By Mobility Innovation Center
Managing incident-generated congestion and mitigating its regional socio-economic impacts requires an enhancement of regional traffic incident management to incorporate congestion management processes.
“This report articulates the background, challenges and strategies for achieving the following mission: To collectively design and implement coordinated strategies that enhance mobility and reduce regional impacts when capacity along the Seattle I-5 corridor is drastically reduced by a major incident.
“To achieve this mission, regional stakeholders came together to articulate a shared vision that builds on past accomplishments, works beyond agency silos, and embraces opportunities offered by new technological capabilities.
“This group now is prepared to expand and continue its innovative efforts to make Seattle and surrounding areas a safer, more resilient place for people, businesses, and the services they rely on.”