“How the Task Forces are Helping the RAC Community” Taskforce Co-chairs: Linda Taylor, MnDOT – RAC Region 3 Mark Morvant – RAC Region 2 Bill Stone, MoDOT – RAC Region 3 (in-coming co-chair)

 Actively monitor, support, and encourage methods and practices designed to demonstrate the value of transportation research  Facilitate dissemination and exchange of information and experiences among RAC members  Serve as advocates of methods and practices that identify, market, maximize and convey the values of research to others

Value of Research Taskforce Performance Measure/Quantifying Value of Research Working Group Marketing the Value of Research Working Group

 Determine Value/ Benefits of Research ◦ Expand resources and tools available to capture benefits ◦ Review and documents examples of benefits calculations ◦ Monitor work underway by Southeast Transportation Consortium & other DOTs Compile, document and recommend supportive resources  Performance Measure Survey Develop guidance on research tracking & reporting measures Identify and set research performance measures and targets  High Value Research Projects ◦ Promote their research program both internally and externally ◦ Share/exchange HVR with other states to leverage other research or implementation opportunities ◦ Recognized in Research Impacts: Better - Cheaper - Faster and Research Makes a Difference documents

 Recognition & Raise Awareness of HVR Projects ◦ DOT’s CEO, ◦ AASHTO-RAC summer meeting, ◦ AASHTO meeting, and SCOH ◦ TRB Annual Meeting (poster & lecture session ◦ AASHTO-RAC/TRB Annual Meeting  Marketing the value of research ◦ Identify effective methods of reaching targeted audience ◦ Evaluate effectiveness of marketing efforts ◦ Share and document success stories

Research Makes a Difference Brochure Research Making Strides for Highway Safety Research Impacts: Better-Faster-Cheaper High Value Research Guidance High Value Research Submittal Instruction

 Seeking Membership Assistance for Working Groups ◦ Real world experience with putting together marketing materials for HVR supplemental brochure and/or determining research performance measure..  Seeking a Task Force Secretary ◦ Good way to get involved and understand what is going on task force  Evaluate RPM replacement tool or benefit quantification tools/methodologies

 Minimum Criteria ◦ Submit any research project completed by March 31 having significant value or benefit to the department. ◦ Research projects that are still in-progress or previously submitted should not be submitted. ◦ Projects submitted should have been completed within the last five years. ◦ Completed research that is state sponsored and at least partially funded by the department ◦ States may combine multiple related or phased projects into a single entry, provided that at least one of the projects fits qualifications 1, 2 and 3 above. HVR Solicitation Mid- Jan. DOT’s enter HVR projects into RPM by March 31 Region Chairs submit top 4 projects by May 15 Goal: Each state submits at least one HVR project