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DRAFT 2010-2013 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM jects, and a public comment process on the draft program in each region. In regions with MPOs, the process is made more com- plex by the need to integrate the Moderniza- tion Program for the MPO into the STIP. An extremely important constituency in the project selection process is the local advi- sory committees that work with each ODOT region to recommend which projects should be funded. ACTs serve this role in Regions 2, 3, 4, and 5. ACTS are chartered by the OTC according to its Policy on Formation and Operation of ACTS, which specifies a range of membership to participate in the ACTs' primary function of advising the OTC about transportation priorities in their area. ACTS are usually formed to include several counties and most regions have two or three ACTS. Exceptions are Region 1 and Lane County. In Region 1, the MPO (Metro) and several local coordinating committees serve this advisory function. In Hood River County (Region 1) and Lane County (Region 2), the County Board of Commissioners serves the advisory function. Each region manages the modernization pro- ject selection process differently. The proc- ess is too complex to review here, but de- tailed information on the Modernization Program in each region is available in the STIP Users' Guide. Modernization projects are identified, selected, and prioritized using the Project Eligibility Criteria and Prioritiza- tion Factors approved by the OTC for the STIP cycle in which they are programmed. The criteria are listed on page 225 of this document. ACTS may adopt other criteria and factors to help prioritize projects, such as safety, economic development impacts, land use impacts, multimodal and intermo- dal integration, congestion, environmental impacts, cost effectiveness, public support and matching funds, but they must not con- flict with statewide criteria. For more information, contact your Region STIP Coordinator listed on the first page of each region's section in this document. Operations The Operations Program funds projects that improve the efficiency of the transportation system through the replacement of aging in- frastructure and the deployment of technol- ogy that allows the existing system to meet increased demands. The Operations Pro- gram consists of four sub-categories: (1) In- telligent Transportation Systems (ITS); (2) Signs, Signals, and Illumination; (3) Slides and Rockfalls and; (4) Transportation De- mand Management (TDM). Intelligent Transportation Systems Investment in ITS involves strategic de- ployment of technology, instead of or in conjunction with other solutions, to cost- effectively solve transportation problems. ITS solutions include strategies and tech- nologies related to freeway management, ar- terial management, traffic incident manage- ment, traveler information, crash prevention and safety, and road and weather manage- ment. ITS initiatives address specific trans- portation system needs, and they support the goals and policies established in the Oregon Transportation Plan related to management and operation of the transportation system. There are statewide and regional plans that outline priorities for implementing the ITS program as fixnding allows. For more information about ITS, call 503- 986-4486, or go online: http://www.oregon. gov/ODOT/HWY/ITS/ Signs, Signals, and Illumination The Operations Program funds replacement of traffic signals, signal interconnect, detec- tion loops, and beacons; signs; and illumina- tion systems that have reached the end of their useful lives. It also funds a limited Page 18