EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: AUGUST 2003 NORTHEAST BLACKOUT, NEW YORK CITY

This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to the August 14, 2003, blackout throughout the Northeast. It is part of a larger effort to examine the impacts of catastrophic events on transportation system facilities and services and the role of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in emergencies. It also highlights the importance of good communications between transportation agency staff and the public safety officials who are the first responders during catastrophic events. The findings documented in this report are a result of the creation of a detailed chronology of events in the New York City metropolitan region, a literature search, and interviews of key personnel involved in transportation operations decision-making during the blackout.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4338
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Planning and Policy Analysis Division, 55 Broadway
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Department of Transportation

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Transportation Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • DeBlasio, A J
  • Regan, Terrance J
  • Zirker, Margaret E
  • Fichter, K S
  • Lovejoy, K
• Publication Date: 2004-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Communications; Decision making; Emergency management; Intelligent transportation systems; Interagency relations; Interviewing; Literature reviews; Operations; Transportation facility operations; Transportation system management
• Identifier Terms: Northeast United States blackout, August 2003
• Uncontrolled Terms: Catastrophic events
• Geographic Terms: New York Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00978603
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-04-04,, Final Report
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 2004 12:00AM