How important is it for airports and public agencies to collaborate? TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that discussed these collaboration efforts. Public-use airports, metropolitan planning organizations, and local land-use/ transportation planning agencies all have independent yet interrelated planning processes. Presenters provided examples of collaborative partnering among airport and surface transportation planning organizations. They shared case studies of where such planning has occurred and lessons learned from these experiences. Presenters also introduced a self-assessment tool that allows managers and staff to identify current challenges with collaborative planning and strategies to enhance it.

The webinar featured research from ACRP Report 216: Guidebook for Assessing Collaborative Planning Efforts Among Airport and Public Planning Agencies.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

1. Background on importance of collaborative airport/surface transportation planning: Michael Meyer, WSP USA
2. Case studies of collaborative airport/surface transportation planning: Louis Wolinetz, S. Advisory Services
3. Self-assessment tool for identifying strategies to improve collaborative planning strategies: Simon Mosbah, S. Advisory Services
4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Kofi Wakhisi, Atlanta Regional Commission

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

1. Discuss the current practices, legislation, and regulations concerning collaborative airport/surface transportation planning
2. Apply the self-assessment tool

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) provided 1 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to accredited airport executives who attended this webinar. Claim CEUs by visiting www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about AAAE continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please visit the Certification Maintenance section of APA’s website to claim your credits: https://www.planning.org/cm/. If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact the APA.