| CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS The original Naples (Collier County) Congestion Management System Manual was created in 1997 to be consistent with the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 and the 1995 National Highway System changes requiring the development and implementation of the Congestion Management System (CMS) and Traffic Monitoring System. This was an operational approach and it focused on both short-term and long-term congestion management and mobility strategies. A major update to the CMS was completed in December 2006 and was incorporated into the 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) to identify the prioritization process for the MPO’s $500,000 in CMS funding annually set-aside of Federal Transportation dollars. The 2006 CMS Update incorporated some of the management process changes required with the federal transportation authorization of Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). In 2008, the Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) Congestion Management System / Intelligent Transportation System (CMS/ITS) Stakeholders Committee suggested revising the CMS whereby it would become more of a process to integrate the management and operations strategies required by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The CMS/ITS Stakeholders Committee was an essential part of this update. Voting members of the Committee include representatives of Collier County Transportation Services Division from its Transportation Planning Department, Traffic Operations Department and Alternative Transportation Modes (ATM) Department, a representative of Collier County Emergency Management, a representative of the City of Naples Traffic Operations Department, a representative of the City of Marco Island Public Works Department, a Mayoral appointment from the City of Everglades City, a representative from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), a representative of the MPO’s Pathways Advisory Committee and space available for a representative of the MPO’s Citizen’s Advisory Committee. The 2008 Congestion Management Process (CMP) Update includes a review of the original manual, analysis of congestion strategies, establishment of performance measures, monitoring and coordination with other plans and systems to best facilitate the current intent of a process that can be implemented and monitored. Federal and State regulations require that MPOs establish "congestion management systems" to identify and prioritize funding for these types of projects. |
