Q28. In the past year, did your state DOT perform any of the following activities to consult with your organization in the statewide planning process? |
| Yes (percent) |
No (percent) |
Don't know (percent) |
Number of respondents |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. State DOT officials conducted annual meetings in our region | 70.2 | 26.3 | 3.4 | 262 |
| b. State DOT officials conducted statewide "road show" or consultation tour | 49.8 | 36.0 | 14.2 | 261 |
| c. State DOT asked our organization for input on identifying the state's priority transportation needs or projects (e.g., through 'calls for proposals,' project nominations, needs assessments, or other structured processes) | 81.0 | 17.9 | 1.1 | 263 |
| d. State DOT held meetings with local officials in our area to inform development of state's long-range plan | 68.5 | 25.4 | 6.2 | 260 |
| e. State DOT held meetings with local officials in our area to inform development of the STIP | 64.4 | 25.7 | 10.0 | 261 |
| f. State DOT held public meetings in our region to gather feedback on the state's long-range transportation plan | 57.1 | 34.9 | 8.0 | 261 |
| g. State DOT held public meetings in our region to gather feedback on the state's STIP | 51.9 | 37.7 | 10.4 | 260 |
| h. State DOT asked our region to develop its own long-range transportation plans and used them to inform the state's long-range plan | 63.3 | 32.0 | 4.6 | 259 |
| i. State DOT asked our region to prioritize projects or develop TIPs and used them to inform the STIP | 71.0 | 26.0 | 3.1 | 262 |
| j. State DOT provided funding to our region to conduct surface transportation or transit planning activities | 81.5 | 16.2 | 2.3 | 259 |
| k. State DOT asked nonmetropolitan local officials in our region to serve on state policy-making and advisory bodies (e.g., highway or transportation commissions or boards) | 34.9 | 39.5 | 25.7 | 261 |
| l. State DOT officials regularly attended our regional or rural planning organization board or committee meetings (i.e., regular attendance means about half of the meetings or more) | 77.9 | 21.4 | 0.8 | 262 |
| m. State DOT provided technical assistance or training to improve transportation planning activities in our nonmetropolitan area (e.g., workshop, webinar, or other) | 72.6 | 22.4 | 5.0 | 259 |
| n. Other | 21.7 | 43.5 | 34.8 | 69 |