TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: A Framework for Collaborative Decision-Making on Additions to Highway Capacity

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB conducted a webinar on August 19, 2014 that explores SHRP2 project C01 and associated projects relating to the development of the Framework for Collaborative Decision-Making on Additions to Highway Capacity. This research is derived learned from 23 case studies of highway capacity enhancements and finds that effective, multi-stakeholder collaboration is a common success theme. The research organized decision points in Long Range Planning, Corridor Planning, Programming, and Environmental Review into a Decision Guide for planning that became the organizing structure for a web-based resource now known as PlanWorks, formerly TCAPP. The research contributes to the development and communication of a framework to ensure projects move ahead without delays and avoid decisions that will be deferred or revisited.

View the recorded webinar and PDF of slide presentations.

This webinar will concentrate on the principles that grew out of the SHRP 2 research, including insights into successful collaboration, stakeholder involvement, and expediting project planning and environmental review. The webinar will feature a presentation by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) on their application of these principles. Additionally, representatives from the Federal Highway Administration and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials will discuss their plans for long-term availability of the research results. This webinar is intended for a diverse audience of academia, public sector practitioners, and private industry interested in the science of transportation planning and group-level analysis to accommodate highway capacity additions.

There is no fee to attend this webinar and other webinars in the SHRP 2 Series; however, participants must register in advance. A certificate for 2 Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual. This webinar has also been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 2 Certification Maintenance Credits.

This webinar is intended for a diverse audience of academia, public sector practitioners, and private industry interested in the science of transportation planning and group-level analysis to accommodate highway capacity additions.


Webinar Presenters

• Neil Pedersen, Transportation Research Board
• Janet D'Ignazio, ICF International
• Will McGoldrick, South Carolina Department of Transportation
• Gary Jensen, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Matt Hardy, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

Moderated by: Stephen Andrle, Transportation Research Board


Webinar Outline

• PART 1: Brief overview of SHRP 2 mission, objectives of the Capacity focus area and related SHRP 2 research
• PART 2: Results, concepts, products, and experience gained from development and testing of these SHRP 2 products
• PART 3: An application in South Carolina
• PART 4: AASHTO’s and FHWA's perspective regarding the Collaborative Decision Making Framework
• PART 5: Question and answer session

The first 90 minutes of the webinar is for presentations and the final 30 minutes is reserved for audience questions.


Learning Objectives
After completion of this SHRP2 Tuesday Webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Discuss the key elements and applications of SHRP 2 Project C01; and
• Investigate how their own agencies’ planning, design, and construction process are intertwined with key decision-making points that may have previously gone unnoticed or were not coordinated with the overall process of highway capacity expansion projects.

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Registration Information
This webinar is sponsored by SHRP 2, and there is no fee to register or participate.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person who registers and attends the session is eligible to receive a PDH certificate.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are required to email Reggie Gillum, RGillum@nas.edu, with their license number.

This webinar was developed in January 2014. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, PO Box 1686, Clemson, SC, 29633. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.


American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
This webinar has been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for two Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.

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