City of Sarasota Smart School Zones

Project Description: Upgrade existing school zones to equipment that can be remotely operated and monitored. Includes the ability to remotely monitor and operate school zone flashers.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• City of Sarasota

Project Service Packages:

• TM17: Speed Zone Warning and Control (City of Sarasota Smart School Zones)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
speed monitoring control	City of Sarasota TMC	City of Sarasota Traffic Control Equipment	Planned
speed monitoring information	City of Sarasota Traffic Control Equipment	City of Sarasota TMC	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• City of Sarasota TMC - TMC Speed Warning
• 3: The center shall monitor reduced speed zone warning field equipment.
• 4: The center shall control reduced speed zone warning roadside equipment, providing the location and extent of the reduced speed zone, the posted speed limit(s) with information about the applicability of the speed limit(s) (e.g., time of day, day of week, seasonality, relevant vehicle types) and information about associated road configuration changes including lane merges and shifts.


• City of Sarasota Traffic Control Equipment - Roadway Speed Monitoring and Warning
• 1: The field element shall include sensors to detect vehicle speeds, under traffic or maintenance center control.

Standards:

• US: NTCIP Warning Device - SNMPv3/TLS

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• City of Sarasota
• Remotely control school zone flashers in school zones.

Last Updated 4/18/2024