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Section 1 - Strategies for Metropolitan Planning Organization Success
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... SECTION 1 Strategies for Metropolitan Planning Organization Success
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... The research plan modifications accelerated the interactions with MPOs and introduced virtual Regional Roundtables (gatherings of MPO staff and stakeholders) and Information Forums (webinars featuring expert panelists on eight topics and audience polling)
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... 8   Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success Table 1-1.   Examples of topic areas influenced by the global pandemic. and "Internet of Things" (IoT)
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... The Innovation Database is available on the National Academies Press website (www.nap.edu) by searching for NCHRP Research Report 1002: Metro­politan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success.
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... The Innovation Database and videos are available on the National Academies Press website (www.nap.edu) by searching for NCHRP Research Report 1002: Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success.
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... by searching for NCHRP Research Report 1002: Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success. Purpose of the Innovation Database The Innovation Database is a portable, searchable database that MPO practitioners can use to respond to current and future planning challenges.
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... Columns F through J: Primary and Secondary Topics and Keywords (Max: 3) Column K: Description of project or process, noting why the work was done, resources, and so forth Column L: MPO population expressed as a range Columns M and N: The Region and MegaRegion where the source originated Column O: Publicly cited contact person or contact information, if available at the time of writing Column P: Primary source of information to include, scouring MPO websites, AMPO conference proceedings, and federal government research databases to find documents describing innovative practices at MPOs and other trans portation planning organizations.
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... Toolkit Topics Layout Some examples were identified through a literature review process, while others were cited as • Topic Title examples or highlighted during the project's Regional Roundtables or Information Forums. • Topic Categories The solutions presented are scalable to MPOs of varying sizes.
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... Toolkit Topic Operations Influences Issues Coordination 1 Social Equity 2 Financial Constraints 3 Inclusive Community Engagement 4 Curb Space 5 New and Emerging Technologies 6 Changing Travel Patterns 7 Addressing Changing Demographics 8 Resilience in Planning 9 Planning for the Unknown 10 Regional Freight Issues 11 Staff Retention 12 Shared Mobility
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... Solution 1: Meaningful Engagement with Disadvantaged Communities. MPOs can develop outreach strategies that promote widespread involvement, particularly targeting populations that have not previously been engaged or have been negatively affected by transportation planning decisions.
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... Conduct community engagement events and formal pub- Framework.aspx (accessed January 27, 2021) lic comment opportunities Penny for Pinellas.
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... Solution 3: Private Funding Sources. Revenue streams such as im POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS pact fees or development fees can be used to help construct transMPOs around the country have started considering how to maxim- portation projects that benefit developments, for example through ize their funding opportunities, with organizations identifying meth- Benefit Improvement Districts (BIDs)
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... courages "the overmatch of local money to create the flexibility to swap funds between a project funded with federal formula funds that require a 20% local match and other local projects." The over- "The Innovative MPO: Smart Planning, Strong Communities, A match from the larger project can be applied so that the smaller Guidebook for Metropolitan Transportation Planning", Transpor project is 100% locally funded, while the larger project still meets tation for America. https://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/ the federal requirement.
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... Solution 1: Virtual Community Engagement Resources. The traditional approach to community engagement in transportation planning has centered around in-person public meetings or open houses that occur at key milestones during the planning process.
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... The final "2050 Regional Transportation Plan," Chattanooga-Hamilton session included a screening of the movie Back to the Future. County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization.
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... WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Examples include opportunities for businesses to have pop-up shops, new or expanded recreational space, or delivery drivers to Metropolitan Planning Organizations can research, recom CURB SPACE take advantage of off-peak delivery times.
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... MPOs can take actions to help local governments maximize their curb space. Through initial conversations with community organi- WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION zations, stakeholders, business owners, and the public, input can be "Oakland Slow Streets," City of Oakland, accessed April 7, 2021.
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... , metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) , and local jurisdictions to anticipate or predict the future of roadway and highway infrastructure.
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... Additionally, smart technology solutions were recommended for several at-grade railroad Atlanta Regional Commission, Southern Fulton Comprehensive crossings. As a result, system preservation needs were evaluated Transportation Plan , 2020.
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... Example policies include implementing broadband Changing travel patterns relates to internal operations [e.g., MPO infrastructure to promote teleworking or adding charging stations to Transportation Demand Management (TDM) efforts]
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... https://www.waco-texas.com/userfiles/cms-mpo/file/2020%20 Policy%20Board%20Meetings/05%20Jun%2018%202020/6_ The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) im plemented a telecommute study to analyze the potential for tele- 1_COVID_White_Paper.pdf (accessed February 2, 2021)
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... Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) rely on accurate population, housing, and employment forecasts to plan.
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... Conduct monthly or yearly outreach reports to track ef- Demographics in Environmental Justice Analysis, 2019. fectiveness of outreach strategies by demographic group https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/environmental_justice/ publications/chng_demo/fhwahep19021.pdf (accessed February 2, HIGH-LEVEL DETAILS OF APPROACH 2021)
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... Solution 1: Identify Critical Transportation Assets and Establish Resilience Goals and Metrics in the Transportation Planning Process, Framework, and Project Prioritization. MPOs can develop resilience-related goals to incorporate into their metropolitan transportation plans (MTP)
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... Overall, MTC developed a vulnerability assessment that identified strategies to best adapt to sea-level rise. The Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
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... These future scenarios can then POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS be used in a backcasting exercise in which the differences between There have been several reports generated through the American the vision and reality are identified as well as actions that need to Planning Association (APA) , as well as NCHRP Research Report be taken to bridge the two.
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... https://www.dvrpc.org/Reports/20012.pdf junction with NCHRP Research Report 750: Strategic Issues Fac- (accessed February 26, 2021) ing Transportation reports, which explore freight movement, cli mate change, technology, sustainability, energy, and other trends to Envisioning Utah,Valley Visioning , 2020, demonstrate the importance of foresight in navigating a rapidly https://utahvalleyvisioning.org/ (accessed February 26, 2021)
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... Other relevant topics may include curb management, emissions, and freight-intensive land use. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS Some ways for MPOs to address freight more thoroughly and meaningfully include weaving freight considerations throughout the MTP document, incorporating freight metrics into project prioritization processes and addressing truck parking in MPO planning documents, including the MTP.
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... highways with a vertical clearance less than the minimum design REGIONAL FREIGHT ISSUES requirement, peak period incident clearance times on key corridors, Harrisonburg Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization, annual cost of congestion to commercial motor vehicles, and emis- Harrisonburg Rockingham Metropolitan Transportation Planning sions (pounds of carbon dioxide) due to excess truck delay.
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... . With decreases in family size and shrinkage in the labor pool, the ability to find and attract new employees is costing metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)
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... As time goes on, less instruction will be Kramer, Jeffrey, MPO Staffing and Organizational Structures , 2017. Center for Urban Transportation Research for Federal High way Administration (FHWA)
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... Current challenges associated with shared mobility are include identifying proper locations for shared vehicles and devices related to the regulation and use of public rights-of-way, consistent to be parked, developing a process for requesting access to the use data sharing across public and private agencies, and the integration of public rights-of-way among providers, and establishing approof shared modes into transportation planning to accommodate new priate signage and markings for parking areas. This will provide travel behavior and infrastructure needs.
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... recalibrated its April 7, 2021) most recent travel demand forecasting model to better understand the effects of shared mobility on mode choice and vehicle miles Federal Highway Administration, Integrating Shared Mobility into traveled.


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