Multi-Disciplinary Teams in Context-Sensitive Solutions (2007) / Chapter Skim
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Although transportation agencies use different terms to characterize the principles and philosophy of context-sensitive solutions (CSS) , the underlying theme is one of developing transportation solutions that improve the quality of life for the communities being served by transportation agencies.
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43 • State DOTs believe that CSS multi-disciplinary teams generally have a positive effect on the outcome of the project; specifically, greater public acceptance and expedited project delivery. The information from the survey was helpful in gauging the general perception of state DOTs concerning CSS and multi-disciplinary teams, but not that helpful with understanding the inner workings of multi-disciplinary teams.
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qualify as a multi-disciplinary team, the question remains as to whether it represents human and natural context as well as community perspectives. The Minnesota DOT represents a notable practice of including community groups other than local officials as participants in their training program.
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45 The results of this synthesis show that state DOTs value multidisciplinary teams. Greater public acceptance, expedited project delivery, and shared funding through partnerships were recognized as positive benefits of multi-disciplinary teams by the majority of state DOTs responding to the survey.
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