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128 APPENDIX D Survey Questionnaire Tribal Transportation Project Good day, I am [give name] with the Research Department of the American Planning Association in Chicago. APA is working on a research project to better understand tribal transportation needs. We are surveying tribes across the country to assess the status of tribal transportation programs. The results of our survey will be published by the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C., which is supporting the survey. This research will help federal agencies evaluate priorities for further transportation funding, and provide tribes with a good comparative overview of tribal transportation activity. I. Basic Information 1. I need some basic information about you and your tribe: Tribe name: Tribe address: Interviewee name: Interviewee title: Telephone no.: E-mail: Date: Census population as of 2000: II. Organization 2. What is the total acreage of your tribe? acres. 3. Describe the governance structure of your tribe: 4. Does your tribe operate its own transportation program or does it contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or a third party? Operates own program Contracts with Bureau of Indian Affairs Contracts with third party If you contract with a third party, who is that and where is the third party located? Name: Location: 5. What transportation programs does your tribe conduct, either directly, through the BIA, or through a third party? Prepares and maintains a long-range transportation plan Prepares and maintains a capital budget or capital improvement program Designs and constructs new roads Oversees contractors in construction projects Maintains existing roads Maintains inventory of transportation facilities If yes, does the inventory include: Road and right-of-way inventories Pavement management system
129 Bridge inventories Sign inventories Other: Operates a transportation safety program Operates a public transportation system that includes a bus system, van service, park and ride, dial-a-ride, paratransit (transit for handicapped people) Constructs or maintains sidewalks Constructs or maintains bikeways and bike lanes Operates air, freight, rail, port, or multi-modal facilities 6. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) in-house staff are working on transportation programs? FTE staff 7. Does your staff include any professional planners? No Yes If yes, how many? 8. Does your staff include any engineers? No Yes If yes, how many? 9. What are the professional qualifications of the in-house staff that is working on transportation programs that are not described above? 10. To whom does the transportation staff report to [title]? 11. Is there a training and continuing education program for in-house staff that is working on transportation programs? No Yes If there is a training and continuing education program for in-house staff that is working on transportation programs, please describe it. III. Planning (Only ask the following questions if the tribe is involved in long-range transportation planning) 12. When was the last time the transportation plan was prepared or updated? 13. What is the time frame for the transportation plan? 14. Who prepared the plan? 15. Was the plan adopted by the governing body of the tribe? No Yes If yes, in what year? 16. List three significant proposals contained in the transportation plan? 17. Approximately what percentage of the plan has been implemented?
130 18. Was there an opportunity for citizen participation in the planning process? No Yes If yes, what type of citizen participation was completed? Charrettes Public hearings Public meetings Survey Website information Other, please describe: 19. Is there linkage with your transportation plan and the following? Land-use planning Public utilities, including water and sewer Historic preservation, cultural resources, and archaeology Community and economic development Other, please describe: 20. Describe how your tribe coordinates with the following agencies, with regard to transportation: a. Bureau of Indian Affairs b. U.S. Department of Transportation c. Other federal agencies d. Regional councils of government e. State transportation agencies f. Other transportation providers IV. Funding for Transportation Projects 21. What were your operating expenses last year for transportation? 22. What were the sources of revenue, in percentages, for transportation? (Note: need to list sourcesâfind tribal budget.) Bureau of Indian Affairs Other federal sources State Tribal Casino revenues Tribal gas taxes Other Other 23. What were the total capital expenditures for transportation purposes for the last fiscal year? Indicate the fiscal year What were the sources of revenue, in percentages, for transportation purposes in the last fiscal year?
131 24. Describe three major projects that were completed in the last fiscal year? 1. 2. 3. 25. Describe the three greatest unmet needs for transportation projects? 1. 2. 3. V. Maintenance 26. Describe how your tribe undertakes maintenance of transportation facilities. a. Roads, including roads providing access to reservations b. Bridges c. Right-of-way d. Sidewalks and pedestrian facilities e. Bikeways and bike lanes f. Signs g. Public transit VI. Safety 27. What programs oriented to vehicular or pedestrian safety has your tribe implemented? Please describe: a. Signalization b. Signage c. Channelization d. Road reconfiguration e. Speed control f. Pedestrian/bicycle/sidewalk safety g. Child car seats h. Seat belt safety i. Safe routes to schools j. Alcoholism counseling or intervention related to operation of vehicles. k. Other VII. Innovation 28. What innovative transportation practices has your tribe instituted that other tribes may find beneficial? 29. Has your tribe utilized the Tribal Transportation Assistance Program (TTAP) in your region? If yes, please briefly describe how TTAP has assisted you.
30. Describe any challenges to transportation programs and how your tribe overcame those challenges? 31. If you could make one change in the operation of tribal transportation programs, either at the tribal, state, or federal levels, what would it be? 32. Could you recommend any other tribes that you think might have interesting or innovative transportation programs that we should talk to? Wrap-up Could you send us any copies of long-range transportation plans, capital budgets, capital improvement programs, or information about your tribeâs transportation programs? This will help us develop a complete profile of your tribe. Please send this material to [name of interviewer], c/o American Planning Association, 122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603. Would you like to review a summary of this interview for accuracy? If so, can we send this to you by e-mail? Please provide me with your e-mail address [if this hasnât been done already]. Thank you for your time. Your responses have been most helpful in creating a picture of how tribal transportation programs are operating. 132
