Long Range Planning and Emerging Technology: What Can We Do Better? 

Date and Time: 8/30/2022
Location: North Star

Presenter: Allison Fluitt, Vice President, Kimley-Horn and Associates

  

 

 

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION

With the emergence of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies, we're seeing greater interest in long range transportation planning by policy makers and members of the public than perhaps ever before. These groups are asking for transportation improvement recommendations that consider a time period when our travel habits may be fundamentally different.

We are tackling this issue head-on in our plans for municipalities, regions, and federal lands. This presentation will highlight an approach that leverages existing best practices and builds on them with input from CAV subject matter experts and perspective of the needs and vision for the area being served. The presentation will explore this at three levels. First at the municipal and county level, the presentation will highlight how coordination with CAV specialists has led to an actionable strategy that integrates with other multimodal recommendations. At a regional level, the presentation will discuss how the integration of CAV into metropolitan transportation plans can build on the performance-based planning process, while also introducing pilot projects that can be competitive in the regional and state prioritization process. Finally, the presentation will highlight opportunities to integrate CAV planning into federal lands work, leveraging strategies from regional and local planning to assist with peak recreational demands and equitable access desires at our federal lands nationwide. Within each of these contexts, this presentation will cover many of the lessons learned and strategies for creating a more implementable plan.

By focusing on intentionally integrating connected and autonomous vehicle technology, we set the stage for more respected and realistic plans.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Allison Fluitt serves as the director of Kimley-Horn's transportation planning studio. During her 19 years with Kimley-Horn, Allison has specialized in multimodal transportation planning at the municipal, regional, and statewide levels. Her passion is in leveraging available data, modeling techniques, and public feedback to elevate the performance-based planning process. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee and her Master's degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas. Allison is a registered Professional Engineer and is also a Certified Planner. In her free time, Allison tries to keep up with her 11 and 8 year old boys and occasionally finds time to read and travel.