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2 Research Approach and Findings
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Finally, this information was used to produce proposed Snapshot content, which highlighted key examples of the practice. Snapshot Literature Review The purpose of the literature review was to gather, assess, and document existing research and resources on each Snapshot topic and to identify core needs, gaps, and best practices for further development.
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June 17, 2024 NACTO The research team met with the Senior Program Manager for Policy at NACTO to discuss leading practices on all four Snapshot topics. The conversation helped pinpoint difficulties that agencies face as they move along the maturity model, as well as examples of leading programs.
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ET • HDR, Inc. • Data Sharing for Performance • Kansas DOT Management: 2 • Minnesota DOT • Collaboration on Local Freight Delivery: • North Carolina DOT 3 • Oregon Metro • Programmatic Economic Measures to • Port of Oakland Evaluate and Prioritize Transportation Projects and Investments: 2 • Virginia DOT • Washington State DOT
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For successful partnerships, DOTs must be able to easily share data with MPOs and other entities. Collaboration on Local Freight Delivery Practitioners focused on leading practices in the freight industry and on the overlap of freight delivery with data sharing and Complete Streets.
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Interviewee Recommendations Completed Interviews Complete Streets Arlington County Virginia Arlington County, Virginia Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission MTC (MTC) Kansas DOT MnDOT Michigan DOT New Jersey DOT Ohio DOT Oregon Metro Data Sharing for Performance Management City of Atlanta DVRPC City of Cincinnati MnDOT Iowa DOT Michigan DOT NACTO Utah DOT Open Mobility Foundation The Eastern Transportation Coalition Utah DOT Collaboration on Local Freight Delivery Atlanta Regional Commission MAG Colorado DOT Michigan DOT District of Columbia DOT NYC DOT MAG Seattle DOT/Urban Freight Lab NJ Office of Planning Advocacy Virginia DOT New York City (NYC)
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Data Sharing for Performance Management The research team conducted an interview with representatives of Utah DOT on March 28, 2024, MnDOT on May 7, 2024, Michigan DOT on June 6, 2024, and DVRPC on June 7, 2024. Table 5 summarizes findings from these conversations.
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Table 5. Data sharing for performance management -- interview summaries and findings. Leading Practices Key Takeaways Utah DOT • Utah DOT's UPlan is its central hub for GIS data and • Data maintenance is labor intensive.
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. Leading Practices Key Takeaways • In addition to sharing externally, UPlan has also become an • Utah DOT would like information on internal data hub, allowing data dissemination within Utah how other agencies measure success DOT that goes beyond spreadsheets and databases.
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The team also interviewed Virginia DOT on April 24, 2024, but found that there was not substantial overlap between the Snapshot topic and Virginia DOT's activities. Programmatic Economic Measures to Evaluate and Prioritize Transportation Projects and Investments The research team met with representatives from Ohio DOT on March 20, 2024, Broward MPO on March 25, 2024, and Michigan DOT on June 6, 2024.
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Plan and the Long-Range Transportation Plan shows the importance of local freight delivery and the need to mitigate the impact on local communities. Seattle • The Open Mobility Foundation, Urban Freight Lab, and the • They have used nontraditional DOT/Urban Seattle DOT received a $2 million grant for curbside partnerships, such as with Freight Lab management digitization, which they used to launch the hospitality associations and Urban Freight Lab's Last Mile Freight Curb Access automakers, to support their work.
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• This project will identify opportunities to support • Ohio DOT identified Utah DOT and economic development, analyze demographic MnDOT as other national leaders in this information to predict growth, identify major economic area. centers, evaluate workforce trends, develop forecasts • As far as Snapshot content, mixed for passenger and freight demand over multiyear media with embedded links to other periods, and identify economic growth opportunities content is ideal.
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First, the research team examined existing approaches for developing maturity models. Maturity models generally describe the evolution of an organization over time, mapping capabilities to different maturity levels.
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Other research products and guidance have adopted a range of approaches toward helping agencies locate themselves on a maturity spectrum and for representing such a spectrum to audiences: • NCHRP WebResource 1: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Guide for State DOTs (NCHRP Project 25-56) : This guide provides guidance on practical and innovative methods for state DOTs to assess and advance emission reducing strategies in their planning and pro gramming.
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Panel members recommended several organiza tions for additional outreach, including the following: – Complete Streets: Florida DOT, Nebraska DOT – Data sharing for performance management: Connecticut DOT – Collaboration on local freight delivery: New Jersey MPO – Economic analysis to support decision-making: Michigan DOT, Nebraska DOT The research team subsequently contacted those organizations for interviews, and was able to schedule an interview with Michigan DOT. The interview guide also changed based on the approval of the maturity model framework.
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• There are certain topics that should be highlighted across all Snapshots: The research team noted that data sharing had emerged as an issue in all Snapshot topics. The panel agreed that this topic should remain an independent Snapshot but that it should be discussed as a distinct component of each of the other Snapshots.
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