Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 4: Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies (2014) / Chapter Skim
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240 This assessment tool was developed as part of NCHRP Project 20-83(7) , "Sustainable Transportation Systems and Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies." The tool is in the form of a self-administered survey to help transportation agencies assess their maturity and progress toward supporting a triple-bottom-line (TBL)
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TBL Maturity Assessment Tool 241 The assessment follows a number of basic functional dimensions to characterize an agency along a sustainability maturity scale -- based on a vision of how an agency is likely to function under a TBL sustainability policy system. The basic functional dimensions are: A
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242 Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies A CONSENSUS ON NEEDS AND GOALS: Processes by which transportation policy systems identify needs, gaps, and requirements; build consensus around a prioritized ranking of potential needs; and develop acceptable goals and priorities for transportation.
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TBL Maturity Assessment Tool 243 B PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING: Planning and programming refers to the processes by which transportation plans are created to carry out the goals developed in the consensus-building, needs assessment, and goals-setting processes.
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C. BUDGETING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION: Budgeting and resource allocation includes the processes by which transportation policy systems determine how to collect and distribute resources among different projects and programs (includes budgeting and allocation)
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TBL Maturity Assessment Tool 245 E SERVICE AND PRODUCT DELIVERY: Service and product delivery includes processes by which transportation policy systems deliver transportation goods and services to the public and ensure that the level and quality of services meet goals and established standards.
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246 Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies G EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Education and training includes processes by which the transportation community is educated to understand and embrace evolving organizing principles and to adopt (and invest in)
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TBL Maturity Assessment Tool 247 F.2 Overall Rating -- Sustainability Maturity Level For an overall TBL sustainability maturity rating, review the answers for each of the functional dimensions. For the row that best describes your agency, circle the score in the first column of that row (i.e., 1 through 5)
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