evaluating existing and future conditions across the infrastructure network to identify areas that do not meet an agency's overall goals.
What is Planning?
This procurement approach is often used for elements of TSMO that have well-defined scopes and can be publicly advertised for competitive bidding.
What is Cost-based selection?
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What is a Smart Work Zone?
This concept ensures safe and adequate accommodation for all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians and cyclists.
What is Complete Streets?
This designated staff member within the TSMO group ensures consistent communication and TSMO input with project managers.
What is a Project Liaison?
This type of procurement selection is used when agencies can define a framework or goal but cannot quantify every aspect, often resulting in the issuance of a Request For Proposal (RFP).
What is Qualifications-Based Selection?
This type of planning allows an agency to prepare for uncertain future scenarios.
What is Scenario Planning for TSMO?
This term refers to the expected safety performance of a design element according to minimum design criteria.
What is Nominal Safety?
This type of management plan is required by the FHWA for all Construction Projects.
What is a Transportation Management Plan (TMP)?
This procurement option combines design, construction, equipment, or installation elements, particularly suited for TSMO projects.
What is Combined Qualifications and Cost Selection (Best Value)?
This federally-required process provides a context to incorporate TSMO tactics into long range transportation planning.
What is the Congestion Management Process (CMP)?
This comprehensive FHWA resource provides tools and methodologies for analyzing traffic operations, to inform Performance-Based Practical Design decisions.
What is the FHWA's Traffic Analysis Toolbox?
TSMO professionals should be sure to include TSMO elements into the project before this phase is reached.
What is Final Design?
This procurement strategy is non-competitive, allows for the selection of products or services from a specific vendor, helps reduce administrative costs, and is discouraged in government contracts.
What is Sole Source Selection?
This term refers to the overall management of TSMO assets.
What is TSMO Asset Management?
This type of management involves strategies like dynamic lane assignment and queue warning to improve traffic flow and safety.
What is Active Traffic Management (ATM)?
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What is Ramp Metering?
This type of procurement contract allows for a flexible approach to TSMO project payments, where the contractor is compensated for actual costs plus a negotiated fee and may include performance incentives or disincentives.
What is Cost Reimbursement?