Johnson City ITS Architecture

The Johnson City Regional Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture and Deployment Plan provides a long-range plan for the deployment, integration, and operation of ITS in the Johnson City Region. The Johnson City Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan allows stakeholders to plan for what they want their system to look like in the long term and then break the system into smaller projects that can be implemented over time as funding permits. Development of a Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan encourages interoperability and resource sharing among agencies and allows for cohesive long-range planning among regional stakeholders. Completion and update ofthe plan is also required by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to use federal transportation funds for ITS projects in the Region.

The update of the Johnson City Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan includes the same geographic boundaries as the Johnson City MTPO’s Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA). The stakeholders developed the update of the Johnson City Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan based on a vision of how they wanted to implement and operate ITS through the year 2050 in the Johnson City Region. Additionally, the Johnson City Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan includes a Regional ITS Deployment Plan, which identifies projects that have been recommended by the stakeholders as priority projects for their agency that will help achieve the vision of the Johnson City Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan.

The update of the Johnson City Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan was developed with significant input from local, state, and federal officials. Two stakeholder workshops were held and individual interviews were conducted with many of the stakeholders outside of the workshops to gather additional input and ensure that the plans reflected the unique needs of the Region. Copies of the draft reports were provided to all stakeholders. The Johnson City Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan update developed reflects an accurate snapshot of existing ITS deployment and future ITS plans in the Region. Needs and priorities of the Region will change over time and in order to remain effective this plan should be periodically reviewed and updated.

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