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SAFETEA-LU Implementation Best Practices

SAFETEA-LU Implementation Best Practices. Midwest Transportation Planning Conference June 5, 2008 Iowa City, Iowa. Resources for Case Studies. US DOT Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program www.planning.dot.gov/

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SAFETEA-LU Implementation Best Practices

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  1. SAFETEA-LU Implementation Best Practices Midwest Transportation Planning Conference June 5, 2008 Iowa City, Iowa

  2. Resources for Case Studies • US DOT Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program www.planning.dot.gov/ • FHWA HEP SAFETEA-LU Examples:www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/metro/sftluexamp.htm#a1 • FHWA Resource Center:www.fhwa.dot.gov/resourcecenter/teams/planning/solutions.cfm • AMPO: www.ampo.org/content/index.php?pid=56 • AASHTO Standing Committee on Planning:http://planning.transportation.org/ • Transportation Research Board: http://tsp.trb.org/

  3. SAFETEA-LU Implementation Best Practices • Safety • Security • Financial Planning • Environmental Mitigation

  4. Safety • 4-Es • Engineering • Infrastructure Improvements • Enforcement • Red Light Running • Speed Limits • Education • Bicycle Education • Youth Alcohol Awareness • Emergency Services • Incident Management • Emergency Access to Incident Locations

  5. Safety:Quad Cities, IA-IL • Community Awareness of Roadway Safety (CARS) • Multi-Disciplinary Traffic Safety Team • ITS Coordination • Incident Management Plans • Evacuation Plans • Special Events Planning • Construction and Maintenance Updates • Enforcement Updates

  6. Safety:Centre County, PA • Roadside Safety Assessments • On-Site Reviews • Multi-Disciplinary Efforts • Engage PennDOT District Safety Engineer • Prioritizing and Funding Safety Improvements

  7. MPO Responsibilities Crash Data Crash Clusters, Perceived Hazard Areas Coordinated with PennDOT Logistics and Documentation PennDOT Responsibilities Identified additional safety areas of concern Compiled crash cluster list Prepared collision diagrams Summarized detailed crash data for each location Reviewed ROW widths for each location Safety:Centre County, PA

  8. Safety:Centre County, PA • Low Cost Improvements • Studies/ Projects implemented through the PennDOT District Office or County Maintenance Office • Short Term Improvements • Projects implemented through the current TIP to quickly address immediate safety concerns utilizing existing funding allocations (HSIP, STU) • Long Term Improvements • Projects that need to be reviewed and analyzed in the MPO’s LRTP to develop a permanent/lasting solution with future revenue sources

  9. Security • “The Role of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) In Preparing for Security Incidents and Transportation System Response” • Michael D. Meyer, Ph.D., P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology • http://www.planning.dot.gov/Documents/Securitypaper.htm

  10. Security • Characterize the Nature of the Threat • Possible MPO Roles in M&O and Security/Disaster Planning • Traditional • Convener • Champion • Developer • Operator • Roles Related to Phases of Security/Disaster Incidents • Prevention • Response/Mitigation • Monitoring/Information • Recovery • Investigation • Institutional Learning

  11. Financial Planning • “FHWA must actively encourage transparency, consistency, and reasonableness with regard to planned expenditures of public resources, and attempt to ensure that consistent messages are being provided throughout the planning, project development, NEPA, design, and construction processes.”

  12. Financial Planning • Year of Expenditure • Mega Project Requirements • Financial Plans • Project Management Plans • Transportation Planning Requirements and Their Relationship to NEPA

  13. Financial Planning:Annual Listing of Obligated Projects • Northwestern Indiana Planning Commission http://nipc.org • “Whatever Happened To That Project?”

  14. Environmental Mitigation • Stewardship • Transportation investment decisions should be more environmentally conscious • Streamlining • Effective Transportation Planning can significantly contribute to CSS and NEPA processes

  15. Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge, Massachusetts Environmental Mitigation:Danville, Illinois • Overlay Natural Resources with LRTP Projects • Potential Project Conflicts Initiate Program Level Discussions

  16. Environmental Mitigation:Peoria, IL • Local Legacy Plan • Set of goals, policies, strategies, and procedures for inventorying, prioritizing and preserving critical farmland, natural areas, and cultural resources within the region • Land Use Evolution and Site Assessment Model (LEAM) • FHWA Eco-Logical Grant

  17. Post SAFETEA-LU • Highway Trust Fund • Authorization • Role of Transportation Planning • Long Range System Demands and Needs • Transportation • Financing • Project Selection • Project Development • System Performance and Evaluation

  18. Contact Information John Donovan Transportation Planning Specialist FHWA – Illinois Division (217) 492-4642 john.donovan@fhwa.dot.gov

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