Transportation Planning for Planned Special Events

National Special Security Events

Transportation Planning for Planned Special Events

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1. REPORT NO. FHWA-HOP-11-012

2. GOVERNMENT ACCESSION NO.

4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE National Special Security Events: Transportation Planning for Planned Special Events

3. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NO.

5. REPORT DATE May 2011 6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE

7. AUTHOR(S) Nancy Houston, Craig Baldwin, Andrea Vann Easton, Jeff Sangillo

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Booz Allen Hamilton 8283 Greensboro Drive McLean, Virginia 22102

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15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Laurel Radow, FHWA Office of Operations, Office of Transportation Operations, Technical Point of Contact (TPOC). Document was prepared under contract to Booz Allen Hamilton.

16. ABSTRACT

Unique among planned special event activities are those events that carry the National Special Security Event (NSSE) designation. NSSEs occur with some frequency, with 35 of these events held between September 1998 and February 2010. These events include, but are not limited to, presidential inaugurations, presidential nominating conventions, major sports events such as the Super Bowl, and major international meetings such as the G-20 Summit.

The US Secret Service (USSS) designates these planned special events due to the Secret Service's responsibility for operational security for events of national significance. In most cases, NSSEs affect the transportation system for the jurisdiction in which the NSSE occurs. This document provides a transportation overview of NSSEs. As part of that transportation perspective, the document includes lessons learned from previous NSSEs, two transportation-focused case studies of two recent NSSEs, a checklist to assist transportation practitioners as they prepare for and execute an NSSE, a playbook that identifies key transportation activities for an NSSE, an NSSE fact sheet, a template as an aid to provide information about an NSSE to appropriate groups in both the planning and implementation phases of these events, and a resource directory. The primary audiences for this document are state departments of transportation (DOTs) and local transportation, public works, and law enforcement agencies responsible for planning and executing transportation for NSSEs.

17. KEY WORDS National Special Security Events, Planned Special Events, Transportation Planning

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Section 1.0 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................1-1 Section 2.0 Lessons Learned and Good Practices from the NSSE Practitioner Web Conference September 30, 2009.................................................................................2-1

Introduction to Section 2.0..................................................................................................................................... 2-5 FHWA Web Conference Participants...................................................................................................................... 2-6 Acronyms................................................................................................................................................................ 2-7 Planning for the Event............................................................................................................................................ 2-8 Event Execution.................................................................................................................................................... 2-17 Post-Event/After-Action........................................................................................................................................ 2-20 Section 3.0 NSSE Transportation Case Study--2009 G-20 Summit.......................................................................3-1 NSSE Description................................................................................................................................................... 3-5 Community............................................................................................................................................................. 3-7 Advance Planning................................................................................................................................................... 3-7 Communication.................................................................................................................................................... 3-15 Use of ITS Equipment/Advanced Technology...................................................................................................... 3-16 Coordination and Decision Making...................................................................................................................... 3-17 Transportation Challenges during the NSSE........................................................................................................ 3-18 After-Action Report............................................................................................................................................... 3-19 Lessons Learned.................................................................................................................................................. 3-19 Resources............................................................................................................................................................. 3-20 Section 4.0 NSSE Case Study--2008 Democratic National Convention................................................................4-1 NSSE Description................................................................................................................................................... 4-5 Community............................................................................................................................................................. 4-5 Advance Planning................................................................................................................................................... 4-7 Communication.................................................................................................................................................... 4-11 Use of ITS Equipment/Advanced Technology...................................................................................................... 4-12 Coordination and Decision Making...................................................................................................................... 4-12 After-Action Report............................................................................................................................................... 4-13 Lessons Learned.................................................................................................................................................. 4-13 Resources............................................................................................................................................................. 4-14 Section 5.0 Planning for National Special Security Events: Transportation..........................................................5-1 Introduction to Section 5.0..................................................................................................................................... 5-5 Pre-NSSE Coordination........................................................................................................................................ 5-11 Day of the NSSE................................................................................................................................................... 5-23 After the NSSE..................................................................................................................................................... 5-28 Section 6.0 Checklist for Transportation Professionals Involved in National Special Security Events..............6-1 Section 7.0 NSSE Overview Fact Sheet....................................................................................................................7-1 Section 8.0 NSSE Fill-in Fact Sheet...........................................................................................................................8-1 Section 9.0 Resource Guide.......................................................................................................................................9-1 Section 10.0 References...........................................................................................................................................10-1

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Section 1.0 Introduction

SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION

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