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PRACTICAL SOLUTIONSOrganizat ional Change at WSDOTOrganizat ional Change at WSDOT
ROGER MILLAR, PE, AICP
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATIONAASHTO Knowledge Session – Accommodating Multimodal Transportation Options Within An ExistingFootprint
November 14, 2016
Agenda
• The Innovative DOT
• MultimodalDevelopment andDevelopment andDelivery
• Practical Solutions
WPA Mural – Wilkinsburg, PA
The Innovative DOT: A handbook ofpolicy and practice
Developed by
Smart Growth Americaand the
A new resource for state transportation officials
and the
State SmartTransportation Initiative
Released 2012
Updated 2014, 2015
• Describes strategies states can use to achieve the greatestoutcomes at the least cost with transportation investments.
• Documents innovative approaches state leaders are alreadyusing to make systems more efficient, government moreeffective and constituents better satisfied.
The Innovative DOT: A handbook ofpolicy and practice
effective and constituents better satisfied.
• Provides information on 34 policies and practices
– The benefits of each policy
– Steps for implementation
– Cases studies
– Resources for further information
Policies must address the current funding reality and provide ameans for getting the best outcomes out of transportationinvestments:
Selecting the Policies and Practices
Criteria for Inclusion
investments:
• Improved access to destinations, with greater choice for users
• More prosperous states and regions
• Preservation of existing infrastructure
• Reduced environmental impacts
• Healthier communities
• More transparent and accessible governance
What’s in the Handbook?
Eight Focus Areas
1. Revenue Sources
2. Revenue Allocation and Project Selection2. Revenue Allocation and Project Selection
3. Pricing
4. Increasing Transportation System Efficiency
5. Improving Options for Mobility and Access
6. Providing Efficient, Safe Freight Access
7. Integrating Transportation and Land Use Decision-Making
8. Improving DOT Processes
Multimodal Development andDelivery (M2D2)
Multi Modal Development & Delivery(M2D2)
A project to improve
state DOT institutional
capacity to plan, design,
construct, operate and
maintain state
transportation systems
for Complete Streets
and multiple modes.
Goals of M2D2
• Explore the needs andexpectations for eachtransportation mode
• Identify ways DOT canbalance those needs
• Understand barriers, gaps,• Understand barriers, gaps,and opportunities that existin current DOT practices,standards and guidance
• Develop a work plan toaddress barriers, gaps, andopportunities
Stakeholder Group workshops
• Land use &
transportation
• Active transportation
• Public transportation
• ITS & TDM
• Freight logistics
• Multimodal Integration
Review policy, standards, and guidancedocuments
Prioritize policies, standards, andguidance to revise
• Incorporate input fromworkshops
• Narrow down list to prioritydocuments
Poll: MDOT standards, guidance, policies, and documents to revise Top 1
Top 2
Documents Top 3Active
Transpo
Public
Transpo ITS TDMTOTAL
Funding template 27% 25% 21% 15% 22%
Scoping Manual & Checklist 6% 17% 12% 13% 12%
Gap: Bus stop design standard -- 10% -- -- 10%
Program/Project Management System:
Preconstruction Process Documentation
Manual
-- -- 14% 4% 9%
Road Design Manual 12% 2% 12% 4% 8%
Geometric Design Guide 10% 15% 0% 2% 7%
State Long Range Plan -- -- 0% 13% 7%
Call for Projects Memo & Instructions 16% 5% 5% 0% 6%
MPO LRP / Work plans -- -- 5% 7% 6%
Complete Streets Policy 8% 3% 0% 7% 4%
Workshops
documents
• Communications plan
• Training plan
5-year Transportation Program 4% 2% 7% 4% 4%
Highway Capacity Manual -- -- 2% 4% 3%
Signalization Capacity Software -- -- 2% 4% 3%
Strategic Plan / Scorecard -- -- 0% 7% 3%
MMUTCD 2% 3% 2% 2% 3%
Standard Plans 1% 2% 7% 0% 2%
Crosswalk Guidance 1% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Sidewalk Participation Rules 6% 3% 0% 0% 2%
Stewardship Agreement (MDO-FHWA) -- -- 0% 4% 2%
CSS Guideline for Stakeholder
Engagement1% 5% 0% 2% 2%
ITS Guidance 1% 0% 7% 0% 2%
ITE Trip Generation Manual -- -- 0% 2% 1%
Local Agency Program (LAP) Guidelines
for Geometrics2% 2% 0% 0% 1%
STIP 0% 3% 0% 0% 1%
Bridge Design Guide 1% 0% 0% 2% 1%
Monitoring and Reporting Projects 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
LAP Application 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
M2D2 Resources
• https://smartgrowthamerica.org/work-with-us/workshop-types/practical-design
• http://www.flcompletestreets.coms.com
Practical Solutions at WSDOT
The world of transportation is changing
• The interstate system is done• New trends and themes are
emerging– Autonomous Vehicles– Connected Vehicles– Intelligent Transportation
SystemsPHOTO
Systems– Virtual Reality– Smart Growth/Walkable
Urbanism
• Aging infrastructure• More problems than $$ to fix
PHOTO
We’re adjusting with these changes
• Transformingapproach – findingpracticaltransportationsolutionsPHOTO solutions
• Goal: fix moreproblems, systemwide
PHOTO
Practical Solutions implementation
• Policies
• Procedures
• Standards
• Guidance• Guidance
• Training
• Strategic planning
• Communications
Adapting to change
• Considerations
– Culture change: near-term, long-term
– Knowledge management• Technical knowledge
• Business processes
• Case studies
• Lessons learned
– Change management
Practical Solutions culture change
• Themes
– Interdisciplinary engagement
– Cross-functional, enterprise-wide
– Community engagement and inclusion
– Learning culture: training, professional development– Learning culture: training, professional development
Implementation challenges/opportunities
• WSDOT Project Development Trainingprogram
• New/emerging tools for design/safetyanalysis
• Planning/political process, habits• Planning/political process, habits
• Evolving environmental considerations
• Regulatory reforms
What we are doing
• Improved business processes
• Empower agency staff to make decisions
• Provide tools that support decision making
• Support staff through training and development
• Support decisions that focus on the need for theproject
• Move from standards-based to performance-based design
How WSDOT defines Practical Solutions
• Data driven asset management
• Performance Based vs. StandardsBased
• Focus on need and least costsolution
• Results geared to benefit the• Results geared to benefit theTransportation System
• Emphasis on CommunityEngagement
• Interdisciplinary and collaborativedecision making
• Design based on land use andtransportation context
Focus areas
• Capital projects are a last resort: multimodal,demand management, operational, and off-system strategies considered first
• Incremental solutions (as opposed to all-in-oneprojects)projects)
• WSDOT Design Manual changes; CSS,implemented more fully
Road Diet Images Credit: League of American Bicyclists
The importance of context in roadwaydesign
PHOTOPHOTO
Example of money saving potential
• 500 miles ofWashington’s statehighway system are‘main streets’
– Looked at projectsover 10 years: delayover 10 years: delayon 47% of projects onthese streets
– Result of scope,schedule or budgetchanges
Pilot project: Main Street highways
• Consultedcommunity ahead oftime
• Over the past 10years could have:
– saved an average of$9 million per MainStreet project – about30%
– in reduced scope,schedule, and budgetchanges
Common question
• Is it true that implementing Practical Solutions means“starting over” on projects?
• What project teams do when they use this approach– develop a clear problem statement describing the performance
metrics that the project is meant to achieve
– engage with the community, proportionate to the complexity ofthe issuesthe issues
– evaluate no-build, multimodal, operational, and incrementaloptions
– start with the minimum needed to achieve the performanceneed
– reduce or minimize impacts: outside right of way, environment,existing structures
– minimize costs for materials, equipment, labor, long-termmaintenance
Work to implement Practical Solutions todate
• Policy development– Support decisions that focus on need for project
• Technical guidance– Move from standards-based to performance-based designs
– Provide tools that support decision making
– Design Manual changes in 2015, 2016– Design Manual changes in 2015, 2016
– Planning toolkit
• Training development– Support staff through development of skills, abilities
• Project development with the practical solutions approach
• Multimodal design
• Highway Safety Manual implementation
• Just-in-time training on new Design Manual changes
Lessons learned
• Political support for PracticalSolutions to transportationinfrastructure
• Collaboration improves thequality of project’s effect onthe multimodal transportationsystem
• Small fixes can make bigdifferences
• Culture change;learning/sharing/trust
Thank You! Resources
Roger Millar, PE, AICPSecretary of TransportationWashington State Department of [email protected](360)705-7054
Practical Solutions• Maximizing safety system-wide• Encouraging innovation• Cost-effective solutions
WEBSITES• Moving Washington Forward: Practical Solutions• Practical Design Examples• FHWA’s Performance-Based Practical Design• FHWA’s Context Sensitive Solutions• Smart Growth America• WSDOT Design Policy Site• WSDOT Community Design
NCHRP• Synthesis 443 – Practical Highway Design Solutions• Report 783 – Evaluation of the 13 Controlling Criteria for
Geometric Design• Cost-effective solutions Geometric Design• Report 600 – Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems• Report 642 – Quantifying the Benefits of Context Sensitive
Solutions
GUIDES & MANUALS• Understanding Flexibility in Transportation Design –
Washington• Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context
Sensitive Approach• NACTO: Urban Streets Design Guide• NACTO: Urban Bikeway Design Guide• FHWA: Road Diet Informational Guide• The Innovative DOT: A Handbook of Policy and Practice• Highway Safety Manual