When Research Meets the Road Capacity Focus Area February 4, 2013

SHRP2 Capacity Implementation | February 2013

When Research Meets the RoadCapacity Focus AreaFebruary 4, 2013

SHRP2 Capacity Implementation | February 2013SHRP2 Capacity Implementation | February 2013

AgendaAgenda

• SHRP2 Overview

–What is SHRP2?

–Focus Areas

– Implementation Assistance

• Technical Product Description

• Product Implementation

• Wrap-up: Implementation Timeline

• Questions?2


What is SHRP2?What is SHRP2?

• Products developed from objective, credible research

• Solutions that respond to challenges of the transportation community – safety, aging infrastructure, congestion

• Collaborative effort of AASHTO, FHWA, and TRB

• Tested products, refined in the field

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Tools to save lives, save money, save time.

SHRP2 Solutions offer new technologies and processes to enhance the efficiency of transportation agencies


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Safety: fostering safer driving through analysis of driver, roadway and vehicle factors in crashes, near crashes, and ordinary driving

Renewal: rapid maintenance and repair of the deteriorating infrastructure using already-available resources, innovations and technologies

Capacity: planning and designing a highway system that offers minimum disruption and meets the environmental, and economic needs of the community

Reliability: reducing congestion and creating more predictable travel times through better operations

Focus AreasFocus Areas


Implementing SHRP2 SolutionsImplementing SHRP2 Solutions

Moving forward• Approximately 30 high-priority

products introduced over the next few years

• Users run the gamut of the transportation industry

• Selected products integrated into current transportation practices

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Products Ready for First Round Products Ready for First Round ImplementationImplementation

Capacity•Implementing Eco-Logical (C06)

Renewal•Next-Generation Project Management Tools

– Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects(R09)

– Managing Complex Projects (R10)

•Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal (R04)

•Preservation Techniques for Heavily-Traveled Roadways (R26)

Reliability•Organizing for Reliability Tools (L01/L06)

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Implementation AssistanceImplementation AssistanceLevels of EngagementLevels of Engagement

Proof of Concept Pilot • Funds for piloting products to evaluate readiness for implementation

• Contractor support to collect data and evaluate the application

Lead Adopter Incentive • Funds for lead adopters to offset implementation cost and mitigate risks

• Recipients required to provide specific deliverables designed to further refine the product, and possibly “champion” the product to other States and localities.

User Incentive • Funds for implementation support activities after lead adopter use.

• Used to conduct internal assessments, build capacity, implement system process changes, organize peer exchanges, or offset other implementation costs

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Implementation AssistanceImplementation AssistanceProducts & SolicitationProducts & Solicitation

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First Round ProductsFebruary 2013

Proof of Concept Pilot

Lead Adopter Incentive

User Incentive

R09 – Managing Risk 2 0 0

R10 – Complex Projects 0 4 0

R04 - Bridge 0 7 12

R26 – Pavement Preservation 0 10 10

C06 – Eco-Logical 0 6 20

L01/L06 – Ops Organization 0 20 0


Implementation Assistance Implementation Assistance Selection Criteria Selection Criteria

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General criteria for participants (will vary among products)

•Geographic diversity of participants•Demonstration of culture to implement new products or processes•Demonstration of past interest and/or efforts to implement similar products or processes•High commitment to making institutional/organizational changes•Commitment to conduct demonstration workshops•Willingness to share experience by facilitating peer-to-peer activities•Commitment to dedicate staff to the implementation project


Bringing greater collaboration for better, faster decisions

Capacity Focus Area – Technical Product Description

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Capacity Focus AreaCapacity Focus Area

Products address: Collaborative decision making; economic impact analysis; dynamic integrated models and networks; conservation, highway planning and environmental review integration; freight demand planning.

Benefits:

• Efficient project delivery, fewer conflicts and delays

• Reduced project costs because decisions are made once, not revisited

• Facilities that meet community, mobility, and environmental goals

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Tools for planning, environmental reviews, and collaborative decision making to expedite project delivery while meeting community and environmental goals.


Today’s ProductToday’s Product

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ImplementingImplementing Eco-LogicalEco-Logical

Challenge• Higher expectations and demands, shrinking budgets• Piecemeal mitigation• Lack of predictability• Limited guidance about how to cost-effectively apply an

ecosystem-scale approach to transportation planning

Solution• Create a roadmap for applying the ecosystem-scale approach

to transportation planning, and provide the tools, evidence, and best practices to support multiagency adoption

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ImplementingImplementing Eco-LogicalEco-Logical – – BackgroundBackground

• Builds on FHWA’s Eco-Logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects (2006)

• Fills a gap by addressing challenges in planning for ecosystems and infrastructure

– Duplication of efforts

– Uncertainty and lack of predictability

– Results: piecemeal mitigation

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Eco-Logical OverviewEco-Logical Overview

• 9-step process to identify ecological priorities in a region

• Includes tools for:

– Cumulative effects

and alternatives analysis– Regulatory assurances– Ecosystems crediting

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Environmental Permitting

Environmental Permitting

PlanningPlanning

EcosystemsConservationEcosystemsConservation


Benefits to the Benefits to the Eco-Logical ApproachEco-Logical Approach

• Promotes streamlined and efficient delivery of infrastructure projects

• Improves the predictability of project permitting and environmental review

• Enhances interagency coordination

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Predictability Connectivity Conservation Transparency


Bringing greater collaboration for better, faster decisions

Capacity Focus Area – Product Implementation

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ImplementingImplementing Eco-Logical –Eco-Logical –Financial AssistanceFinancial Assistance

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• No proof of concept pilots

– 15 previous Eco-Logical grant projects and 4 SHRP2 pilots

• Up to 6 Lead Adopter Incentives $200,000 - $250,000 each

• Up to 20 User Incentives ~ $25,000 each

• State DOTs and MPOs eligible

First Round ProductsFebruary 2013

Proof of Concept Pilot

Lead Adopter Incentive

User Incentive

C06 – Eco-Logical 0 6 20


ImplementingImplementing Eco-Eco-Logical – Current Logical – Current FHWA ActivitiesFHWA Activities

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• Administer financial incentives

• Develop guidelines/model agreements to support integrated conservation, planning, and permitting

• Leverage agency liaisons

• Identify links to MAP-21

• Support technical training and peer exchanges

• Examine lifecycle costs and benefits

• Identify and equip champions and opinion leaders


ImplementingImplementing Eco-Logical – Eco-Logical – Additional Development Additional Development ActivitiesActivities

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• Data integration

– geospatial ecological screening tools and data

• Strategies to address offsite mitigation concerns


ImplementingImplementing Eco-Eco-Logical – AASHTO Logical – AASHTO ActivitiesActivities

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• Survey State Departments of Transportation

• Develop an Eco-Logical starter kit

• Develop an Eco-Logical Practitioner Handbook

• Provide executive training

• Provide technical expert assistance

• Provide peer exchange opportunities

• Bring together State DOT environmental and planning practitioners

• Develop and facilitate an Eco-Logical community of practice

• Document case studies to highlight successful use

• Develop an awards and recognition program

• Develop an outreach and communication plan and materials


Implementing Eco-Logical Implementing Eco-Logical

An Ecological Approach to Integrating Conservation and Highway Planning, Volume 2, is available online at http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166938.aspx

For more information, please work with your FHWA Division Office (www.fhwa.dot.gov/about/field.cfm) or contact one of the following:

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Shari Schaftlein FHWA [email protected]

Shannon Eggleston AASHTO [email protected]

Stephen Andrle TRB [email protected]


Looking Ahead:Looking Ahead:

Transportation for Communities: Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP) (C01)

Expedited Planning and Environmental Review (C19)

Economic Projections (C03/C11)

Travel Demand and Network Models (C10)

Freight Planning Guide (C15)

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Implementation TimelineImplementation Timeline

• Solicitation opens: Mid-February

• Solicitation closes: Mid-March

• First awards: Mid-April

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Questions?Questions?

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Email: [email protected]

Contact your FHWA Division

SHRP2 Research:www.TRB.org/SHRP2

SHRP2 at AASHTO: http://SHRP2.transportation.org

Eco-Logical:http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/ecological/eco_entry.asp

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When Research Meets the Road Capacity Focus Area February 4, 2013