PEER PROGRAM

Peer Exchanges, Planning for a Better Tomorrow, Transportation Planning Capacity Building

— Peer Exchange Report —

Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Other Emerging Technologies: What MPOs Can Do

Location:	Virtual
Date:	May 18-19, 2021
Host Agency:	Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO)
National Peers:	Thomas Bamonte, North Central Texas Council of Governments Vik Bhide, City of Tampa, FL John Corbin, FHWA Office of Operations Joshua Cregger, U.S. DOT Volpe Center Jeremy Dilmore, Florida DOT Arup Dutta, Maricopa Association of Governments Christopher Evilia, Waco MPO Ann Foss, City of Arlington, TX Brett Fusco, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Conor Gately, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Amanda Graor, Mid-America Regional Council Eric Hill, MetroPlan Orlando Shuyao Hong, Maricopa Association of Governments Kyung-Hwa Kim, Atlanta Regional Commission Marty Milkovits, Boston Region MPO Michelle Noch, U.S. DOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office Scott Smith, U.S. DOT Volpe Center April Wire, Maricopa County DOT Johnny Wong, Hillsborough MPO
Sponsoring Agency:	Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Summary

This report summarizes proceedings of a virtual peer exchange sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and hosted by the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) on May 18-19, 2021. The purpose of the peer exchange was to discuss how metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) can prepare for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and other emerging technologies. The event provided an opportunity for MPOs and other public agencies across the U.S. to share experiences, lessons learned, successes, and challenges related to the topic. Specifically, participants discussed current activities in the field, scenario planning, data collection and use, and capacity building.

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