First defined in 2012 as a systematic approach to improving highway safety, reducing congestion and renewing roads and bridges, TSMO—short for Transportation Systems Management and Operations—is gaining momentum as an innovative planning strategy that focuses heavily on transportation operations and systems performance. Over the past few years, TSMO initiatives have ticked up due to the growing realization that agencies can no longer “build their way out of congestion.”
But while the trend towards TSMO is rising, many agencies still have practical questions about its basic principles. We sat down with one of CDM Smith’s TSMO leaders, Jessie Carroll, PE, PTOE, PMP to help answer some key questions.