Transportation Planning Capacity Building

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Transportation PlanningCapacity Building
Indiana MPO Conference October 15-17, 2003
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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.

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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

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Program Objectives

• Easy to find answers to transportation planning
  questions
• Responsive to practitioner needs
• Flexible approaches
• Peer-to-peer networking
• Commitment to continued learning

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Relationship to Oversight and Research

• Oversight identifies the needs.
• Research develops solutions.
• Capacity Building is the delivery apparatus.
• It also returns perspectives, ideas and concerns
  from stakeholder outreach.

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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

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Program Audiences

• Decision Makers
• Staff
• Non-Metropolitan Local Officials
• Tribal Government Officials
• Others

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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

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Focus Areas

• Determined from
• Stakeholder outreach meetings
• Metropolitan
• Statewide
• Rural
• Customer Feedback
• Program Evaluations
• Individual Contact

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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

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Publications

• Metropolitan Planning Process Briefing Book
• Frequently Asked Questions
• A Citizens 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

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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

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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

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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.

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Peer Program Services

• Peer-to-Peer Site Visits
• Roundtables
• Workshops
• Topic-specific forums

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Peer Program Coordinators

• FHWA Sherry Ways, [phone]
• FTA Carolyn Mulvihill, [phone]

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www.planning.dot.gov
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www.planning.dot.gov
Brief introduction to planning area program. Rel
ated information broken down by subject areas,
resources, publications, and programs.
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TPCB Peer Programs

• Available Online
• About the Peer Program
• Program Application
• Peer Exchange Reports
• Peer Events and more

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www.planning.dot.gov
Calendar of Events

• Training Education
• Training Courses
• Academic Institutions
• Educational Papers
• Transportation Data
• Resources

Related Web Sites
Field Contacts
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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

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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

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For More Information

• www.planning.dot.gov
• Charlie Goodman _at_ [phone]
• charles.goodman_at_fta.dot.gov
• David Kuehn _at_ [phone] david.kuehn_at_fhwa.dot
  .gov
• Robert Ritter _at_ [phone]
• robert.ritter_at_fhwa.dot.gov
• Effie Stallsmith _at_ [phone]
• effie.stallsmith_at_fta.dot.gov