Transcript RAC Region 4 Report

RAC Region 4 Member States
RAC 4 Attendance
15 STATES ATTENDING THIS MEETING:
Alaska
North Dakota
Arizona
Oklahoma
California
Oregon
Colorado
South Dakota
Idaho
Texas
Montana
Utah
Nevada
Washington State
Wyoming
RAC 4 New Members
New Members:
• Carolyn Morehouse – Alaska
• Jean Nehme -- Arizona
• Wayne Kawahara -- Hawaii
First RAC Meeting:
• Amanullah Momandi – Colorado
• Aziz Khan – Colorado
• Enid White -- Wyoming
RAC 4 Involvement: TASK FORCES
ADMINISTRATION
Michael Bufalino, OR
Ron Curb, OK
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT &
QUALITY
Coco Briseno, CA
Carolyn Morehouse, AK
Dave Huft, SD
COORDINATION & COLLABORATION
Ned Parrish, ID
Sue Sillick, MT – Chair
Anne Ellis, AZ – Co-Chair
Cameron Kergaye, UT
Leni Oman, WA
VALUE OF RESEARCH
Dave Huft SD
Tim McDowell, WY
Clayton Schumaker, ND
Robert McCoy, NM
TRANSPORTATION KNOWLEDGE
NETWORKS
Leni Oman, WA – Chair
Ron Curb, OK
Dale Steele, AZ
Enid White, WY
RAC 4 Activities and Accomplishments
• Quarterly to Bi-monthly to Monthly meetings
• High Value Research: 10 States Submitted 30
projects for Consideration
• Peer Exchanges
Held: New Mexico, Washington
Planned: Idaho, South Dakota, Colorado,
Wyoming, California, Montana
RAC 4 Accomplishments
• Region 4 inspired the Domestic Scan on
Knowledge Management (Utah) and Chaired it
(Arizona)
• WRUCC (Western Road Usage Charging
Consortium Transportation Pooled Fund)
• Validation of Tsunami Guidelines for Coastal
Bridges
(Hawaii; California; Oregon; Alaska; Washington)
RAC 4 Goals
• Increase number of states submitting High
Value Research AND total number of projects.
• Participate in Ahead of the Curve as products
become available.
• Distribute timely and valuable information to
our members.
• Generate better participation in monthly
teleconferences.
RAC 4 Goals
• Transfer of knowledge from National findings
to State DOT target areas.
• More focus on implementation and the
Research role.
• Coordinate State research programming
cycles for project collaboration.
• Survive the 2015 RAC/TRB Annual
Meeting in Portland, Oregon!!