TPB Community Leadership Institute Pilot Sessions, April 26

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TPB Community Leadership InstitutePilot
Sessions, April 26 29, 2006

• Report to The Transportation Planning Board
• May 17, 2006

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Purpose of the Pilot

• Help community leaders learn how to get involved
  more effectively in transportation decision
  making.
• Help the TPB reach out to communities and groups
  that have not typically been involved in our
  process
• The Institute was designed to educate, not as a
  vehicle to get input.

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Who came?

• 20 participants
• Community leaders representing organizations
• Not already active with the TPB
• Participants mostly nominated by TPB members
• Listening Sessions were conducted with TPB
  members to get support and nominations.
• Represented the regions diversity

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Who organized?

• TPB staff
• Consultants
• Academy for Leadership Foundation at the
  University of Maryland, led by Peter Shapiro
• Fitzgerald Halliday
• Renaissance Planning

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Workshop ProgramWednesday, 6-9 pm

• Whats the Problem?
• Opening session focused
• on the complexity of
• Regional transportation challenges, and
• The transportation decision-making processes

TPB Chair Mike Knapp speaking at the opening
session
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The Pyramid Exercise

• Simulated the complexity of transportation
  decision-making.

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The Pyramid Exercise

• Simulated the complexity of transportation
  decision-making.

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Workshop ProgramSaturday, 9 am 12 pm
The Transportation/Land Use Connection

• Presentation Regional transportation and land
  use challenges
• Participant game Small groups developed their
  own scenarios
• Presentation Scenarios from the Regional
  Mobility and Accessibility Study

What if?
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Land Use/Transportation Game

• Participants created their own scenarios to
  address regional challenges.

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Workshop Program Saturday, 12-2 pm
Transportation Project Development

• Part I The Process
• Presentation based on the TPB Citizens Guide

• Part II Real-World Examples
• - Bi-County Transitway
• - Woodrow Wilson Bridge
• - New York Avenue Metro Station
• - Beltway HOT Lanes

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Guiding Approach

• Interactive/experiential learning methods
• Expert facilitation by
• Peter Shapiro
• Not focused on process or technical details
• Used material already developed by TPB staff
• What if scenario presentation
• Citizens Guide

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Participant Comments

• It made me more aware of how regional decisions
  are made and the complex nature of the
  decisions.
• Thank you for reaching out to us and empowering
  us for action!!!
• A lot of info was covered but it didnt come
  across as information overload.
• Well planned, well run, and informative.
• Some requests for more information on
• parkland, agricultural preserves places off the
  radar for development.
• how affordable housing will factor into TOD.
• more interactions with policymakers.
• Followup requested
• Maintain contact with participants
• Conduct workshops in their communities

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Lessons Learned

• Why was the pilot successful?
• Good participants
• Dynamic curriculum
• - Right combination of presentations and
  activities
• Extensive preparation
• Diversity

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Next Steps

• Report to the TPB and CAC in May.
• Preliminary recommendations
• Do it again at COG Repeat next Spring
• Take it on the road Distill materials and
  curriculum for use in shorter workshops (3 hours)
  around the region.
• Maintain and utilize contact with participants.

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For more information

• Visit www.mwcog.org/transportation/activities/cli
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• All the presentations from the Institute are
  posted at this site.
• Contact John Swanson at 202-962-3295 or
  jswanson_at_mwcog.org