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FHWA Workshops on Climate Change & Transportation Planning The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is sponsoring two peer workshops on Integrating Climate Change Considerations into the Transportation Planning Process (September 24, 2008 - Albany, NY; October 27, 2008 - Seattle, WA). The workshops are open to officials of MPOs, state DOTs, public transit agencies, and other transportation planning partners. The workshops will provide opportunities for agencies from across the country to learn from each other about "best practices" that can potentially be applied in their home areas. Resource Systems Group, Inc. (RSG) is managing and facilitating the workshops under contract to FHWA. Participants are being sought from both agencies with relevant experience to share and agencies that are seeking to make progress on integrating climate change considerations into the transportation planning process. If you are interested in participating in a workshop, please go to the website below and complete the brief nomination form. Reimbursement for reasonable travel costs not paid by the participant's agency/employer is available. Please be advised that space is limited, and not all requests to participate in either workshop may be accommodated. http://www.surveycafe.com/mpoworkshops/pnform.asp AASHTO Integrating Transportation Planning and NEPA Decision-Making Webcast AASHTO, FHWA, and FTA are sponsoring a live training webcast on September 23, 2008 on the subject of Integrating Transportation Planning and NEPA Decision-Making. For further details and free registration, visit the following website: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/aashto/080923/ Integration of the Congestion Management Process and Management and Operations Strategies in Metropolitan Transportation Planning The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration are teaming up to hold 6 regional workshops across the U.S. (but none in Texas) to advance the integration of the congestion management process (CMP) and management and operations (M&O) strategies in metropolitan transportation planning through an objectives-driven, performance-based approach to planning for transportation operations. Held July 31st - September 23rd, these 1-day workshops aim to equip senior planners and operations managers from MPOs, State DOTs, transit agencies, and local operating agencies to lead transitions toward an objectives-driven, performance-based approach in their regions, in accordance with SAFETEA-LU in advancing planning for operations. They will also discuss the two new Guidebooks created on this topic. Hosts Sought for "Linking Conservation and Transportation Planning" Workshops The Federal Highway Administration is soliciting interest in hosting conservation and transportation planning workshops during 2008 and 2009. The workshops, titled "Linking Conservation and Transportation Planning," are designed to assist States Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and State and Federal resource agencies better coordinate and integrate transportation and conservation planning data and activities. Additional information about the workshops can be found in the January 2007 "Successes in Stewardship" Newsletter, and on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Planning and Environmental Linkages training website: http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/strmlng/newsletters/jan07nl.asp http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/integ/resources_training.asp FHWA has played a very proactive role in these workshops, as they provide a great forum for building relationships and forming partnerships. The workshops also help identify ways in which transportation and environmental agencies can work together in meeting SAFETEA-LU Section 6001 environmental consultation and mitigation requirements, better accomplish linking planning and NEPA objectives, and work towards a more effective and efficient environmental review process. Interested Division Offices will be expected to serve as a co-lead with state and local partners in coordinating the workshops. Divisions will help lead a workshop planning committee which will customize the agenda to state/local needs, and ensure broad participation and smooth logistics. Please contact Becky Lupes, Rebecca.lupes@dot.gov or 202-366-7808, to express interest or for more information. 2008 Traffic Safety Conference TTI, in conjunction with H-GAC and TxDOT, will be hosting a Statewide Traffic Safety Conference. This conference will be held November 17 - 19, 2008 in Houston, Texas at the Marriott Houston Hobby Airport hotel. More information can be found on the flyer and website shown below.
Website - 2008 Traffic Safety Conference 2008 Border to Border Transportation Conference The 2nd annual Border to Border Transportation Conference is scheduled for November 18-20, 2008 at the McAllen Convention Center. A link to the conference website is provided below. Website - 2008 Border to Border Transportation Conference
Transportation Planning Requirements and Their Relationship to NEPA The following slides were presented by FHWA / FTA as part of a "Let’s Talk Planning" Videoconference held March 19, 2008. Census Bureau message regarding the TAZ/Block/Tract updates for the 2010 Census The following posting is to alert interested parties to the current status of the expected timeline related to the creation of Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) for CTPP products.
Let's Talk Planning Video Conference: Fiscal Constraint, Focusing on Year of Expenditure (YOE) and Cost Banding The following presentations, materials, and links are from the FHWA/FTA Let's Talk Planning Video Conference on October 16, 2007.
Indirect and Cumulative Impact Assessment for NEPA Process (8 Steps) The following presentation was made by Jack Gilbert, FHWA at the TxDOT Environmental Coordinators' Conference (September 2007 in Austin).
ATRI Highway Trust Funding Shortfalls and Potential Options An executive summary of the ATRI report Defining the Legacy for Users: Understanding the Strategies and Implications for Highway Funding is available below. The objective of this research is to "define and understand the current state of transportation needs and finance in the United States, with particular attention paid to the financing of highway infrastructure maintenance and expansion." Now Available: Guidebook for Identifying, Measuring and Mitigating Environmental Justice Impacts of Toll Roads Published by the University of Texas at Austin's Center for Transportation Research, this guidebook presents an approach for the identification, measurement, and mitigation of disproportionately high or adverse impacts imposed on minority and low-income (EJ) communities by toll roads relative to nontoll roads. 80th Texas Legislature Focuses on Transportation The 80th Texas Legislature adjourned in May 2007, and the session highlighted transportation issues. Major topics included toll roads, public-private partnerships, the Trans-Texas Corridor, red light cameras, and air quality. The North Central Texas Council of Governments has prepared a summary of many transportation related bills affecting the entire state and the Dallas-Fort Worth area in particular. Presentation developed by FHWA/FTA concerning the Final Rule on Metropolitan and Statewide Transportation Planning The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the revised Federal Regulations governing the development of metropolitan transportation plans and programs, statewide transportation plans and programs and regulations for Congestion Management Systems. These revisions result from the passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L. 109-59, August 10, 2005), which also incorporates changes initiated in its predecessor legislation, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) (Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998) and now makes the regulations consistent with current statutory requirements. The last time these sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) were updated was October 1993. The Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2007, and became effective on March 16, 2007.
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