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##### Fall Edition 2005

Jody McCullough

Transportation Planner, FHWA Office of Planning

Co-Editor

Ben Williams

Metropolitan Planning Specialist, FHWA Resource Center

Co-Editor

Hooray!! We finally have reauthorizing legislation! This is our first
post reauthorization issue. Much of FHWA will be spending the next
months summarizing and communicating what is in the new SAFETEA-LU. Many
of the fact sheets have not been released yet. In this issue we will
cover just a couple of the new items. We will have more in the Winter
2006 version.

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**SAFETEA-LU 1**

**SAFETEA-LU Planning Impacts 1**

**State Reimbursement of PL 2**

**Fiscal Constraint Guidance 2**

**Safety Conscious Planning 2**

**Integrated Planning & Environment 2**

**US 93 Corridor Mitigation 3 Freight Planning 3**

**State Trails Administrator Meeting 3 Enhancement Manger Meeting 3**

**Travel Model Improvement Program 3**

**CTPP 4**

**Future NPTS Surveys 4**

##### Tribal Planning Websites 4

##### Asset Management Peer Review 5

##### Resource Center Items 5 

##### Missouri Advanced Planning Initiative 5

##### Scheduled Training Opportunities 5 

**Calendar of Events 6**

Here\'s a chance to get a head start on getting acquainted with our
title of the bill: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). You can find the entire
bill and a series of Fact Sheets on each of the Bill's sections on the
reauthorization web site <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/index.htm> .
Metropolitan and statewide transportation planning is largely addressed
in Sections 3005, 3006, 6001, and 6011 (Conformity). As with ISTEA, the
highway and transit sections are duplicates of the same requirements.
Environmental changes are in sections 6002-6010.

Some of the noteworthy revisions include:

-   Revised Planning Factors (now a total of eight);

-   Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update Cycles (at least every four
    years in nonattainment/maintenance areas and at least every five
    years elsewhere).

-   TIP/STIP Scope and Update Cycles (covers four years and updated at
    least every four years).

-   Expanded Consultation and Participation in Transportation Plan and
    TIP/STIP Development.

-   Environmental Mitigation Activities have to be addressed in
    Metropolitan and Statewide Transportation Plans.

-   Operational Management Strategies Activities have to be addressed in
    Metropolitan Transportation Plans.

-   Annual Listing of Obligated Projects has to be published.

-   Congestion Management Processes in Transportation Management Areas
    (TMAs).

-   Expanded 4 year TMA Certification Cycle

When do we have to make the changes from the new requirements? As noted
in Section 3005(b) and 6001(b): "Beginning July 1, 2007, State or MPO
plan or program updates shall reflect \[these\] changes." On September
2, 2005 FHWA and FTA issued interim guidance for implementing key
SAFETEA-LU provisions on planning, environment and air quality. Included
in the guidance:

-   Transportation plans and programs currently under development may be
    completed under TEA-21 requirements and schedules.

-   Transportation plans and programs adopted after July 1, 2007 must
    comply with all SAFETEA-LU planning provisions.

-   States or MPOs opting to implement SAFETEA-LU requirements prior to
    July 1, 2007 must satisfy all SAFETEA-LU provisions prior to
    adoption of transportation plans and programs.

-   FHWA/FTA certifications of TMAs may now be extended to four years
    (except for any existing "conditional" certifications, which must be
    completed as previously scheduled).

For copies of the complete interim guidance, check with your local FHWA
Division Office or FTA Region or visit
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/igslpja.htm. During the period prior to July
1, 2007, FHWA and FTA will be working on a rulemaking to implement the
changes created by the legislation.

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##### State Reimbursement of PL funds to MPOs

A provision in SAFETEA-LU regarding State reimbursement of metropolitan
planning (PL) funds to MPOs. SAFETEA-LU Section 1007, Metropolitan
Planning, added the following provision to 23 USC 104(f)(4):

\"(B) REIMBURSEMENT.-Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt by
a State of a request for reimbursement of expenditures made by a
metropolitan planning organization for carrying out section 134, the
State shall reimburse, from funds distributed under this paragraph to
the metropolitan planning organization by the State, the metropolitan
planning organization for those expenditures.''

FHWA has informed State DOTs that this provision became effective when
SAFETEA-LU was signed by the President and that all claims for
reimbursement for PL funds that the State receives from an MPO after
August 10 must be paid within 30 days of receipt of the MPO\'s request
for reimbursement. This requirement will be reflected in a revision to
23 CFR Part 420, Planning and Research Program Administration, as soon
as possible. If States have concerns about the accuracy of the
reimbursement claim, they should still reimburse within 30 days,
investigate the claim and withhold funds from any future reimbursements,
if appropriate. If you have any questions, please contact [Tony
Solury](mailto:tony.solury@fhwa.dot.gov) 202-366-5003 or [Ken
Petty](mailto://kenneth.petty@fhwa.dot.gov) 202-366-6654.

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**FHWA/FTA Interim Guidance on Fiscal Constraint:**

On June 30, 2005, FHWA and FTA jointly issued interim guidance,
references, and worksheets entitled \"Fiscal Constraint for STIPs, TIPs,
and Metropolitan Transportation Plans.\" The interim guidance reinforces
the ISTEA and TEA-21 fiscal constraint requirements to ensure that
transportation plans and programs reflect realistic assumptions on
capital, operations, and maintenance costs associated with the surface
transportation system. The accompanying materials are intended to be
utilized as tools by State DOTs, MPOs, and transit agencies in
satisfying the FHWA/FTA requirements for fiscal constraint and financial
plans in transportation planning and programming. The interim guidance
and various support materials are available on the FHWA Office of
Planning, Environment and Realty website at
<http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/fcindex.htm>. For additional
information, please contact [Larry
Anderson](mailto://larry.anderson@fhwa.dot.gov), FHWA Office of Planning
at (202) 366-2374 or [Charlie
Goodman](mailto://charles.goodman@fta.dot.gov), FTA Office of Systems
Planning, at (202) 366-1944.

Building upon the foundation established through the Safety Conscious
Planning Forum and Course, the Georgia Division and the GDOT planning
staff met to develop action items for MPO planning. One of the meeting's
objectives was to provide background information, examples of planning
practices, to discuss performance measure development and analysis of
crash data with the [Critical Analysis Reporting Environment (CARE)
\<http://care.cs.ua.edu/\>]{.underline} package, and to encourage MPOs
to make use of the analysis in their planning activities. CARE is a data
analysis software system developed by the University of Alabama. GDOT
has funded the CARE analysis for users in Georgia.

A good example of crash hot-spot analysis has been provided by the
Valdosta MPO showing 3D imaging to portray this information
dramatically. This has been used by the MPO in stressing project
importance to elected officials and the public and coordinating
enforcement efforts. The Valdosta presentation can be downloaded and
viewed at
[\<http://gisweb.sgrdc.com/presentations/CRASH.wmv\>]{.underline}. For
further information contact [Andy
Edwards](mailto://andrew.edwards@fhwa.dot.gov), 404-562-3659 or [Dana
Robbins](mailto://dana.robbins@fhwa.dot.gov), 404-562-3642 at the
Georgia Division Office.

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##### Integrated Planning Workgroup Baseline Report

The Federal Interagency Task Force created by Executive Order 13274,
Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project
Reviews, established a workgroup to explore opportunities for integrated
planning. The workgroup\'s baseline report is now available for review
on the EO Website at
<http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/stewardshipeo/integratedpl.htm>

and comments may be emailed to:

<projectstreamlining@ost.dot.gov> . In addition to comments on the
report, the workgroup is also seeking additional examples of integrated
planning processes to use as case studies or pilot efforts.

**US 93 Corridor Mitigation Plan**

There is a long range mitigation plan under development for the US 93
corridor in Montana. The objective is to develop ecosystem based
approaches to mitigation under the guidance of an interagency steering
group, which includes USFWS, USFS, FHWA, USACE, MtDT, MtDNR, MtDEQ, and
MtDFWP. One of the bases for mitigation planning is the Montana Habitat
Conservation Plan, which is being developed by the MDFWP to focus on
rare, critical or declining habitat types in the state. For more
information see: <http://www.us93info.com/> or contact [Paul
Garrett](mailto:mailto://paul.garrett@fhwa.dot.gov) at 720-963-3071 .

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The long awaited launch of the freight modeling improvement program
(FMIP) has materialized. Professionals involved in freight modeling now
have a single site to obtain comprehensive information on various
subjects and issues pertaining to freight modeling. The website is an
interagency effort among the US Department of Transportation, the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the US Army
Corps of Engineers. Managed by the Office of Freight Management and
Operations of the Federal Highway Administration, the function of the
FMIP is to:

1\. Improve the state-of-practice and state-of-art in freight
forecasting and analysis models

2\. Monitor the state-of-practice and state-of-art in freight demand
models and the application of those models to transportation policy and
planning at national, multi-state corridor, state, metropolitan, and
local levels

3\. Provide best-practice assessments, training, tool development, and
other short-term improvements to local estimation and forecasting
methods

4\. Support research to develop a new generation of innovative,
multidisciplinary freight models and tools for national, regional, and
local transportation analyses

5\. Promote consensus building among all freight stakeholders as to
needed model improvements and data requirements, and encourage vendors
and others to meet those needs

For further information, visit the
<http://www.fmip.gov/fmip/Default.aspx> website or contact: [Tianjia
Tang](mailto://tianjia.tang@fhwa.dot.gov), Ph.D., PE at 202-366-2217 or

Tianjia.Tang@fhwa.dot.gov

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**The Nation\'s State Trail Administrators will meet on September 20-22,
2005, in Newark, DE, hosted by Delaware State Parks.**

They will discuss the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), including
changes that may result from program reauthorization under new surface
transportation legislation, and to explore other trail related issues.
This is an opportunity for problem solving on specific RTP requirements
and to share ideas on more effective use of resources. Delaware State
Parks will offer on-the-ground trail training with hand tools and
mechanized equipment, with input from the International Mountain
Bicycling Association (<http://www.imba.com/>). American Trails will
provide training on the Universal Trail Assessment Process
(<http://www.americantrails.org/>). For more information, see
[www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/stam2005/](http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/stam2005/)
. For more information on the Recreational Trails Program, see
[www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails](http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails).

**The Nation\'s Transportation Enhancement Program Managers met on July
26-27, 2005, in Minneapolis, MN**, just prior to the TrailLink 2005
conference. Participants discussed their experiences managing TE,
attended workshops on issues such as environmental review processes and
managing projects, and project eligibility issues. For more information,
see
[www.enhancements.org/seminar.asp](http://www.enhancements.org/seminar.asp)
. For more information on Transportation Enhancements, see
[www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/te](http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/te)
.

The Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP) recommends, supports and
sponsors courses and seminars to further the state of the art and the
state of the practice of travel demand forecasting. TMIP recommended
courses are available through the National Highway Institute (NHI).
These courses can be requested through the regular NHI process, and also
are occasionally sponsored by TMIP for open enrollment. The NHI courses
are Intrduction to Urban Travel Demand Forecasting (NHI #152054A),
Estimating Regional Mobile Source Emissions (NHI #152071A), and,
currently being updated, Advanced Urban Travel Demand Forecasting (NHI
#152060A).

TMIP has also developed three seminars on advanced modeling topics. TMIP
Seminars are offered free of charge by TMIP several times a year. They
are day-long workshops on the following topics: Forecasting Land Use
Activities; Model Validation, Calibration and Reasonableness Checking;
and Activity and Tour Based Forecasting. Seminars can also be offerred
\"on demand.\" The courses and seminars are held in various locations
around the country to accommodate and educate a wide audience.

To get the latest schedule or to register for modeling courses and
seminars visit the TMIP web site at:
http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/conf_courses/

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#### Future of CTPP Discussed at TRB Conference

This past May, over 100 transportation and data specialists met at a TRB
Conference in Irvine, California to discuss issues related to the use
and application of the American Community Survey (ACS), including the
development of future CTPP-like products. The CTPP is a unique
tabulation historically built from the decennial census "long form." The
latest version of CTPP uses the decennial census 2000, but as the "long
form" is being replaced with the American Community Survey (ACS), any
future CTPP will use the ACS as it's data source.

The overall objectives of the conference were to assess the uses of the
2000 census data; review the current plans for ACS and assess its
usefulness for transportation programs; review ACS-related research;
and, recommend agency actions to improve transportation use of census
products. Several MPOs, State DOTs and transit operators contributed to
the poster session documenting their uses of Census data for
transportation planning, including travel demand model calibration and
validation for home-to-work trips, statewide travel demand model
development, monitoring commuting trends as part of performance
measures, reviewing transit equity in service delivery, and transit
service planning. TRB anticipates electronic posting of the final
recommendations in December 2005, and paper copies to be available by
the TRB Annual Meeting in January 2006. Much of the conference
information, including several commissioned papers can be found at
<http://trb.org/conferences/censusdata/#conference>.

For more information about CTPP, see our web page at
<http://www.dot.gov/ctpp>

##### Future Plans for Passenger Travel Data

States and MPOs have an opportunity to purchase additional samples to
the National Personal Travel Survey to be conducted in 2007-2008. The
next NPTS anticipates a strong participation by MPO and State DOTs via
the NPTS Add-On program. These additional samples, along with random
national samples collected in their area, will be compiled into a
cleaned and geocoded database for ready application to local planning.
Trips of all lengths, for all purposes, and by all modes will be
collected. In the 2001 NHTS, nine add-on areas included five States and
four MPOs, with a total of nearly 44,000 additional households.

The National Personal Travel Survey (NPTS) is the flagship survey of the
United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) on the travel
behavior of the American public. It serves as a "benchmark" on all
travel in the United States. Some of the changes that impact traffic and
congestion include work force participation, vehicle ownership, daily
Vehicle Miles of Travel, and trips by time-of-day. Data from this survey
are available at [http://nhts.ornl.gov](http://nhts.ornl.gov/)

For more information on the Add-On program and plans for the 2007-2008
NPTS, please contact [Susan Liss](mailto:susan.liss@fhwa.dot.gov), NPTS
Program Manager, FHWA (<Susan.Liss@fhwa.dot.gov>).

Tribal transportation planning activities have an updated presence on
three FHWA planning websites.

The FHWA Native American Program Coordination staff provides guidance
and technical assistance to federally recognized Native American tribes
on a government-to-government basis and strives to improve communication
with tribal governments by responding effectively to tribal
transportation concerns. For your tribal transportation guidance and
technical assistance needs, three websites have been updated:

-   The Tribal Planning page on the FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning
    Capacity Building Program website
    (<http://www.planning.dot.gov/tribal.asp>) provides a broad range of
    transportation planning resources for tribal leaders, State
    agencies, staff and elected officials. Included is information on
    legislation, regulations and guidance; training and educational
    opportunities; technical resources; as well as peer exchange reports
    about tribal government planning efforts.

-   The FHWA Native American Program Coordination page on the Office of
    Planning, Environment, & Realty website
    (<http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/tribaltrans/index.htm>) provides
    information on grant programs supporting tribal transportation;
    topic areas on planning, historic preservation and safety as applied
    to tribal governments; State liaison offices and activities; legal
    references; case studies; tribal transportation programs and links
    to the Tribal Technical Assistance Program.

-   FHWA\'s Tribal Transportation Intranet website
    (<http://intra.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/staffept/index.htm>) provides
    resources, references, and articles on tribal transportation issues
    intended for internal staff use and reference.

For further information, contact Tim Penney at (202) 366-2698 or
tim.penney@fhwa.dot.gov; Robin Mayhew at (360) 753-9416 or
<robin.mayhew@fhwa.dot.gov>; Kenneth Petty at (202) 366-6654 or
<kenneth.petty@fhwa.dot.gov>; or Fawn Thompson at (404) 562-3917 or
<fawn.thompson@fhwa.dot.gov>.

State and Metropolitan Peers Discuss Benefits of Asset Management for
Planning

FHWA Office of Planning has been working with the Transportation
Research Board (TRB) and other national, planning stakeholders to
promote peer exchanges on key topics. One example is the Asset
Management in Planning and Operations Peer Exchange, which took place in
Washington, DC on September 7-8, 2004. The exchange was designed to
assess current practices used to integrate asset management in the
development of statewide, regional and local infrastructure funding
programs and to identify research needs and potential areas for
innovation.

One conclusion from the peer exchange is that agencies with more
sophisticated asset management programs are realizing significant
benefits from predictive models and the ability to analyze trend data.
For example, Missouri DOT indicated that one of the largest benefits
from asset management is the ability to perform what-if scenarios that
predict system conditions based on assumed changes in funding levels or
distribution factors. The report of the peer exchange was printed in
June 2005. A copy of the report is located at
<http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=5094>.

Planning Conference/Workshop Proceedings Available Soon!

The Western Plains MPO Conference proceedings will be available on the
Resource Center web site and in CD format. For additional information on
the conference, contact Mark Hoines at 605-224-7326. The Division
Planners Workshop Proceedings will also be available on the Resource
Center website. For additional information on the conference, please
contact Susan Moe at 651-291-6109. If you have any questions regarding
the proceedings and availability, please call Fawn Thompson at
404-562-3917.

### New Seminar Available: Coordinating Land Use and Transportation

The FHWA Resource Center Planning Technical Service Team, in cooperation
with the FHWA Office of Planning has developed a 6-hour seminar to
address challenges faced by planning professionals in dealing with land
use and transportation activities. Contact: Jim Thorne, FHWA Resource
Center Planning Team, 708-283-3538 or <jim.thorne@fhwa.dot.gov>

##### Let's Talk Planning

Division Planners participated in the "Let\'s Talk Planning" Video
Conference, Thursday, September 8, 2005 to discuss SAFETEA-LU Planning
Issues. Two videoconference sessions, 12:00 Noon Eastern and 3:00 PM
Eastern were held. The next "Let's Talk Planning" Video Conference will
be held December 8.

##### Missouri "MAP's" its Future

The Missouri Advance Planning (MAP) Initiative is a process designed to
involve Missourians from every walk of life in defining what our
transportation system could and should do for its citizens and how best
to fulfill those expectations and its potential. MAP will consider all
aspects of the transportation system, including roads and bridges,
bicycle and pedestrian needs, rivers and ports, aviation, rail, freight
and public transportation.

The MAP initiative is the beginning of a statewide dialogue on what the
transportation system could and should do for its citizens and how best
to fulfill those expectations and that potential. This initiative will
produce "Missouri's transportation vision" and will provide the building
blocks for developing a shared plan of action that identifies the role
everyone can play in creating the transportation system they want and
deserve.

An extensive public involvement process including a 3100 person random
dialed customer phone survey, focus groups and regional working groups
are helping develop it. The website will have two innovative tools that
the general public can use to evaluate MoDOT's investments and
operations:

An Investment and Decision making Tool and Missouri's Funding Allocation
Challenge. They are intended to show how reallocating money to one goal
will effect the funding and performance of others. For more about MAP
see: <http://www.MapOurFuture.org/> .

These Workshops and courses have currently been scheduled for the next
quarter.

# National Transit Institute

For registration instructions see:
<http://www.ntionline.com/CourseDates.asp>

9/26-28/2005 [Statewide and Metropolitan Transportation
Programming](http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.ASP?CourseNumber=FP207)
Houston, TX

10/18/2005 [Accessible Pedestrian
Signals](http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.ASP?CourseNumber=ID011) New
Brunswick, NJ

10/26-28/2005 [Introduction to Transportation /Air Quality
Conformity](http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.ASP?CourseNumber=FP213)
Los Angeles, CA

10/26-28/2005 [Public Involvement in Transportation Decision
Making](http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.ASP?CourseNumber=FP203)
Miami, FL

11/30/2005 - 12/1/2005 [Statewide Transportation
Planning](http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.ASP?CourseNumber=ID809A)
New Orleans, LA

12/6-8/2005 [Financial Planning in
Transportation](http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.ASP?CourseNumber=ID811)
Boston, MA

12/14-16/2005 [Public Involvement in Transportation Decision
Making](http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.ASP?CourseNumber=FP203)
Boston, MA

# National Highway Institute

For more information or contacts see:
<http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/schedule.asp>

9/13-15/2005 #139002 [Uses of Multimodal Freight Forecasting in
Transportation
Planning](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1141)
Schenectady, NY

9/13/2005 - 9/14/2005 #142043 [The CMAQ Program: Purpose and
Practice](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1150)
Pittsburgh, PA

9/13/2005 - 9/14/2005 #151039 [Applying GIS and Spatial Data
Technologies to
Transportation](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1064)
and Resource Center "GIS for Environmental Steamlining & Stewardship"
Atlanta, GA

9/13/2005 - 9/15/2005 #142005 [NEPA and Transportation Decision
Making](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=117)
Lansing, MI

9/13/2005 - 9/14/2005 #151039 [Applying GIS and Spatial Data
Technologies to
Transportation](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1064)
and Resource Center "GIS for Environmental Steamlining & Stewardship"
Atlanta, GA

9/20/2005 - 9/22/2005 #139002 [Uses of Multimodal Freight Forecasting in
Transportation
Planning](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1141)
Mendota Heights, MN

9/27/2005 - 9/28/2005 #151039 [Applying GIS and Spatial Data
Technologies to
Transportation](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1064)
and Resource Center "GIS for Environmental Steamlining & Stewardship"
Lakewood, CO

9/27/2005 - 9/29/2005 #142005 [NEPA and Transportation Decision
Making](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=117)
Phoenix, AZ

9/29/2005 - 9/30/2005 #139001 [Integrating Freight in the Transportation
Planning
Process](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1129)
Olympia, WA

10/3/2005 - 10/7/2005 #152054 [Introduction to Urban Travel Demand
Forecasting](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=133)
Arlington, VA

10/4/2005 - 10/6/2005 #139002 [Uses of Multimodal Freight Forecasting in
Transportation
Planning](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1141)
Salem, OR

10/17/2005 - 10/21/2005 #152054 [Introduction to Urban Travel Demand
Forecasting](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=133)
Frankfort, KY

10/18/2005 - 10/20/2005 #139002 Uses of [Uses of Multimodal Freight
Forecasting in Transportation
Planning](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1141)
Austin, TX

11/1/2005 - 11/3/2005 #139002 [Uses of Multimodal Freight Forecasting in
Transportation
Planning](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1141)
Raleigh, NC

11/15/2005 - 11/17/2005 #139002 [Uses of Multimodal Freight Forecasting
in Transportation
Planning](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1141)
Phoenix, AZ

11/15/2005 - 11/19/2005 #152071 [Estimating Regional Mobile Source
Emissions](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=1068)
Arlington, VA

12/2/2005 - 12/6/2005 #142005 [NEPA and Transportation Decision
Making](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=117)
Anchorage, AK

12/7/2005 - 12/9/2005 #142005 [NEPA and Transportation Decision
Making](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=117)
Anchorage, AK

12/13/2005 - 12/15/2005 #142005 [NEPA and Transportation Decision
Making](http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/coursedesc.asp?coursenum=117)
Clearfield, PA

##### Travel Model Improvement Program Workshops

For more detail see: <http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/conf_courses/> . and
http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tmip_seminars/nctcog.stm

9/27/2005 Travel Model Calibration, Validation and Reasonableness
Checking Seminar Ft. Worth, TX

9/28/2005 Activity and Tour Based Forecasting Seminar Ft. Worth, TX

9/29/2005 Forecasting Land Use Activities Seminar Ft. Worth, TX

10/3-7/2005 Introduction to Urban Travel Demand Forecasting Arlington,
VA

11/8/2005 Travel Model Calibration, Validation and Reasonableness
Checking Seminar New York, NY

11/9/2005 Activity and Tour Based Forecasting Seminar New York, NY

11/10/-2005 Forecasting Land Use Activities Seminar New York, NY

11/15-18/2005 Estimating Regional Mobile Source Emissions Arlington, VA

9/15-20/2005 AASHTO Annual Meeting, Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville,
TN See: Contact : [Hannah Whitney](mailto:hwhitney@aashto.org)
202-624-5800

9/20-22/2005

State Trail Administrators, Newark, DE

<http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/rectrails/stam2005/>

9/18-21/ 2005 International ACT Conference , Sponsored by the
Association for Commuter Transportation Anaheim, CA See:
<http://tmi.cob.fsu.edu/act/conf/confmstr.asp>

9/21-23/2005\
[National Rural Transportation Peer Learning
Conference](http://www.ruraltransportation.org/)**\
**with the Development District Association of Appalachia and the
National Association of Counties**\
**Marriott Louisville Downtown Louisville, KY\
Contact: Zanetta Doyle at 202-624-5257 or <zdoyle@nado.org>

9/26 - Sep 28/ 2005\
[[American Public Transportation Association (APTA) EXPO 2005:
International Public Transit Expo
2005]{.underline}](http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://www.ntpshow.com/shows/apta2005/index.html)\
Dallas, TX

9/28-29/2005\
[2005 Summit on Applications in Transportation
Data](http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/resourcecenter/2005hptlsummit)**\
**Atlanta, GA <jacqueline.hill-brown@fhwa.dot.gov>

**9**/29/2005\
[CTE Teleconference Series: \"Technologies to Improve Environmental
Considerations in Transportation
Decisions\"](http://itre.ncsu.edu/CTE/TechTransfer/Teleconferences/2005schedule.asp)

10/3-5/ 2005\
[2005 Northwest Regional Right of Way
Conference](http://www.nwregionalrw.com/)

Coeur d\'Alene, ID Contact Bob Snyder at 800-745-2752
[bob.snyder@itd.idaho.gov.](mailto:bob.snyder@itd.idaho.gov)

10/5-6/2005

[NEPA Practice: 2005
Update](http://www.lclark.edu/org/oli/05_10_05.html)\
Oregon Convention Center\
Portland, OR

10/11-14/ 2005 AMPO Annual Conference Hyatt Regency Denver, Denver, CO
See: [www.ampo.org/](http://www.ampo.org/)

12/08-9/2005 Data Requirements for Transportation Reauthorization
Legislation Washington, DC
[Description](http://gulliver.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=5066)