The State Smart Transportation Initiative just released its new framework, Innovative DOT. This comprehensive framework offers 34 specific recommendations designed to support state transportation officials in positioning their agencies for success in today’s evolving transportation landscape.
Developed with input from top transportation professionals—including T4America— and state DOT staff from across the country, the State Smart Transportation Initiative’s new framework highlights innovative approaches that leaders are adopting to enhance transportation system efficiency, government effectiveness, and constituent satisfaction. Learning from peers can help state transportation officials tackle shared problems without reinventing the wheel.
This comprehensive resource covers everything from planning to operations and agency culture. It shows how your agency can build a path to resilience while implementing policies and practices that prioritize people over cars.
It also highlights one of our principles, fix it first, and calls on states and local governments who aren’t already doing so to advocate for dedicated funding streams to invest properly in a state of good repair, focusing on maintenance rather than expanding existing transportation infrastructure.
We encourage transportation professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore this valuable resource to continue innovating and improving their organizations to address contemporary challenges state DOTs are facing.
The State Smart Transportation Initiative (SSTI) is a joint program of Smart Growth America and the High Road Strategy Center at the University of Wisconsin.
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