The CMP includes continued monitoring and data collection to inform where strategies are working well and where improvements can be made. Performance measures have been identified by the GBNRTC to track the effectiveness of the region’s transportation investments to meet goals and objectives through the implementation of Moving Forward 2050.

An example of how GBNRTC is evaluating transportation strategies in the region is the Buffalo Niagara ICM Planning Study. Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) is an example of how the region provides detailed evaluation of project effectiveness using cost benefit analysis and performance monitoring. A detailed monitoring plan is identified in the study, with performance evaluation as part of a continuous improvement framework. The ICM Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation (AMS) evaluates the benefit of various technology deployments over several different base condition scenarios.

Recent efforts by the GBNRTC and NITTEC have developed this analytical framework into a live predictive model. This state-of-the-art application continues to possess an offline planning component that has the ability to analyze potential projects while evaluating the impacts on system performance. But now possesses a real-time component that continuously evaluates the transportation system.

The AllRoads system will improve the quality and timeliness of data to allow transportation operators to better coordinate incident management and response. It will also include the integration of real-time road weather information on critical routes and a live regional traffic model. This model will feed a decision support module, allowing for advanced, rapid response to traffic events as they unfold.

The core systems will be supplemented by multiple pilot deployments of field equipment and new systems to fill gaps in the region’s data. This includes truck parking data, transit park-and-ride occupancy, and arterial traffic information.