Transportation PlanningCapacity Building

Indiana MPO Conference

October 15-17, 2003

MissionSupport 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.

What is Transportation Planning Capacity Building?

To improve these types of planning:

• Metropolitan• Statewide• Rural and Local

Communities• Tribal

Partners & Audiences

• FHWA/FTA• State DOTs• MPOs• Public Transport.

Providers• Tribal

Governments• Rural Officials• Environmental

Agencies• Elected Officials• City DOTs• County DOTs• Businesses• Public

Focus Areas

• 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

Tools

Technical Assistance• Peer Exchange• Scans• Case Studies• Effective Practices• Expert PanelsDeployment• Internet• Publications• VideosTraining• NHI/NTI• Short Courses• Workshops

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• Easy to find answers to transportation planning questions

• Responsive to practitioner needs

• Flexible approaches

• Peer-to-peer networking

• Commitment to continued learning

Program Objectives

• Oversight identifies the needs.

• Research develops solutions.

• Capacity Building is the delivery apparatus.

It also returns perspectives, ideas and concerns from stakeholder outreach.

Relationship to Oversight and Research

To improve these types of planning:

• Metropolitan• Statewide• Rural and Local

Communities• Tribal

Partners & Audiences

• FHWA/FTA• State DOTs• MPOs• Public Transport.

Providers• Tribal

Governments• Rural Officials• Environmental

Agencies• Elected Officials• City DOTs• County DOTs• Businesses• Public

Focus Areas

• 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

Tools

Technical Assistance• Peer Exchange• Scans• Case Studies• Effective Practices• Expert PanelsDeployment• Internet• Publications• VideosTraining• NHI/NTI• Short Courses• Workshops

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• Decision Makers

• Staff

• Non-Metropolitan Local Officials

• Tribal Government Officials

• Others

Program Audiences

To improve these types of planning:

• Metropolitan• Statewide• Rural and Local

Communities• Tribal

Partners & Audiences

• FHWA/FTA• State DOTs• MPOs• Public Transport.

Providers• Tribal

Governments• Rural Officials• Environmental

Agencies• Elected Officials• City DOTs• County DOTs• Businesses• Public

Focus Areas

• 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

Tools

Technical Assistance• Peer Exchange• Scans• Case Studies• Effective Practices• Expert PanelsDeployment• Internet• Publications• VideosTraining• NHI/NTI• Short Courses• Workshops

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• Determined from:– Stakeholder outreach meetings

• Metropolitan • Statewide • Rural

– Customer Feedback• Program Evaluations• Individual Contact

Focus Areas

To improve these types of planning:

• Metropolitan• Statewide• Rural and Local

Communities• Tribal

Partners & Audiences

• FHWA/FTA• State DOTs• MPOs• Public Transport.

Providers• Tribal

Governments• Rural Officials• Environmental

Agencies• Elected Officials• City DOTs• County DOTs• Businesses• Public

Focus Areas

• 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

Tools

Technical Assistance• Peer Exchange• Scans• Case Studies• Effective Practices• Expert PanelsDeployment• Internet• Publications• VideosTraining• NHI/NTI• Short Courses• Workshops

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• 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

Publications

• 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

Training Courses and Workshops

• 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

Technical Resources

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 toplanning areaprogram.

Related informationbroken down bysubject areas, resources, publications, andprograms.

www.planning.dot.gov

TPCB – Peer Programs

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

Calendarof Events

RelatedWeb Sites

FieldContacts

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

www.planning.dot.gov

• 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

Upcoming Technical Information

• 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

Other Capacity Building Programs

For More Information

• www.planning.dot.gov

• Charlie Goodman @ (202) 366-1944charles.goodman@fta.dot.gov

• David Kuehn @ (202) 366-6072 david.kuehn@fhwa.dot.gov

• Robert Ritter @ (202) 493-2139robert.ritter@fhwa.dot.gov

• Effie Stallsmith @ (202) 366-5653 effie.stallsmith@fta.dot.gov