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Strategic Planning Committee Update - July 31, 2012

This update covers the latest on the Strategic Planning Committee's efforts, including meeting updates, PAR/CAR updates, safety initiatives, FHWA Resource Centers, NHI courses, and the Technology Transfer Ad-Hoc Group.

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Strategic Planning Committee Update - July 31, 2012

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  1. Strategic Planning Committee Update July 31, 2012

  2. 2012 SPC Members • Lisa Harris (KS LTAP) • John Velat (MI TTAP) • Dave Waldo (AK LTAP) • Matthew Enders (WA LTAP) • Donna Shea (CT LTAP) • Jim Grothaus (MN LTAP) • Vacant (University LTAP) • Mike Burk (FHWA) • Jeff Zaharewicz (FHWA) • Cameron Ishaq (FHWA-ish)

  3. SPC Meeting 2012 • Met in Seattle (2/29/12 – 3/1/12) • More focused, with specific questions & outcomes • Changing the way SPC functions • Going from annual to quarterly meetings (with one in person meeting) • More ongoing work/efforts for LTAP/TTAP • Strategic documents review/update • SPC Charter (completed), Strategic Plan (underway), TTAP chapter (underway) • Meeting here in Grapevine to continue efforts…

  4. PAR/CAR Updates • Program Oversight Personnel • Any changes to your state DOT, FHWA Division, or LTAP Center staff? • How do you use/work with these partners? • Advisory boards? • FHWA working to get Divisions to LTAP/TTAP meetings • Newsletter vs. web-based sharing… (Grapevine w/ CSC) • Technical assistance…? (coming soon) • January 31 Date – Please Comply!

  5. PAR Data – Coming Soon • New ways to illustrate and define Center, national LTAP/TTAP performance • Quartile analysis • Center output, total FTE, other variables • Helps relate bands of Center performance without identifying Centers • Helps Centers better understand their performance • Themed PAR Reports • By data type or focus area • Provide “at-a-glance” information

  6. Safety • Still a top priority for LTAP/TTAP • PAR Data • Safety data show what is & is not happening across LTAP/TTAP • Data shared w/ FHWA Cross Office Working Group (COWG) this summer • Retool the questions (underway) • Inviting TTAP Centers to safety peer exchanges • Upcoming events • 2nd National Tribal Transportation Safety Summit (MN, August 28-30) • NW Safety Data Peer-to-Peer Exchange (LTAP Region 9, Boise, ID, August 15-16)

  7. FHWA Resource Centers • Do you use the FHWA Resource Centers? • Air Quality, Civil Rights, Construction & Project Management, Environment, Finance Services, GeoTechnical, Hydraulics, Knowledge Application, Operations, Pavement & Materials, Planning, Right-of-Way, Safety & Design, Structures • www.fhwa.dot.gov/resourcecenter • Contact Options: put in a request during the annual call for service and ask your FHWA Division anytime • Develop one-pagers on what each does (coming soon)

  8. NHI • Many courses going online • Several courses being converted into “LTAP/TTAP-friendly” versions • Through collaboration with NLTAPA Training Resources and Safety Work Groups • NHI Instructor Development Course (3.5 days) • Efforts underway to provide this training to some LTAP trainers (TTAP has done this already)

  9. Technology Transfer Ad-Hoc Group • Community has agreed that an enhanced role for T2 can benefit Centers and their customers • FHWA has created an ad-hoc group reporting to SPC to work on this issue (meeting here in Grapevine) • Many options to consider • T2 Wiki, EDC-style model, conferences/peer exchanges, etc. • What do our partners do for this? • APWA, NACE, AASHTO (even NCHRP or UTCs) • Stay tuned…

  10. Miscellaneous Updates • Have asked NLTAPA Work Groups for a wish list of needed resources • LTAP/TTAP Forums – are you there? Many easy options – including one daily email digest… • LTAP/TTAP Resource Database – why are you not there? More actual materials = more value to users… • Continuing to monitor EDC and gauge its impact on LTAP/TTAP (EDC 2, anyone…?) • Build a Better Mousetrap – entries on the web (done, available post-Grapevine)

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