The following are the roles and responsibilities, by functional area or by project, for TRANSCOM.
Functional Area or Project |
Roles and Responsibilities |
Status |
Emergency Management for New York City Sub-Regional ITS Architecture |
Coordinate county/regional emergency plans; evacuation and re-entry plans; and disaster management plans with regional emergency and transportation management agencies. |
Existing |
Coordinate emergency plans and maintenance resources with local maintenance and construction agencies. |
Existing |
Coordinate incident and threat information as part of an early warning system with regional emergency management agencies; maintenance and construction agencies; transit agencies; and ISPs. |
Existing |
Coordinate wide area alert notifications with regional traffic management agencies; regional emergency management agencies; regional maintenance and construction agencies; and the regional transit agencies. |
Existing |
Provide emergency information to the public. Emergency information may include evacuation zones, times, instructions, routes, and available transit services. |
Existing |
Provide evacuation and incident information to regional ISPs and the media for travelers in the region. |
Existing |
Freeway Management for New York City Sub-Regional ITS Architecture |
Collect traffic condition information from traffic operations centers. |
Existing |
Provide highway probe information to traffic operations centers. |
Existing |
Freeway Management for NYSDOT R11 Advanced Traffic and Demand Management |
Collect traffic condition information from traffic operations centers. |
Existing |
Surface Street Management for New York City Sub-Regional ITS Architecture |
Collect traffic condition information from traffic operations centers. |
Existing |
Surface Street Management for NYSDOT R11 Advanced Traffic and Demand Management |
Collect traffic condition information from traffic operations centers. |
Existing |
Traveler Information for New York City Sub-Regional ITS Architecture |
Collect maintenance and construction information and provide it to the media and traveling public. |
Existing |
Collect traffic and incident information and weather information and provide it to the media and private travelers. |
Existing |
Provide interactive traveler information, including trip planning services, through the NY511. |
Existing |