A national study was jointly released this week by the State Smart Transportation Initiative in collaboration with Smart Growth America, which provides a handbook and best practices for innovative DOTs. This is an update of the 2012 report, that we reported on earlier. We hope that FDOT will make use of this great resource. It also has timely information for the Lee MPO as it develops the 2040 LRTP and Lee County government as it completes its update of the Lee Plan. Of special relevance are the chapters on revenue allocation and project selection; improving options for mobility and access (with a focus on complete streets); and the chapter on integrating transportation and land use decision-making. Below is the description of the report from Smart Growth America (a BikeWalkLee national partner), along with links to the full report or chapter by chapter link.
Smarter transportation investments are both possible and popular: the challenge is determining where to begin.
State
transportation officials across the country are asking themselves the same
question: How can we meet our growing transportation demands in an era of
shrinking budgets and falling revenues?
Innovative
approaches can help transportation officials overcome these challenges, and an
updated resource from Smart Growth America and the State Smart Transportation
Initiative outlines how.
The
second edition of The
Innovative DOT, released earlier this week, provides 34
strategies transportation officials can use to position their agencies for
success in a new era of constrained budgets. Originally released in 2012 and
developed with input from top transportation professionals and agency staff
from around the nation, the handbook documents many of the innovative
approaches state leaders are already using to make systems more efficient,
government more effective and constituents better satisfied.
The
updated handbook debuted at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research
Board, which brought over 11,000 transportation officials to Washington this
week to learn from and share ideas with one another. The meeting concludes
later today.
From Smart
Growth America News--1/15/14
The
second edition of The
Innovative DOT, released earlier this week, provides 34
strategies transportation officials can use to position their agencies for
success in a new era of constrained budgets. Originally released in 2012 and
developed with input from top transportation professionals and agency staff
from around the nation, the handbook documents many of the innovative
approaches state leaders are already using to make systems more efficient,
government more effective and constituents better satisfied.
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The Innovative DOT
State officials across the country are facing the same
challenges. Revenues are falling and budgets are shrinking. Yet state
Departments of Transportation (DOTs) have ambitious goals: improve safety,
reduce congestion, enhance economic opportunity, improve reliability, preserve
system assets, accelerate project delivery, and help to create healthier, more
livable neighborhoods, just to name a few. These goals would be challenging
even if money were no object, but dwindling conventional federal and state
transportation funding makes these goals even harder to achieve.
In response to these challenges, DOTs across the country are
changing the way they do business. Recognizing that America’s transportation
network is crucial to economic growth, agencies are taking new approaches to
transportation that fit the unique demands of their states and that provide
greater benefits at less cost. They are improving existing services in the
short term and planning effectively for the long term. They are adopting
innovative yet pragmatic reforms. They are reevaluating and retooling
traditional practices to ensure that those practices continue to provide users
with a robust, economically beneficial transportation network.
These leaders and agencies are better meeting the needs of
their residents, galvanizing political support for their work, and supporting
the future prosperity of their state. Their successes offer models for others
to follow.
A handbook of policy and practice
Smart Growth America has partnered with the State Smart Transportation Initiative to develop The Innovative
DOT, a resource for state transportation officials. This handbook provides 34
recommendations transportation officials can use as they position their
agencies for success in the new economy. Developed with input from top
transportation professionals and officials at state agencies around the nation,
the handbook documents many of the innovative approaches state leaders are
using to make systems more efficient, government more effective and
constituents better satisfied.
About the 2014 edition
Smart Growth America and the State Smart Transportation Initiative continue to
work with state departments of transportation and track innovative strategies
for meeting 21st century transportation needs. In the two years since the
handbook’s initial release, state agencies have considered a variety of new
funding opportunities, bolstered planning efforts, made better use of existing
infrastructure, implemented new design standards and project delivery
procedures, and drastically changed the way they do business. The 2014 edition
reflects these changes by adding three new strategies for reform, 20 new case
studies, and numerous updates.
Smart Growth America and the State Smart Transportation Initiative continue to work with state departments of transportation and track innovative strategies for meeting 21st century transportation needs. In the two years since the handbook’s initial release, state agencies have considered a variety of new funding opportunities, bolstered planning efforts, made better use of existing infrastructure, implemented new design standards and project delivery procedures, and drastically changed the way they do business. The 2014 edition reflects these changes by adding three new strategies for reform, 20 new case studies, and numerous updates.
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Download the handbook
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The Innovative DOT: A handbook of policy and practice
Download the full report including Introduction, User’s Guide, and all 34 tools. Click here to download the full handbook. |
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Download the eight Focus Areas
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