Cover Letter Long Description
May 2008
Dear Colleague,
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, and Office of Operations, and the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO) have developed this primer on Statewide Opportunities for Linking Planning and Operations. This primer is intended to raise the awareness of the benefits and opportunities for coordinating planning and operations activities within State Departments of Transportation (DOT). The intent of this document is to start the necessary conversations between DOT Planning and Operations staff, but also becomes a useful resource when searching for informative material on the subject. I think you will find the Quick Reference guide located in Section 1 to be especially useful. The Quick Reference details the current catalog of material on linking planning and operations. It is the intent of FHWA to keep this Quick Reference updated and accessible via the Internet through the Planning for Operations Website (www.plan4operations.dot.gov). In addition, there will be additional material on this subject provided on the website soon.
I was pleased to chair the AASHTO panel that advised the consultant team that developed the primer. I would like to thank the panel members for their time and input into the process.
Our panel consisted of representatives from both the Subcommittee of System Operations and Management (SSOM) and the Standing Committee on Planning (SCOP), including:
From SSOM:
Larry Orcutt - Chair, CalTrans
Richard Arnebeck, Minnesota DOT
Michael Floberg, Kansas DOT
R. Craig Reed, Pennsylvania DOT
Connie Sorrell, Virginia DOT
From SCOP:
Scott Bennett, Arkansas DOT
Dale Buskirk, Arizona DOT
Gerald Ross, Georgia DOT
Machelle Watkins, Missouri DOT
I have enjoyed working with this panel and the Consulting Team. I hope that you find this material useful in your daily work and that you will continue to work to link Transportation Operations and Planning functions.
Sincerely,
Larry Orcutt
Division Chief
