This report provides support to public agencies in planning, developing, and maximizing the benefits of decision-support methods and tools (DSTs) in traffic management systems (TMSs). It also identifies the possible processes and potential issues agencies may want to consider when planning, designing, developing, operating, maintaining, and integrating DSTs within a TMS. DSTs assist with processing and using data collected or received from connected vehicles, connected mobile devices, and other sources to help improve the capabilities and performance of TMSs and allow for more information than ever before to be more readily shared with other systems, service providers, and the traveling public. Many DSTs can also greatly aid in decisionmaking and predict possible outcomes of decisions. This report aims to assist transportation agencies in choosing and implementing DSTs to prepare for or build the next generation of TMSs and traffic management centers.
 

Recommended citation: Federal Highway Administration, Decision Support Methods and Tools for Traffic Management Systems (Washington, DC: 2023) https://doi.org/10.21949/1521376