Recommended Citation
Matlock, M., and J. D. Fricker. Guidelines for INDOT-MPO Coordination. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2009/04. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 2009. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284314301DOI
10.5703/1288284314301
Abstract
Federal legislation, such as the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), mandates that each state’s Department of Transportation (DOT) coordinate with the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) within the state in the development and implementation of their Long-Range Transportation Plans. However, federal legislation does not indicate how the DOT and MPOs should work together, resulting in varying collaborative strategies from case to case. Developing a set of collaborative strategies that MPOs in the state of Indiana and the DOT could use during the transportation planning process could result in faster information processing and improved communication between the agencies. The purpose of this study was to develop and provide transportation agencies with coordination and collaborative strategies that could be used to help the various agencies work together on multiple projects. This study was based on a study of the literature in disciplines such as economics, management, and social sciences to investigate collaborative structures and management strategies. Surveys based on the results of the literature review were developed and distributed to the six Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Districts, the MPOs, and selected state DOT officials. The surveys helped identify issues regarding collaboration and coordination in transportation and collaborative strategies currently being used. A collaborative structure and management technique for INDOT-MPO collaboration was formulated based on the literature and responses from transportation officials. The collaborative structure consists of planners, engineers, and supervisors from the MPOs and INDOT at each level in the organization. The stakeholders would use the backward mapping process to identify issues and solutions to transportation projects.
Report Number
FHWA/IN/JTRP-2009/04
Keywords
collaboration, coordination, INDOT, MPO, transportation planning, SPR-3096
SPR Number
3096
Project Number
C-36-74F
File Number
3-9-6
Performing Organization
Joint Transportation Research Program
Sponsoring Organization
Indiana Department of Transportation
Publisher Place
West Lafayette, Indiana
Date of this Version
4-2009