The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) is preparing to provide training opportunities during 2018 for transportation planners, including those at Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs or RPOs) and other planning organizations. CTAA’s goal is to help transportation planners keep their skills sharp and up to date for multi-modal transportation system improvements. CTAA is leading this effort with the cooperation of partners at the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO), the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC).

In order to tailor the training, please let CTAA know your thoughts via this 12-question survey. It should take no more than 10 minutes. Note that CTAA will aggregate the responses to this survey, and may share those aggregate results, but individual responses and names, contact details or other personal identifying information in this survey will not be shared with anyone else.

Your time, insights and expertise sharing are very much appreciated! If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this survey, or about CTAA's desire to help provide training for transportation planners, contact Chris Zeilinger at  zeilinger@ctaa.org or 202-250-4108.

Please send this link to other colleagues and/or include in an agency-wide email/newsletter, as you think is appropriate.

Survey start date: January 31, 2018

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* 1. What are the top factors your agency considers when prioritizing transportation projects for funding (including but not limited to the Transportation Improvement Program/TIP)? Select all that apply.

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* 2. If different from your agency, what are the top factors you personally believe should be considered? Select all that apply.

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* 3. How would the factors selected on question #2 gain greater attention in the transportation project prioritization process (including but not limited to the Transportation Improvement Program/TIP)?  Please describe.

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* 4. Which options/modes are the main focuses of your agency? Select all that apply.

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* 5. Are there options/modes your agency gives less attention that you believe should have more attention? If yes, please list the option(s)/mode(s) and explain why more attention is needed.

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* 6. What steps are involved in the transportation project prioritization process at your agency (including but not limited to the Transportation Improvement Program/TIP)?  If software is used (including but not limited to 4-step and activity based models), please explain its role, type, and brand name.

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* 7. Has your agency applied “performance based planning” concepts to the transportation project prioritization process (including but not limited to the Transportation Improvement Program/TIP), or has it adopted your state’s approach?  If so, which concepts were used, and how were they applied exactly?

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* 8. Are there population groups whose needs you believe are not well addressed in your agency's process? Select all that apply.

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* 9. Is there anything you’d like to explain in more depth? Please describe.

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* 10. Could we contact you in the future by email or phone?

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* 11. What urbanized area(s), if any, is/are part of your organization's planning area?

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* 12. Your details

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