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National AcademiesTransportation Research BoardHyatt Regency SavannahSavannah, GA December 7, 2010

The SCOPT Committee State DOT activities

FY 2004 $300,000 FY 2005 $300,000 FY 2006 $300,000 FY 2007 $250,000 FY 2008 $250,000 FY 2009 $300,000 FY 2010 $350,000 FY 2011 $400,000

$2,450,000

AECOM Consult, Inc.AECOM Consult, Inc. Cambridge Systematics, Inc.Cambridge Systematics, Inc. ICF Incorporated, L.L.C.ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. Kittelson & Associates Kittelson & Associates University of North Carolina - Chapel University of North Carolina - Chapel

HillHill Parsons Brinkerhoff (PB)Parsons Brinkerhoff (PB)

24 studies completed (Tasks 1-19, 21 and 24)

3 reports in publication (Tasks 22, 23, and 26)

10 in progress (Tasks 20 & 25(combined) and Tasks 27-35)

7 new projects (Tasks 36-42)

Task 36, Data Needs for Assessing Rural Transit Needs, Benefits, and Levels of Service ($37,500)

Task 37, Best Accounting Practices in Sub-recipient Recording and Reporting of Program Income ($25,000)

Task 38, Estimated Impact of Selected State DOT Cost Reduction Initiatives on the Administration of State Public Transportation Programs ($100,000)

Task 39, Impacts of the New Health Care Bill on Mass Transit ($ 75,000)

Task 40, Construction Management Practices for Rural Projects-An Assessment ($75,000)

Task 41, Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation—Ways to Improve it ($ 50,000)

Task 42, Rural Public Transportation Strategies for Responding to the Livable and Sustainable Communities Initiative ($37,500)

The objectives of this task are to (1) identify data elements that are needed to record pre and post service change information and (2) recommend potential levels of service options that are more accurate or useful for future evaluation of rural service.

The objective of this research is to develop best accounting practices for sub-recipient transit agencies to record within their own financial systems program income associated with projects in open federal transit grants administered by state departments of transportation.

The objectives of this research are to (1) understand the potential future impacts of the four cost reduction actions, including employee layoffs, employee furloughs, hiring freezes, and travel freezes on their administration of their public transportation programs and (2) determine the actual cost incurred by State DOTs that used consultants, rather than staff, to perform selected public transportation program administration activities, and, compare these costs to what the cost would have been if State DOT staff did the same work.

The objective of this research is to develop a health care bill summary for transit operators which clearly outline and quantify the impacts of the new health care bill on public transit services. The format should address transit systems serving small urban and rural areas; along with the myriad of delivery methods, including demand-response, fixed route, specialized transit, and contracted services.

The objective of this task is to develop easy to follow guidance for planning, developing, and managing FTA funded rural construction projects. The material will include examples of planning and construction management procedures in use by state DOT’s.

The objective of this research is to develop an updated survey that can be used to create a snapshot of state-by-state investment in public transportation from federal, state, and local funding sources. The results of this research may be used by chief executive officers, policymakers, state DOTS, and AASHTO member organizations.

The objectives of Phase I are to (1) identify key strategies and alternatives that will result in eligible projects meeting the criteria for FTA’s Livability and Sustainability Initiative in rural areas with a focus on the Section 5309 Discretionary, Bus and Bus Facilities, New Starts and Small Starts programs, 5311 Non-Urban and 5311(f) Intercity Bus program, and Section 5305, planning funds; (2) develop a framework for the project development processes that would lead to the expansion of rural public transportation.

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