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Context Sensitive Solutions A NMDOT Perspective

Context Sensitive Solutions A NMDOT Perspective. Joe J. Sanchez, PE. CSS Manager Infrastructure Division NMDOT. Reorganization of Resources. Context Sensitive Solutions Transportation Solutions + Community Integrated Transportation Services Value Engineering

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Context Sensitive Solutions A NMDOT Perspective

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  1. Context Sensitive SolutionsA NMDOT Perspective Joe J. Sanchez, PE. CSS Manager Infrastructure Division NMDOT

  2. Reorganization of Resources • Context Sensitive Solutions • Transportation Solutions + Community • Integrated Transportation Services • Value Engineering • Professional Services Contracting • Environmental and Urban Design

  3. Transportation + Community The reality then… “that bullet doesn’t fit our pistol, your holding up progress”-Unknown Engineer 1952 The reality today… Listening to your concerns, together we can achieve integration of the necessary transportation improvements and enhance the community- Modern Engineer 2004

  4. Measurement Framework for CSS Process Multi-disciplinary teams Community engagement Agreement on project problems & needs Alternatives analysis Construction Training Manuals Policies Motivation Organization-wide Project-Level Achievement of Project Vision & Goals Stakeholder satisfaction Quality Assurance Review Timeframe and Budget Stakeholder satisfaction Outcomes

  5. Okay- so what is CSS? • ‘Context Sensitive Design’ • ‘Context Sensitive Solutions’ • ‘Thinking Beyond the Pavement’ • ‘Place Sensitive Design’ • All the above terms mean the same thing: • A Context Sensitive Outcome is desired • A Context Sensitive Process is used

  6. That’s Nice…How do you do CSS? • Maintaining NEPA Intent • CSS asks about the purpose & need of a transportation project, then addresses equally: • Safety • Mobility • Preservation (Aesthetic, historic & cultural, environmental & other community values) • Context Sensitive Solutions involves a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach in which citizens & agencies are part of the team

  7. I’m getting the Idea-do you have a Picture?

  8. SO it is A, B, C from 1 to 3 • Identification of Stakeholder Concerns • Problem Definition and Strategies • Strategies Development (Mind Mapping or Visioning) • Purpose and Need • Multi-modal Alternatives Development • Quantitative Screening of Alternatives

  9. Why is Stakeholder Involvement so Important?

  10. How does this relate to Visioning?

  11. What's Next in the Process? • We have removed the Engineers bias of always thinking we know the answer by: • Using Stakeholder input to tell us what is important to the project stakeholders • Allows for Identifying the Context of the Project • Visioning creates branches of importance which; • Gives us “Purpose and Need”

  12. Is it time to put Designs on Paper? • No – its time to be creative in ideas to address developments of multimodal alternatives • “Strategies Table”

  13. So now can we put lines to paper? • Yes- its time to be Engineers and Transportation Professionals- who focus on OUTCOMES • Multimodal Alternatives Development • Quantitative Screening Of Alternatives • Compliance with NEPA • Final Design • Construction

  14. Any New Initiatives at the NMDOT? • Development of Architectural and Aesthetic Design Guides in Collaboration with the UNM School of Architecture • NMDOT CSS Website-coming soon-end of January 2005 • Two CSS Classes • First Week of February ( 2 days per class) • Make-up for Class Roster

  15. Moving to the Future with the NMDOT through Context Sensitive SolutionsTransportationPlusCommunity

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