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Jeff Lewis of UDOT gives a presentation on their Performance Metrics in UDOT's HSIP Program (UDOT Traffic & Safety).

Jon Nelson, a Missouri DOT’s State Highway Safety and Traffic Engineer, presents on MODOT's SAFER program.

The next generation of continuous improvement methodologies is transforming transportation agencies’ approaches to driving positive organizational change. By leveraging data analytics, integrating technology, and advancing delivery, agencies can promptly respond to changes and enhance overall performance. This webinar explored how State DOTs are using new methods of attaining higher productivity, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. In this webinar, agency continuous improvement professionals shared how their innovations are enhancing their agencies’ outcomes.

Presenters represent national Focus Innovations selected from AASHTO Innovation Management, and included:

John Kronholm, Colorado DOT – Wildlife Underpass Sizing
Kalli Wegren, Colorado DOT – GIS Potholes Field Map & GeoHub Layer
Mark Kilian, Arizona DOT – Remote-Controlled Skid Steer

Resource from the webinar include:
• AASHTO 2024 Conference on Data Management & Analytics, Planning, and Performance-Based Management, September 17-20, 2024, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, St. Louis, MO. Registration Page: https://cvent.me/ZBGm3r
• AASHTO 2024 Conference on Data Management & Analytics, Planning, and Performance-Based Management Conference Site: https://web.cvent.com/event/0d0ef108-bca4-4f5c-acbf-f7565de48825/websitePage:33bb36ed-69a1-42a4-85e6-6b25fb660a71
• A repository of CDOT’s Research Reports is located at: https://www.codot.gov/programs/research/reports/

This meeting’s feature topic was “AASHTO Safety Action Plan & Implementing Safety Performance Strategies.”

Christos Xenophontos from the Rhode Island DOT kicked off this quarterly meeting with a welcome and agenda overview. Then we heard updates from Anna McLaughlin from AASHTO and Mshadoni Smith-Jackson from FHWA.

Next, a representative from AASHTO provided an overview and status of the AASHTO Safety Action Plan, which aims to share innovative tools, best practices, policies, and resources among states to consistently incorporate safety into program, project, and data-driven decisions.

Then Jonathan Nelson from Missouri DOT talked about the agency’s SAFER Program. MoDOT can influence crash outcomes by designing roadways and implementing safety features to prevent crashes or minimize their consequences. Engineering solutions are a key part of the safe system approach to eliminate traffic fatalities.

The session wrapped with updates from the following CPBM groups: Policy & Rulemaking Work Group, Research Work Group, Task Force on Emerging Performance Areas, Subcommittee on Organizational Management, Subcommittee on Risk Management, and Subcommittee on Asset Management.

Transportation Performance Management has undergone significant changes in the past few decades. It has gone from being an approach used by agencies to track their level of service, program, and project delivery at a statewide level to incorporating federally mandated tracking and reporting on infrastructure, safety, and system performance. 

This webinar held a conversation with current and former leaders of Transportation Performance Management (TPM). Panelists shared their successes, learnings, and war stories about the implementation of TPM. They also discussed their hopes for the next phase of TPM and performance-based planning, including sustaining performance management and integrating new and emerging performance areas and community-based performance considerations. 

Panelists:
Kirk Steudle, Retired, Michigan DOT, former Chair, AASHTO SCOPM (now CPBM)
Tim Henkel, Retired, Minnesota DOT, former Chair AASHTO CPBM
Christos Xenophontos, Rhode Island DOT, Chair CPBM
Jean Wallace, Minnesota DOT, Vice Chair, CPBM
Deanna Belden, Minnesota DOT, Co-Chair, Task Force on Emerging Measurement Areas, CPBM
William Johnson, Colorado DOT, Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Risk Management, CPBM

Topics covered:
- The development of state-level performance measures, performance-based planning, and management systems
- Successes and challenges from the implementation and integration of federal performance management requirements
- The future of performance management and what's next

During this webinar, State DOTs presented various topics at the intersection of risk, resilience, & performance management.

Action Items:

• Each State DOT should post comments to Federal Register at: https://www.regulations.gov/#!home on the FHWA TPM NPRM by Tues Mar 12. Also share with your MPOs to encourage them to post comments
• SAVE the DATE: Sept 17-20 in St Louis – Conference on Data Management & Analytics, Planning, and Performance-Based Management
• Sign up for the AASHTO TPM TSP (Technical Services Program): contact Anna McLaughlin: [email protected]
• Talk to your research contact to encourage them to vote highly for CPBM 3 NCHRP Research Needs Statements and 1 Synthesis Topic at your state DOT
• Fill out Research Survey by March 21: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/568WD6P
• Plan to attend the April 11 and May 23 Research Workshops – contact Anna or Edgardo if you are not invited
• Take advantage and share resources / training/ webinars developed by the TPM TSP at: TPM Portal (tpm-portal.com) or the TAM Portal (tam-portal.com)
• Identify others in your agency who can participate in an AASHTO Subcommittee, Workgroup or Task Force– anyone from your organization can participate! Contact Anna McLaughlin: [email protected]

Links:

• PIARC AM Manual: https://road-asset.piarc.org/en
• AASHTO Research Management System: https://www.tam-portal.com/rms-about/
• AASHTO TPM Portal: https://www.tpm-portal.com/
• AASHTO TAM Portal: https://https://www.tam-portal.com
• AASHTO ERM Portal: https://www.erm-portal.com/

AASHTO has updated its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Performance Calculator tool for estimating GHG emissions based on FHWA’s Final Rule (National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure) published on 12/7/23.

This tool was developed to help States calculate base year (2022) GHG emissions and test the sensitivity of future GHG emissions to various inputs.

The Committee on Performance-Based Management (CPBM) hosted a webinar to provide a demo of the GHG Performance Calculator.

• Download the Q&A transcript from the webinar demo.

• Check out the GHG Calculator

During this webinar, PIARC’s Technical Committee on the Performance of Transport Administrations (TC 1.1) presented the achievements of the Committee over the current work cycle (2020-2023) and shared with the AASHTO community their presentations from the 2023 Prague World Road Congress, which was the culmination of PIARC’s cycle.

The agenda included:

Introduction (Christos Xenophontos)
FHWA: Importance of International Programs & Collaboration
AASHTO: Partnership with PIARC (King Gee)
PIARC: Introduction on World Road Congress (WRC) (Patrick Mallejacq)
Work Group 1 Highlights – Customer Experience & Public Value Creation (Ilaria Coppa & Deanna Belden)
Work Group 2 Highlights – The Role of Transport Agencies in Shaping Disruptive Technologies & Service Models (Anne-Séverine Poupeleer & Jonathan Spear)
Work Group 3 Highlights – Defining & Promoting Diversity & Talent Management: (José Manuel Blanco Segarra & Karen Bobo)
Conclusions and What is Next for PIARC and TC 1.1 (Christos Xenophontos)

Check out the resources linked in the presentations from TPM Webinar 20

TPM Webinar 18 featured an FHWA and State DOT TPM Roundtable. FHWA Central Office and Division staff participated in a dialogue with State DOTs around TPM topics. Please see the slide deck attached below. NOTE: Other resources from the webinar are listed below:

• Missouri DOT, Missouri DOT Collaborates with Partners on Transportation Performance Management
• Oregon DOT, ODOT Coordination Process with MPOs in Setting, Monitoring,
  and Reporting State Performance Measure Targets

The feature topic of TAM webinar 63 was Consistency Reporting. TAM leaders shared insights from how their organizations approach consistency reporting and consistency reviews.

The feature topic for this meeting was Significant Progress Determination (SPD) Findings. Christos Xenophontos with the Rhode Island DOT kicked off this quarterly meeting with a warm welcome and agenda overview. Then we'll hear updates from AASHTO and FHWA. In the feature presentation, Kelly Morton with FHWA shared SPD findings on safety. Additionally, FHWA presented SPD findings from the NHPP & NHFP Analysis.

The meeting featured updates from the following groups: System Mobility and Emerging Technology (SMET) Joint Subcommittee, Policy and Rulemaking Work Group, Research Work Group, Professional Development and Technical Services Coordinating Subcommittee, Task Force on Emerging Performance Areas, Organizational Management Subcommittee, Risk Management Subcommittee, and the Asset Management Subcommittee.

Action Items:

• Contact Christos or Jean by 6-22 if interested in any of the Co-Chair openings (Policy & Rulemaking, Risk Management, System Mobility and Emerging Technologies)
• Save the date for the TPM Peer Exchange and Annual CPBM Business meeting on Sept 11-13 at Colorado DOT in Denver
• Sign up for the AASHTO TPM TSP (technical services program) which starts again on July 1 – contact Kyla from AASHTO if interested
• Register by June 8 to get a discount to attend the TRB TAM Conference, July 8-11 in Boston
• Consider being a panel member on an NCHRP research project, volunteer at:https://volunteer.mytrb.org/Panel/AvailableProjects
• Take advantage and share resources / training/ webinars developed by the TPM Pooled Fund at: The TPM Portal (tpm-portal.com) or the The TAM Portal (tam-portal.com)
  Identify others in your agency who can participate in an AASHTO Subcommittee, Workgroup or Task Force– anyone from your organization can participate!
• The SMET Joint Subcommittee would also like to highlight an open leadership position for the role of Vice Chair/Co-Vice Chair. See the attached position posting and contact SMET Joint Subcommittee Chair Daniella Bremmer if you have any questions or interest in the role.
  • See the attached pdf for a description of the role and its responsibilities