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Spencer Stevens FHWA Office of Planning Michigan Transportation Planning Association 2011 Annual Conference July 14, 2011
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Spencer Stevens FHWA Office of Planning Michigan Transportation Planning Association 2011 Annual Conference July 14, 2011. C onsideration of Security in Transportation Planning. Agenda for this Presentation. Why Consider Security in Planning Key Concepts: What is Security? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Spencer StevensFHWA Office of Planning
Michigan Transportation Planning Association2011 Annual Conference
July 14, 2011
A. Why Consider Security in PlanningB. Key Concepts: What is Security?C. MPO and State DOT Examples
1. Interagency coordination2. Emergency response & evacuation3. Long-term recovery
D. Conclusion
A. Why Consider Security in Planning?
ISTEA/TEA-21 Safety/Security = 1 planning factor
September 11, 2001 Man Made threats to Security
Katrina, 2005 Natural threats to Security
Statewide 23 CFR §450.206(a)(3) Metropolitan 23 CFR §450.306(a)(3)
Provide for consideration and implementation of projects, strategies and services that will address: Increase the security of the transportation
system for motorized and non-motorized users.
B. Key Concepts: What is Security?
Safety?
Security
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute ND State University Rural Transportation Safety and Security Center
National Security
NaturalDisaster
C. MPO and State DOT Examples1. Interagency coordination
Regional Hampton Roads (VA) Houston-Galveston Area Council (TX) Metro Washington Council of Gov’t (DC)
Statewide Oregon Department of Transportation New York
MPO coordinates Regional Emergency Management Technical Advisory Committee Multilateral operation of emergency support
functions Hurricane evacuation Emergency shelter planning Disaster planning for special needs
populations.
Received State funding to prepare regional hazard mitigation plan Coordinated with Regional Transit Security
Strategy Guide MPO hosted disaster mitigation
planning workshops
MPO developed Regional Homeland Security Strategic Plan Stresses Preparedness to manage risk
Prevention Protection Response Recovery
Informed, prepared and engaged community
Mutli-state region (KY, OH, IN) MPO created Homeland Security
Coordinating Committee Develop Regional Emergency Response Plan Clearing house for funding regional projects
TIP project prioritization process Security ranking criteria
Statewide Long Range Plan includes a chapter on Security Explains how DOT and MPOs are integrated into larger
Statewide efforts Hosted transportation security and emergency
response workshop Focused on response to terrorism event on
transportation system Identify Emergency Routes
Used to prioritize bridge seismic retrofit efforts
Department of Homeland Security $245 million in grants 54% increase from 2007 Extra $22 million
Regional suspension bridges
Convener Unique role as a regional entity Tabletop exercise and scenario plans Existing long range planning process
“Grant” administration mechanism Project prioritization process “rewards”
security projects
MPO and State DOT Examples
2. Planning for Emergency Response and Evacuation
Computer technology simulates a hazardous situation to assess dangers, produce recommendations for evacuation procedures.
Emergency and Transportation factors:
• Scene layout• Human behavior • Hazard
propagation • Time of day
• Environmental conditions
• Traffic Patterns• Mode Use• Evacuation Routes
Modeling transit options Assist special needs populations: children,
elderly, disabled and zero car households Planning for orderly re-entry
Staggered return times
3. Planning for Recovery
Phases Short-Term Return to routine Long-Term Capital reinvestment
Long-Term Approaches Resistance or Hardening Acceptance Adaptation
Relocation, Redundancy
Business plan Defining essential functions
Protecting information and data Protecting employees Communicating with employees and
partners
MPO worked with State DOT and locals on impact of flooding from hurricane on evacuation routes & shelter locations
D. Conclusion
National Security
NaturalDisaster
Possible MPO Role
Incident Phase TraditionalRole
Convener Champion Developer Operator
Prevention
Response/Mitigation
Monitoring/Information
Recovery
Investigation
Institutional Learning
Michael Meyer “The Role of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) In Preparing for Security Incidents and Transportation System Response”
Lead MPO Role Possible, Especially For Some Components
Minor MPO Role Possible
No Likely MPO Role
Spencer StevensTransportation PlannerFHWA Office of Planning Oversight & Stewardship [email protected] 202/366-0149
