State DOT Mission Evolution

“Leading the 21st Century Department of Transportation (DOT)” is the theme of the 2013 chief executive officer (CEO) Leadership Forum hosted by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota on behalf of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). This white paper is one of three white papers commissioned. This paper highlights the challenges faced by six state DOTs (California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon) and the views of their respective CEOS within the context of national trends. The paper explores the remarkable transformation of the modern DOT from its roots as a public works road department to the multimodal engine of today by examining the mission statements of all 50 states and the organizational structure of 30 states. It then looks at specific challenges DOTs face and some changes they are implementing.

• Record URL:
  http://downloads.transportation.org/LeadershipForum/State%20DOT%20Mission%20Evolution%20White%20Paper.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  HNTB Corporation

  715 Kirk Drive
  Kansas City, MO  United States  64105

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Rahn, Pete K
• Publication Date: 2013-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 30p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Organization; State departments of transportation
• Identifier Terms: California Department of Transportation; Colorado Department of Transportation; Florida Department of Transportation; Massachusetts Department of Transportation; Missouri Department of Transportation; Oregon Department of Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mission statements
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01494789
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCHRP Project 20-24, Task 84
• Contract Numbers: NCHRP Project 20-24(84)
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 27 2013 10:14AM