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The I-95 Corridor Coalition is an alliance of transportation agencies,
toll authorities, and related organizations, including law enforcement,
from the State of Maine to the State of Florida,
with affiliate members in Canada. The Coalition provides a forum for key decision and policy
makers to address transportation management and operations issues of
common interest. This volunteer, consensus-driven organization enables
its myriad state, local and regional member agencies to work together
to improve transportation system performance far more than they could
working individually. The Coalition has successfully served as a model
for multi-state/jurisdictional interagency cooperation and coordination
for over a decade.
The Coalition began in the early 1990's as an informal group of transportation professionals working together to more effectively manage major highway incidents that impacted travel across jurisdictional boundaries. In 1993, the Coalition was formally established to enhance transportation mobility, safety, and efficiency in the region. Under the last two Federal-aid highway program authorization acts, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) in 1991 and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in 1998, the Coalition received federal funds to support its continuing efforts. During the 1990’s, the focus of the Coalition's program evolved from studying and testing intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies to a broader perspective that embraced integrated deployments and coordinated operations. The Coalition's perspective evolved from a concentration on highways to one that encompasses all modes of travel and focuses on the efficient transfer of people and goods between modes. Facilitation of regional incident management in areas such as pre-planning, coordination and communication among transportation and public safety agencies in the corridor remains a key part of the Coalition’s focus. Today, the Coalition emphasizes information management as the underpinning of seamless operations across jurisdictions and modes.
Members come to the Coalition table because of the importance of the Coalition’s work. The table is held together by members’ good will and the Coalition’s “Four C’s”: consensus, cooperation, coordination, and communication. No formal agreement exists among Coalition members and there are no payment of dues. The Coalition’s lifeblood is the work of its member agency volunteers. Coalition membership has broadened over the years, reflecting the depth and application of Coalition projects. Recent Coalition work plans include projects that involve regional passenger and freight movements analysis, long distance trip planning on public transportation modes, port access, and international border crossing security. Within the Coalition region this had led to an expansion of the number and types of agencies that participate in Coalition projects and activities, including transit agencies and metropolitan planning organizations. Outside of the Coalition’s original 13 state region it has led to expressed interest in participating in Coalition work. The Coalition brings to the table the key decision makers that have or will influence the operation of the Corridor including:
The I-95 Corridor Coalition region of the United States hosts many of the nation's vital governmental, business, industrial, agricultural, entertainment, and recreational activities. In order for the nation to thrive, the transportation facilities that serve these activities must be managed and operated efficiently. Since many of the trips resulting from these activities, whether transporting freight or people, cross over multiple state and authority jurisdictional boundaries, no single operating entity is responsible for the overall efficiency, safety, comfort, or cost of travel, or its effects on the environment.
The Coalition continues to expand its perspective by paying increased attention to areas of growing national and regional concern such as travel information in rural areas, intermodal goods movement and public safety and security. The I-95 Corridor Coalition will continue to evolve in directions that allow it to effectively serve the needs of its member agencies and the traveling public for seamless and effective transportation system management and operations across all modes of travel.
The Coalition will continue to be a doing organization. Our future holds a more active role in performing analyses of important regional transportation management and operations issues, and stronger ties to sister organizations such as the regional organizations of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG), and ITS America. Our future also holds a continuing successful partnership with the Federal Highway Administration and other modal agencies of the US Department of Transportation. The members of the I-95 Corridor Coalition recognize that the region’s complex and growing transportation management and operations problems must be addressed through an institution that provides a mechanism for coordinating and resolving issues in a spirit of cooperation and consensus. The I-95 Corridor Coalition will continue to evolve in directions that allow it to effectively serve the needs of its member agencies and the traveling public for seamless and effective transportation system management and operations across all modes of travel. |
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