What is the CSS National Dialog?
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) at North Carolina State University are partnering in a project to initiate a national dialog about Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS). The project will serve as a catalyst for an ongoing exchange of ideas, and will build momentum for wider implementation of CSS in the transportation industry.
The goals of the Dialog are to:
- Introduce CSS principles and practices to a wide array of partner organizations
- Identify CSS best practices and present those to transportation professionals across the nation
- Strengthen and broaden the interest in Context Sensitive Solutions
- Discover new opportunities for partnerships
- Bring new perspectives to planning, designing, building and maintaining transportation facilities
- Foster a community of CSS practice and promote the dissemination of CSS best practice examples
The Dialog will feature a series of one-day workshops to be held in various locations across the United States. Each workshop will highlight CSS best practices, using transportation projects, plans, and programs to initiate discussion and interaction.
How You Can Participate in the CSS National Dialog
You can participate by:
- Attending a workshop. Check the workshop schedule for dates and locations and register for the workshop in your region.
- Viewing a workshop Webcast. Beginning with the second workshop in December 2009, the workshops will be available for viewing over the Internet. Check the workshop schedule for details and registration.
People across the country are talking about the need to plan, design, build and maintain our transportation infrastructure in a way that enhances our quality of life.
Join us in this important conversation!
CSS National Dialog Steering Committee
A steering committee has been convened to provide guidance for the Dialog. This multi-disciplinary group comes from federal, state and local organizations. Steering committee members have diverse perspectives on transportation, land use planning, environmental conservation and community issues and they bring tremendous depth of experience and knowledge to the Dialog. The steering committee will play an important role in developing Dialog workshops and helping with outreach to new constituencies.
Questions?
Contact the Center for Transportation and the Environment at cssnationaldialog@ncsu.edu or 919-515-9351