The Hampton Roads Transportation Operations subcommittee (HRTO) is a subcommittee of TTAC dedicated to improving transportation operations in the region. The HRTO is comprised of transportation professionals from Hampton Roads jurisdictions, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), local transit agencies, Virginia Port Authority (VPA), and other invited participants, such as local police and fire/EMS personnel. The HRTO:
- Serves as an advisory subcommittee to TTAC on operational issues
- Serves as a forum for discussion of methods members can use to improve traffic operations in their localities and agencies.
- Assists in the development of the regional ITS Strategic Plan and the regional ITS architecture.
Recent actions by the HRTO subcommittee include updating the ITS Strategic Plan/Operations Strategy, creating regional standards for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies, sharing accomplishments and lessons learned from individual city Transportation Operations Centers (TOC), learning about new signal hardware and firmware, and testing the ability to share control of city signal systems after hours with VDOT.
Members
Michael Miller, VDOT - Co-Chair
Robert Lewis, Suffolk - Co-Chair
Leo Blades, Hampton
Carol Bowen, Hampton
Kamlesh Chowdhary, HRT
Randy Cooper, Newport News
Michael Corwin, VDOT
Karen Davis, WATA
Brian Defreeuw, Suffolk
Kevin Eppley, Chesapeake
Ben Goodill, WATA
Frank Hickman, Virginia Beach
Stephen Kopczynski, York County
Brian Mosier, VDOT
Barbara Nelson, VPA
Mike Shahsiah, Virginia Beach
Eric Stringfield, VDOT
Danny Williams, Portsmouth
James Wright, Portsmouth
Staff
Keith Nichols, HRTPO
Sam Belfield, HRTPO
List Updated: 04/05/2023
HRTO Meeting in Hampton, June 9, 2015
Resources
- Meetings and Agendas
- + Member Jurisdictions
- + Long-Range Transportation Planning
- Title VI/Environmental Justice Methodology Tool
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- + Transportation Planning
- + Operations & ITS
- + Funding
- + Reports & Data
- Unified Planning Work Program
- Regional Transit Advisory Panel (RTAP)
- Public Notices
- + Public Information
- Commonwealth Transportation Board
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