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6 CHAPTER 2 Project Objectives The primary objective of this (2011â2014) communication and dissemination project is to take the isolated successes documented in the 2010 research report and disseminate them for nationwide adoption. This objective was to be achieved through creating and engaging a community of interested stakeholders to share best practices. The expectation was that these meetings would engage the members and interest them to be willing to champion and pilot these innovative practices. The stated project objectives were to ï· Create, establish, and maintain a joint committee or community of interest to share best practices and distribute model processes. ï· Identify and recruit âchampion-pairingsâ (at least one state DOT and one Class I/II railroad pairing) to apply and pilot test the results of the RailroadâDOT Mitigation Strategies project. During the course of the project, as a result of the teamâs efforts and based on the approach used, the project achieved a further outcome: ï· Create an initial nationwide implementation structure to spread the innovations of the project to all 50 U.S. states and to several major cities. The intent of the structure was to support the creation of a critical mass of early adopters necessary for the project processes to continue spreading into common U.S. practice. A key deliverable of the communication and dissemination project, documented in this report, is an implementation plan that will ensure the long-term sustainability of the community of interest.
