TRANSPORTATION

Focus on Community

Best Practices in Transportation 2004

More than 170 people, representing FDOT, MPOs, local governments, state agencies, and consulting firms attended this two-day workshop in Orlando, February 17-18, 2004, sponsored by FDOT and MPOAC. Speakers showcased activities which demonstrated community outreach, the gathering of community information, and the evaluation of results. The biographies and presentations of all the speakers are linked below.

For more information about Focus on Community, contact Rusty Ennemoser

Registration/Coffee

Morning Moderator: George Ballo, FDOT Sociocultural Effects Administrator

Welcome & Introductions
George Ballo, FDOT Sociocultural Effects Administrator

Opening Remarks

Daisy Lynum, Orlando City Commissioner & METROPLAN ORLANDO Board Member [bio]
Leroy Irwin, FDOT CEMO Manager

Why Do We Evaluate Sociocultural Effects?
Brenda Kragh, Social Science Analyst, FHWA [bio] [ppt] [handout]

Collecting Community Information in the Planning Stage: Where Do You Begin?
Elizabeth Rockwell, Miami-Dade MPO [bio] [ppt]
Augie Fragala, AICP, Powell, Fragala & Associates, Inc. [bio] [ppt]
Phil Matson, Indian River County MPO [bio] [ppt]

Break

Technology Approaches to Collecting Community Information
Moderator: Pete McGilvray, FDOT CEMO
Alexis Thomas, University of Florida GeoPlan Center [bio] [ppt]
Frank Kalpakis, URS [bio] [ppt]
Beth Alden, Hillsborough County Planning Commission [bio] [ppt]
Jill Stanford, Space Imaging Solutions, Inc. [bio]

Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Moderator: Kathy Neill, Intergovernmental Programs, FDOT

Who Is Your Public? Using the Community Database to Determine Stakeholders
Anne Morris, PBS&J [bio] [ppt]
Louise Fragala, Powell, Fragala & Associates [bio] [ppt]

Break

Using Public Involvement Techniques to Collect Community Information
Steve Braun, District Four [bio] [ppt]
Beth Alden, Hillsborough County Planning Commission [bio] [ppt 1 [ppt 2]
Nancy Model, Northwest Florida Regional Planning Council [bio] [ppt]

Reception/Cash Bar

Registration/Coffee

Morning Moderator: LeeAnn Jacobs, Transportation Planner, FHWA

Building a Partnership: A Joint Approach to Developing a Community Database [ppt one presentation for entire session]
Susan Sadighi, District Five [bio]
Muffet Robinson, METROPLAN ORLANDO [bio]
Alexis Thomas, University of Florida GeoPlan Center [bio]
Mark Sievers, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council [bio]

Break

Addressing Community Impacts: How Do You Make Decisions Based on Community Information?
Gwen Pipkin, District One [bio] [ppt]
Ryan Kordek, Polk County TPO [bio] [ppt]
Gina Busscher, District Two [bio] [ppt]

Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Moderator: Rusty Ennemoser, FDOT State Public Involvement Coordinator

Transportation Design for Livable Communities: Implementing Your Findings at the Project Level
Leigh Lane, Center for Transportation and the Environment, NCSU [bio] [ppt]
Elaine Illes, IPI Consulting [bio] [ppt] [movie]
Scott Peterson, District Four [bio] [ppt]

Break

How Do You Know When You've Done a Good Job? Developing Performance Measures for Evaluating Your Efforts
Hugh Pascoe, Hernando County MPO [bio] [ppt]
Kama Dobbs, Brevard County MPO [bio] [ppt]
Beverly Ward, CUTR [bio] [ppt]