New Mobility West Training Series Positioning for Success Glenwood Springs November 13, 2014 Gary Toth Project for Public Spaces
Bachelor’s Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology 1973 34 years at the New Jersey Department of Transportation 7 Years Director of Transportation Initiatives at PPS Invested Career working at the community/agency interface PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES 2
How to Find Money: Understanding Planning and Programming How to Work With Engineers 2
Understanding the Transportation Planning and Project Delivery Process 4
Components of Planning and Project Delivery Process Steps 6
Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Many ideas, little detail Project Development Decision screens Final Design & Property Acquisition Construction A single, welldefined outcome 7
Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Final Design & Property Acquisition Construction 8
Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Final Design & Property Acquisition Construction 9
Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Final Design & Property Acquisition Construction 10
Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Final Design & Property Acquisition Construction 11
Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Final Design & Property Acquisition Construction 12
Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Final Design & Property Acquisition Construction
Who are the players in Planning and Programming in Colorado Metropolitan Planning Organizations (Metro areas) Regional or Rural Transportation Planning Organizations Colorado Department of Transportation
Who does the Planning and Programming? MPOs and RTPOs
MPO Makeup Best place !! Board Local elected officials Some state agencies DOTs always have a seat Technical Staff Full time staff: Transportation Planners Some Land Use Planners Financial Specialists Public Involvement Committees Permanent & Ad Hoc Planning Economic Development Safety Project Prioritization 17
Who does the Planning and Programming? Colorado DOT
Who does the Planning and Programming? Colorado DOT
Who does the Planning and Programming? Colorado DOT
Influencing the Mix of Projects • Be active and productive (not ornery) • Try to understand realities (e. g. fix it is a priority) • Learn about funding categories • Become “known” and interact with staff & members. • Be prepared … read relevant materials. . . knowing what is • going on builds credibility Rely on Idaho Smart Growth and Idaho Walk. Bike
How to Work with Engineers are not bad people!
Engineers as problem solvers! It is the time of French Revolution and the guillotine was hard at work everyday. Today they're leading a priest, a drunkard an engineer to the guillotine. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES
Engineers as problem solvers! They ask the priest if he wants to face up or down when he meets his fate. The priest says that he would like to face up so he will be looking toward heaven when he dies. They raise the blade of the guillotine, release it, it comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches from his neck. The authorities take this as divine intervention and release the priest. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES
Engineers as problem solvers! Next the drunkard comes to the guillotine. He also decides to die face up hoping that he will be as fortunate as the priest. They raise the blade of the guillotine, release it, it comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches from his neck. So they release the drunkard as well. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES
Engineers as problem solvers! The engineer is next. He too decides to die facing up. They slowly raise the blade of the guillotine, when suddenly the engineer says: "Hey, I see what your problem is. " PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES
General Principles “You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar” Rose Toth, circa 1960 31
General Principles Getting hit in the head with a rock is a bad way to start an open minded conversation
When Dealing with a Project • Define the problem, not the solution • Do Your Homework • Develop a Unified Vision: e. g the American Falls Case Study • Getting Action
Build A Unified Vision • The more you can show you’ve aligned your community, the more attention you will get • Police, Fire Chief and Emergency Services • Shop Owners • • Property Owners Civic/business group representatives People who use the road or live/work near it Clipboard approach“: ask passers-by! 32
Every community has the potential to develop the civic capacity for success Slide Courtesy of Joel Mills, AIA
MOMENTUM MOMENTUM! Slide Courtesy of Joel Mills, AIA
http: //www. pps. org/pdf/bookstore/How_to_Engage_Your_Transportation_Agency_AARP. pdf Gary Toth Director of Transportation Initiatives Project for Public Spaces 609 -397 -3885 Gtoth@pps. org PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES
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