LIFE AFTER REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: EXPERIENCE FROM NOVA ITS REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE

In recognition of the value of a fully integrated and cohesive transportation program, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Northern Virginia District (NOVA) developed a regional ITS Architecture in 2002 and has since strongly promoted its use. The NOVA ITS Architecture meshes well with Architecture efforts in Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area. It has significant participation of stakeholders and it includes a plan for how the Architecture will be used to program and implement projects. Furthermore, VDOT also developed strategies in implementing the use of architecture. This paper presents the project background, the development of the NOVA ITS Architecture, then introduces the development of strategies in using the regional architecture and concludes by presenting the lessons learned and recommendations on the development of NOVA ITS Architecture and its implementation. The development of the architecture is a "process" that we all benefit from and this process should be a well managed effort with strong championship by the project's leading agency. The regional architecture has to be a "needs-based" effort with a robust outreach program that is carefully planned. One should pay more attention to using the architecture than just developing it. Maintaining the "living" architecture is an effort that NOVA is committed to. To successfully implement and use the architecture, institutions must embrace and understand it. Easily understood tools and training materials must be made available and adjustments must be made to the ITS project initiation process.

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  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • McElwain, A T
  • Heise, C D
• Conference:
  • At the Crossroads: Integrating Mobility Safety and Security. ITS America 2004, 14th Annual Meeting and Exposition
  • Location: San Antonio, Texas
  • Date: 2004-4-26 to 2004-4-28
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 20p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Architecture; Development; Implementation; Intelligent transportation systems; Project management; Regional planning; Regional transportation; State of the practice; Training
• Geographic Terms: Northern Virginia; Virginia; Washington Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976076
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 7 2004 12:00AM