Developing Snapshots for Transportation Planning (2025)
Chapter: Appendix H: Phase II Interview Guide
APPENDIX H
Phase II Interview Guide
This document was distributed to interviewees in advance of the virtual interviews conducted during Phase II of this effort. As the research team’s understanding of Snapshot form and content evolved, so too did the information needs. This guide was revised to structure the conversation to solicit feedback on the draft Snapshots and to identify any gaps in the draft content.
The NCHRP Project 08-128, “Snapshots of Planning Practices,” builds on a previous research effort, NCHRP Project 8-36(120) and is producing Snapshot products across four research topics: Complete Streets, Economic Analysis to Support Decision-making, Data Sharing for Performance Management, and Collaboration on Local Freight Delivery.
The Snapshots outline key practices, examples, and resources for each topic along a spectrum. The spectrum shows how organizations grow over time by “designing,” “enhancing,” and “advancing” their programs. This research is intended to capture high-level national trends on these topics while being visually interesting and useful to practitioners. In this conversation, we hope to gather feedback on the key practices, examples, and resources we have developed across all four topics. The draft Snapshots are attached to this meeting invite.
Key Practices
- Are the practices placed at the right point on the spectrum? (e.g., do any standout as more/less “advanced” than their positions on the spectrum implies?)
- Do any of these practices surprise you and/or reflect your perception of emerging practices?
- Are any key practices missing?
- In your view, what are the outstanding questions or future research needs?
Examples
- Are the practices placed at the right point on the spectrum? (e.g., do any standout as more/less “advanced” than their positions on the spectrum implies?)
- Are there any examples missing from these examples?
Resources
- What types of resources are practitioners looking for on this topic?
- What resources do you currently use or have used in the past?
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications:
| A4A | Airlines for America |
| AAAE | American Association of Airport Executives |
| AASHO | American Association of State Highway Officials |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ACI–NA | Airports Council International–North America |
| ACRP | Airport Cooperative Research Program |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| APTA | American Public Transportation Association |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATA | American Trucking Associations |
| CTAA | Community Transportation Association of America |
| CTBSSP | Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAST | Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (2015) |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| FRA | Federal Railroad Administration |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| GHSA | Governors Highway Safety Association |
| HMCRP | Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
| ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers |
| MAP-21 | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASAO | National Association of State Aviation Officials |
| NCFRP | National Cooperative Freight Research Program |
| NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) |
| TCRP | Transit Cooperative Research Program |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) |
| TRB | Transportation Research Board |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
| U.S. DOT | United States Department of Transportation |
