Task 1.1 Provide technical assistance to Member Policy Committees and staff regarding cross cutting issues, includes monitoring the national transportation discussion from various organizations and transportation related articles.
Total time spent for the month of November is 11.0 hours.Below is a list of Constant Contact (CC) emails sent to ILMPO Policy and Technical Committee members. All CC emails are archived on a monthly basis and posted to the ILMPO website through an CC archive graphic link featured below. NOVEMBER 2012
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Task 1.2 Provide a mechanism for policy discussion and analysis regarding metropolitan transportation issues. Includes duties such as organization of the ILMPO meetings, producing minutes and agenda items along with discussions with the Chairman of the Policy and/or Technical Committee.
Total time spent for the month of November is 15.75 hours.
Consultant spent time meeting with the ILMPO Chairman via telephone to discuss the December 13 ILMPO board meeting. Consultant spent a considerable amount of time drafting a transcript of the October 25 ILMPO board meeting on the agenda topic of performance measures. The draft minutes from the October 25 ILMPO board meeting was started in November.
Consultant communicated and attended a meeting with the We Choose Health program staff about their program. Consultant communicated with Tri-County Regional Planning Commission regarding financial documents for ILMPO in previous months and requested the financial documents for the December 13 ILMPO board meeting.
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Task 1.3 Support MPOs in implementing and complying with state and federal laws and regulations regarding planning responsibilities of metropolitan planning organizations.
Total time spent for the month of October is 14.25 hours.
Time was spent researching and reviewing transportation related reports for the November Reports & Research Brief which was distributed on November 13.
Consultant spent time researching various subscriptions, as well as FHWA, FTA, TRB and USDOT emails and websites for transportation related reports. Time was also spent reviewing the transportation related reports for its relevance to MPOs in Illinois.
The Reports Brief was distributed to MPOs, IDOT planning staff and Springfield FHWA staff.
Below is a list of transportation related research and reports placed in the email blast.
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Transportation Management Plan (TMP) Strategies
- MAP-21 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century: Questions and Answers
- Volpe News: October 2012
- FY2013 Apportionments, Allocations, Program Information and Interim Guidance under MAP-21
- Transit 2012, Volume 2
- Completing a Grants Management Framework Can Enhance FRA's Administration of the HSIPR Program
- UTC Spot Light Bike Sharing Popularity Grows as System Matures: October 2012
- Public Bikesharing in North America: Early Operator and User Understanding
- Assessing Highway Tolling and Pricing Options and Impacts:
- Volume 1: Decision-Making Framework
Volume 2: Travel Demand Forecasting Tools - Asset Management and Safety: A Performance Perspective
- Effective Experiment Design and Data Analysis in Transportation Research
- Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems: Second Edition
- Methodologies to Estimate the Economic Impacts of Disruptions to the Good Movement System
- Intercity Rail Passenger Systems Update: Fall 2012
- Measuring the Transportation System From a Supply Chain Perspective
- Research on Fatigue in Transit Operations
- Transforming Transportation Through Connectivity:
- ITS Strategic Research Plan, 2010 - 2014, Progress Update 2012
- Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
- Financing, Contracting and Managing of Road System Investment
- Effects of Federal Tax Credits for the Purchase of Electric Vehicles
- Are We There Yet? Creating Complete Communities for 21st Century America
- Asset Management and Safety: A Performance Perspective
- Building Pathways to Employment in America's Cities Through Integrated Workforce & Community Development
- Demand for Public Transport in Germany and the USA: An Analysis of Rider Characteristics
- Getting Started with Open Data: A Guide for Transportation Agencies
- Healthy Planning: An Evaluation of Comprehensive and Sustainability Plans Addressing Public Health
- How to Upgrade and Maintain Our Nation's Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure
- Locating Affordable Housing Near Transit: A Strategic Economic Decision
- TRL E-News: October 2012
- Transit on the Cutting Edge of Clean Technology
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Task 1.4
Provide a forum of the sharing of information and best practices across regional lines. Includes website development and coordination of various entities to ILMPO meetings.
Total time spent for the month of October is 13.25.
Transportation News Briefs were posted to the ILMPO Main Web Page after each Constant Contact email blast. The list of emails developed and distributed can be found in Task 1.1.
Consultant updated the archive webpage in Constant Contact and sent an email to MPOs with a link to the CC Archive webpage. Time was spent incorporating the November Reports & Research Briefs to the ILMPO Reports & Research webpage.
Lastly, consultant began updating the ILMPO website by removing the ILMPO calendar and replacing it with a MPO profile webpage. The navigation to the website was corrected. Time was spent adding MPO profiles to the website with a listing of contact information, 2010 census counts, size of MPO and communities which comprise the MPO Policy & Technical Committee.
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Task 2.0 Develop linkages and networks with other related statewide and regional organizations, including developing strategic relationships with key state agency personnel and associations.
0 hours was spent in the month of November on this task.
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Task 2.1  Provide training for MPO staff and member agencies. Include duties related to the Technical Committee Meetings.
0 hours were spent on this task in November.
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Task 2.2
Identify and pursue grant opportunities to support MPO activities.
No hours was spent on Task 2.2 for the month of November.
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Task 2.3
Analyze state and federal legislative and regulatory proposals to determine their impacts on planning jurisdictions of Illinois MPOs. Duties includes researching state statutes and providing legislative update reports.
Total time spent for the month of November is 16.50 hours. Consultant attended a webinar titled Transportation Alternatives by the National Association of Regional Councils. Consultant also reviewed FHWA & FTA websites for updated information on MAP-21. Lastly, consultant reviewed the Illinois General Assembly website for Veto Session activity including Committee hearings, amendments to bills as well as reviewing House and Senate Floor Action. Consultant sent a state legislative update at the beginning of the first week of session as well as a Veto Session - Week One wrap up.
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Task 3.0 Administrative duties to include fiscal agent duties, to develop the UWP and provide monthly UWP updates, and to develop detailed invoices.
Total time spent on the month of November is 16.50 hours.
Consultant developed and distributed the October UWP on October 13. UWP reports includes reviewing submitted detailed invoices for the time period, analyzing task hours outlined in the 2012-2013 ILMPO UWP. Links were added to each email blast in Constant Contact. Lastly, consultant updates the drawn of hours document.
Time was also spent reviewing work products from (October 16-31) and (November 1 - 15) and submitting detailed invoices.
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