Streamlining Environmental and Planning Processes (NCRST - SEPP)

NCRST-SEPP Project Team Activities and Tasks

In developing and refining the NCRST-SEPP research project, a series of team project activities were defined as critical components of the transportation project development process. Many of these activities were identified as offering opportunities to validate CRS&SI for streamlining benefits to environmental and planning processes. These process for conducting the NCRST-SEPP research activities and investigating streamlining benefits of various aspects of the transportation project development process are briefly described in the following section.

Team Project Activities

1. Discuss project and tasks with institutions and DOT partners to seek additional input as needed.
2. Conduct project kick-off team meeting to refine project plans for technology deployment and validation project, and refine plans and approaches for project tasks. A tabular list of proposed tasks follows at the end of the descriptive project activities.
3. Develop synthesis reports for each technical application deployment and integration task to develop full understanding of the state of the practice, how the deployment will proceed, and how the application will be validated for streamlining planning processes.
4. Work in close collaboration with MDOT, TDOT, and other partners to implement the technology deployment and validation tasks.
5. Coordinate data and technology exchange with partners and MDOT and TDOT to ensure full participation and integration of approaches.
6. Work with MDOT, TDOT and agency personnel to ensure that data, applications, and equipment technology deployment resources are made available and that appropriate data exchange and technology transfer activities are effectively and efficiently conducted.
7. Attend data integration and exchange meeting, DOT project review meeting(s), and final meeting.
8. Develop final reports for each technology application and integrated deployment tasks. Application deployment, integrated use of applications, incorporation of new data, verification and validation of applications, and performance metrics and benchmarking will be incorporated into the final reports for each technical task.
9. Prepare and submit Quarterly Status Reports and Final Project Report.
10. For each technical task, task leads and team collaboration will develop materials and papers for conference proceedings, peer submission, technology transfer, and DOT presentations.
11. Management of projects and task will be the responsibility of MSU GRI and shall involve coordinating team tasks and activities, acquiring and distributing data, managing subcontracts, organizing resources and materials, communicating with partners, facilitating meetings, maintaining a web site for the project, and delivering periodic, quarterly, requested, and final reports to the sponsor.

Table of Project Tasks