Number 2007-52
12-12-07
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be offering its courses on Alternatives Analysis on February 5-7, 2008, in San Diego, CA and on July 22-24, 2008, in Seattle, WA. A course is also planned this spring at a location to be determined on the east coast.
An alternatives analysis is the planning requirement for projects seeking New and Small Starts funding. This course describes a number of the elements of alternatives analyses including FTA requirements. The courses were last offered in Washington DC and San Francisco last April and November, respectively.
All of our past offerings have been filled and had waiting lists, so we would encourage you to register soon if you are interested. The courses are taught by Don Emerson of PB Consult, and Jim Ryan and Ron Fisher from FTA Headquarters.
A block of rooms has been set aside for the Horton Grand Hotel (619-544-1886) in San Diego and the Mayflower Park Hotel (206-382-6991) in Seattle. Registration can be made at www.regonline.com/173277 for the San Diego workshop and at www.regonline.com/173279 for the Seattle workshop.
The draft agenda used for the course is below.
DAY 1
|
SESSION |
MINUTES |
SCHEDULE |
| Welcome, Introductions, and Overview |
45 |
9:00 AM to 9:45 AM |
| Planning and Development of New Starts Projects |
75 |
9:45 AM to 11:00 AM |
| Break |
15 |
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM |
| FTA Expectations Regarding Alternatives Analysis |
60 |
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM |
| Lunch |
75 |
12:15 PM to 1:30 PM |
| Discussion: Big Picture Questions |
45 |
1:30 PM to 2:15 PM |
| Break |
15 |
2:15 PM to 2:30 PM |
| Technical Approach |
30 |
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM |
| Purpose and Need |
45 |
3:00 PM to 3:45 PM |
| Workshop on Problem Definition |
60 |
3:45 PM to 4:45 PM |
| Wrap Up |
15 |
4:45 PM to 5:00 PM |
DAY 2
|
SESSION |
MINUTES |
SCHEDULE |
| Introduction to Day 2 |
30 |
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM |
| Alternatives – Part 1 |
60 |
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM |
| Break |
15 |
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM |
| Alternatives – Part 2 |
60 |
10:15 AM to 11:15 AM |
| Discussion: Alternatives |
30 |
11:15 AM to 11:45 AM |
| Lunch |
75 |
11:45 AM to 1:00 PM |
| Service Planning |
45 |
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM |
| Workshop on Service Planning |
75 |
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM |
| Break |
15 |
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM |
| Engineering and Capital Costing |
75 |
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM |
| O & M Costing |
30 |
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM |
| Wrap Up |
15 |
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM |
DAY 3
|
SESSION |
MINUTES |
SCHEDULE |
| Introduction to Day 3 |
30 |
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM |
| Transportation Benefits |
90 |
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM |
| Break |
15 |
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM |
| Workshop on Transportation Benefits |
30 |
10:45 AM to 11:15 AM |
| Land Use |
45 |
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM |
| Lunch |
75 |
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM |
| Environmental Analysis |
60 |
1:15 PM to 2:15 PM |
| Financial Planning |
45 |
2:15 PM to 3:00 PM |
| Break |
15 |
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM |
| Study Management and FTA Interactions |
60 |
3:15 PM to 4:15 PM |
| Wrap Up |
45 |
4:15 PM to 5:00 PM |
If you have any questions, please contact John Witmer, FTA Region 10, at (206) 220-7964 or email john.witmer@dot.gov.
Sincerely,
/s/
R.F. Krochalis
Regional Administrator
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