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SHRP 2 Implementation Outcomes and Products

July 28, 2010

Accelerating solutions for highway safety, renewal, reliability, and capacity

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Implementation Report TRB SR 296

• Required in SAFETEA-LU: delivered to Congress February 1, 2009

• Describe implementable products, users/stakeholders, barriers, etc.

• Recommend implementation methods, & mechanisms

• Estimate required resources• Committee chaired by Kirk Steudle

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Recommendations

1. Establish implementation program2. Structure: FHWA to lead; NHTSA role

in safety; partnering with AASHTO, TRB

3. $400 million over 6 years4. Stakeholder advisory group for whole

program; separate advisory group for safety

5. Detailed implementation plans developed and executed

AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways Strategic Plan 2010 – 2014

* Cut Fatalities in Half by 2030

* Performance Management

* Congestion-free America

* Workforce Planning and Development

* System Preservation

* Research and Emerging Technology

* Project Delivery

* Climate Change

* Freight

* Communicating the Value of Transportation

SHRP 2 The Life Cycle ApproachSHRP 2 The Life Cycle Approach

Procurement

Design

Planning

Operations & Maint

Construction

Example SHRP 2 Products• Technical input for design and construction specifications • Standard details and plans• Methods: analysis, design, construction, inspection,

monitoring, data collection, research protocols (manuals)• Software, databases, web-based tools• Institutional strategies, processes (guidelines); model

agreements• New products, equipment, materials, processes, systems,

tests• Demonstrations, pilot studies• Case studies, examples, best practices• Plans: evaluation, monitoring, implementation, marketing,

future research• Reports, papers, presentations, annotated bibliography• Training, certification programs

Potential Users and Beneficiaries• Taxpayers• Motorists• Commercial drivers• Bus riders• Shipping and logistics

professionals• Environmental agencies• Communities, businesses

and event owners• Railroads • Utilities

• Auto manufacturers and suppliers

• MPOs• Law enforcement

providers• Firefighters• EMS providers• Highway designers,

contractors and suppliers

• State and local transportation agencies

SHRP 2 ReliabilityOutcomes

• Performance measures, technical relationships• Reliability requirements for different road users• Guide to design reliability monitoring systems • Model for institutional change toward operations• Technical relationships for HCM, AASHTO

design guide, demand models• Interdisciplinary incident response training• Capacity link: inputs to TCAPP, models• Safety link: ways to improve driver behavior

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“Implementation” for Safety• Make database accessible to users:

long-term stewardship, upgrading, basic user services, security

• Train researchers and safety professionals in use of data (new ways of thinking about safety): workshops, sabbaticals, curriculum materials

• Technical assistance in data use• Additional analyses: lead to new CM

and improved use of existing CM • Demo & evaluate site-based technology

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Oversight Committee Charge, December 2009

• AASHTO, FHWA, NHTSA, TRB staff develop coordinated approach to per-implementation (implementation steering group will report)

• Technical Coordinating Committees provide recommendations for initial pre-implementation activities

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TCC Tasks at April 2009 Meetings• Assess readiness of each product for

early implementation activity• For products that are ready, identify

next logical steps for implementation• For products not quite ready,

consider what needs to be done to move closer to being ready

• Generate good ideas to support future implementation activities

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“Next Steps” Could Include• Communicate products and value

added for general use: marketing, training, etc.

• Set up demonstration projects• Perform additional testing and

evaluation• Perform related research to “harden”

the product or make it more useful• Other …

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The Implementation Continuum

IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING/PREPARATION • Development of program structure and governance • Inventory of resources • General planning by focus area • Detailed planning by product or product groups

OUTREACH, COMMUNICATION, FEEDBACK • Speakers Bureau • Specialty conferences • Facilitated, hands-on workshops • Focus area summary reports • Newsletters, articles, videos, use of social networking

technologies • Newsgathering: facts, quotes, early experiences for inclusion in videos and articles • Webinar series

RESEARCH

INITIAL

ACTIVITIES

TERM

LONGER

ACTIVITIES

SUPPORT

IMPLEMENT-ATION OF

EXTENSION

RESEARCH IMPLEMENT-

ATION

Most of what SHRP 2

is doing.

Moving research outcome to point

where it is a usable product

Activities that directly support the use of the products

Actual use of the

product in the field

Ongoing support and enhancement of

products

Prototype development Field & lab tests, evaluations, pilot tests, shakedowns,

anything that would lead to redesign Post-test design revision Intra-and inter-focus area integration, product bundling Integration with relevant external applications or

research User tool development (interfaces, viewing tools,

reduced data sets) Additional analyses (validation studies, new

approaches, geographical or institutional influences) Adaptive research (reconfigure to serve other markets,

other uses of data) Additional case studies Addition IDEA projects Database capture

Development of draft standards

User guides, manuals Development of

training materials Conduct of training External impact

analysis Creation of and

support for user groups

Begin development of B/C ratios and ROI scenarios

Road shows Loaner programs

Identification and training of lead users

Field demonstrations and trials

Technical assistance Grant-in-aid programs

to faster use: cover delta costs, Highways for LIFE, fellowships, prices

Accompanied by: Evaluations Improvement of draft

standards Capture of experience

(lessons learned)

EARLY

Continuing T2 Augmentation of and

support for databases, web tools, software

Long-term monitoring of demo projects and lead state activities, including B/C, ROI

“Final”standards Incorporation into

curricula Mechanisms for

continuing improvement

Equip. development, marketing (public or private?)

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TCC “Short Lists”

• Highest priority next step activities• Contract action must be taken prior

to June 2011• Form the substance of the Year 1

Proposal for Pre-Implementation Activities

Cross Cutting Activities

# Activity Quantity

CC1 Webinars and Webisodes 20

CC2 Speakers Bureau 75

CC3 Implementation Plan Development(training, plans and focus groups)

1, 7

CC4 Marketing and Communications

(on call contract)

Cross Cutting Activities (cont.)

# Activity Quantity

CC5 Work group and White paper on SHRP 2 computer products

1

CC6 Demonstration and Verification activity support (optimize current outreach and conduct corporate events for champions)

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CC7 SHRP 2 Committee Pre-Implementation Structures (OC and TCCs establish implementation work groups)

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For more information

SHRP 2: www.trb.org/shrp2Email: jdimaggio@nas.edu

SHRP 2 Implementation Report: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr296.pdf