1. FHWA LTAP/TTAP Update Technology Partnerships Programs
2013 LTAP/TTAP National Conference: Boise, ID

2. Program Overview Remarks from Mike Burk Safety Focus
Technology Transfer and Deployment News
Strategic Planning Committee Highlights

3. Technology Partnership Programs
Notes from
The Director
Mike Burk
Director
Technology Partnership Programs

4. Our forecast calls for…
Sustained emphasis on roadway safety
Rising importance of Technology Transfer
Increased attention on local public agencies in transportation
Rising Importance (Emphasis?) on T2 –
Remember MAP-21 provided about 1/3 or all Research funds and created the Technology Innovation and Deployment Program
More and more energies and resources are going to Technology Delivery, e.g., EDC, SHRP-2.
T2 Working Group – (status?) What are the important T2 topics for Centers / customers?
Investigating extra funding for T2 – TBD
Safety Remains a Priority
The community should continue its strong commitment to our Strategic Focus on Safety between FHWA and NLTAPA.
From 2012 PAR data, Highway Safety was up 7% on hours of training provided …
And this increase is on top of the 10% increase from the year before … good results clearly showing the impact from your focus on safety … Great Work!
Can I ask all of those who serve on the Safety Work Group to stand up … You deserve a big round of applause.
Attention to Local Agencies continue to increase
There’s greater interest in marketing and promoting technologies to locals (EDC/SHRP2)
The EDC-2 initiative on Locally Administered Federal-aid Projects is in high gear (and the next EDC Exchange will focus on this initiative)
One benefit is that we were able to support modest increase in LTAP program funds (extra $10k program dollars)

5. Our challenges and opportunities include….
Managing expectations
Remaining innovative
MAP-21: The next chapter
Keeping partnerships relevant
Managing Expectations:
As MAP 21 changes the framework, managing expectations is important to us all (i.e., FHWA program staff, NLTAPA and the LTAP community) and provides us collectively with a challenge.
LTAP is gaining attractiveness in eyes of FHWA program offices to assist with national issues & T2 delivery
What is LTAP’s capacity to deliver? As convener? As Facilitator? As Educator? Some or all of the above? We need to be specific in understanding these roles and agreeing on the right ones to support the right effort
Then how do we communicate the right image to others, e.g., FHWA leadership, partners (AASHTO, NACE, APWA, ….)?
We need your help, and that of NLTAPA, for such a combined and consistent message. We all need to work on this together to arrive at the common program message, and then all agree to use it consistently.
We need to work on this collectively in the coming months.
Innovation
How can we better use innovation and innovative thinking to overcome any barriers before us?
We somehow learned how to work effectively with limited budgets.
We took on a perspective to ‘make every penny count.’ (I dare Mike to say EPC)
We relied on each other, and shared and exchanged ideas and resources and repurposed what we had available to us
How might we do this for our Training Delivery – We need to keep advancing our tool set and methods for effectiveness – how can we use new technologies to further leverage our resources? (Pechua (Pech-a) Kucha) and Jeff’s presentation from Tuesday
Greater online training can meet more of the need – what is the right balance of ‘online’ and ‘face-to-face?’
Mobile Platforms (mobile phones, tablet computers to expand reach and enrich the learning experience) – how can we incorporate this tool set?
Even a modest grow in this area, may only keep us even with others; doing nothing will put us behind.
How do we leverage mobile technology to our advantage?
Is the NHI Instructor Development Course proven helpful? How do we measure its benefit?
MAP-21 The Next Chapter
Remember the MAP-21 “themes” of Safety,, Flexibility, Streamlining Project Delivery, and Technology implementation/deployment , and Performance Management
Performance Management
What this means in the Federal-aid program is still developing – more to come / stay tuned
Collection and use of data to determine status / how things are going and for making investment decisions can be expected
Safety is first out with some rulemaking ??? in the Federal register
Grab the informational flyer from FHWA
What we expect with the next bill is likely to be more evolutionary/tweaking in nature regarding the core programs
Partnerships
Partnerships continue as a strong theme. But we need to think of partnerships beyond a theme and as a tool. By finding our common goals, we can all work together across organizations to achieve our goals.
What are our common goals? Safety has proven to be one that has connected us with AASHTO, NACE and others. But what could be other priority goals and how do we articulate them?
Are we doing enough with our partners (AASHTO, NACE, APWA, ….)? Are we working strategically with them?
Remember there are significant personnel changes at AASHTO; how do we make sure we maintain the good connections we have learned to enjoy?
Does there need to be a common strategy focusing on ensuring we maintain connections and enhancing connections with specific partners? Who will lead this?

6. Questions

7. National LTAP Association/FHWA
Joint Safety Program

8. Strategic Focus on Safety
Goal: Achieve the fullest possible integration of roadway safety into the program.
“By strategically managing our safety efforts, we can bring
greater alignment to our work and ensure we use our resources in an efficient and effective way. Safety has always been a cornerstone of LTAP/TTAP and this more strategic focus will enable the Program to provide even more effective services to our local customers and safety stakeholders.”
--NLTAPA Endorsement Statement, August 2011

9. National Technology Transfer and Deployment News

10. September 24, 2013: Locally Administered Federal-aid Projects
December 4, 2013: Intersection and Interchange Geometrics
March 2014: TBD
June 2014: TBD

12. SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program
Assistance Opportunities
Available to help State DOTs, MPOs, local agencies, and other interested organizations to deploy SHRP2 Solutions
Open for applications twice per year
Round 1 launched in February 2013; and Round 2 launched in August 2013
9 SHRP2 Solutions have been included in the program to date
Today, I want to talk with you about the second Strategic Highway Research Program, better known as SHRP2. SHRP2 is a collaborative effort to develop products and processes that can be used by agencies to address key transportation challenges, today and in the future. The U.S. Congress authorized SHRP2 in 2005, providing substantial funding for research ultimately to result in proven and tested solutions for adoption by State DOTs and other stakeholders. For the past 7 years the FHWA, AASHTO, and TRB have worked in partnership—first to accomplish the research and now to deploy the products. I plan to provide an overview of SHRP2 with an emphasis on the next steps for product implementation.
In February 2013, FHWA and AASHTO announced the establishment of the SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program. This program is available to help State DOTs, MPOs, and other interested organizations participate in the deployment of SHRP2 Solutions. The first round of implementation opportunities opened on February 19 and closed March 22. Awards for this first round were announced on May 3, 2013.
Through the SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program, FHWA and AASHTO offer a broad scope of opportunities to heighten awareness of SHRP2 Solutions and to encourage early adoption of SHRP2 products. Earlier this year, we reached out for your participation, and you responded with project recommendations from across the country. The terrific response to the first round of opportunities demonstrates the relevance of SHRP2 as it transitions from research to implementation.
The second round of the Implementation Assistance Program opens in August.

13. Round 1 Implementation Assistance
First Round at a Glance
34 States and the District of Columbia
6 SHRP2 Solutions at work on transportation projects
2 proof of concept pilots
74 lead adopter incentives
24 user incentives
Limited technical assistance to States
In the first round of Implementation Assistance, six products were selected for implementation opportunities. Each of the SHRP2 products has the potential to help deliver more efficient, cost-effective programs to meet the complex challenges facing transportation today.
We were very pleased with the success of the initial round of implementation earlier this year. Implementation opportunities were opened on February 19 and closed on March 22. Selections were announced on May 3, and in the initial round, 34 States and the District of Columbia will participate. In the coming months, States, MPO’s, tribal agencies and FHWA’s Federal Lands Divisions will put into practice one or more of the six Round 1 products on an estimated 108 different transportation projects across the nation.

14. Round 2 Products Expediting Project Delivery (C19) Gary Jensen
Office of Human Environment
Performance Specifications for Rapid Renewal (R07)
Jennifer Balis
Office of Infrastructure
Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Projects (R09)
LaToya Johnson
Office of Innovative Program Delivery
Railroad-DOT Mitigation Strategies (R16)
Joseph Taylor
This tremendous start to the implementation program illustrates the high interest of transportation agencies in SHRP2 Solutions. In the second round of implementation, we want to expand these opportunities to local agencies.
We want local agencies to take advantage of the upcoming products ready for second round implementation. These 4 products are slated for implementation in August:
Under Capacity, we have: C19 Expediting Project Delivery
Then we have three products from the Renewal focus area:
R07 Performance Specifications for Rapid Renewal
R09 Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Projects, and,
R16 Railroad-DOT Mitigation Strategies
R09 also was rolled out in Round 1 and now is available for additional implementation opportunities in Round 2.

15. Round 2 Implementation Assistance Schedule
Implementation Assistance Timeline
Application period opens August 2
Application period closes September 6
Awards announced Mid-October
More information at
As I mentioned earlier, the second round of Implementation Assistance will be rolled out in August. Prior to that, you’ll have several opportunities to learn more about the products being rolled out. During July, we presented a series of product-specific webinars for each SHRP2 product selected for implementation assistance. Recordings of these webinars are available on the SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program at
Each webinar is approximately 90 minutes.
I also have provided you with two handouts, and each handout provides contacts for more information.

16. Mark Your Calendars:
11th Low Volume Road Conference July 12-15, 2015 Suggestions from LTAP/TTAPs on “Hot Topics” welcome!

17. Technology Transfer
Group

18. T2 Group Roster: Scott Bershing Josh Jones Bill Bivin David Orr
Matt Carter Valerie Pitts
Matthew Enders Mark Sandifer
Sara Hubbard Erik Wells

19. T2 Group Objectives:
Identify technologies with local relevance that are easily adaptable/easily implementable
Define conveyance mechanisms for Centers to connect and share technologies
Monitor effectiveness of these mechanisms

20. T2 Group Highlights: Survey results documented and disseminated
Enhanced presence of topics at conference
Conveyance mechanisms identified
Exploration of complimentary efforts commenced

21. Strategic
Planning Committee

22. FHWA Strategic Planning Committee
Victoria Beale - OH – to serve through 2015
Lisa Harris – KS through 2013
Donna Shea – CT through 2013
John Velat – MI TTAP through 2014
Dave Waldo – AK through 2014
Vacant – to be filled in 2014 for
Renee Railsback – CO [NLTAPA]
Jeff Zaharewicz – FHWA LTAP/TTAP Program Manager

23. SPC 2013 July 9-11 Sessions 2012 Review/2013 Hot Topics
Program performance data review
LTAP/TTAP Strategic Issues
LTAP/TTAP Operational Issues

24. SPC 2013 Outcomes 2012 Review/2013 Hot Topics Messaging Connectivity
Service to Centers
Program Performance Data Review
Define
Refine

25. SPC 2013 Outcomes Strategic Issues Explore funding implications
Design and implement a safety-esque focus on Asset Management
Operational Issues
Continue focused program at 2014 Regional Meetings
Heighten “Operational Awareness”
Strengthen partnering efforts with others in NHI and RC
Program Performance Data Review
Define
Refine
Service to Centers

26. Questions

27. Thank You, Boise!