2017 AMPO Annual Conference Agenda
Active Transportation Part 1
- Boston Region MPO – Pedestrian Report Card Assessment (PRCA)
- Memphis Urban Area MPO – Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in a Historically Car-Centric Culture
- Lee County MPO with Jacob’s Engineering and Alta Planning and Design – Better Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Complete Streets Planning
- SCAG with Cambridge Systematics – Developing an Active Transportation Database for Southern California
Active Transportation Part 2
- Atlanta Regional Commission – Walk. Bike. Thrive!
- Southern Georgia Regional Council/Valdosta Lowndess MPO – Valdosta Urbanized Area Transit Implementation Report
- Street Plans Collaborative – Breaking Down Project Delivery
CAV Part 1
CAV Part 2
- AASHTO – Planning for the Hype
- ICF – Scenario Planning for Connected and Automated Vehicles
- East West Gateway COG – Emerging Transportation Technology Strategic Plan for the St. Louis Region
- EDR Group with COMPASS – Assessing the Role of Advanced Vehicle Technology in MPO Planning Scenarios
- RTC of Southern Nevada – Planning for Transportation Disruption
Coordination and Collaboration Part 1
- University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research – Tennessee Model User’s Group (TNMUG)
- Cambridge Systematics – The Transportation Information Gateway
- Champaign County RPC & Campaign-Urbana Urbanized Area Transportation Study – PlanWorks: CCUATS Curtis Road Corridor Study
- Maricopa Association of Governments – Creating Data Partnerships
Coordination and Collaboration Part 2
- Florida DOT – Regional Models of Cooperation
- Lower Savannah COG & USDOT FHWA – Denmark FHWA Slide 2 of 2
- North Florida TPO with HNTB – The Nation’s Firigt Smart Region Master Plan
Data
- CORE MPO with RS&H – Transformative Planning, Partnerships and Big Data
- Boston Region MPO – The Boston Region’s Approach to a TIP Development
- Metropolitan Council – Setting Priorities for New Interchanges in the Twin Cities
- Tahoe Regional Planning Agency – Technology Saves the Day: Multi-Agency performance measure tracking, transparency, and accountability
Environmental Justice Part 1
- Rochester Olmsted COG – Study of Mobility and Access Limitations in Low and Moderate Income Neighborhoods
- Polk TPO with AECOM – A Proactive Approach to Title VI Requirements: Conducting Neighborhood Mobility Audits for Environmental Justice Areas
- National Capital Regional Transportation Planning Board – Challenges and Opportunities for MPOs in Addressing Title VI and Environmental Justice: Activities from the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board
Environmental Justice Part 2
FHWA Spotlight
- US DOT, FHWA – Integrating Climate Change Resilience in Transportation Planning
- US DOT, FHWA Resource Center – Planning Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian
- US DOT, FHWA and US DOT Volpe Center – MPO Role in Development of Alternative Fuels Corridors
Freight
- Memphis Area Urban MPO – Greater Memphis Regional Freight Plan
- Cambridge Systematics – Linking Transportation, Logistics, and Economic Development in the Albuquerque Region
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy – Energy Savings in State and MPO Freight Plans
- Skagit MPO – Planning and Prioritizing At-Grade Railroad Crossings
Land Use
- US EPA – Sketch Modeling VMT Reduction Strategies with the EPA’s TEAM Approach: Three New Case Studies
- KCI – Using a MPO Travel Demand Model to Inform and Change Zoning & Funding Decisions
- Cambridge Systematics and Urban Trans North America – Getting the Most Out of Your Transportation System: Integrating Travel Demand Management into the MPO Long-Range Planning Process
- Urban Sim – Building Shared Metropolitan Data, Modeling and Planning Frameworks
MPO Operations
- Broward MPO with TransPro – 7 Steps to Success: Outcomes-Based Planning for Breakthrough Results
- University of South Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research – MPOAC Weekend Institute for Elected Officials
- Broward MPO – Surfing the Silver Tsunami: Mentoring the Next Generation
- University of South Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research – MPO Staffing and Organizational Structures
Performance Part 1
- Corpus Christi MPO – Performance Metrics: Making Lemonade out of State and Federal Requirements
- New Jersey TPA – Assessment of System Connectivity in Northern New Jersey
- HNTB – The NFTPO’s Mobility Performance Measures Program
- Wichita Area MPO – Applying the NPMRDS Data for Federal Performance Measures
Performance Part 2
- Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho – Moneyball for MPOs
- Atlanta Regional Commission – RC’s Project Evaluation Framework
- Rapides Area Planning Council with Sarasota/Manatee MPO, Atlanta Regional Council & COMPASS – Performance (Part 2)
- Navigating MAP-21: The Route to Federal Funding for Your Community
Public Involvement Part 1
- Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study with Kimley Horn – When Big Data Meets Bigger Data
- Oregon Metro – Making Funding Friendly (maybe even fun): Metro’s Regional Snapshots
- Broward MPO – SW 10th Street Consensus Building Through Context Sensitive Solutions
Public Involvement Part 2
- Maricopa Association of Governments – I-10 & I-17 Spine Corridor Master Plan
- Memphis Urban Area MPO – Beyond Newspaper Advertisements: Engaging a Broader Community in the Greater Memphis Region
- Maricopa Association of Governments with Metro Quest – Optimizing Online Public Involvement for Broad & Diverse Outreach
- Metropolitan Washington COG – Telling the MPO Story
- COMPASS – They can’t participate if they don’t know you exist…moving beyond a traditional public participation plan
Response, Resiliency and Recovery
- INRIX – Evaluating Regional Emergency Travel Patterns using GPS Probe Data
- KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission with AECOM – Street Flooding Mitigation Plan
- Atlanta Regional Commission with Citilabs – How Big Data Helped Atlanta during the I-85 Bridge Collapse
- Genesee Transportation Council – Assessing Transportation Asset Vulnerability to Hazard Impacts in the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region
Scenario Planning
- Atlanta Regional Commission – Winning the Future: Sharpening Our Focus
- Commonwealth of VA with Michael Baker International – VTrans2040: Sketch Planning for Exploratory Scenarios
Transportation and Health
- Nashville Area MPO – Healthy, Equitable Transportation Planning
- MetroPlan Orlando – Health in all (Transportation) Policies
- Puget Sound Regional Council – Planning for a Healthier Future
Sample Proposals from the 2017 AMPO Annual Conference
As proposals are developed for the 2018 AMPO Annual Conference, here is a small sample of proposals that scored highly and were included in panels at the 2017 AMPO Annual Conference.
Sample Proposal – Boston Region MPO
Sample Proposal – Atlanta Regional Commission
Sample Proposal – Corpus Christi MPO
