1. New Mobility West Training Series Positioning for Success Glenwood Springs November 13, 2014 Gary Toth Project for Public Spaces

2. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES 2 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 Bachelor’s Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology 1973

3. 2 How to Work With Engineers How to Find Money: Understanding Planning and Programming

4. 4 Understanding the Transportation Planning and Project Delivery Process

5. 6 Components of Planning and Project Delivery Process Steps

6. 7 A single, well- defined outcome Many ideas, little detail Decision screens Planning & Programming Project Development Construction Final Design & Property Acquisition Decisionmaking Progression

7. 8 Planning & Programming Project Development Construction Final Design & Property Acquisition

8. 9 Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Construction Final Design & Property Acquisition

9. 10 Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Construction Final Design & Property Acquisition

10. 11 Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Construction Final Design & Property Acquisition

11. 12 Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Construction Final Design & Property Acquisition

12. Decisionmaking Progression Planning & Programming Project Development Construction Final Design & Property Acquisition

14. 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

15. Who does the Planning and Programming? MPOs and RTPOs

16. 17 MPO Makeup Board Technical StaffCommittees Local elected officials Some state agencies DOTs always have a seat Full time staff: Transportation Planners Some Land Use Planners Financial Specialists Public Involvement Permanent & Ad Hoc Planning Economic Development Safety Project Prioritization Best place !!

17. Who does the Planning and Programming? Colorado DOT

18. Who does the Planning and Programming? Colorado DOT

19. Who does the Planning and Programming? Colorado DOT

20. Rely on Idaho Smart Growth and Idaho WalkBike Be active and productive (not ornery) Try to understand realities (e.g. fix it is a priority) Learn about funding categories Influencing the Mix of Projects Become “ known ” and interact with staff & members. Be prepared … read relevant materials... knowing what is going on builds credibility

21. 21 Who Are the Players? Rural and Regional Planning Organizations Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) formed through a voluntary association of local governments may or may not house an MPO if not an MPO, then funded by state In rural areas, sometimes called Rural Planning Organizations

22. 23 6,500 providers - Approximately 1,500 bus - 5,760 paratransit services - 200 provide rail services + other services Who Are the Players? Transit Agencies

23. 24 Operations Who Are the Players? Transit Agency Functions Planning (simple operating to regional systems planning) Project Development Design Property Acquisition Construction/Build

24. How to Work with Engineers Engineers are not bad people!

25. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES 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 and an engineer to the guillotine.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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."

29. 3131 “ You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar ” Rose Toth, circa 1960 General Principles

30. Getting hit in the head with a rock is a bad way to start an open minded conversation General Principles

31. Define the problem, not the solution Do Your Homework Develop a Unified Vision: e.g the American Falls Case Study Getting Action When Dealing with a Project

32. 32 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! Build A Unified Vision

33. Every community has the potential to develop the civic capacity for success Slide Courtesy of Joel Mills, AIA

34. MOMENTUM! MOMENTUM Slide Courtesy of Joel Mills, AIA

35. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Gary Toth Director of Transportation Initiatives Project for Public Spaces 609-397-3885 Gtoth@pps.org http://www.pps.org/pdf/bookstore/How_to_Engage_Your_Transportation_Agency_AARP.pdf