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Conference & Workshop Materials
2006 Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) Peer Exchange
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Presentations
Overview of CSS implementation
since the 1998 Thinking Beyond the Pavement Conference and goals of the peer exchange
[PDF 658kb] Neil Pedersen, Administrator, Maryland SHA; Chair, AASHTO Context Sensitive
Solutions Task Force
Project Delivery
[PDF 1.63mb] Carol Murray, Commissioner, New Hampshire DOT
Multi-Disciplinary Teams
[PDF 122kb] Fred Skaer, Director, Office of Project Development and Environmental
Review, FHWA
Stakeholder Involvement
[PDF 49kb] Gregg Albright, Deputy Director, Planning and Modal Programs, California
DOT
Breakout Peer Discussions
Project Delivery
- The conference participants were divided into eight groups for facilitated peer exchange
discussions on how CSS is being integrated into the overall project delivery process.
Examples of topics to be discussed included exploring the processes that present
the biggest challenge for CSS integration, the relationship between CSS and value
engineering, the effectiveness of training in accelerating CSS implementation, and
innovative tools and techniques for supporting CSS.
Multi-Disciplinary Teams
- The conference participants were divided into eight groups for facilitated peer exchange
discussions on issues related to forming and managing CSS multi-disciplinary teams.
Topics to be discussed were the challenges of forming and supporting internal and
external CSS teams, team skills critical to CSS success, and innovative approaches
to assuring coordination among related CSS teams.
Stakeholder Involvement
- The conference participants were divided into eight groups for facilitated peer exchange
discussions on issues related to soliciting, gathering, and using stakeholder input
in the CSS process. Topics to be discussed included tools/techniques for effective
partnerships and decision-making, successful approaches to understanding and managing
potential cost and schedule risks associated with stakeholder involvement, and successful
integration of community visions into CSS projects.
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Thursday, September 7, 2006
Presentations
Keynote
Luncheon - A Five Step Process for Successful Change Implementation [PDF
55kb] Tom DeCoster, Executive Director, AASHTO National Transportation Leadership
Institute, Indiana University
Mainstreaming
CSS - Leading Change: Integrating CSS in today's DOT [PDF 204kb] Neil Pedersen,
Administrator, Maryland SHA; Chair, AASHTO Context Sensitive Solutions Task Force
Breakout Peer Discussions
CSS Project Presentations and Breakout Peer Discussions
- In the CSS Project Presentations Session, conference participants were divided into
eight groups to hear brief presentations about selected projects in rural, small
urban, large urban, or design-build settings from project staff and stakeholders.
- Following the presentations, conference participants had the opportunity to ask follow-up
questions to explore the broad range of CSS applications within these projects.
CSS Principles Application
- Delegates engaged with their project breakout discussion groups to summarize how
the projects presented in the first session relate to the CSS definition and principles
adopted at the 1998 Thinking Beyond the Pavement Conference.
Mainstreaming CSS
- Maryland, Michigan, and Massachusetts discussed how they have approached mainstreaming
CSS into their organizations, including the challenges, successes and benefits of
such mainstreaming.
- The conference participants were divided into eight groups for facilitated peer exchange
discussions on issues related to mainstreaming CSS into their organization. Example
topics to be discussed were organizational roles and responsibilities in successful
mainstreaming of CSS, the role and importance of partners and stakeholders in supporting
CSS implementation, policies and practices that create barriers to CSS implementation,
and measuring CSS effectiveness.
Reference Materials
- Urban Projects
- Small Urban Projects
- New Mexico: Isleta Boulevard
[PDF 6.56mb] Tim Simmons, ASCG Consultant
- New
York: US Route 62, Hamburg Village Project
[PDF 6.31mb] Ken Kuminski, Project Manager, New York State DOT
- Arizona:
Route 179
[PDF 1.67mb] Carl Burkhalter, Senior Resident Engineer, Arizona DOT; Jennifer Livingston,
Senior Project Manager, DMJM Harris
- Arizona Stakeholder [PDF 1.66mb] Ernie Strauch, Private Citizen,
Former Vice- Mayor, City of Sedona, AZ
- New Jersey: Route 71 [PDF 2.4mb] Gary Toth, Director, Project Planning and Development,
New Jersey DOT
- Rural Projects
- Design-Build Projects
- Maryland:
30/Hampstead Bypass
[PDF 704kb] John Zanetti, Transportation Engineering Manager and Assistant Innovative
Contracting Program Manager, Maryland SHA
- Oregon: Clark
Branch to Tunnel Mill Race Bridges
[PDF 291kb] Jim Cox, Assistant Manager, Office of Project Delivery, Oregon DOT
- Utah: 12300/12600
South Design-Build Project-Widening
[PDF 5.19mb] Kim Clark, Senior Associate, H.W. Lochner, Inc.; Kris Peterson, Environmental/Hydraulic
Engineer, Utah DOT
- Kentucky:
Pine Mountain
[PDF 2.81mb] Danl Hall, Chief District Engineer, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
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Friday, September 8, 2006
Presentations
Action Planning:
[PDF 523kb] Kathy Ames, Deputy Director, Office of Planning and Programming, Illinois
DOT
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