Facilitated Identification of KYTC Performance Measures

Federal and state government agencies are embracing performance management as a means to (1) justify the use of tax dollars and (2) monitor and report program accomplishments. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) efforts to fold Transportation Performance Management (TPM) into its business processes and workplace culture required training that would educate personnel about TPM’s benefits, objectives, and activities. After reviewing training resources on performance management from FHWA, NHI, AASHTO, and state DOTs, Cabinet leadership concluded that their emphasis on federal requirements was not exactly what KYTC was looking for in a training program. Instead, KYTC wanted a training program that explained “what performance measures are” while also meeting their goal of building a culture focused on the internal and external benefits of performance management. Although the Cabinet must comply with TPM-related federal requirements, leadership wanted a training that went beyond the federal measures, one that would establish metrics that benefit transportation stakeholders across Kentucky. They decided the best option was to develop a KYTC-specific training that reviewed performance management and allowed participants to help develop their own performance measures, thereby allowing for the development of a participatory performance management program. KYTC retained Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC) researchers to provide technical assistance. Researchers were tasked with the following: • Develop KYTC-specific training material for TPM • Conduct training for KYTC program areas as identified by the Study Advisory Committee (SAC) • Facilitate identification of process performance goals within each program area As part of this effort, KTC convened 15 facilitated sessions with KYTC Central Office staff. The purpose of these sessions was to identify performance goals for each program area in the Division of Highways, Office of Safety, and Office of Highway Safety. Researchers also conducted eight workshops at the District level focused on areas that overlapped with District functions. These workshops also reviewed and developed additional performance measure

2013 Barge and Rail Symposium: Moving Freight Between Multimodal Systems

Symposiums and peer exchanges are critical venues in which researchers meet and exchange new ideas and share the results of projects with colleagues. These gatherings are particularly important for multidisciplinary research areas. Despite knowledge rapidly developing in these fields, too often conversations do not take place between individuals who occupy different research niches. This delays efforts to implement new solutions to critical, everyday problems. Currently, there is no annual meeting at which researchers doing work on freight transportation shipped on the inland waterways and railways gather to present their findings to a broad cross section of government, industry, and academic stakeholders. Given the role multimodal freight movements will play in steering US economic growth over the next 20‐30 years, this oversight demanded corrective action. This corrective action came in the form of the 2013 Barge and Rail Symposium organized by the Kentucky Transportaiton Center. This conference promoted discussions between stakeholders researching the US inland waterway system and rail network as well as businesses who rely on these transportation assets. With freight transportation as its focal point, the 2013 Barge and Rail Symposium established a collegial environment in which new bonds were forged between major stakeholders and researchers as they discussed challenges and opportunities associated with moving freight in an economic, efficient, and sustainable manner through multimodal systems. In addition to informative conference presentations, participants at the Barge and Rail Symposium had the chance to visit a number of facilities that are an integral part of multimodal freight networks, such as the McAlpine Locks and Dam, to gain firsthand knowledge of their daily operations. The 2013 Symposium balanced insightful presentations with hands‐on field experience, giving attendees a memorable experience and, more crucially, it set the stage for future collaborations between researchers and public and private stakeholders

Fiscal Year 2009 FHWA-536 Report for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires state transportation agencies to submit a biennial report on local highway finances. The purpose of these reports is to provide FHWA with the data it needs to capture the financing of highway activities at the local level. Based on this information, it can identify trends in revenue, expenditures, investments, and program development, and in turn make decisions about future investments. The report, FHWA-536, asks agencies to report on four areas of local highway finance: 1) disposition of highway-user revenues; 2) revenues used for roads and streets identified by source and funding type; 3) road and street expenditures identified by purpose of activity; and 4) local highway debt status. This document summarizes data submitted to fulfill the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s FHWA-536 obligations in FY 2007. Total receipts were $401,494,553, an increase of$2,922,469 compared to FY 2007. Total disbursements equaled $426,747,881, an increase of$73,603,718 over FY 2007

Social Inequities Exist, Now What?

GSU students, faculty, staff, and members of the community are invited to discuss what they can do to address social injustice. They will learn about the experiences of two activists, Jen Wallin-Ruschman and Perry William Green, III who engage in various forms of social action to address social inequities. This symposium is free

Fiscal Year 2019 FHWA-536 Report for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires state transportation agencies to submit a biennial report on local highway finances. The purpose of these reports is to provide FHWA with the data it needs to capture the financing of highway activities at the local level. Based on this information, it can identify trends in revenue, expenditures, investments, and program development, and in turn make decisions about future investments. The report, FHWA-536, asks agencies to report on four areas of local highway finance: 1) disposition of highway-user revenues; 2) revenues used for roads and streets identified by source and funding type; 3) road and street expenditures identified by purpose of activity; and 4) local highway debt status. This document summarizes data submitted to fulfill the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s FHWA-536 obligations in FY 2019. The table below presents itemized revenues and expenditures in each of the four areas of local highway finance listed above. Total receipts were $572,773,641, an increase of$128,136,745 over FY 2017. Total disbursements were $660,285,943, an increase of$115,307,524 over FY 2017

Inventory of Hazardous Materials Shipments Moving into Fayette County, Kentucky

Each day, significant quantities of hazardous materials are transported through Fayette County. The bulk of the materials pass through without incident, but some vehicles carrying them are involved in roadway incidents and/or accidents. However, first responders and management personnel lack clear knowledge of what hazardous material commodities are on central Kentucky’s roads. This project was designed to provide a high level analysis of hazardous material commodity flows in Fayette County