Minnesota Guidestar's Portable Traffic Management System: operational test results

Abstract

The Portable Traffic Management System (PTMS) is the first operational test project completed within the Minnesota Guidestar Program. The project was started in the winter of 1993 and was completed in November 1994. The operational test evaluation assessed the impacts of PTMS traffic management at various event locations throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. This paper describes the development and functionality of the system and presents the results of the operational test. The conclusions drawn from the operational test present the benefits derived from the system and provide a description of the best event site locations for future deployment.