12 August 2010 Summer Conference Season Wrap-up

Agenda  SLA Annual Conference  LIST Midyear Meeting  NTKN Annual Meeting  AASHTO TKN TF at National RAC Meeting  Scientific Data Management Workshop  ALA Annual Conference  Other Summer conferences??? 2

Transportation Knowledge Networks (TKN) Task Force

 Met July 26, 2010 at the National Research Advisory Committee meeting in Kansas City, MO  Monthly conference calls ◦ 1 st Thursday, 8:00 to 10:00 Pacific time

 The TKN Task Force serves as a forum to develop the concept, understanding, and application of transportation knowledge networks for the transportation sector. The TKN Task Force advocates and supports the rapid and efficient exchange of information resources through development of strategies and the innovative use of technology. Mission

RAC 1Gary Frederick, NYSDOT Lynn Matis, Mass DOT RAC 2 Ken Winter, VA DOT Sandy Brady, LA DOTD RAC 3John Cherney, WisDOT Marie Manthe, KDOT RAC 4Leni Oman, WSDOT - TF Chair Ron Curb, OKDOT Members - RAC

RITAAmanda J. Wilson FHWADawn Vanlandingham TRBBarbara Post CUTCArlene Mathison, CTS SLA TDRita Evans, ITS Berkeley ETKNKen Winter MTKNMarie Manthe WTKN Laura Wilt LISTSandra Tucker Friends Members of all Regional TKNs Others from Federal agencies, National organizations, and AASHTO RAC Members - Other

 TKN TF Website is populatedWebsite  Better common understanding of TKNs  Transportation Knowledge Management: Expanding Benefits publication ◦ January 2010  Two NCHRP problem statements ◦ Became NCHRP ImprovingNCHRP Access to Transportation Information  Participated in 2 nd NTKN meeting ◦ June 2010

 Continue to advocate for TKNs  Collaborate on NTKN Strategic Plan ◦ Role clarification  Reach out to the user community ◦ Engage RAC, Data Section, and others (LTAP?)  Seek additional resources for pilot activities  NCHRP Monitoring ◦ Improving Access to Transportation Information ◦ Intellectual Property Stewardship Guide for Transportation Departments 20-89

Map courtesy of the Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Study - TPF-5(105)Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Study  3 Regional TKNs  57 total member agencies : State DOTs, MPOs, Transit Agencies, Private Firms, Universities  Pooled Fund Study focusing on library connectivity and providing some support for TKN activities WTKN ETKN MTKN

 Leni Oman  

12 Transportation Research Collaboration Portal

13 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration DOT Priority Areas  Safety  Livability  Environmental Sustainability  Economic Growth  State of Good Repair  Infrastructure & Materials  Human Factors  Energy Sustainability  Risk-Based Analysis to Address Safety Issues  Data Driven Decision Making  Multimodal Intelligent Transportation Systems  Livability  Modeling and Simulation  Positioning, Navigation & Timing  Transportation Implications For an Aging Population and Those with Special Needs  System Resilience & Global Logistics  Policy Analysis  Travel Behavior  Economics Current Research Clusters U.S. DOT Priority Areas and Research Clusters

14 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration DOT Research Clusters  DOT Research Clusters □ DOT RD&T Planning Team identified clusters of needed research that apply across all modal administrations as well as researchers working in these areas. □ RITA is developing an external SharePoint site to facilitate collaboration across the transportation research enterprise – currently in beta testing with DOT researchers. □ Schedule being driven by Federal IT requirements, especially security ▪DOT -funded researchers (UTCs) – access early fall ▪External researchers (state DOTs) – access late fall/early winter □ Anticipate webinars and other forums to facilitate enterprise collaboration in these research areas. RITA moving to provide online coordination and collaboration tools – with valued input from RAC/Research Coordination and Collaboration Task Force We’re excited about how this is going to help us all do our jobs better

21 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration DOT Research Program and Project Management Site  DOT Research Program and Project Management (RPPM) □ Development of the AASHTO RAC Research Coordination and Collaboration Task Force’s site coincided with RITA’s external Sharepoint developmentwww.transportationresearch.org □ RAC RCC site migrated to in May 2010www.transportationresearch.gov ▪Content now being enhanced by a RAC RCC subcommittee ▪5 major site areas, including team collaboration □ Anticipated improvements before going live: ▪Adding links to/from Research Clusters sites ▪Matching Research Clusters page design ▪Hosting international team research project RITA collaborating with the community to provide a central site for online coordination and collaboration tools for research project and program managers The RPPM site is a great complement to the Research Clusters’ topical focus

22 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration  Insert top-level screen shot here RPPM #1

23 U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration RPPM #2

Agenda  SLA Annual Conference  TRB LIST Midyear Meeting  NTKN Meeting  AASHTO TKN TF at National RAC Meeting  Scientific Data Management Workshop  ALA  Other Summer conferences??? 25