July 17 -19, 2018
Spokane, Washington
AASHTO’s 2018 Joint Policy Conference: Connecting the DOTs brought together six AASHTO committees and councils to meet and discuss critical issues surrounding multimodal freight and passenger transportation planning and implementation, environment, funding, finance, and data. With an estimated 300 participants from all 52 AASHTO member departments, this was a unique opportunity to reach out and connect with key decision makers at State DOTs.
Conference Presentations
Special Committee on Freight
- 2017 Washington State Freight System Plan
- CREATE Overview – Illinois
- Grade Separation Funds in Nebraska
- Growth of E-Commerce and Ride-Hailing Services – Urban Freight Lab
- Idaho Freight Plan
- Iowa State Freight Plan
- Results of the SHRP2 C20 Freight Data Collaboration
- State of the Port – Maryland
Committee on Funding and Finance
- BATIC Institute: Future Capacity Building Needs
- Funding Updates
- NGA: Emerging Transportation Innovations and their Financial Implications for State DOTs
- Overview of the Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau’s Grant and Credit Programs
- Virginia DOTs P3 and “PP” Mitigation Projects
- Washington State Road Usage Charge Assessment
- What’s in a Message? Making the Case for Transportation
Committee on Planning
- BATIC Institute: Planners Workshop
- Data Collection and Analysis in Washington State Department of Transportation
- Integration of the New Federal Performance-Based Planning Requirements in California’s Planning Process
- Moving Toward an Active California
Committee on Data Management and Analytics
- AASHTO/TRB Partnership
- AASHTOWare Data Initiatives Presentation
- AASHTOWare Project Data Analytics Solicitation Package
- Data Governance Community of Practice
- Data Management Maryland
- Data Snap Search
- Safety Data Tools for State DOTs
- TRB ABJ00 Committees Triennial Strategic Plans 2018 – 2020
Active Transportation Council
- Eco-Counter: Four Approaches to Starting a Successful Bike/Ped Counting Program
- FHWA Bike/Ped Innovation Update
- Framing, Messaging, and Communicating Issues Around People Walking & Bicycling – Washington State
- GDOT’s Complete Street Policy
- Improving Community Outcomes Related to Active Transportation Through Early Collaborative Planning – Virginia
- Innovative Sources of Bicycle Volume Data – Colorado
- Iteris: Actively Planning
- Measuring What Matters We’ll Get There – Washington State
- MnDOT Transit & Active Transportation
- NCHRP FY 2019 Program Update
- PennDOT Connects
- Spokane Bike/Ped Update
- Street Light Data: Big Data Analytics for Active Transportation and Multimodal Planning
Committee on Environment and Sustainability
- An Innovative 3P Approach for Water Quality Mitigation – Colorado
- Archaeology and the Fish Passage Barrier Federal Court Injunction in Washington State
- Caltrans Advance Mitigation Program Overview
- Colorado MS4 Permit Audit
- CES Organizational Updates
- Commitment Tracking Survey Results
- Concurrent NEPA/Section 404 Process – Iowa
- Developing Agreement Documents with Native American Communities – New Mexico
- Drone Technology Mitigation and Monitoring – Iowa
- Environmental DNA (eDNA) Protocols as a Survey Tool – Virginia
- EPA & Storm Water Permit Compliance – Iowa
- FHWA Sustainability and Resilience
- Interstate 80 Planning Study – Iowa
- Maryland DOT Solar Initiatives & Alternative Fuel Corridors – Air Quality, Climate Change & Energy Subcommittee
- Maximizing the Value of Project-level Programmatic Agreements in Section 106 Consultation – Virginia
- Monarch Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances – Arizona
- Natural Resources Subcommittee Meeting Slides
- NCHRP FY 2019 Program Update -Natural Resources Subcommittee
- NCHRP FY 2019 Program Update
- NCHRP Overview and New Problem Statements
- Near-Road Air Quality Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) – Air Quality, Climate Change & Energy Subcommittee
- Ohio and Bats
- Planning for Sea Level Rise in the Ocean State – Rhode Island
- Programmatic Endangered Species Act Consultations – Washington State
- Properties of Traditional Religious and Cultural Importance – Cultural Resources Subcommittee
- Research Update: Voting Results and Ranking – Air Quality, Climate Change & Energy Subcommittee
- Restoring Fish Passage at WSDOT Stream Crossings
- The Changing Fabric in Environmental Process – Oregon
- Transportation in Minnesota: Partnerships, Target Setting & Progress Towards Climate Goals
- Tribal Consultation: Increasing Efficiency Without Sacrificing Relationships – Ohio
- TxDOT Climate Change and NEPA
- TxDOT Environmental Program – Lessons and Opportunities
- What’s Hot in the State Departments of Transportation
- Year in Review: Environmental Process Subcommittee
- Year in Review: Cultural Resources Subcommittee
- Year in Review: Air Quality, Climate Change & Energy Subcommittee