State DOTs and Associations: Working Together and Building Partnerships

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State DOTs and AssociationsWorking Together and
Building Partnerships

• 2006 State Public Transit
• Partnerships Conference
• Josh Shaw, Executive Director
• California Transit Association
• July 26, 2006
• Denver, CO

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How do we make this work?!?

• bring a stronger voice to the state
  legislature.
• help implement programs and communicate more
  effectively with transit providers in the state.

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How do we make this work?!?

• Focus on impact at state legislature level
• Tips
• Traps
• Examples

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What's our job?!
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POLICIES
PROGRAMS
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Tips

• Provide information timely
• Participate when asked
• Dont try to set the agenda
• Push your goals after getting seat at table
• Recognize and be comfortable with roles

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Traps

• Fail to recognize and be comfortable with roles

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Tips

• Recognize and be comfortable with roles
• DOT Highways First
• DOTs Transit Division Second? Third? Fourth?
• Dont JUST advocate or lobby
• Provide accurate information acknowledge
  inadequacies or problems
• Thank the Administration for what IS offered
• Dont JUST criticize for what ISNT offered

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Examples

• Proposition 1B November 06 Ballot
• 19.25 billion for transportation infrastructure
• Started with ONLY state intercity rail and
  park-n-ride lots (counted as transit)
• DMT conducted transit needs assessment
• Ended up with 5 billion for local bus and light
  rail and regional commuter rail

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Examples

• Transportation System Performance Measures Design
  Task Force
• Welfare Reform Task Force
• Transportation Development Act Working Group
• RTAP Contract Oversight with CalACT

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DOT Association Partnerships?

• According to a well-known travel magazine, what
  are this years Top 5 Cities?
• _____
• Rome
• _____
• _____
• Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Discuss in SCOPT / Association Roundtables
  tomorrow and report at Wrap-Up Friday
• Will you each try to get it right, or, cooperate
  on one answer?!

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State DOTs and AssociationsWorking Together and
Building Partnerships

• 2006 State Public Transit
• Partnerships Conference
• Josh Shaw, Executive Director
• California Transit Association
• July 26, 2006
• Denver, CO