Stakeholders
The Regional ITS Architecture resulted from the consensus input of a diverse set of stakeholders, encompassing traffic, transit, public safety, and many other operating agencies at local, state, and national levels. It includes both public and private sectors and spans the organizations that manage, support, or are impacted by the surface transportation system, with particular focus on agencies that operate transportation systems in the region.
| Stakeholder | Description |
|---|---|
| Air Force Reserve Command | The Air Force Reserve Command is a major command of the US Air Force with its headquarters in Robins AFB, Georgia. |
| Archive data users | Represents agencies and individuals who use the various forms of archive data in the region. |
| City of Niles | Represents departments of City of Niles. |
| City of Niles Engineer | Department of City of Niles responsible for roadway maintenance. |
| City of Niles Public Safety Department | Includes Police, fire, and EMS. Emergency Management Coordinator is in this department |
| City of Warren | Departments of the City of Warren |
| City of Warren Operations Department | Will be responsible for the future TMC. Are responsible for coordinating maintenance work that is contracted out. |
| City of Warren Public Service and Safety Department | Includes Police and Fire. Coordinates with OSHP. |
| City of Youngstown | Departments of City of Youngstown. |
| City of Youngstown Street Department | The Street Department is responsible for cleaning and repairing 1100 miles of City streets, including snow removal. |
| Counties and Cities | Represents various government departments and agencies of municipalities and counties within the region. |
| County and City Public Works Departments | Represents county and city level public works departments, including engineering/road/traffic departments, throughout the state. |
| Crash Record Users | Agencies that use crash records. |
| DriveOhio | DriveOhio is Ohio's center for smart mobility. Ohio is home to dozens of public and private entities all involved in the design, development, testing, use and regulation of autonomous and connected technologies. DriveOhio brings all of these organizations together under one umbrella, serving as the hub for all things autonomous and connected in Ohio. Supported by the Ohio Department of Transportation, DriveOhio also works to ensure Ohio's regulatory environment and public policies are conducive to the development of the infrastructure and technologies needed for smart mobility. |
| Eastgate Council of Governments | MPO for Mahoning and Trumbull Counties. |
| Eastgate Counties | Mahoning and Trumbull Counties. |
| Financial Institutions | Financial companies that handle electronic transactions. |
| Fleet and Freight Managers | Represents the people that are responsible for the dispatching and management of commercial vehicle fleets and freight equipment assets. |
| General Public | Private travelers. |
| Mahoning County | Departments of Mahoning County |
| Mahoning County Emergency Management Agency | Provides at the county level the coordination of emergency services including 9–1–1, hazardous materials, and disaster planning. |
| Mahoning County Traffic Department | Responsible for traffic operations of county. |
| Mercer County Regional Council of Governments | The Mercer County Regional Council of Governments (COG) is a voluntary, intergovernmental agency that consists of twenty–one (21) member local governments, all of which are located within Mercer County, western Pennsylvania |
| Neighboring County Governments | County government of the counties that border the region (Lake, Portage and Stark in Ohio; Lawrence and Mercer in Pennsylvania). |
| Neighboring County Sheriff Departments | Represents Sheriff Departments for counties bordering the region – Lake, Portage, Stark, Mercer, and Lawrence. |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which includes the National Weather Service. |
| ODOT | Ohio Department of Transportation |
| Ohio Department of Public Safety | Statewide agency responsible for emergency operations. |
| Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Ohio EPA is responsible for establishing and enforcing standards for air, water, waste management and cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances throughout the state of Ohio. |
| Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) | Agency responsible for public safety of freeways, toll road, and state owned arterials. |
| Ohio State University | Represents the various departments of the Ohio State University. Departments represented include the Department of Public Safety, the Transportation and Parking Services Department, and the Engineering Department. The Department of Public Safety provides law enforcement, security services, emergency management planning and other public safety services designed to enhance a safe and secure environment on campus. Transportation & Parking Services provides services and support to help create and maintain a safe and orderly campus environment for pedestrians and vehicle operators while also providing a broad range of parking and transportation services. Transportation & Parking consists of many different services designed to address the needs of the University community. These include Campus Area Bus Service; Charter Bus services; construction coordination as it relates to impacts to streets and parking areas; Handivan paratransit services; Vehicle rental services for departmental business; motorist assistance for campus customers; parking enforcement and traffic support; parking and vehicle maintenance services; special events management; traffic signal coordination and repair. The Engineering Department provides transportation research utilizing data from the Columbus Traffic Management Center (TMC). |
| Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC) | Agency responsible for operation and maintenance of the Ohio Turnpike. |
| Other Municipalities and Townships | Represents municipal and township government not named in specific elements. The major municipalities and townships covered by this include for Mahoning County: Boardman township, Austintown township, Poland township, and Struthers city; for Trumbull County: Howland township, Liberty township, Lordstown village, Girard city, and Brookfield township – assign to counties above–City of Hubbard, City of Newton Falls and City of Canfield |
| PennDOT | Pennsylvania DOT. |
| Pennsylvania State Police | Pennsylvania statewide agency responsible for emergency operations. |
| Private Ambulance Companies | Private companies providing EMS services. |
| Private Companies | Represents private companies that provide various transportation information and services to the transportation agencies and the general public traveling along roadways. Including towing and recovery service providers throughout the state. |
| Private Fleet and Freight Operators | Private owners of commercial vehicles that carry goods throughout the region. |
| Private Information Service Providers | This stakeholder represents private companies that provide transportation related information. |
| Private Maintenance Contractor | Private companies that provide maintenance services. |
| Private Map Data Providers | Private companies that provide map databases and other related information used to support ITS services. Can include third–party providers or internal organizations that produce map data for agency use. |
| Private Tow/Wrecker Companies | Represents private towing companies operating in the region. |
| Private Weather Service Providers | Private companies that provide weather information tailored for transportation purposes. |
| Public Agencies | This stakeholder group represents state, regional, county and city public agencies. |
| Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) | Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) regulates providers of all kinds of utility services, including rail and trucking companies. The PUCO and the Ohio State Highway Patrol work to ensure that commercial vehicles are traveling safely throughout Ohio. PUCO inspectors regularly conduct roadside safety inspections on CMVs and follow a thorough process to make sure both the driver and vehicle are compliant with state and federal regulations. |
| Railroad Operators | Regional freight rail organizations. |
| Regional Event Operators | Represents special event sponsors and organizers that have knowledge of events that may impact travel on roadways or other modal means. Examples of regional event operators include sporting events, conventions, motorcades/parades, and public/political events. These operators interface to the ITS to provide event information such as date, time, estimated duration, location, and any other information pertinent to traffic movement in the surrounding area. |
| Regional Event Organizations | Organizations holding events in the region. |
| Regional Hospital Organizations | Represents hospitals and trauma centers in the region. |
| Regional Public Safety | Represents public safety agencies at the state, county, and municipal level. |
| Research Institutes | Represents research institutes or research centers that perform transportation–related research. |
| School Districts | Regional school districts |
| Social Networking Firms | Represents private firms that maintains websites and other social networking firms that gathers and distributes traveler information. |
| Special Police Departments | Represents public safety agencies for special districts like parks, schools, etc. |
| Trumbull County | Represents departments of Trumbull County |
| Trumbull County Emergency Management | Provides at the county level the coordination of emergency services including 9–1–1, hazardous materials, and disaster planning. |
| Trumbull County Engineer | Department responsible for traffic and maintenance activities in the county. |
| TV and Radio Stations | Television, Radio, and Print Media. Includes TV network affiliates |
| Western Reserve Port Authority | The Western Reserve Port Authority operates the Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport. |
| Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) | WRTA provides transit service within the City of Youngstown, with bus service to outlying suburban shopping centers in Boardman, Austintown, Girard, and Liberty Townships. The WRTA transit system services all of the major activity centers inside the City of Youngstown, including shopping centers, hospitals, Youngstown State University and all Youngstown high schools. Their service area is approximately 150 square miles. WRTA serves over 365,000 people. |
| Youngstown State University | This stakeholder represents departments at Youngstown State University that perform research in transportation. |