BRINGING COMMUTERS IN FROM THE COLD

It is described how local governments together with the Council of Governments, has developed a snow emergency plan to pull together a coordinated set of procedures for a regional attack on snow or ice emergencies in the Washington metropolitan area. The plan coordinates the response to snow emergencies through improved dialogue among local jurisdictions and state and federal agencies. The thrust of the plan is on improved procedures, better information sharing, better communications, better coordination, and improved notification among local jurisdictions. Specific procedures in the plan include conference calling, priority plowing, and zone dismissal to avoid gridlock on the roads.

• Corporate Authors:

  Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

  1875 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Jump, K F
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 33-34
• Serial:
  • Region
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuters; Disasters and emergency operations; Local government; Snow; Snow removal; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency procedures
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492097
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM