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Transportation Planning Capacity Building. Indiana MPO Conference October 15-17, 2003. What is Transportation Planning Capacity Building?. Mission
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Transportation PlanningCapacity Building Indiana MPO Conference October 15-17, 2003
What is Transportation Planning Capacity Building? Mission Support effective transportation planning in state, metropolitan, rural and tribal settings. Assist decision-makers, transportation officials and staff resolve the increasingly complex issues they face when addressing transportation needs in their communities.
Transportation Planning Capacity Building Focus Areas To improve these types of planning: • Asset Management • Cost Estimation • CSS/CSD • Financial Planning • Freight • Human & Natural Environment • Intermodal • Land Use • Models • New MPOs/Boundaries • Operations • Planning Performance Measures • Programming process • Public Involvement • Safety • Security • State Consultation • Systems Planning Partners & Audiences Tools • Metropolitan • Statewide • Rural and Local Communities • Tribal • FHWA/FTA • State DOTs • MPOs • Public Transport. Providers • Tribal Governments • Rural Officials • Environmental Agencies • Elected Officials • City DOTs • County DOTs • Businesses • Public • Technical Assistance • Peer Exchange • Scans • Case Studies • Effective Practices • Expert Panels • Deployment • Internet • Publications • Videos • Training • NHI/NTI • Short Courses • Workshops
Program Objectives • Easy to find answers to transportation planning questions • Responsive to practitioner needs • Flexible approaches • Peer-to-peer networking • Commitment to continued learning
Relationship to Oversight and Research • Oversight identifies the needs. • Researchdevelops solutions. • Capacity Building is the delivery apparatus. It also returns perspectives, ideas and concerns from stakeholder outreach.
Transportation Planning Capacity Building Focus Areas To improve these types of planning: • Asset Management • Cost Estimation • CSS/CSD • Financial Planning • Freight • Human & Natural Environment • Intermodal • Land Use • Models • New MPOs/Boundaries • Operations • Planning Performance Measures • Programming process • Public Involvement • Safety • Security • State Consultation • Systems Planning Partners & Audiences Tools • Metropolitan • Statewide • Rural and Local Communities • Tribal • FHWA/FTA • State DOTs • MPOs • Public Transport. Providers • Tribal Governments • Rural Officials • Environmental Agencies • Elected Officials • City DOTs • County DOTs • Businesses • Public • Technical Assistance • Peer Exchange • Scans • Case Studies • Effective Practices • Expert Panels • Deployment • Internet • Publications • Videos • Training • NHI/NTI • Short Courses • Workshops
Program Audiences • Decision Makers • Staff • Non-Metropolitan Local Officials • Tribal Government Officials • Others
Transportation Planning Capacity Building Focus Areas Toimprove these types of planning: • Asset Management • Cost Estimation • CSS/CSD • Financial Planning • Freight • Human & Natural Environment • Intermodal • Land Use • Models • New MPOs/Boundaries • Operations • Planning Performance Measures • Programming process • Public Involvement • Safety • Security • State Consultation • Systems Planning Partners & Audiences Tools • Metropolitan • Statewide • Rural and Local Communities • Tribal • FHWA/FTA • State DOTs • MPOs • Public Transport. Providers • Tribal Governments • Rural Officials • Environmental Agencies • Elected Officials • City DOTs • County DOTs • Businesses • Public • Technical Assistance • Peer Exchange • Scans • Case Studies • Effective Practices • Expert Panels • Deployment • Internet • Publications • Videos • Training • NHI/NTI • Short Courses • Workshops
Focus Areas • Determined from: • Stakeholder outreach meetings • Metropolitan • Statewide • Rural • Customer Feedback • Program Evaluations • Individual Contact
Transportation Planning Capacity Building Focus Areas To improve these types of planning: • Asset Management • Cost Estimation • CSS/CSD • Financial Planning • Freight • Human & Natural Environment • Intermodal • Land Use • Models • New MPOs/Boundaries • Operations • Planning Performance Measures • Programming process • Public Involvement • Safety • Security • State Consultation • Systems Planning Partners & Audiences Tools • Metropolitan • Statewide • Rural and Local Communities • Tribal • FHWA/FTA • State DOTs • MPOs • Public Transport. Providers • Tribal Governments • Rural Officials • Environmental Agencies • Elected Officials • City DOTs • County DOTs • Businesses • Public • Technical Assistance • Peer Exchange • Scans • Case Studies • Effective Practices • Expert Panels • Deployment • Internet • Publications • Videos • Training • NHI/NTI • Short Courses • Workshops
Publications • Metropolitan Planning Process Briefing Book • Frequently Asked Questions • A Citizen’s Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking • Planning for Transportation in Rural Areas • Community Impact Assessment • Public Involvement • Environmental Streamlining • Transportation Conformity: A Basic Guide for State and Local Officials
Training Courses and Workshops • Metropolitan Planning • Statewide Planning • Public Involvement • Linking Planning and NEPA • Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process • Travel Demand Forecasting • Administration of FHWA Planning Grants • Fundamentals of Title VI/Env. Justice • Air Quality Monitoring
Technical Resources • New MPO case studies • Public involvement evaluation case studies • Dynamics of on-street parking (with NYU) • Talking Freight Series • Planning Studies: Flex funding, Transit Operators • Transportation and Land Use Scan
The Peer Programs • Forum for sharing ideas & noteworthy practices. • Strengthens transportation planning practices. • Builds relationships & reinforces cooperation between agencies. • Designed to meet specific needs of a region, State, or locality.
Peer Program Services • Peer-to-Peer Site Visits • Roundtables • Workshops • Topic-specific forums
Peer Programs Topics to Date • Financial Planning, Denver, CO, • Management and Operations, Washington, DC • Land Use and Transportation Models, Tucson, AZ • Public Transportation in the Planning Process, Baltimore, MD • Rural transportation planning, Indianapolis, IN • Context Sensitive Solutions/Context Sensitive Design in Large Central Cities, New York, NY • Transportation and Land Use, Pittsburgh, PA • Freight in the Planning Process, Philadelphia, PA • Others
How To Apply • An individual MPO, State DOT, transit agency, or tribal organization may apply. • FHWA Division/FTA Regional Offices may apply on behalf of an agency. • Application and instructions are located on the Peer Programs Page at www.planning.dot.gov. • Roles and Responsibilities Fact Sheet & Peer Program brochure for more information.
Peer Program Policies • FHWA Division/FTA Regional Offices are encouraged to work cooperatively. • FHWA Divisions and FTA Regional Offices are responsible for coordinating logistics etc., in cooperation with the agency seeking assistance.
Upcoming Peer Programs • Community Impact Assessment, Indianapolis, IN • MPO Regional Coordination, Gettysburg, PA • Performance Measurement Roundtable, Washington, DC • Safety and Security in the Planning Process, Washington, DC • Land Use, Transit, Livability, Atlanta, GA
Peer Program Coordinators • FHWA: Sherry Ways, (202) 366-1587 • FTA: Carolyn Mulvihill, (202) 366-2258
www.planning.dot.gov Brief introduction to planning area program. Related information broken down by subject areas, resources, publications, and programs.
TPCB – Peer Programs • Available Online: • About the Peer Program • Program Application • Peer Exchange Reports • Peer Events and more…
www.planning.dot.gov Calendar of Events • Training & Education • Training Courses • Academic Institutions • Educational Papers • Transportation Data • Resources Related Web Sites Field Contacts
Upcoming Technical Information • Transportation and Land Use: national scan report; transportation, land use, physical activity report • Financial planning: national scan report, plain language brochure on transportation finance basics • Systems Planning • Land Use and Economic Development • Transit Supportive Land Use Development • Operations and Planning Support – Case Studies and Primer • Integrating Transportation, Land Use and Public Health • Rural Transportation
Other Capacity Building Programs • Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) • Mike Culp, 202-366-9229 • Freight Professional Development Program (FPD) • Scott Johnson, 202-366-9498 • ITS Professional Capacity Building • Ron Giguere, 202-366-2203
For More Information • www.planning.dot.gov • Charlie Goodman @ (202) 366-1944 charles.goodman@fta.dot.gov • David Kuehn @ (202) 366-6072 david.kuehn@fhwa.dot.gov • Robert Ritter @ (202) 493-2139 robert.ritter@fhwa.dot.gov • Effie Stallsmith @ (202) 366-5653 effie.stallsmith@fta.dot.gov