Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Phase 1, Concept of Operations (ConOps) – Tampa (THEA) www.its.dot.gov/index.htm Final Report — February, 2016 FHWA-JPO-16-311 Produced by Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Phase 1 Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) U.S. Department of Transportation Joint Program Office Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. The U.S. Government is not endorsing any manufacturers, products, or services cited herein and any trade name that may appear in the work has been included only because it is essential to the contents of the work. i Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. FHWA-JPO-16-311 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Phase 1, Concept of February 2016 Operations (ConOps) – Tampa (THEA) 6. Performing Organization Code 8. Performing Organization Report No. 7. Author(s) Joe Waggoner, THEA Executive Director; Bob Frey, THEA Project Manager; Stephen Novosad, HNTB; Steve Johnson, HNTB; Victor Blue, HNTB; David Miller, Siemens; Stephen Bahler, HNTB 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) 9. Performing Organization Name And Address Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority 1104 East Twiggs Street, Suite 300 11. Contract or Grant No. Tampa, Florida 33602 DTFH6115R00003 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered U.S. Department of Transportation Final Report ITS Joint Program Office 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Washington, DC 20590 15. Supplementary Notes COR: Govind Vadakpat, CO: Sarah Khan 16. Abstract This document describes the Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Deployment. This ConOps describes the current state of operations, establishes the reasons for change, and defines operations for the future in terms of functions/features and supporting operations. This document will be used to present the vision, goals and direction for the project and support the detailed systems engineering development process. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Vehicles, No restrictions Crash Warning Systems, Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment, Collision Avoidance, V2V, V2I, Vehicle Communication, Concept of Operations, ConOps 19. Security Classif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 117 ii Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized Version History # Date Author (s) Summary of Changes Draft 12/14/15 THEA Initial draft release for USDOT review and comment Revision 1 1/18/16 THEA Updated to reflect USDOT comments Revision 1.1 2/14/16 THEA Final For Publishing iii Table of Contents 1 Purpose of Document ............................................................................ 1 2 Project Scope ........................................................................................ 2 2.1 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 2 3 References ............................................................................................ 4 3.1 Referenced Documents ................................................................................................................ 4 3.2 Definitions and Acronyms ............................................................................................................. 4 4 Background ........................................................................................... 8 4.1 Background and Objectives .......................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Description of Current Situation .................................................................................................... 9 5 User-Oriented Concept Operational Description .................................. 14 5.1 Project Vision .............................................................................................................................. 14 5.2 Project Goals and Objectives ...................................................................................................... 14 5.3 Policies ........................................................................................................................................ 15 5.4 Constraints/Challenges ............................................................................................................... 16 5.5 Stakeholders ............................................................................................................................... 16 5.6 System Users .............................................................................................................................. 18 6 Operational Needs ............................................................................... 19 6.1 Morning Peak Hour Queues ........................................................................................................ 19 6.2 Wrong-Way Entries ..................................................................................................................... 19 6.3 Pedestrian Safety ........................................................................................................................ 19 6.4 Bus Rapid Transit Signal Priority Optimization, Trip Times and Safety ...................................... 20 6.5 TECO Line Streetcar Trolley Conflicts ........................................................................................ 20 6.6 Enhanced Signal Coordination and Traffic Progression ............................................................. 20 7 System Overview ................................................................................. 21 7.1 Use Cases with Associated User Needs .................................................................................... 21 7.1.1 Morning Peak Hour Queues .................................................................................................... 21 7.1.2 Wrong Way Entries ................................................................................................................. 22 7.1.3 Pedestrian Safety .................................................................................................................... 23 7.1.4 Bus Rapid Transit Signal Priority Optimization, Trip Times and Safety .................................. 24 7.1.5 TECO Line Streetcar Trolley Conflicts .................................................................................... 25 7.1.6 Enhanced Signal Coordination and Traffic Progression ......................................................... 26 iv 8 Operational Environment ..................................................................... 28 9 Support Environment ........................................................................... 33 9.1 Facilities ...................................................................................................................................... 33 9.2 Equipment and Computing Hardware ......................................................................................... 33 9.3 Software ...................................................................................................................................... 34 9.4 Participants .................................................................................................................................. 34 9.5 Staff Personnel ............................................................................................................................ 34 9.5.1 TMC ......................................................................................................................................... 34 9.5.2 Maintenance ............................................................................................................................ 34 9.5.3 Installers .................................................................................................................................. 34 10 Operational Scenarios ...................................................................... 36 10.1 Use Case 1: Morning Backups .................................................................................................... 37 10.2 Wrong Way Entry ........................................................................................................................ 47 10.3 Pedestrians at Courthouse .......................................................................................................... 57 10.4 BRT Optimization ........................................................................................................................ 68 10.5 Trolley/Auto/Pedestrian/Bicycle Conflicts ................................................................................... 79 10.6 Traffic Progression ...................................................................................................................... 89 11 Summary of Impacts ......................................................................... 97 11.1 Stakeholder Impacts ................................................................................................................... 97 11.1.1