# Presentation: 228065

## I-95 Corridor Coalition Comments

## What we Heard, What we Missed

- Heard:
- Collaborate or die.
- Coalitions thrive when there is less pain in belonging than not belonging - they develop from need not direction.
- Coalitions need a “PORPOSE”

## What we Heard, What we Missed

- Missed:
- Insufficient time for cross-fertilization of what works, didn’t work, conflict resolution, consensus building, etc. (examples perhaps too diverse for that)

## Moving Forward

- US DOT pursue a public-private partnership to collect the data required for planning, operations/management, assessment, and private sector businesses  under any scenario in TEA 22.
- Coalition should reach out more aggressively to MPO’s
- Matt Coogan’s presentation solidified Coalition attendees’ views regarding the information system project.

## TRB Comments

*Sponsoring Committees:*
- Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning
- Programming, Planning & Systems Evaluation

## What we Heard, What we Missed

- Some states join to protect interests
- Many MPOs are not now included
- Financing is a significant factor
- We learned “single-state planning”
- Three keys to successful coalitions
- CAO turnover is a challenge to continuity
- How to involve non-transportation interests

## Moving Forward

- How to “do” multi-state planning?
- What kind of performance measures?
- How to include MPOs in the process?
- What are the issues beyond chasing funds?
- Should reauthorization encourage coalitions through special funding categories?

## AASHTO Comments

- State DOT’s are deeply and actively involved in coalitions -- intermodal, multi-jurisdictional, inter-sectoral -- departments without walls.
- AASHTO has a number of related initiatives underway.
- Conference valuable for highlighting value of multi-jurisdictional coalitions and spotlighting best practices.

- Multi-jurisdictional coalitions clearly valuable for their creative, bridge-building and innovative initiatives.  They should be encouraged and supported. Coalitions should be purpose-driven; no issue too small.
- Overlapping issues/objectives discussed here:
- Coalitions
- Multi-jurisdictional planning & programs
- Orphan projects
- Freight movement

- Public understanding and support essential.
- Reauthorization:
- Do no harm (do not establish national coalition program with detailed requirements and mandates)
- Hindering the Hindrances
- New spending depends on new money -Pot - Pie - Table
- Federalism is permanent

## FHWA Comments

## What we Heard, What we Missed

- Heard:
- Good examples of processes that are working
- Work beyond traditional boundaries
- General desire for less formal constructs
- General desire for flexibility
- Overall need to involve the people (parties) affected
- Better data needed
- Some support for funding flexibility
- One size does not fit all
- No Federal mandate

## What we Heard, What we Missed

- Missed:
- leadership
- other solutions

## Moving Forward

- work towards re-focusing priorities to reflect collaboration (and include ONE DOT concept)
- re-authorization: float proposals for debate
- need to develop best practices and data sharing efforts
- continue efforts to bring people together
- work to change mind sets about traditional boundaries, and
- appreciate all of the parties who need to be at the table
- OVERALL:  leadership is the challenge!