Fruitful partnerships between state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations depend on communication, collaboration and inclusion, according to transportation experts.
Darryl Fields, senior transportation planner at the Mid-America Regional Council, said successful projects come from frequent collaboration with government agencies and planning organization partners. MARC serves the Kansas City metropolitan area, representing two states, two Federal Highway Administration divisions and eight counties (four each in Kansas and Missouri). Fields spoke at a webinar hosted by FHWA on Aug. 21, which was held as part of the agency’s Talking Freight seminar series.
