Stakeholders
The Regional ITS Architecture resulted from the consensus input of a diverse set of stakeholders, encompassing traffic, transit, public safety, and many other operating agencies at local, state, and national levels. It includes both public and private sectors and spans the organizations that manage, support, or are impacted by the surface transportation system, with particular focus on agencies that operate transportation systems in the region.
| Stakeholder | Description |
|---|---|
| Bradley County | County government for Bradley County. Includes all county departments including EMS, Fire, Sheriff and Highway Departments as well as the Cleveland-Bradley County Emergency Management Agency. |
| City of Cleveland | Municipal government for the City of Cleveland, Tennessee. Covers all city departments including those that deal with traffic and public safety. |
| Financial Institution | Handles exchange of money for transit electronic fare collection. |
| McMinn County | County government for McMinn County. Includes all county departments including EMS, Fire, Sheriff and Highway Departments as well as the McMinn County Emergency Management Agency. |
| Media | Local media outlets. This can include television stations, newspapers, radio stations and their associated websites. |
| Municipal Government | Government for various municipalities within the Region that are not specifically called out. Covers all city departments including those that deal with traffic and public safety. |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, agency that gathers weather information and issues severe weather warnings. |
| Other Agencies | This stakeholder represents a wide variety of agencies. The associated elements are groups of agencies or providers that do not have a primary stakeholder agency. |
| Other States | Emergency or traffic management agencies in other states adjacent to Tennessee. In the Cleveland Region this includes Georgia and North Carolina. |
| Private Information Provider | Private sector business responsible for the gathering and distribution of traveler information. This service is typically provided on a subscription basis. |
| Rail Operators | Companies that operate trains and/or are responsible for the maintenance and operations of railroad tracks. |
| Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency | Among other Regional social services, the human resource agency operates Southeast Tennessee HRA Transportation (SETHRA). SETHRA provides demand-response transit service in the Region and fixed-route service in the Cleveland urban area. |
| System Users | All of the users of the transportation system. |
| TDOT | The Tennessee Department of Transportation is responsible for the construction, maintenance, and operation of state roadways in Tennessee. |
| TEMA | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The agency is responsible for emergency operations during a disaster or large scale incident. |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Statewide law enforcement agency responsible for issuing statewide Amber Alerts in Tennessee. |
| Tennessee Department of Health and Human Services | State department that manages funding for medical transportation services. |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) produces power for distribution by local power distributors in the Tennessee River Valley. The TVA operates several nuclear power plants in or near the Cleveland Region. |
| THP | The Tennessee Highway Patrol is the state law enforcement agency that enforces traffic safety laws as well as commercial vehicle regulations. |