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1. What is a PMS (Pavement Management Program)? A Pavement Management Program (PMS) is a decision making process or system that helps public works personnel make cost-effective decisions concerning the maintenance and rehabilitation of their jurisdiction's pavements for which they are responsible in a systematic way. Many people refer to a set of software programs as the Pavement Management Program. This is really a misnomer, since the software does not manage pavements or make decisions. The personnel in the organization manage pavements and make decisions; the software only assists in information management and decision support. Pavement Management Programs provide a means to organize the massive amounts of data that develops about a pavement network. When the data storage and analyses are automated, a PMS stores data, retrieves data, makes multiple complex calculations quickly and efficiently, and provides results in easily understandable reports. 2. What is the MTC PMS/StreetSaver? In 1982, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), completed a study of local road and street maintenance needs and revenue short falls in the San Francisco Bay Area. The results of the study indicated that local jurisdictions were spending only 60 percent of funds required to maintain roads in a condition considered adequate. This indicated a need to improve pavement maintenance and rehabilitation techniques and practices. A committee was formed to evaluate pavement management efforts. At approximately the same time, six public works directors reviewed a proposal to develop a prototype PMS; however, it was felt that the proposed system was too complex. This group strongly emphasized that simplicity was the most important objective to be developed in a PMS if it was to be adopted and used by cities and counties. In 1983, a consultant was retained to assist MTC in determining MTC PMS needs, PMS resources, and problems. In addition, they were to develop three basic elements of a standardized prototype PMS: a pavement condition index (PCI), effective maintenance treatments for the Bay Area, and a network level assignment procedure. The result was the first version of the MTC PMS in 1987! With the release of version 8 in 2003, MTC has renamed MTC PMS to StreetSaver®. The StreetSaver® v.8 Online was launched in April 2005. MTC becomes the first and is the leader in software-on-demand provider for pavement management software. The latest version of the StreetSaver® v.9 Online, .NET edition was released in July 2008. With more than 20 years of experience in pavement managment and continuing research and development, StreetSaver® has become the most popular software in the West Coast. 3. Who and What is MTC (MetropolitanTransportation Commission)? The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. These counties include: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Solano, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) was created by the state Legislature in 1970 to provide transportation planning for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC functions as both the regional transportation planning agency - - a state designation - - and for federal purposes, as the region's metropolitan planning organization (MPO). As such, it is responsible for the Regional Transportation Plan, a comprehensive blueprint for the development of mass transit, highway, airport, seaport, railroad, bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The Commission also screens requests from local agencies for state and federal grants for transportation projects to determine their compatibility with the plan. For more information, contact the MTC Public Information Office by telephone at (510) 817-5700. Click
to visit MTC's home page.
4. What is the latest version of the MTC pavement management software? The StreetSaver® Online v.9 .NET edition was unveiled in July 2008. All existing v.8 Online users will be upgraded to v.9 by the end of 2008. Also, effective September 1, 2009, MTC will discontinue support for v.8 Desktop edition. 5. How do I get a copy of StreetSaver® Online? Please visit our Products section or Contact Sui Tan at (510) 817-5844 or via e-mail at stan@mtc.ca.gov for more information. 6. What are the minimum system requirements for StreetSaver® Online? The ONLY software requires to run the StreetSaver® Online is the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser:
7. How do I install StreetSaver® Online? Just answer yes to a couple of message boxes that come up the first time you visit StreetSaverOnline.com. 8. Is MTC StreetSaver® Online be compatible with Windows Vista? Yes, it is compatible. As a matter of fact, it is independent on computer operating system. As long as you can launch Microsoft Internet Explorer, you have access to StreetSaver® Online. 9. Are DOS versions of the MTC PMS currently supported? Effective July 1, 2005, MTC has discontinued support for the Windows-based PMS version 7.x. If you are currently using version 7.x or a release prior to version 7.1 and wish to have access to continue technical support, you will need to upgrade to StreetSaver® Online. Please contact Sui Tan at (510) 817-5844 or stan@mtc.ca.gov for more information. 10. What is a "Bay Area User"? "Outside-Bay Area User"? Bay Area users consists of local agencies located in any of the nine counties in the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, San Mateo, Santa Clara) that use the MTC pavement management software. Any agencies outside the San Francisco Bay Area are considered Outside-Bay Area users. 11. I am a Bay Area User. Who should I contact first with questions or problems? If you are a Bay Area user, please first contact your Pavement Coordinator at MTC:
Or Email us at pavement@mtc.ca.gov
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101 Eighth Street, Oakland, California 94607 • Phone: 510.817.5700
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