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11 CHAPTER 5 Milestone Activities 5.1 Creation of the Community of Interest The discussions with stakeholders from both transportation agencies and railroads had revealed that there were many obstacles to the adoption of the innovations. One primary factor involved the differences in the cultures and objectives of both organizations.
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12 from appropriate organizations that could, in the long term, facilitate taking the adoption of the innovations beyond the tipping point. Because the majority of the road and rail projects involved the Class I railroads, the team also wanted to make sure that the COI had representation from at least 70 percent of the Class I railroads.
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13 Figure 5.2. The four AASHTO regions.
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14 Add new innovations to an existing innovation catalog. Assist with prioritizing innovations for nationwide dissemination.
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15 more comfortable with the goals of the project. They felt assured of the team's support in facilitating win-win outcomes, and several members volunteered to participate in the dissemination activities.
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16 pose questions about the implementation and to brainstorm on how the innovations could be implemented in their specific environments. During these meetings, COI members also volunteered to advocate for the benefits of the project innovations at other appropriate transportation and railroad conferences and discussion forums.
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17 5.5.1 Presentations, Panel Discussions, and Workshops As the project progressed, an environment of partnering developed and members got involved in other dissemination efforts. Members were involved in presentations at Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO)
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18 Table 5.1. Dissemination and Information Sharing Events Location Type of Event and Participants 1 Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHTO)
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19 5.5.2 Webinars The project team successfully conducted two webinars during the communication and dissemination project. A third webinar initially planned for the project was substituted by a panel discussion.
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20 2. North Carolina DOT, Florida DOT, Washington State DOT, and Iowa DOT are intending to use the Collaborative Solutions Suite for training agency personnel on best practices.
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21 18. North Carolina DOT is interested in implementing several of the design-build best practices.
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22 Project team members facilitated various discussions between BNSF and CDOT to ensure concurrence and interest within both organizations to work together to sign a partnering memorandum of understanding. In late 2012, the StarIsis team drafted language to address some of the areas that were important to both parties.
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23 Figure 5.3. Elements of partnering.
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