Traffic & Transportation Management

30 October 2004

The traffic and transportation issues surrounding a planned special event will depend on the audience size and market area; event site, time, and duration; and the type and scope of the event. The most common issues include modes of travel, traffic congestion, road capacity, routes, non-patron impacts, and traffic and pedestrian safety.

A Traffic Management Plan* should be developed in cooperation with the appropriate transportation, law enforcement, and public safety agency stakeholders and should address:

• Site access and parking

• Pedestrian access

• Traffic flow

• Traffic control

• En-route traveler information

• Traffic surveillance

• Traffic incident management and safety

*Source: Managing Travel for Planned Special Events (DOT, 2003)

Click Here for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Managing Travel for Planned Special Events 2003 Report. This is a comprehensive and extensive planning guide sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and was "written to assist responsible agencies in managing the ever-increasing number of planned special events impacting transportation system operations in rural, urban, and metropolitan areas."

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