Agreements among the different stakeholder agencies and organizations in the Bay Area may be required to realize the integration proposed in the Bay Area ITS
Architecture.Each connection between (and some
connections within) projects in the Bay Area ITS
Architecture represents cooperation between stakeholders and a potential requirement for an agreement.
Typically, existing stakeholder agreements that support sharing of information, funding, or specific ITS projects are reviewed and assessed to determine if they can be extended and used to support the cooperative implementation and operation of ITS. The list of the required Bay Area agreements was developed based on the regional roles and responsibilities, knowledge of the types of existing or planned ITS projects for implementation by the region, and the information that needs to be exchanged in order to operate those systems.
Agreement focus The focus of agreements is usually on the scope-of-service and specific agency responsibilities for various components of the service,
rather than on particular technologies.
For example, agreements should describe the information that each agency needs to exchange in order to meet the goals and expectations of the other rather than defining how the delivery of that information will occur.
List of agreements The table below presents a list of potential
agreements categorized by ITS service area.Further information regarding
agreements for ITS projects can be found in FHWA's
Regional ITS Architecture Guidance Document,
including definitions of the types of agreements
as referenced below.
ITS Service
Involved Stakeholders
Type of Agreement
Status
Agreement Description
Bay Area Examples, if any
Interjurisdictional Traffic Management
Caltrans D4, other adjacent Caltrans districts, CHP, and other Bay Area TMCs, MTC, SMART corridors
Interagency Agreement
May exist in some form which could be amended
Provides for data exchange and device control and details jurisdiction-to-jurisdiction operations and regional incident management.
SMART Corridor Agreements,
Agreement with Caltrans for Deployment of ETC Readers
Regional Traffic Management and Emergency Services
Caltrans and Local Cities and Counties and Emergency Services Providers
Memorandum of Understanding
New, not pre-existing
Provides for signal operations and coordination and local incident management.
Emergency Vehicle Signal Pre-emption
Caltrans and/or Local Cities and Counties and Emergency Services Providers
Interagency Agreement
New, not pre-existing
Documents details on roles, responsibilities, and functions for emergency vehicle pre-emption at signalized intersections within a city for police, fire, ambulance, or other agency.
Transit Signal Priority
Caltrans and/or Local Cities and Counties and Transit Agencies
Interagency Agreement
New, not pre-existing
Documents details on roles, responsibilities, and functions for transit vehicle priority at signalized intersection within a city for a transit agency.
Freeway Service Patrol
MTC, Caltrans, and CHP
Interagency Agreement
Exists
Documents details on roles, responsibilities, and functions for providing freeway service patrol activities.
Transit Fare Management
All Transit Agencies (TransLink)
Interagency Agreement
Exists
Provides details on the usage of a common regional fare card and the cost allocation formulas.
TransLink Interagency Participation Agreement
Corridor Agreements
Caltrans and/or Local Cities and Counties and Transit Agencies
Interagency Agreement
Exists
Documents details on roles, responsibilities, and functions for operation, maintenance, data-sharing, and funding of SMART corridors and other corridor projects
SMART Corridor Agreements
Traveler Information
All Agencies and Information Service Providers (media)
Memorandum of Understanding
May exist in some form
that could be amended
Documents expectations, roles, and responsibilities for the provision of transportation-related data and information to the traveling public. Also, documents the policy or disclaimer for release of traveler information.
Data Disseminator Agreements, CT/CHP/MTC MOU for TravInfo & ITS
Archived Data Management
All Agencies and PeMS
Memorandum of Understanding
New, not pre-existing
Documents expectations, roles, and responsibilities for the dissemination of transportation-related data and information for archive purposes.
Cross-Cutting (shared use of fiber infrastructure)
Multiple agencies
Interagency Agreement
New, not pre-existing
Documents provisions for design, development, maintenance, and revenue sharing (if applicable) with regards to shared use of fiber.
Regional Parking Payment
Public and Private sector agencies
Interagency Agreement
New, not pre-existing
Documents provisions for design, development, maintenance, enforcement, price setting, and revenue sharing
Real Time Transit Information
Transit agencies and MTC
Interagency Agreement
Exists
Documents provisions for funding with stipulations for data sharing and maintenance
Real Time Transit Agreements
Congestion Pricing/HOT lanes
Caltrans, MTC, Local Cities and Counties, CHP, and Toll Operators
Memorandum of Understanding
New, not pre-existing
Documents provisions for design, development, maintenance, enforcement, price setting, and revenue sharing
