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TPB Community Leadership Institute

The TPB’s Community Leadership Institute is a two-day workshop designed to help community activists learn how to get involved more effectively in transportation decision-making in the Washington Region.  It is also intended to help the TPB reach out to communities and groups that typically have not been involved in the TPB process. A pilot version of the Institute was held in April 2006, and subsequent workshops were conducted in October 2006, June 2007, April 2008, and November 2008.

The Institute participants represent organizations that have been recognized as forces for change in their communities, including leaders of civic groups, homeowners associations, business organizations and local citizen advisory boards. The participants at the October 2006 Institute sessions were mostly recommended by local chapters of AARP, while the June 2007 workshop brought together leaders in the region's immigrant communities.

Over the course of two days, participants learn about how, where and when transportation decisions are made in the Washington region. The curriculum also includes information about the various planning processes at the state, regional and local levels. Information about key regional transportation challenges are woven into the curriculum, including the need for improved coordination between transportation and land use, and the regional transportation funding shortfall. 

Former TPB Chair Peter Shapiro has served as the main facilitator for the Institute. Mr. Shapiro is currently a senior fellow at the University of Maryland's Burns Academy of Leadership. Former TPB Chair Kathy Porter jointly facilitated CLI IV and CLI V with Mr. Shapiro. Ms. Porter is currently engaged in management consulting, meeting facilitation, research, writing, and editing, primarily for government and non-profit organizations.

More information from each workshop can be found below:

CLI V – November 2008

This session of the Community Leadership Institute was geared towards local elected officials in the Washington Region. The purpose of the session was to provide these elected officials with information for how to most effectively participate in the transportation decision-making process.

Agenda

Participant List

Institute presentations:

• Overview of Regional Transportation Challenges and the Transportation Planning Board Overview of the TPB's Scenario Study (3 MB)
• Transportation Project Development, Part I and Part II (1.7 MB)

CLI IV – April 2008

Agenda

Participant List

Institute presentations:

• Overview of the TPB and Regional Transportation Challenges (1.6 MB)
• Transportation Project Development, Part I and Part II (2.7 MB)
• What If the Washington Region Grew Differently? Overview of the TPB's Scenario Study (2.1 MB)

CLI III – June 2007

Agenda

Participant List

Institute presentations:

• Overview of the TPB and Regional Challenges (5 MB)
• Introduction to Transportation & Land Use Planning Activity and Overview of Scenario Study (5 MB)
• Transportation Project Development, Part I: The Process (1.3 MB)
• Transportation Project Development, Part II: Real-World Examples (1.3 MB)

Spanish Language Versions of the CLI III PowerPoint Presentations are available upon request.

Follow-up materials:

• Comments by CLI Participant Jennifer Deng-Pickett to the July 18, 2007 Meeting of the TPB

CLI II – October 2006

Agenda

Institute presentations:

• Overview of the TPB and Regional Challenges (1 MB)
• Introduction to Transportation & Land Use Planning Activity and Overview of Scenario Study (1.9 MB)
• Transportation Project Development, Part I: The Process (1 MB)
• Transportation Project Development, Part II: Real-World Examples (1.3 MB)

Follow-up materials:

• Report to the TPB summarizing the CLI (includes participant list)

CLI I – April 2006

Agenda

Participant List

Institute presentations:

• Overview of the TPB and Regional Challenges (1.4 MB)
• Introduction to Transportation & Land Use Planning Activity (1 MB)
• Overview of Transportation & Land Use Planning Scenario Study (1.7 MB)
• Transportation Project Development, Part I: The Process (1 MB)
• Transportation Project Development, Part II: Real-World Examples (1.3 MB)

Follow-up materials:

• Report to the TPB summarizing the CLI
• Presentation to the TPB on the CLI

Program Contacts

Darren Smith - (202) 962-3273 or dsmith@mwcog.org
Sarah Crawford - (202) 962-3237 or scrawford@mwcog.org